Thanks for reading this first post in a new series I am putting together titled “Proxmox Lab”. In this blog series I will be covering various things related to Proxmox and the various hardware I have tested things on. In this installment we will discuss a small foot print low power build that you can … Read more
For a myriad of reasons, I have been looking at alternatives to VMware ESXi for a few months. Virtualizing a few machines here and there has proven educational. Learning the ropes of working with qemu/kvm, libvirt, and virsh has been challenging at times, but overall a pleasure to work with. Working with kvm is great … Read more
I’ve been meaning to put some of my thoughts on the HP MicroServer N40L for quite some time and just haven’t made the time to do it, so here goes. Long ago I was searching for a reason to purchase and play with HP’s MicroServers and got my chance when a client asked for an … Read more
I prefer Linux to Windows for a handful of reasons. One of the obvious benefits is licensing, and with all of the virtualizing I do in production and testing, its nice to never have to think about licensing. Meanwhile, back in the real world, most of my clients use Windows based servers for their day … Read more
I use server Virtualization to make money. With the new licensing model that VMware has announced with vSphere 5 it appears that a typical setup will now cost more. Times are tough! What is a sysadmin to do? vSphere 4 will clearly remain viable for at least the near future. I have not taken the … Read more
Found this great article and thought I would share it with RH readers: Original text from http://blog.scottlowe.org/ In an earlier article about VMware ESX, NIC teaming, and VLAN trunking, I described what the configuration should look like if one were using these features with Cisco switch hardware. It’s been a quite popular post, one I … Read more
It has been way too long since my last post. In my spare time, along with two other partners, I run a virtualization datacenter in a collocation facility. In addition to generating income, it also serves as an excellent test lab for open source products. It is my conviction that the small business market can seriously benefit … Read more
I have come across a few useful KB articles from VMware recently and thought I would stick them here for future reference. Installing ESX 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1 best practices If you are planning to or have recently deployed vCenter Server 4.1 or ESX(i) 4.1, this KB article from VMware may be of some … Read more