Monthly Archives: August 2007

Windows NFS with VI3

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Alastair

In the VI3 Install & Config class I recommend to students that they use a physical windows machine to hold a library of ISO images to install and update VMs from.  I recommend that they use Microsoft’s Services for Unix … Continue reading →

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What not to P2V

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Alastair

VMware’s converter product does an excellent job of converting existing physical servers into Virtual machines.However those who have read earliier posts will know it’s not perfect,some servers don’t P2V well, so what shouldn’t be P2Vd?Domain ControllersFirst off domain controllers, lots … Continue reading →

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The pocketable Virtual Machine – Part I VMware Ace

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Alastair

I’ve been taking a look at Pocket Ace as a way of taking an operational computing environment with me on a USB key. Pocket Ace allows the creation of a VM that can be run from a USB key without … Continue reading →

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