{"id":403,"date":"2009-07-01T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/?p=403"},"modified":"2009-07-01T10:38:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-01T15:38:00","slug":"best-practices-to-prevent-and-manage-virtual-machine-sprawl-white-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/index.php\/2009\/07\/best-practices-to-prevent-and-manage-virtual-machine-sprawl-white-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices to Prevent and Manage Virtual Machine Sprawl (White Paper)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sun-manage_vm_sprawl\"<\/a>Often, new technology tends to bring with it some new problems that need to be addressed.  Granted, the problems are \u201cbetter\u201d ones to have, but they\u2019re important concerns nonetheless.  Server virtualization is no exception.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s somewhat ironic that one of the main problems that server virtualization is designed to address, server sprawl, is often replaced with a similar problem \u2013 VM sprawl.  It\u2019s a topic that I\u2019ve written a lot about in the past and on this blog.  I recently revisited the topic and expanded on it in a White Paper that I wrote for Sun.  Here\u2019s the introduction from Best Practices to Prevent and Manage Virtual Machine Sprawl<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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While server consolidation using virtualization can significantly decrease costs and improve efficiency, organizations often find that they need to deal with an associated issue: the rapid proliferation of VMs with inadequate management. This article will provide best practices for addressing the issue of "VM Sprawl", including the following:<\/p>\n