In this article, Brien Posey explains why virtual machines typically share a common NIC, and how you can create additional virtual networking components for your virtual machines. He explains how to create an external virtual network, an internal virtual switch, and a private virtual network.

VMLogix, Inc., a leading provider of virtual lab automation solutions that help software companies and IT organizations leverage virtualization to consolidate lab infrastructure and automate build and test processes, today announced that VMLogix LabManager 3.5 has received a 2008 Testers Choice Award from Software Test & Performance Magazine in the Best Solution from a New Player category. The awards are conducted annually by the magazine and recognize excellence in software test and performance tools.

This week in Las Vegas, Gartner's VP Distinguished Analyst Thomas Bittman delivered the keynote address at the 27th annual Gartner Data Center Conference. And as expected, one of the hot topics of discussion was server virtualization. Bittman stated that only two or three years ago, server virtualization was mostly being used for test and development purposes. But now, the technology is being accepted into production environments to the tune of about 70 percent of all datacenters using virtual machines in some sort of production role.

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Stephen Bakerman, Director of Information Technology, Owen Bird Law Corporation, a Virtual Iron customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Stephen’s comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what your organization does? Owen Bird Law Corporation is a top level Vancouver [...]

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Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_systems_guide.pdf Last Updated: December 3, 2008 What’s New Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

• Modified support information for Dell M905, R805. See “Dell Server Support,” on page 7.
• Modified support information for IBM LS42. See “IBM Server Support,” on page 19.

Not content to sit on its technology lead in the virtualization market, VMware Inc. has ambitious plans to push its products further onto the razor's edge. The twist, however, is that it plans to do so by turning the clock back to the days of Henry Ford, the Model-T and assembly-line manufacturing.

We are celebrating a major milestone at Virtual Computer this week, as we now have our first NxTop beta customer up and running. Those are the first words of the blog post announcing the first NxTop beta integration from Virtual Computer, a startup that was in stealth mode until they launched last August. You can register for the beta program here if you would like to learn more.

First views of VMware View 3 VMware View 3 was just released. (press release, product page). VMware's Rick Westrate starts us off with a good tour. Link: A New “View” of Virtual Desktop Computing | Virtual Insanity.

If users lose network connectivity from View Clients to a guest virtual machine running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Service Pack 3, they may not regain connectivity automatically (1007619) If users encounter this problem, they must...