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ShoreTel fail over options using Vmware – Part 3 the “HA" and "FT" Option!

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A quick review of vocabulary before we go into this subject any further.    First when we refer to vSphere, we are talking about the entire VMware ecosystem and all of its components.   It is just a short hand for the entire system solution.   …
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ShoreTel fail over options using VMware – Part 2 the "Poor Man" Option!

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A simple yet very effective step you can take to assure a high availability  is all but free!  It occurs to us that it is no longer acceptable to install ShoreTel on anything other than a VMware ESXi server!  Lets face it, you have to purchase…
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ShoreTel fail over options using Vmware - Part 1 Building a VMware Test Lab!

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The most often asked question we hear among ShoreTel system administrators is how best to achieve "fail over", assure high availability and assure business continuity? There is no simple answer to this question nor is there any one "best practice".…
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Run ShoreTel on Vmware Player or Oracle VirtualBox!

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With the release of ShoreTel Version 4.2 the company introduced the concept of virtual appliances. These software objects, had the potential of replacing the Orange ShorGear hardward boxes that typically characterize a ShoreTel deployment. The…
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ShoreTel Version 14.2 is "Virtually there"!

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We have previously argued that ShoreTel should shed the hardware business and focus on software development only.  Just our opinion and personal hangup!  We believe that unless you have the Market Capitalization of an Apple, it is hard to…
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How to Upgrade your ShoreTel System!

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The actual task of upgrading your ShoreTel system from one software version to the other is "brilliantly simple".  The process, however, requires attention to the   detail!  Any software upgrade will challenge your "change management" process! …
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Virtualize your ShoreTel Contact Center or ECC on ESXi?

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Running the ECC on a virtual server is “not a supported configuration”, but will it work?  Often we encounter installed base solutions that are pushing the support envelop with market driven customer requirements.  Windows 7 may not be…
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Virtualizing your ShoreTel or CISCO VoIP Deployment!

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  Virtualization is an emerging area that is making a significant change in enterprise infrastructure planning, implementation and operation.  The pressure comes from several areas.  First, the operating costs of even a small business can…

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