Scripting VMware : power tools for automating virtual infrastructure administration / Al Muller ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Muller, Al.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operating systems (Computers).

Virtual computer systems.

VMware.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Scripting VMware power tools : automating virtual infrastructure administration

Place of Publication:

Rockland, MA : Syngress, c2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book contains simple and advanced scripting using both ESX and Linux commands to provide awesome virtual tools to automate administrative tasks of ESX Server.This book will cover the native tools that VMware provides with ESX Server. It will then discuss in detail the different scripting API's and how they can be leveraged to provide some very useful, practical and time saving tools to manage a virtual infrastructure. From virtual server provisioning to backups and everything in between, this book is a one stop shop for virtual tools.* An essential guide to virtualisation

Contents:

Front Cover; Scripting VMwareTM: Power Tools for Automating Virtual Infrastructure Administration; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Scripted Installation; Introduction; Setting Up the Scripted Installation; Summary; Chapter 2. An Introduction to ESX Native Tools and How to Use Them; Introduction; Esxtop; Summary; Chapter 3. Scripting and Programming for the Virtual Infrastructure; Introduction; VMware Scripting APIs; VMware Virtual Infrastructure SDK; Other VMware SDKs; Summary; Chapter 4. Building a VM; Introduction; Creation of Virtual Machines Utilizing Command-Line Tools

Scripting Creation of Virtual Machines in ESX ShellScripting Creation of Virtual Machines in Perl Scripts; Modifying Scripted VM Creation with Perl; Cloning Virtual Machines Utilizing ESX Shell Scripts; Cloning Virtual Machines Utilizing VmPerl Scripts; Summary; Chapter 5. Modifying VMs; Introduction; The Virtual Machine VMDK File; Virtual Machine Conversion from IDE to SCSI; Dynamic Creation of Virtual Machines; Summary; Chapter 6. Instant Disk: How to P2V for Free; Introduction; What Is a P2V?; P2V Techniques; The ""Big Secret"" of P2V; Instant Disk Overview; The Bad News

Prepping the ESX Host: Setting Up FTP on ESX HostPrepping the Source Machine: Install the SCSI Driver; Continue Prepping the Source Machine: Validate; The Linux Rescue CD; At the Command Prompt; Finding the Hard Drives and Storage; Virtual Disk Files on the VMFS; Starting the FTP Process; Creating a New Virtual Machine and Pointing It to a New VMDK File; Summary; Chapter 7. Scripting Hot Backups and Recovery for Virtual Machines; Anatomy of a VM Backup; Hot VM Backup Sample Script; Choosing the Target for VM Backups; Existing VM Backup Tools; Summary; Chapter 8. Other Cool Tools and Tricks

IntroductionConfiguring PowerChute Network Shutdown in ESX; Centralized User Management for ESX Server; Extending a Cloned (Deployed) Windows VM's Root Partition; Deploying a Windows VM with an Expanded Root Partition; Summary; Appendix A. All Scripts and Program Source; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611112561

9781281112569

1281112569

9780080516776

0080516777

9781597491600

1597491608

OCLC:

560263797