Dell works closely with VMware and has many engineers that have created and maintain a range of solutions and information about VMware on Dell. VMware also has a section on their site that is dedicated to Dell and VMware.

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Performance Characterization of SQL Server 2005 VMs on ESX Server 3.5
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VMware and iSCSI
Page dedicated to PowerVault, EqualLogic, and Dell|EMC iSCSI with VMware

Competitive Power Savings with VMware Consolidation on Dell PowerEdge 2950
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VMware on Dell Quick Links

Performance and Sizing of VMware	VMware Management
Exchange Server on VMware	VMware on Power Edge Servers
VMware Demonstrations	VMware Whitepapers
	VMotion Compatitbility for PowerEdge (Dec 2007)

Performance and Sizing of VMware - There have been a range of performance studies, including some competitive tests, performed by Dell over the last several years. Included are summaries of the findings and links to the full studies.

VMware Management - Covers key areas of Dell OpenManage integration and use of Enterprise features to maintain VMware server farms. There is also links to scripts and VMware SDK programs. This section also contains a script to help you automate ESX server patches.

VMware on PowerEdge Servers - Dell provides a set of tested and validated servers and storage that have been verified to work by engineering.

VMware Demonstrations - The Dell TechCenter team is proud to provide the following demonstrations for your use. Use these to introduce new concepts to your teams, or show the decision makers of your company why these technologies are necessary in your company.

Exchange Server on VMware - Dell engineers have done work with Exchange to investigate how high performance applications can be run in VMs.

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