Virtualization essentials (series: essentials) (paperback)
Auteur : PORTNOY
Learn Virtualization Quickly and Easily
Virtualization is crucial to providing computing services economically on a wide scale, and the topic is essential learning for IT professionals. This full-color, hands-on guide thoroughly covers virtualization fundamentals. You'll discover how today's virtual machines work, explore hypervisors, learn virtual networking concepts, see how to plan for high availability, and much more. It's the perfect virtualization primer, whether you're an aspiring IT professional or just brushing up on your skills.
Learn these virtualization essentials*and more:
The importance of virtualization in today's data center environments
Hypervisors*Type 1, Type 2, their roles, and what's on the market
How to build a virtual machine from scratch
Managing CPU, memory, disk storage, and networking
Ways to map virtual networking to a physical machine
Configuring devices such as DVDs, USBs, and sound cards
What you need to do to ensure high availability
Working with applications in a virtual environment
Change virtual machine CPU quantity
Virtual network configurations
This striking Essentials book maximizes skill acquisition and knowledge retention with:
Chapter-opening learning objectives
Step-by-step tutorials
Four-color screenshots and illustrations
Essentials and Beyond*summaries and additional suggested exercises
Chapter review questions
CHAPTER 1 Understanding Virtualization 1
Describing Virtualization 1
Microsoft Windows Drives Server Growth 3
Explaining Moore's Law 6
Understanding the Importance of Virtualization 9
Examining Today's Trends 11
Virtualization and Cloud Computing 14
Understanding Virtualization Software Operation 15
Virtualizing Servers 15
Virtualizing Desktops 15
Virtualizing Applications 17
CHAPTER 2 Understanding Hypervisors 19
Describing a Hypervisor 19
Exploring the History of Hypervisors 20
Understanding Type 1 Hypervisors 21
Understanding Type 2 Hypervisors 23
Understanding the Role of a Hypervisor 24
Holodecks and Traffic Cops 24
Resource Allocation 25
Comparing Today's Hypervisors 27
VMware ESX 27
Citrix Xen 29
Microsoft Hyper-V 31
Other Solutions 32
CHAPTER 3 Understanding Virtual Machines 35
Describing a Virtual Machine 35
Examining CPU in a Virtual Machine 38
Examining Memory in a Virtual Machine 39
Examining Network Resources in a Virtual Machine 39
Examining Storage in a Virtual Machine 41
Understanding How a Virtual Machine Works 42
Working with Virtual Machines 43
Understanding Virtual Machine Clones 44
Understanding Templates 45
Understanding Snapshots 47
Understanding OVF 48
CHAPTER 4 Creating a Virtual Machine 51
Performing P2V Conversions 51
Investigating the Physical-to-Virtual Process 52
Hot and Cold Cloning 53
Loading Your Environment 54
Exploring VMware Player 60
Building a New Virtual Machine 63
Thinking About VM Confi guration 64
Creating a First VM 65
CHAPTER 5 Installing Windows on a Virtual Machine 71
Loading Windows into a Virtual Machine 71
Installing Windows 7 72
Installing VMware Tools 83
Understanding Confi guration Options 89
Optimizing a New Virtual Machine 95
CHAPTER 6 Installing Linux on a Virtual Machine 97
Loading Linux into a Virtual Machine 97
Installing Linux into a Virtual Machine 98
Installing VMware Tools 113
Understanding Confi guration Options 117
Optimizing a New Linux Virtual Machine 122
CHAPTER 7 Managing CPUs for a VM 125
Understanding CPU Virtualization 125
Confi guring VM CPU Options 129
Tuning Practices for VM CPUs 130
Choosing Multiple vCPUs vs. a Single vCPU 131
Hyper-Threading 132
Working with Intel and AMD Servers 134
CHAPTER 8 Managing Memory for a Virtual Machine 137
Understanding Memory Virtualization 137
Confi guring VM Memory Options 140
Tuning Practices for VM Memory 142
Calculating Memory Overhead 143
Memory Optimizations 144
CHAPTER 9 Managing Storage for a Virtual Machine 151
Understanding Storage Virtualization 151
Confi guring VM Storage Options 156
Tuning Practices for VM Storage 162
CHAPTER 10 Managing Networking for a Virtual Machine 171
Understanding Network Virtualization 171
Confi guring VM Network Options 181
Tuning Practices for Virtual Networks 187
CHAPTER 11 Copying a Virtual Machine 191
Cloning a Virtual Machine 191
Working with Templates 197
Saving a Virtual Machine State 201
Creating a Snapshot 204
Merging Snapshots...
Date de parution : 04-2012
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