The latest version of the Windows™ OS for both desktops and servers are on their way from Microsoft™. As always this news is met with equal shares of excitement and trepidation. Every company has its share of missteps sprinkled in with its successes. Even Microsoft admits that Vista was not the runaway success that they [...]
Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization Overview Microsoft Hyper-V is a virtualized server computing environment using a technology that is part of Windows Server 2008. It’s the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology available as an integral feature of Windows Server 2008. Hyper-V enables server virtualization. It provides a simplified, reliable and optimized virtualized computing environment to improve the efficiency [...]
The Mission: Upgrade three XenServer 5.0.2 hosts in a single Pool with an iSCSI attached Storage Array to the new and improved XenServer 5.5. The Process: The first thing we did was install the XenCenter 5.5 Client and, just to be sure, went on to apply the 5.0.3 update (aka update 3) to all of [...]
Application virtualization is typically used to describe a product that packages applications into network-accessible objects and delivers them to client (or terminal server) operating systems capable of executing the application locally inside of an isolation environment (in order to limit dependency on the underlying OS). Such products include Citrix Application Streaming (a feature of XenApp [...]
We are often asked about the differences in graphics performance between VMware View and XenDesktop. Summary: XenDesktop has better performance than VMware View. RDP for Terminal Services vs ICA for XenApp Those running RDP for Terminal Services and ICA for XenApp (formerly Citrix Presentation Server) side by side, can guess which product delivers better video [...]
While most transitions to XenServer 5.5 are proceeding seamlessly, there are a few snags being encountered by the bleeding-edge adopters. Contact DedicatedIT today, 561-491-5725, with questions and concerns about your XenServer 5.5 Upgrade. XenServer 5.5 VDI Sizes Citrix has always been straightforward about their supported limit of a maximum 2TB size for a single VDI. [...]
“Base installation repository was not found at that location. Please check and try again.“ We’ve seen this one come across a few times, especially with virtual media mounts (DRACs moreso than others). The install routine is probing the wrong storage device paths looking for the installation image on the CD or ISO. How To Fix [...]
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There is a seriously impressive story to tell around security, performance and the manageability benefits that can be brought to client systems when they are virtualized. Citrix Project Independence (XenClient) will enable this.
HP releases the HP Proliant G6 server line. A new standard in power and cooling efficiency. Intel Xeon 5500 series CPUs and standard power supplies across all G6 servers makes this an excellent offering.
