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Linux-VServer: The Basics
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Matthew.Mattoon
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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Linux-VServer is a lightweight context-based virtualization implementation. It allows a shared kernel to support multiple instances and distributions. Read on to learn the basics. |
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Hyper-V Virtualization Use Rights (Updated)
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Matthew.Mattoon
Friday, September 19, 2008
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One of the biggest benefit to Hyper-V over VMWare is Virtualization Rights. Basically Microsoft has provided you with a discount in the form of the ability to run Windows Server 2008 in Virtual Machines for free (this is based on which edition you are running - read on for more details).
This is a big win especially for a branch office scenario. When deploying branch offices normally you are constrained for space yet have requirements that would normally require multiple machines. The most common is the need to have a local DC (in order to define a replication strategy that makes sense - especially when using DFS). In most cases if a second machine did not make sense then most companies would not bother with virtualization because of... |
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Ubuntu and Hyper-V: The Paths to Enlightenment
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Matthew.Mattoon
Thursday, May 27, 2010
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This is a comprehensive guide on utilizing synthetic devices on Ubuntu, in this article I describe the different ways of gaining functionality on many different versions of Ubuntu as well as many different integration levels. Read on to find the best way for you to bring synthetic Hyper-V devices to your Ubuntu guests. |
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Eight Things You Need To Know About Linux on Hyper-V
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Matthew.Mattoon
Friday, May 21, 2010
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In this article I have detailed some of the many special scenarios when using Linux Distributions on Hyper-V. These eight items are all items you need to know before deploying Linux on Hyper-V in production. They will help you plan for a more consistent and stable environment. |
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SCVMM with DFS
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Matthew.Mattoon
Friday, September 26, 2008
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Cheng has a post on using Distributed File System with System Center Virtual Machine Manager found here. I have been running SCVMM with DFS-exposed libraries since Beta 2 of SCVMM 2007. He has taken all of the guess work out of how to do it and has essentially documented everything I had to figure out. If you have a virtualization infrastructure in multiple sites then you should definitely take a look at this article. |
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