Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/29/server_virtualisation_for_real/
Zoo man uses virtualisation to tame his server herd
Reg reader tells it like is
Posted in Virtualisation Lab, 29th January 2010 09:24 GMT
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On Demand It’s not every day you get to look under the bonnet of somebody else’s projects, but today you can [1].
Reg reader, Phil Morris from Chester Zoo, joined us in the studio last week to talk about how he virtualised a raft of servers at his data center in the North West of England. And if you’re looking for some insight before you get stuck into a server virtualisation project then you’re strongly advised to start right here.
It’s free and on demand, so you can watch it [2] at your leisure.
Phil explains the whys and wherefores of initiating the project – how and why they decided to virtualise, how they determined the scope – and gets down and dirty about the technical implementation.
He explains the skills they needed for this project - and where they got them from - and hands out some great tips and advice too, according the readers that watched the live event. Do you know your SAN considerations for a project like this, for instance?
Phil’s joined by our usual range of experts – including Martin Atherton from Freeform Dynamics, Neil Sanderson from Microsoft – and of course The Reg’s own front man, Tim Phillips. The four of them, as you can see, deliver a solid, practical, hands-on look at a server virtualisation project.
It's here [3]. Hope you enjoy it.