Hello all,<BR><BR>I want to virtualize a small home file server. I plan to install ESXi 4 to either an SATA hard drive or to a USB drive.<BR><BR>The remaining 3 1TB SATA hard drives would be used for ...

Hi Ars,<br><br>I'm planning on virtualizing our file server and I just wanted to run my plan by you guys to see if it is best practice or is even feasible.<br><br>The file server uses LUNs on the SAN ...

Server virtualization offers a host of efficiencies, but storage administrators say it may open a can of worms on the storage side. Resulting headaches can include huge I/O bottlenecks for primary and ...

The next-generation datacenter is filled with virtualization, offering virtual servers, virtual desktops, virtual storage, and virtual applications -- but what about the network? When creating the ...

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Microsoft on Monday said it would remove the price tag from its Virtual Server and begin offering the virtualization technology as a free download to Windows users. Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise ...

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Users and vendors address the unique problems, and opportunities, involved in virtual servers with NAC-like functions and IPS-firewall appliances from such vendors as ConSentry Networks, Reflex ...

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When you’re in the home lab ecosystem, you’re bound to come across cool-sounding technical jargon. For instance, there are high-availability clusters that can add more fault tolerance to your ...