Virtualization

Experiment with the newest features and familiarize yourself with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 in a free, online virtual environment. TechNet Virtual labs are simple—no complex setup or installation is required. You need to sign up (did I mention it’s free?) with your passport account, and after you do that you will gain access to…

Download the Virtual Machine Additions for Linux, available from Microsoft Connect (see link below) in order to improve the experience of running qualified Linux distributions on Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1. The Virtual Machine Additions for Linux provide the following capabilities: Guest and host synchronization for time synchronization, for heartbeat generation, and for coordinated shutdown…

The VKernel Capacity Bottleneck Analyzer is a powerful and crucial third-party addition to any VMware Infrastructure suite or VMware ESX Server. This virtual appliance that runs in a VMware ESX Server can immediately monitor the performance and capacity of your VMware Infrastructure. It provides trending so that you know what part of your capacity (CPU,…

A couple of months ago, I wrote a series of articles on Hyper Visor (more commonly known as Hyper-V), the new server virtualization component for Windows Server 2008. Since that time, I have gotten a several E-mail messages from people wondering why they can’t access their network from a virtual server. In this article, I…