Virtualisation

There is a lot of confusion about how time synchronization works in Hyper-V – so I wanted to take the time to sit down and write up all the details.  There are actually multiple problems that exist around keeping time inside of virtual machines – and Hyper-V tackles these problems in different ways. Problem #1 – Running virtual machines lose track of time. While all computers contain a hardware clock (called the RTC – or real-time clock) most operating systems do not rely on this clock.  Instead they read the time... [Lire la suite]

Learn how to virtualize applications! The VMware Workstation team is pleased to announce that VMware ThinApp Starter Edition (Windows only, English only) is exclusively available at no cost to anyone who purchases or upgrades to VMware Workstation 7 from November 11, 2010 6pm PT through April 30, 2011. Why are we bundling VMware ThinApp Starter Edition with VMware Workstation 7? A large number of our customers use VMware Workstation to help them with their migration to Windows 7. We thought this would be a great, risk free... [Lire la suite]

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Hi, I’m Michael Kleef, senior technical product manager within the Windows Server and Cloud division. As Brad Anderson and I discussed at the TechEd Europe keynote today, Dynamic Memory, a new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, can increase Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) densities by 40% compared to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2 and also well above a leading industry solution. It’s also not just a benefit to VDI. Our Technology Adoption Program (TAP) customer data also highlights that other server workloads benefit... [Lire la suite]

L'éditeur dévoile ses plans, ses formations et sélectionne 70 fournisseurs d'hébergement certifiés pour les clouds privés Azure. Microsoft a conclu un partenariat avec six grands fournisseurs de solutions matérielles pour proposer des architectures de référence qui aideront les entreprises à construire des clouds privés de type IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service). Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Hewlett-Packard, IBM et NEC sont les principaux partenaires de ce programme baptisé Hyper-V Fast Track Cloud qui propose des plates-formes... [Lire la suite]

William Lam, who runs the virtualGhetto blog has discovered more than 1200 undocumented VMware .vmx parameters. Using UNIX/Linux utility strings Lam discovered the parameters in the /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx binary which is used to load a VM configuration file. Based on the contents he discovered Lam makes the following speculations: VMware vSphere is going to support virtual Hypervisors, specifically Microsoft and Xen. vSphere is going to support Mac OSX, by providing EFI Support and support for Darwin as guest OS. ... [Lire la suite]

Microsoft has made available a free eBook called: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions, From the Desktop to the Datacenter (Second Edition). The eBook written by Mitch Tulloch, is an update to the earlier version which was released last year. This new version is now updated for Windows Server 2008 R2 and contains six chapters and has a total of 466 pages. "…This is the book for IT professionals who want to learn more about the latest Microsoft virtualization technology including Hyper-V and Remote Desktop... [Lire la suite]

VMware has announced that it earned Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL4+) for VMware vSphere 4.0 and vCenter Server 4.0. The Common Criteria is an international set of guidelines that provides a common framework for evaluating security features and capabilities of Information Technology (IT) security products, and EAL4+ is the highest assurance level that is recognized globally by all signatories under the Common Criteria Recognition Agreement (CCRA). For VMware Infrastructure 3 the EAL4+ certification was achieved... [Lire la suite]

VMware vient d’annoncer à travers un de ses blogs la disponibilité d’une application web dédiée aux mobiles iPhone, Android et iPad VMware Mobile App Vous retrouvez VMware KBTV (les tutoriaux en vidéos), le moteur de recherche de la Knowledgebase ainsi que le contenu twitter de @vmwarekb Rendez vous à l’adresse http://wbxapp.com/vmwarekb http://www.julienmousqueton.fr/2010/11/03/vmware-kb-mobile-app/

I briefly touched on this topic already, but I guess on Yellow-Bricks the primary focus should be technical. I downloaded Symantec’s Application HA and decided to give it a spin, I already started documenting the installation of the ApplicationHA Console and the Guest Component but Mr Sloof beat me to it and documented his finding in the following two articles. ApplicationHA – Install and Configure The ApplicationHA Configuration Wizard – Monitoring SQL Server 2008 No need to repeat it in my opinion as Eric did an excellent... [Lire la suite]