ESX vs ESXi which is better(Revisited vSphere 4.0)
Back in April I wrote a blog aimed and the differences between ESX and ESXi . The original post was written for ESX 3.5 and with the introduction of vSpher
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VMware SDK and Visual Studio 2008
I went to install the VMware SDK for vSphere 4.0 on to my desktop running Windows 7 64-bit, Visual Studio 2008, and .Net 3.5 SP1 and discovered the SDK set
Citrix Xen Desktop (DDC) / Provisioning Server (PVS) & vSphere SDK
I''m sure many of you have run into an issue with setting up Citrix Xen Desktop (DDC). As i was setting up a new "Desktop Group" I ran into a problem when
Creating an Automated ESXi Installer
Back in the summer, I saw Stu''s Post about automating the installation of ESXi. I was reminded again by Duncan''s Post . Then, I found myself in a situati
ESX vs. ESXi Which is Better? Revisited.
For over a year now, I have started off telling customers in Plan and Design engagements that they would be using ESXi unless we uncovered a compelling rea
VMware ESX Configuration Maximums Comparison Matrix
Have you ever needed an easy to reference way to see what the configuration maximums are for different versions of VMware ESX. I know I seem to need this a
vSphere Install and Upgrade Best Practices KB Articles and Links
So, I use NewsGator to aggregate a BAZILLION feeds from several sources, blogs, like this one, actual news feeds and a bunch of VMware feeds. The VMware fe
VMware vSphere Upgrade Path Overview
Many of you are wonder how you will go about upgrading to VMware vSphere when it is release. Well I''m here to say don''t worry. The upgrade path from ESX
Just some more vSphere information
Here is some information about vSphere that I thought would be good to share with the world. As with everything else this is just a drop in the bucket. I''
FLASH: ESX 4 Console OS is REALLY a VM this time!
While I was setting up ESX in text mode for my next blog post, I discovered that the installation sequence first creates a VMFS file system and then create
Running VMware ESX 4 RC in a VMware 6.5.2 VM.
I just set up another quick VI4 lab on my laptop for the purposes of capturing screen shots and testing some things out. I was worried because I was not ab