In my previous post I explained how SVMotion saved the day, this blog post is about the need for storage fabric redundancy. Storage fabric/network redundancy makes simple upgrades work without the need to power off any VMs or virtualization hosts. My recent upgrade to a Brocade 240E went smoothly once I could access the device. Continue reading ‘VMware ESX, upgrade to 4GB Switch – Redundancy is what it is about!’ »
Posts tagged ‘ESX’
So you want to run VMware ESX or ESXi within VMware Workstation but you do not know if your laptop or desktop will support the functionality? It will work but if you do not have the proper hardware, it will run extremely slow, ie. take several hours to boot a VM. So you will need to run a few tests to determine if you have the proper hardware. However, first a few ground rules:
Continue reading ‘CPU Checks Required for Running Virtualization Hosts within VMware Workstation’ »
