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Format: 1 online resource (488 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-281-02030-3 , 9786611020309 , 0-08-048857-9

Content: This book will detail the default and custom installation of VMware's ESx server as well as basic and advanced virtual machine configurations. It will also discuss the requirements for a server virtualization and consolidation project and the cost savings surrounding such an effort. Furthermore, the book will provide a thorough understanding of the benefits of a virtual infrastructure and a comprehensive examination of how VMware eases administration and lowers overall IT costs. Lastly, the book delivers a thorough understanding of the virtual evolution which is underway in man

Note: "SBC PremierSERV Consulting Services provided by Callisma, Inc." , VMware ESX Server; Contents; Foreword; Target Audience; VMware Terms and Concepts; Chapter 2 Installation; Pre-installation Tasks; Performing the Installation; Chapter 3 Configuring a Virtual Machine, Gold Builds, and Clones; Virtual Machine Basics; Configuring a Virtual Machine; Gold Builds and Clones; Modify Your Master; Chapter 4 Advanced Configurations; Network Traffic Shaping; Disk Bandwidth; CPU Management, Affinity; NUMA and Processor/Memory Affinity; Raw Device Mapping; Clusters; Chapter 5 Virtual Networking; Virtual Switches; Physical and Virtual NICS; MAC Addresses , Port Groups and VLANs Networking Tools; Chapter 6 Physical-to-Virtual Migrations; P-to-V Terms; P-to-V for Free; cat Your Hard Drive; BartPE; VMware P2V Assistant 2; Platespin PowerP2V; P-to-V Conclusion; Chapter 7 Server Consolidation; Server Consolidation and Virtualization Defined; Business Case and Technical Requirements; Developing Your Project Methodology; Chapter 8 Cool Tools for a Virtual Infrastructure; ISO Images and WinISO; WinSCP; PuTTY; NewSID; Platespin's PowerP2V and PowerRecon; VirtualCenter-Vmotion; vmkfstools and vmware-cmd; VMware Tools , Chapter 9 Administering a Virtual Infrastructure VMware Tools for Managing the Virtual Infrastructure; Understanding Virtual Center Terms and Concepts; Installation and Configuration of Virtual Center 1.2; Using Virtual Center to Administer Your Virtual Infrastructure; Using the Management Interface and Service Console to Administer the Virtual Infrastructure; Chapter 10 Best Practices, Gotchas, and Common Problems; Best Practices; Gotchas; Common Problems; Chapter 11 VMware Under the Covers; Understanding the ESX Server File and Directory Structure; The ESX Server Boot Process , Interaction between the Service Console, VMkernel, and Virtual Machines Chapter 12 Backup Strategies for ESX Server and Virtual Machines; Backing Up the Service Console; Backing Up Virtual Machines; Best Practices; Chapter 13 Common and Necessary Command-Line Interface (CLI) Commands; Using the Command-Line Interface; Configuring and Managing ESX Server Service Console from the Command Line; Managing Virtual Machines from the Command Line; Chapter 14 A Peek at the Future: It's Totally Cool; Evolved Virtually You Have Become; Bigger and Badder Brains; ESX Server 3.0...Better the Beta , Faultless Fault Tolerance The Rise of Utility Computing; Your Moment of Xen; Microsoft Virtual Server...Watch Your Six; Virtual Storage Is the Place to Live; Appendix A Recommended Reading; Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-59749-019-9

Language: English