Configuring VMware ESX Server 2.5 (eBook)

Al Muller, Seburn Wilson (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2005 | 1. Auflage
608 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-048857-8 (ISBN)

Infos

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 many IT organizations and how the reader will benefit from shifting from the physical to a virtual

* A detailed resource on the default and custom installation of VMware's ESx server
* Covers all the requirements for a server virtualization and consolidation project and the cost savings surrounding such an effort
* Delivers a thorough understanding of the virtual evolution occuring in the IT industry

Inhalt

VMware ESX Server 1
Contents 9
Foreword 21
Target Audience 28
VMware Terms and Concepts 28
Chapter 2 Installation 41
Pre-installation Tasks 42
Performing the Installation 47
Chapter 3 Configuring a Virtual Machine, Gold Builds, and Clones 67
Virtual Machine Basics 68
Configuring a Virtual Machine 69
Gold Builds and Clones 85
Modify Your Master 90
Chapter 4 Advanced Configurations 97
Network Traffic Shaping 98
Disk Bandwidth 99
CPU Management, Affinity 100
NUMA and Processor/Memory Affinity 104
Raw Device Mapping 104
Clusters 105
Chapter 5 Virtual Networking 125
Virtual Switches 126
Physical and Virtual NICS 134
MAC Addresses 144
Port Groups and VLANs 147
Networking Tools 154
Chapter 6 Physical-to-Virtual Migrations 161
P-to-V Terms 162
P-to-V for Free 163
cat Your Hard Drive 163
BartPE 167
VMware P2V Assistant 2 177
Platespin PowerP2V 178
P-to-V Conclusion 178
Chapter 7 Server Consolidation 185
Server Consolidation and Virtualization Defined 187
Business Case and Technical Requirements 189
Developing Your Project Methodology 196
Chapter 8 Cool Tools for a Virtual Infrastructure 221
ISO Images and WinISO 222
WinSCP 228
PuTTY 231
NewSID 233
Platespin’s PowerP2V and PowerRecon 234
VirtualCenter—Vmotion 235
vmkfstools and vmware-cmd 235
VMware Tools 241
Chapter 9 Administering a Virtual Infrastructure 247
VMware Tools for Managing the Virtual Infrastructure 248
Understanding VirtualCenter Terms and Concepts 251
Installation and Configuration of VirtualCenter 1.2 254
Using VirtualCenter to Administer Your Virtual Infrastructure 283
Using the Management Interface and Service Console to Administer the Virtual Infrastructure 340
Chapter 10 Best Practices, Gotchas, and Common Problems 361
Best Practices 362
Gotchas 368
Common Problems 371
Chapter 11 VMware Under the Covers 381
Understanding the ESX Server File and Directory Structure 382
The ESX Server Boot Process 387
Interaction between the Service Console, VMkernel, and Virtual Machines 396
Chapter 12 Backup Strategies for ESX Server and Virtual Machines 403
Backing Up the Service Console 404
Backing Up Virtual Machines 406
Best Practices 412
Chapter 13 Common and Necessary Command-Line Interface (CLI) Commands 421
Using the Command-Line Interface 422
Configuring and Managing ESX Server Service Console from the Command Line 445
Managing Virtual Machines from the Command Line 455
Chapter 14 A Peek at the Future: It’s Totally Cool 463
Evolved Virtually You Have Become 464
Bigger and Badder Brains 464
ESX Server 3.0…Better the Beta 465
Faultless Fault Tolerance 466
The Rise of Utility Computing 466
Your Moment of Xen 467
Microsoft Virtual Server…Watch Your Six 467
Virtual Storage Is the Place to Live 468
Appendix A Recommended Reading 473
Index 475

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.8.2005
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• ISBN-10: 0-08-048857-9 / 0080488579
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-048857-8 / 9780080488578