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The 100% Practical Guide to Making Virtualization Work in Real Enterprise EnvironmentsIf you're involved in planning, deploying, or managing virtualization, this book brings together all the field-proven, in-the-trenches answers and solutions you'll need. Packed with examples and case studies, Practical Virtualization Solutions is a complete, self-paced, hands-on guide to creating a virtualized environment and driving maximum value from it throughout its entire lifecycle.Kenneth Hess and Amy Newman present detailed costs, schedules, and deployment plans drawn from actual enterprise virtualization projects. You'll learn what really works and what doesn't and discover powerful ways to systematically control the costs of virtualization and streamline its management. The authors offer realistic guidance on choosing the best services to virtualize; selecting the right virtualization software, hardware, and vendor partners; troubleshooting and securing virtualized environments; and much more. Along the way, they answer crucial questions IT professionals face in working with virtualization.Coverage includesQuantifying the time, hardware, labor, and downtime needed to implement virtualizationStreamlining the transition from physical to virtualComparing VMware ESXi, VMware Server, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and other virtualization technologiesIdentifying opportunities to reduce cost and improve flexibility with open source virtualization technologiesExplaining advanced techniques for simplifying virtual machine managementDefining the right role for virtualization in networking and storageAutomating virtual infrastructure management tasks
Contents
Foreword xvAcknowledgments xviiAbout the Authors xixPreface xxiPart I: Virtualization Basics and Technology Choices 1Chapter 1: To Virtualize or Not to Virtualize? 3Chapter 2: Comparing Virtualization Technologies 17Chapter 3: VMware Server 25Chapter 4: VMware ESXi 47Chapter 5: Citrix XenServer 67Chapter 6: Microsoft Virtual PC 87Chapter 7: Microsoft Hyper-V 103Chapter 8: VirtualBox 113Part II: Applying Virtualization 135Chapter 9: Server Virtualization in Action 137Chapter 10: Desktop Virtualization in Action 161Chapter 11: Network and Storage Virtualization in Action 175Part III: Building the Virtual Infrastructure: Hardware's Role in Virtualization 191Chapter 12: Form-Factor Choices and Their Implications 193Chapter 13: Choosing a Vendor 205Chapter 14: Beyond the Box 223Part IV: From Development to Production: Managing the Virtual Infrastructure 237Chapter 15: Laying the Foundation: The Planning Stage 239Chapter 16: Deployment 253Chapter 17: Postproduction: Wrapping It Up 265Appendix: Virtual Machine Installation 273
