Evaluating and planning for VMware installation

MUST READ Five considerations for a successful VMware deployment TIP - Deploying VMware is easy; doing it well may not be. These five considerations for successful deployment may point the way. VMware Server to ESX 3.5: Four steps for a successful migration TIP - Make your VMware Server to VMware ESX 3.5 migrations successful with these four steps: evaluate, design, test, and migrate. Upgrading from VMware Server to ESX 3.5: The pros and cons TIP - Upgrade from VMware Server to ESX 3.5, and you'll get more functionality and better management tools. But you'll face problems if you implement IDE and dynamic disks.

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	Make smart VMware server, capacity moves with VMware, PlateSpin tools 10 Nov 2008 TIP - An expert discusses the pros and cons of two tools, VMware Capacity Planner and PlateSpin PowerRecon, that replace educated guesses about server buys with metrics.

	Design is key to VMware implementation success, expert says 05 May 2008 TIP - Assessment and design are the top two concerns when planning for a VMware infrastructure, according to one VMware book author and expert.

	Plan your consolidation with new VI Client 2.5 analyzer 15 Apr 2008 TIP - The new VMware Infrastructure Client 2.5 offers one stand-out new feature that analyzes your physical servers and suggests virtualization and consolidation candidates.

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	VMware Converter 14 Apr 2008 WORD - VMware Converter is a utility that facilitates the creation of VMware virtual machines from physical systems or virtual machines associated with third-party vendors. The utility also enables migration of virtual machines ...

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