Comments on: For Best Results Add Virtualization Slowly http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/ im in ur data centrz patchin ur serverz Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:18:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: bestgold http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-45303 bestgold Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:48:17 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/#comment-45303 Welcome to my site! My site describes kinds of earnings by means of sponsors! Thanks! Welcome to my site!
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]]> By: Barry http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-24174 Barry Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:52:07 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/#comment-24174 The devil is in the details: - Demand line item pricing. - Get everything in writing. - Validated and supported turn-key configuration from one vendor. - Buying enough support. - Training and certifications for multiple staff resources. It took us 8 months to design, negotiate and implement a two node ESX 2.5.x production farm with redundant storage fabrics and SAN. We avoided blades because they don't have enough NICs, though we did use a blade for VirtualCenter. Don't just buy stuff and expect it to work. The devil is in the details:
- Demand line item pricing.
- Get everything in writing.
- Validated and supported turn-key configuration from one vendor.
- Buying enough support.
- Training and certifications for multiple staff resources.

It took us 8 months to design, negotiate and implement a two node ESX 2.5.x production farm with redundant storage fabrics and SAN. We avoided blades because they don’t have enough NICs, though we did use a blade for VirtualCenter.

Don’t just buy stuff and expect it to work.

]]> By: Alex Barrett http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-23907 Alex Barrett Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:48:19 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/#comment-23907 Sage advice. Seems like the most of the successful virtualization projects I've heard about have followed along that reasonable path. Even among the IT managers that say that their goal is to run 80 - 90% of their environment in a VM, they'll also tell you it will take them <i>years</i> to get there. If you want to read a write-up of one such cautious (but successful) virtualization project, check out: <a href="http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid94_gci1247983,00.html" rel="nofollow">Capacity planner limits VMware consolidation ratio</a>. Thanks for the post. Sage advice. Seems like the most of the successful virtualization projects I’ve heard about have followed along that reasonable path. Even among the IT managers that say that their goal is to run 80 - 90% of their environment in a VM, they’ll also tell you it will take them years to get there. If you want to read a write-up of one such cautious (but successful) virtualization project, check out: Capacity planner limits VMware consolidation ratio. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Virtualization Isn’t for Everyone - PC Blade Daily - Practical News and Views on Centralized Computing http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-23683 Virtualization Isn’t for Everyone - PC Blade Daily - Practical News and Views on Centralized Computing Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:38:57 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/#comment-23683 [...] satisfying individual customer demands than hitting their quarterly revenue goals. Bob Plankers at The Lone Sysadmin relates several instances in which teams got in too deep, too quickly, and were understandably [...] [...] satisfying individual customer demands than hitting their quarterly revenue goals. Bob Plankers at The Lone Sysadmin relates several instances in which teams got in too deep, too quickly, and were understandably [...]

]]> By: ken http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-23677 ken Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:53:08 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/#comment-23677 Almost made the same mistake myself. Told my boss that we were going to virtualize everything, including Him!! Already some HP Blades, and some fiber channel SAN storage. Mostly looked at Virtualization for DR, with server consolidation being second. P2V'd my first server and found out that I did not have enough ram, and was even looking at issues with storage space, also found out that I needed some extra equipment to make the network more redundant, etc... So long, story short, the problem was not the virtualization, it was my lack of planning. This is not something that you grab off the shelf, install, and walk away, for some it has a steep learning curve, but once you create a good plan!!! Virtualization becomes sweet as honey butter!!! Almost made the same mistake myself. Told my boss that we were going to virtualize everything, including Him!! Already some HP Blades, and some fiber channel SAN storage. Mostly looked at Virtualization for DR, with server consolidation being second. P2V’d my first server and found out that I did not have enough ram, and was even looking at issues with storage space, also found out that I needed some extra equipment to make the network more redundant, etc… So long, story short, the problem was not the virtualization, it was my lack of planning. This is not something that you grab off the shelf, install, and walk away, for some it has a steep learning curve, but once you create a good plan!!! Virtualization becomes sweet as honey butter!!!

]]> By: For best results, add virtualization slowly · Virtual Infrastructure 411 - VMware, Virtualization, and More http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-23642 For best results, add virtualization slowly · Virtual Infrastructure 411 - VMware, Virtualization, and More Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:40:28 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/#comment-23642 [...] http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/ [...] [...] http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/03/30/for-best-results-add-virtualization-slowly/ [...]

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