What's your VM chargeback model?
A discussion of VM chargeback models and the tradeoffs between simple pricing and reflecting real infrastructure cost.
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Windows 2000 P2V in vCenter Converter 4: No more BSoD
A vCenter Converter 4 note on avoiding Windows 2000 P2V blue screens during migration.
Higher Ed: Virtualizing Banner Unified Digital Campus with VMware
A higher-ed virtualization note about running Banner Unified Digital Campus workloads on VMware ESX and vSphere.
PowerCLI: nSeries Guest OS Timeout Scripts
PowerCLI scripts for applying IBM N Series guest OS disk timeout settings across Windows and Linux VMs.
Gem in the VMware vCenter Converter 4.2 for vCenter Server Release Notes
A small but useful vCenter Converter 4.2 release note for fixing Linux P2V imports without hand-editing the initrd.
VMware Expert System with PowerCLI and Excel
A decision-support class project that used PowerCLI and Excel to model VMware infrastructure recommendations.
ESX 3.5 U4 Kickstart for IBM xSeries and QLA4050
Notes from our first serious pass at repeatable ESX 3.5 kickstarts for IBM xSeries hosts with QLA4050 adapters.
Upgrading ESX 3.5 to ESX 3.5 U4 and Virtual Center 2.5 to vCenter 2.5 U4
The upgrade script and checklist I used for ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 U4 work.
iSCSI SAN performance woes with VMware ESX 3.5
The troubleshooting path from poor ESX iSCSI performance to replacing unsupported HBAs and upgrading the hosts.
ESXi Snapshots not showing in VI Client
A quick ESXi snapshot recovery note after committed snapshots failed to show up correctly in the VI Client.