In our previous posts, we talked about virtual machines and the core components of virtualization that DBAs may be interested in.  Having digested that, we need to talk about some core concepts when working in the virtual world. In vSphere, there are a some ideas that are important to understand: The Guest O/S The guest is [...]

BTW, A huge amount of this is covered in this whitepaper.  I would most heartily recommend you read it if you are looking for more details.  I have cribbed mightily. In reality, vSphere is a brand that represents VMware’s a cloud operating system. vSphere is a collection of tools that: manages large collections of infrastructure (such [...]

When most people think of virtualization, what they really mean is VMware, and this is how I will focus this article.  If you aren’t familar with VMware technology, you should read the basics about virtual machines. To quote:  A virtual machine is a tightly isolated software container that can run its own operating systems and applications [...]