Storage architectures that are flexible and cost-effective for virtualization and consolidation solutions—as well as tools for managing virtualized storage—can require careful consideration and planning. This series of Web chats will focus on key issues and other important considerations for choosing storage architectures that can optimize virtualization benefits.

• 10-07-2008 : Selecting Storage for Virtualization 101
• 10-14-2008 : Benefits and Uses of EqualLogic iSCSI for Virtualization
• 10-21-2008 : When to Use Which Storage for Virtualization
  

Technical Community Resources

Previous Web Chat Sessions on Storage and Virtualization Topics

• 08-19-08 : VMware ESXi and ESX Discussion - Todd Muirhead and Dan Bettinger
• 08-12-08 : VMware ESXi Licensing and Features - Todd Muirhead and Damon Early
• 07-15-08 : Easy Scaling of EqualLogic iSCSI Storage - Marc Farley
• 07-01-08 : Benefits of iSCSI with Virtualization - Marc Farley and Todd Muirhead

Dell TechCenter Wiki Pages

Selecting a Server for Virtualization
iSCSI
iSCSI and Virtualization
Storage
VMware
Virtualization Frontier
VMware and iSCSI

Whitepapers

Cost Effective Gigabyte Exchange Mailboxes with Dell PowerVault Storage by Dave Jaffe and Todd Muirhead
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Architecture Whitepaper: Fundamentally Altering the Economics of Shared Storage
Integrating Dell EqualLogic SANs with Citrix XenServer Solution Brief
Storage Whitepapers

Dell Power Solutions

Automated Disaster Recovery with VMware SRM and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs
Extending the Advantages of Data Center Consolidation with De-Duplication Technology

External Resources

Dell EqualLogic Auto Snapshot Manager VMware Edition

Top Storage Questions with VMware ESX Webcast with Mike Laverick