Hypervisor in a Hypervisor. Yes you can, but not with Xen.
Welcome back!Google Query: Install Xen on VMware
A colleague of mine recently asked me if it was possible to install the Xen Hypervisor on the VMware Hypervisor. The answer, of course is yes you can install it. However, don’t expect to run any virtual machines on the Xen hypervisor instance. The reason this is not possible [...]
Upgrading RAM in VMware Player VM
I get a lot of questions on how to upgrade the memory in a VMware Player Virtual Machine (VM). So, I figured I would post it so everyone can see. It’s actually quite easy. Just follow these steps:
Look for a *.vmx file in the directory that your VM is stored in.
Open up this file in [...]
Experiment with different applications quickly using VMWare Virtual Appliance Marketplace
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If you have installed VMWare, then congratulations! You have taken an exciting step into the freedom and efficiency that comes with virtualization. You are no longer stuck just running Windows, or Linux, or Unix, or Mac (VMWare Fusion is the Mac VMWare product). However, you still have to create virtual machines and install Operating [...]
How to create an iso image on ESX Server (or any Linux Distro)
Google Query: create an iso on ESX server
For those who work with VMWare ESX Server regularly, you know that one of the quickest ways to get an Operating System installed on a VM is to install it from an iso image. But how do you get the iso image onto your ESX host easily? You [...]
How to keep backups from hogging your VM bandwidth
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About a month into our file server consolidation project at work, we receive a call from the Sales manager that one of their applications that runs from the new file server is slow. It is taking five minutes to create a report that should only take about 30 seconds to 1 minute. This particular [...]
