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Is VMware’s dominance of the virtualization market under threat?

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But VMware has dominated the virtualization market for so many years that the massive shift found in the survey may take longer than expected, if it happens at all. The virtualization layer, primarily composed of VMware software, has so many hooks into security, backup, automation, disaster recovery and various management tools that swapping hypervisors is no simple matter, argues an analyst who read the results of the survey, but was not involved in conducting it.

via Is VMware’s dominance of the virtualization market under threat?.

And here’s the conclusion.

VMware shops are certainly kicking the tires on Hyper-V and deploying it at least in test and development scenarios, and Microsoft is trying to lay the groundwork for both small businesses and enterprises to switch from VMware to Hyper-V. If 38 percent of businesses do change primary hypervisors within the next year, the folks in Redmond are likely to be the major beneficiary.

Cisco plans virtual switch for Hyper-V in Windows Server 8

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Expanding the ability of Cisco networking tools to work with Hyper-V could help Microsoft make its case that its server virtualization software is a viable alternative to VMware. The analyst firm Gartner has praised the Hyper-V technology and said Microsoft has the advantage of providing management tools that are familiar to Windows administrations, but that it has struggled to convert large enterprise customers from VMware to Hyper-V.

via Cisco plans virtual switch for Hyper-V in Windows Server 8.

VMware Converter: How to Move Physical Machines to VMs with VMware Converter – Part 2

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In our case, we selected physical computer but notice all the different sources you can import virtual machines from. You could import an existing virtual machine, a physical machine that this program is running on, or a remote machine over the network.

via VMware Converter: How to Move Physical Machines to VMs with VMware Converter – Part 2.

Virtual Disk Development Kit FAQ

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VI API is a Web Service and XML interface focused on management of virtual machines and ESX server configuration.

VCB offers command-line tools to integrate with backup products on SAN.

The VDDK is focused on efficient access and transfer of data on virtual disk storage. The VDDK can be used in conjunction with other APIs to offer a complete integrated solution for management of virtual infrastructure.

via Virtual Disk Development Kit FAQ.

VMware View Desktop Virtualization Features: Virtual Desktop Security & Management

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Simplify desktop and application management while increasing security and control with VMware View. Deliver a personalized high fidelity experience for end-users across sessions and devices. Enable higher availability and agility of desktop services unmatched with traditional PCs while reducing the total cost of desktop ownership up to 50%. End-users can enjoy new levels of productivity and the freedom to access desktops from more devices and locations while giving IT greater policy control.

via VMware View Desktop Virtualization Features: Virtual Desktop Security & Management.

I found this marketing speak funny in that I had no idea what View was after reading that.  After perusing the site more it does look useful.  VMware wants to be gatekeeper to a business’ computing infrastructure and View looks like the end user portal.  Will download to see how this works.

VMware KB: VMware VirtualCenter Server service does not start automatically after reboot

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This issue may occur if the VirtualCenter Server service starts before one of the services it depends on is started. The VirtualCenter Server service is dependent on the following services: SQL Services ADAM Services when using linked mode in vCenter Server 4.x To resolve this issue, add a dependency to the VirtualCenter service so that it starts only after the necessary services have started.

via VMware KB: VMware VirtualCenter Server service does not start automatically after reboot.

Yikes!  You need to edit the registry to get this to work.

VMware ESXi vs. XenServer: Cloud and Desktop Feature Showdown

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Heavyweight companies from around the globe are competing in the hot cloud space. In the center ring are two tough competitors Citrix and VMware. Each has strengths and weaknesses. Which should you choose?

In this article, I compare the hypervisor products from these two vendors, Citrix XenServer and VMware ESXi, and explore what each as to offer developers. Since hypervisors have become are a dime a dozen, it only makes sense that a comparison of VMware ESXi and Citrix XenServer also discusses the surrounding components to get a full picture of what each can do for the development

via VMware ESXi vs. XenServer: Cloud and Desktop Feature Showdown – Developer.com.