Colocation to Virtualization

Veeam free tool for the holidays is available for download. “Veeam Monitor 3.0 Free Edition” can be found here

Veeam Monitor supports the following VMware products:
VMware Infrastructure 3:
ESX/ESXi Server 3.x; VirtualCenter 2.x

System requirements are as follows:
Hardware
Processor: Pentium III CPU or higher preferred

Memory: 256MB RAM (512MB when using local SQL Express installation)

Free Hard Disk Space:
6MB (Client Only), 10 MB (Server installation)
Additional 260 MB for Microsoft SQL Server Express installation

Resolution: 1024×768 or higher preferred
Network adapter: 10 mbit/sec or higher preferred

OS: Windows XP (SP2 or later), Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003

Software: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later

SQL Database:
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, or SQL Server 2005
An upgrade to a licensed version is needed for the following:
- Performance history
- Trend analysis and capacity planning
- Unlimited alarms and alarm modelling
- Drill-down into a vm (view running processes)

Note:  If you do not have a SQL server, the Veeam Monitor installer has the ability to install a Microsoft SQL Lite server.