Virtualization

In the conclusion of this series on vCloud Director, we discuss creating two important entities: a Provider Virtual Datacenter and a VM Deployment Template.

There are two popular and mutually incompatible virtual disk file formats in common use today: VMware’s VMDK format and Microsoft’s VHD format. In order to attach a VHD disk to a VMware virtual machine, or vice-versa, you have to convert it first. This guide by virtualization and storage expert Tom Finnis explains how to use Starwind’s V2V Converter utility to do just that, with a detailed example explaining how to convert a VMDK virtual disk to VHD format and then mount it in a Windows system in order to edit the files it contains.

Webinars are a great way to learn without spending much time or money. They give you a chance to ask questions and interact with the top industry experts. Learn about 3 free webinars geared specifically for IT Pors happening this week.

Interested in learning more about VMware vCloud Director? In the first of this two-part series, we’ll show you how to set up vCloud Director from the web interface.

Why is server virtualization beneficial? Greg Ferro lists in detail the top 5 benefits of server virtualization for IT departments, which includes cost control, better operation with automation, ability to reduce risks with snapshots, storage management, and granular scaling.

In this video post, vExpert David Davis shares his experience with Citrix VDI-in-a-box, and shows how to install, configure, and test this affordable and easy to use product. Learn how to get started with VDI-in-a-box, as well as how virtual desktops are deployed and how end users can connect to and actually use them.

IT veteran Greg Stuart takes you behind the scenes in a VDI environment and examines industry leader VMware’s proprietary profile management tool called View Persona Management, now available in VMware View 5.

Greg Ferro provides an introduction to server virtualization by explaining the concepts of Paravirtualization (ParaV) and Hypervisor (also known as, full hardware virtualization). Learn about the main advantages and disadvantages in the two approaches to server virtualization that will help you make the right decision when choosing your next virtualization solution.

Learn about PC-over-IP (PCoIP) and how it differs from the alternative options, including Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA). Also included is a video from the company behind PCoIP (Teradici) that helps explain the protocol.

We’re back with part 2 of this video series on troubleshooting VMware View 5! Learn from real-word examples of problem VMware View 5 desktops.