FYI! You’ll need to follow the recommendations in this VMware KB article in order to keep your vSphere servers from having issues.
Running Windows 7 in vSphere
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
New Generation Nehalem Processors in a VMware Cluster
If you purchase new Nehalem processors in the newest HP and Dell servers (HP G6 or Dell r610,710, etc) for use in an existing VMware cluster, you will need to make sure to enable a feature called VMware EVC to enable compatibility between previous generation processors and the latest Intel processors. Here are some links that have some very useful information about this. If you need any assistance or have questions, just ask!
http://download.intel.com/it/pdf/VirtualizationXeon5500_final.pdf
http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/06/10/xeon-5500-cpus-and-evc-in-vsphere/
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vmotion_info_guide.pdf
Links to Symantec Enterprise Vault Manuals and TechNotes
Here’s a concise listing of all of the EV manuals and technotes.
The Compatibility List is available only on-line and applies to all product versions. Here is the link:
Symantec Enterprise Vault ™ 6.0, 7.0, 2007 and 8.0 Compatibility List (includes Partner products)
http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/276547
Enterprise Vault 8 Manuals
Core Guides
| TechNote Number | Document Link | File Name |
| 317272 | Administrators Guide | Administrators_Guide.pdf Administrators_Guide.chm |
| 328215 | Administrators Guide 8.0 SP2 | Administrators_Guide.pdf Administrators_Guide.chm |
| 312327 | Backup procedures | |
| 317273 | Introduction and Planning Guide | Introduction_and_Planning.pdf Introduction_and_Planning.chm |
| 328448 | Introduction and Planning Guide SP2 | Introduction_and_Planning.pdf Introduction_and_Planning.chm |
| 312319 | Performance Guide | |
| 317276 | Setting_up_Domino_Server_Archiving | Setting_up_Domino_Server_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_Domino_Server_Archiving.chm |
| 317278 | Setting up Exchange Server Archiving | Setting_up_Exchange_Server_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_Exchange_Server_Archiving.chm |
| 328473 | Setting up Exchange Server Archiving SP2 | Setting_up_Exchange_Server_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_Exchange_Server_Archiving.chm |
| 317287 | Setting_up_File_System_Archiving | Setting_up_File_System_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_File_System_Archiving.chm |
| 317288 | Setting_up_SharePoint_Server_Archiving | Setting_up_SharePoint_Server_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_SharePoint_Server_Archiving.chm |
| 317290 | Setting_up_SMTP_Archiving | Setting_up_SMTP_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_SMTP_Archiving.chm |
| 317274 | Registry Guide | Registry_Guide.pdf Registry_Guide.chm |
| 328465 | Registry Guide SP2 | Registry_Guide.pdf Registry_Guide.chm |
| 321591 | Troubleshooting OWA Extensions for EV 8 | |
| 317275 | Utilities Guide | Utilities_Guide.pdf Utilities_Guide.chm |
| 328471 | Utilities Guide SP2 | Utilities_Guide.pdf Utilities_Guide.chm |
| 327522 | Housekeeping for the Monitoring Database | |
| 326694 | Guidelines on using EVSVR | |
| 328452 | Mobile Search Getting Started Guide | |
| 328467 | Reporting Guide SP2 |
Install/Upgrade
| TechNote Number | Document Link | File Name |
| 328438 | Deployment Scanner 8 SP2 | Deployment_Scanner.pdf Deployment_Scanner.chm |
| 317303 | Deployment Scanner | Deployment_Scanner.pdf Deployment_Scanner.chm |
| 317266 | Installing and Configuring Guide | Installing_and_Configuring.pdf Installing_and_Configuring.chm |
| 328439 | Installing and Configuring Guide SP2 | Installing_and_Configuring.pdf Installing_and_Configuring.chm |
| 298949 | Release Notes 8.0 | |
| 321953 | Release Notes 8.0 SP1 | |
| 328525 | Release Notes 8.0 SP2 |
Compliance Accelerator and Discovery Accelerator 8 Manuals
Microsoft Desktop Licensing in a Virtual Environment (VDI)
We’ve already posted some useful info on licensing servers for a virtual environment, but we also get the question a lot of how virtualization changes licensing for hosted desktop (aka VDI) environments. Well, here are some very useful links.
Here’s a high level:
Virtualization brings about new use cases that did not previously exist in traditional desktop environments. These use cases include the ability to create multiple desktops dynamically, enable user access to multiple virtual machines (VMs) simultaneously, and move desktop VMs across multiple platforms, especially in load-balancing and disaster recovery situations. Microsoft designed Windows Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) to enable organizations to license virtual copies of Windows client operating systems in virtual environments.
Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop Licensing:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/solutions/virtualization/licensing.aspx
More Licensing Details:
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2009/07/13/Microsoft_1920_s-new-VDI-licensing_3A00_-VDI-Suites.aspx
Desktop Virtualization (VDI) Info:
http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/products/desktop/default.mspx
http://www.vmware.com/products/view/
Hope it helps!
Raw SAN Network Speeds
Here’s some RAW SAN network speeds that I found in some post somewhere (which I didn’t write down).. Obviously there are a lot of caveats related to this, but from a pure bandwidth perspective, I thought this was interesting for reference.
1 gig = 125 MB/sec
2 gig = 250 MB/sec
4 gig = 500 MB/sec
8 gig = 1000 MB/sec
10 gig = 1250 MB/sec
Windows 7 XP Mode RC Available
There is an article over at TechTree.com talks about the Windows XP Mode (XPM) RC which is now available for download. Good Stuff!
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Windows_XP_Mode_RC_for_Windows_7_Arrives/551-105212-580.html
A similar article over at Virtualization Review – http://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2009/08/04/windows-xp-mode-rc-released.aspx