VMware Virtualization Cost-Per-Application Calculator: Calculate IT Cost Savings

The VMware Cost-Per-Application Calculator compares the cost of virtualizing applications on VMware Infrastructure 3 versus other commodity virtualization offerings, like Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Hyper-V). The calculator provides an accurate and simple methodology to determine and compare the deployment costs of virtualization solutions by 1) including both software and hardware infrastructure costs and 2) accounting for number of applications that a virtualization platform can run on each sever.

By leveraging the VMware Cost-Per-Application Calculator, you will see how VMware’s superior virtualization technology enables greater cost savings while at the same time greatly improves reliability and availability across your IT infrastructure.

Calculate your own VMware Cost-Per-Application


Summary:

Based on your inputs, the cost-per-application to virtualize 200 applications using VMware Infrastructure 3 Enterprise Edition is

$2,999 — 9% lower than with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Hyper-V) and System Center.

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If your VM on VMware Workstation is locked (after Systemcrash etc.) you are not be able to start the VM in this state.

The following steps shows you to resolve this error:

  1. Quit VMware Workstation / Fusion

  2. Open Virtual Machine file location
  3. Search for .lck / .lock files and/or  folders like this : M41831.lck or My_VM.vmdk.lck

  4. Create a Backup folder and move all .lck / .lock files and folders in Backup folder
  5. Open VMware Workstation and re-open the Virtual Machine again
  6. Press Start button and have Fun :-)

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VMware KnowledgeBase Article – Pools or virtual machines remain listed in VirtualCenter after being deleted in View Manager

Pools or virtual machines remain listed in VirtualCenter after being deleted in View Manager
KB Article 1007510
Updated Mar. 24, 2009

Products: VMware Virtual Desktop Manager

Product Versions: VMware View Manager 3.x

Symptoms:

  • A pool is deleted from disk in View Manager from View Administrator > Desktops and Pools
  • Some virtual machines from the deleted pool remain in VirtualCenter
  • In View Administrator > Desktop Sources, the virtual machine show a status of Deleting, however the objects never get deleted

Resolution:

The virtual machine may not be deleted when View Manager is unable to process the shut down command.
To workaround the issue:

  1. Manually shutdown the virtual machine and wait a few minutes. VirtualCenter automatically continues with the cleanup process and deletes the virtual machine.

  2. If the virtual machine is deleted from VirtualCenter or you have manually deleted the virtual machine but it still appears up in Desktop Sources, the virtual machine entry must be removed from ADAM.

Warning: Editing or deleting items within ADAM may destroy existing pools in View Manager. Backup the configuration data before making any changes. For backup instructions, see http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vdm_config_data_export_import.pdf.

1. Open the ADAM editor, click Start > Programs > ADAM > ADAM ADSI Edit.

2. Right-click ADAM ADSI Edit and select Connect to.

3. Choose Distinguished name (DN) or naming context and type:

dc=vdi,dc=vmware,dc=int

4. Under OU=Servers, double-click each entry and search in Attribute > pae-DisplayName for the corresponding virtual machine name.

5. Delete the appropriate entry that contains the virtual machine name.

6. Refresh the Desktop Sources view. The virtual machine is no longer listed.

Via >> VMware KnowledgeBase

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