We grade the guide that federal agencies will use to secure their VMware ESX servers. The problems? It treats VMware servers as Unix, eliminates antivirus for the wrong reasons, and leaves gaps that ...

First, let us talk about VMware Workstation Pro. It has the AutoStart feature that allows the machine to start when the Windows host machine starts. Now, you need to open the VMware Workstation, then ...

In case you missed it, VMware recently updated its compatibility guides for the VMware ESX Server product: HCL: Storage Compatibility Guide for ESX Server 3.x VMware ESX Server 3.x has been tested and ...

VMware ESXi is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware for deploying and serving virtual computers by integrating vital OS components, such as a kernel; since as a type-1 hypervisor ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. VMware is re-issuing the updates for its ESX and ESXi ...

VMware offers several guides to how to harden virtual servers, but the primary ones say little about how to deal with some of the most critical issues. As I’ve discussed in previous blogs on ...

Most enterprises have already virtualized existing physical servers (or are contemplating virtualization of their physical server environment) using server virtualization hypervisors. Today, the most ...

Can I dedicate a CPU core to a vmware ESX guest? A debate is raging between I and another guy. He says ESX can only do cpu timesharing while I say it can do both timesharing/slicing and cpu core ...