Vmotion Compatibility Chart:

Very nice chart complied by Dell on the different processors and Vmotion Compatibility.

I originally learned about this from vmetc.com.

Download the chart!

Hyper-V Real-World Technet Suggestions:

Trying not to get into all the bashing back and forth..but I think you might find Microsoft's own documents revealing.

http://vinternals.com/2009/04/microsoft-myths-and-realities/

VMware ESX Networking/Vswitch Explained:

Some really good articles covering how all the networking works inside of ESX. '
Really good reading for review or for those new to ESX and virtual worlds! Also a new and great blog site http://kensvirtualreality.wordpress.com/.

http://kensvirtualreality.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/the-great-vswitch-debate-part-1

http://kensvirtualreality.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/the-great-vswitch-debate-part-2

http://kensvirtualreality.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/the-great-vswitch-debate-part-3

VMware licenses cover up to 6 cores per Socket:

Just saw this original article searchvirtualization.com.

And VMware's official announcement.

How does VMware license its products for dual- quad- and hexa-core systems?

VMware licenses its server products on a per processor basis. As of the Effective Date referenced above, processor is defined as a single physical chip that contains no more than six processor cores.

vSphere (ESX 4) Launch set for April 21:



Searchvirtualization is reporting the launch of the next game changing revolution in Virtualization by VMware is scheduled for April 21.



I am very excited about the features in this next release and have been involved with the beta of the product, but not commented due to NDA rules.


The article seems to indicate many are not aware of the new features. If you are in that boat I can't stress the importance of attending VMworld and your local VMware User Groups to keep up on all the news.


This new release is guaranteed to rock the virtualization industry!

VMware vCenter Converter 4 Officially Released for FREE!

Get it now !

Great VI3 Networking Diagram:

Original info was here. Get the diagrams here.

VMGuru Releasing 4 FREE Chapters of VI3 book today!

Yes, in these hard economic times it's nice to see my hero's in the virtualization world doing this. Of course you should still buy the book, it is GREAT. But it is also nice to have PDFs for quick searches.

More info here.
Buy the book here
Original knowledge of this came from here

Increase Simultanious Vmotions:

Very intesting information on a tweak to accomplish this along with results in time savings and network activity.

See the original article.