With the ESXi stick inserted, boot virtualization host. Make sure BIOS can boot from the USB device. This is the screen that will appear with a successful boot. Press <F2> to enter management screens.

However, if an IP storage network is involved then you want to segregate storage traffic as that is a constant amount of traffic where VMware VMotion is only used periodically. This setup will give ...

Backing up your VMware ESXi host configuration is critical for disaster recovery. If hardware fails or settings are accidentally changed, a backup allows you to quickly restore the host to its ...

You can create some advanced virtual networks with this nifty tool. Have you tried it? Plus: Upcoming VMware Webinar July 12! Using server virtualization requires that you understand the concepts of ...

It's easy to miss neat features that get added to really broad products, because they don't get publicized as the most important thing about the release. But the under-publicized features can also be ...

I just took ownership of a new Dell R510, where we intend to install VMWare ESXi 5.0. You may remember me from another thread where I was pulling dead vmdk's off of a failed host, so I'm hoping to set ...

While the second vSwitch is solely for the VM Network granted a higher level of redundancy. The networks attached to vSwitch0 for Service Console and VMotion work best with VLANs however subnets will ...