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ESXi is currently easier to install then Hyper-v.

 Virtualization  No Responses »
Sep 282008
 

There is a great post on the VMware blogs that talks about how ESXi is not only easier to install but is quicker to install then Hyper-v from Microsoft.  One of the more interesting stats that they have is that hyper-v takes seven reboots compared to one reboot of ESXi.  It will be interesting to see the improvements that Microsoft will make in the coming months to their product.  One thing for certain is that VMware still has a dominant lead over Microsoft in visualization technology.

VMware blog post
http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/09/vmware-vmware-v.html

Install video of ESXi vs. Hyper-V
http://www.vmware.com/technology/whyvmware/resources/esxi-hyper-v-installation.html

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Sysinternals Suite

 Tools  1 Response »
Aug 192008
 

I have a few posts on some of the Sysinternals tools that are created by Mark Russinovich.  One of the things that I don’t think allot of people realize is that you can actually download all of the tools in one zip file.  I would list off all of the tools but there are way to many to mention.  The zip file is 8 MB in size and was last updated on August 8, 2008.

Sysinternals Suite Download

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/0e18b180-9b7a-4c49-8120-c47c5a693683.aspx

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ping -t

 IT Admin Tips  No Responses »
Aug 182008
 

I thought I would write a quick tip on how to tell when your server actually goes down and comes back up.  When you reboot a server through terminal services it is hard to tell when you can log back into the server.  One of the easiest things you can do is run the ping -t “hostname” to determine when the server is up and responding on the network.  The best time to start the command is right before you reboot the server.  This way you can see when the server actaully stops responding and starts responding again to pings.  The one thing to remember is when you are first receiving a ping you might not be able to log into the server yet.  It all depends on how many services need to start up and what order they are in.  But at least you will have a better idea when you can get logged back into the server.

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