Note: I forgot to mention in the video, the Intel Quad Q6600 shown in the video DOES run vSphere 4 as well so it is a compatible whitebox. It uses the MSI7450 BIOS.

Feel free to embed this video in your blog! You can get the code to do that by pressing the embed button on the video!

For more information on home labs and whitebox servers, listen to the VMware community roundtable episode that covers this topic.

Read the full artile at- Learn how to configure VMware ESX Server Alarms

Using Roles to Secure your VMware ESX Infrastructure

Learn how to do it, step by step, in this video…

Would you like to manage your VMware ESX Servers from your mobile phone (iPhone, Blackberry, or whatever)? Trust me, it is very cool! I know because I just tried out the new Virtualization Mobile Manager (VMM) Beta from Hyper9 !

Hyper9 wants to keep the number of beta participants small so they have given me just 15 invitations to the beta. To qualify, you need to work for a business that has a virtual infrastructure (VMware, Hyper-V, or Xen) and be interested in trying it out for yourself. They welcome companies from around the world.

Beta participants will receive:

• 50% off pricing on our already low pricing
• Automatic entry into Win a Mobile Device contest, beginning in June
• In exchange for a little feedback – a limited edition Hyper9 T-shirt

If that is you, just email me using the Contact Us Form on my website and say that you want to try out the Hyper9 VMM Beta!

With Virtualization Mobile Manager (VMM), you can:

• Monitor Host and VM Performance Statistics (CPU, Memory)
• Control VM’s and Take Action On the Go (start, stop, pause, reset, disable network)
• Optimized for Mobile Devices (Apple iPhone, Blackberry, Google Android and Windows Mobile devices)

If you aren’t familiar with Train Signal, they are the global leader in computer training for IT Professionals. Their VMware training course covers not only ESX/ESXi 3.5 but also the entire Virtual Infrastructure Suite.

Learn what Train Signal’s VMware ESX video training offers you in this new video:

Click here to  watch a sample video or to order your very own VMware ESX Server training course!

Understanding and Customizing VMware ESX Server Performance Charts

To see the full article, visit: Use SNMP with VMware ESX to monitor server statistics

SolarWinds free VM Monitor makes it easy to quickly check the health of your VMware ESX server by monitoring CPU, memory utilization, virtual machine status. The Petri IT Knowledgebase has recently made this tool available to all site visitors. To download your free VM Monitor tool, just visit: Monitor VMware ESX Server Performance for free – VM Monitor

While you wouldn’t run ESX in Workstation for a production server, running ESX in Workstation is an excellent way to test and demonstrate ESX Server (and the entire VMware Virtual Infrastructure suite) on a single PC. Think about it – what if you had a single PC with 2 ESX Servers, an iSCSI virtual SAN, and a Windows Server running Virtual Center. With that, you would have “VMware Infrastructure in a box” and be able to run powerful features like VMotion, SVMotion, VMHA, and Update Manager, all on a single PC.

Special thank you to Xtravirt.com for their “VI in a box” whitepaper that shows how to run ESX Server in VMware Workstation.

So, does your company produce a VMware-related software application, hardware device, or widget? If so, you need to make sure that you register your product to be judged at the Best of VMworld Awards.

To be considered, your nomination must be received by August 22, 2008. Register here.

The winners of the Best of VMworld Awards will be announced on September 22, 2008 at VMworld and later announced at Search Server Virtualization.com

VMware VI Toolkit Training Video

The new VMware VI Toolkit 1.0 for Windows is a toolkit that works with Microsoft Powershell to allow you to write powershell scripts that can configure and administer VMware ESX Server. VMware has released a free webinar/training video that shows you what the new VI Toolkit can do for you and how it works. To watch this video, click the video window on the left. And for more VMware training videos, visit the VMware recorded webcast site.

Train Signal VMware ESX Server Video Training Course

This just in – Train Signal Computer Training – the global leader in computer training for IT Pros – will announce an updated VMware ESX Server 3.5 training course available just in time for VMworld 2008 (middle of September). The new course will offer updated videos covering the latest and greatest features of VMware ESX Server 3.5 and the updated Virtual Infrastructure Suite.

This 15+ hour ESX Server training course is the best way to learn ESX Server because you can learn at your own pace and learn at for about 10% the cost of classroom training.

To learn more about the ESX Server video training course, visit www.TrainSignal.com

• What is Storage VMotion (SVMotion) and How do you perform a SVMotion using the VI Plugin?
• Overview of VMware ESX / VMware Infrastructure Advanced Features
• Configuring a Virtual Machine Using VMware
• Virtualization FAQ

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Recently, a recruiter friend of mine approached me with an interesting part-time VMware Admin job at a company in Dallas. It is a 20-30 hour per week job on a 6+ month contract perform server consolidations with VMware. The job pays very well.  You can checkout all the details of this Part-time VMware Admin job in Dallas, Texas as it is posted over in the VMware DFW Users’ Group Forum.

The second question that my recruiter friend asked me was “what are the best job sites to find VMware Admins?”. Other than the big 3 (Dice, Monster, and Careerbuilder), I had trouble thinking of any. So, my question to you, readers of VMwareVideos.com and the VMware Planet v12n - what are the best websites to look for and post VMware-related jobs? Now I am not talking about only jobs at VMware. While these could be jobs at VMware, more than likely, they are jobs working at any company that uses VMware software.

Please post your comments!

• VMware Official YouTube E-Learning channel 
• VMware Official Blip.TC E-Learning Site

These videos have some good tips in them. There are about 13 videos at the YouTube site and at least that many over on Blip.tv. While these videos aren’t like a VMware ESX Server training course, theyI applaud VMware for posting these free videos and I hope to see more!

Here is what it looks like:

The reference card covers Networking, Storage, MS Clustering, Installation, ESX 3i (or ESXi as it is now called), Virtual Center, Backups, Web access, and Host/Guest Administration.

I hope you will check out the very cool tool and take a minute to say “Thanks!” to Forbes Guthrie for creating it for us. You can find it at www.vmreference.com.

To create this video training, I spent 3 months researching VMware ESX Server and the Virtual Infrastructure Suite. I made every effort cover the VMware ESX Server applications from all aspects including designing, installing, creating virtual machines, virtual networks, SAN storage, VCB backups, and performance tuning. Our VMware ESX Server Training is your complete video guide to mastering VMware ESX Server and
Virtual Infrastructure. You get:

– 15+ Hours of instructor led Video training covering VMware ESX Server that you can watch over and over again.
– Master VMware ESX Server and save yourself time and your company money!
– Coverage includes VMware ESX Server configuration, VMware Virtual Infrastructure, VMware

 CLICK HERE TO VIEW A DEMO OF THIS VIDEO!