Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2 : manage a flexible and elastic data center with Oracle VM Manager / Tarry Singh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singh, Tarry.

Series:

From technologies to solutions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oracle (Computer file).

Virtual computer systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing Ltd., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Singh Tarry: Tarry Singh, an Oracle OCP, has been a Sr. DBA and has worked withOracle technologies starting from Oracle database version 7. 3 through 11g. An industry veteran, whose career spans several industries such as Oil & Gas sector, Maritime, and currently IT. He has worked for several Fortune 500 companies. He is currently working for a large French multi-national SI vendor, Atos Origin, as a Strategic Business Executive. Tarry spends his time talking to customers andoffering cost-effective solutions. He also monitors the emerging trends and is arenowned industry veteran when it comes to Virtualization and Cloud Computing. Tarry is also involved in several NGO projects across the world, the latest beinga 2 million technology project in Uganda which he leads as a Chief TechnologyConsultant together with Hanze University in The Netherlands. Tarry has alsoco-authored a research paper for IEEE called "Smart Metering the Clouds" where hediscusses the vision of developing a consolidated metering solution from a utilityperspective. This was published in June where he co-chaired the IEEE workshop andis being read by millions across the world. Tarry holds a Nautical Science graduate degree from India's LBS of AdvancedResearch and Studies in Mumbai and holds many IT and non-IT related certifi cationssuch as GMDSS, Firefi ghter, and so on. Having worked with more than 40nationalities and having worked across the globe, Tarry has been able to developdeep multi-cultural skills and has handled virtual teams with great passion andtremendous control. Tarry is a Dutch citizen based in the Netherlands. In his free time, Tarry conductsmarket research and analysis with tremendous zest and is very well connectedwith the investor community across the globe. Tarry has advised several fi rms inexecuting their strategy and has helped them in M&A, product development, andother areas. He also runs his popular Cloud Computing blog called "SustainableGlobal Clouds" at http: //ideationcloud. com and writes passionately aboutMergers and Acquisitions, Business Strategies, Emerging Trends around Sustainable, and Environmental-friendly technologies. Tarry has spoken at many largeinternational events and has been quoted by The Economist and several otherleading magazines.

Summary:

Manage a Flexible and Elastic Data Center with Oracle VM Manager using this book and eBook

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Oracle VM; Virtualization: What is it?; Brief history of virtualization; What forms of virtualization do we have?; Why should we virtualize?; Oracle VM; Oracle VM Manager; Oracle VM Server; Oracle VM Agent; Oracle VM Manager configuration; What about roles in Oracle VM Manager?; Oracle VM Server; Xen hypervisor, Domains, and Virtual Machines; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing Oracle VM Manager; What's new in Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2; What are the hardware requirements?; Getting the software; Installing Oracle EL 5 Update 2

Final checks before installing Oracle VM ManagerPort test; Libaio check; Other checks: Passwords and ports; What comes packaged with the Oracle VM Manager ISO file?; Installing Oracle VM Manager; Upgrading Oracle VM Manager from 2.1 or 2.1.1 to 2.1.2; Uninstalling Oracle VM Manager; Logging into WebUI: Oracle VM Manager, Oracle Database, and OC4J homepages; Summary; Chapter 3: Installing Oracle VM Server; What is supported in Oracle VM Server; What are the hardware requirements?; Getting the software; On-premise Cloud installation: Installing Oracle VM Server 2.1.2 with a CD ROM

Off-premise Cloud installation: Installing Oracle VM Server from other sourcesInstalling from hard disk; Installing from a NFS image; Installing from an FTP server; Installing from HTTP; Upgrading Oracle VM Server; Summary; Chapter 4: Oracle VM Management; Getting started with Oracle VM Manager; How to register an account; Logging in to Oracle VM Manager; Oracle VM management: Managing Server Pool; Architectural decisions around designing Server Pools; Server pool creation; Editing Server Pool information; Searching and restoring Server Pools; Restoring a Server Pool

HA fundamentals and enabling HADeleting a Server Pool; Oracle VM Management: Managing VM Servers and repositories; How to add a Server; Editing Server information; Restart, shutdown, and delete Servers; About managing repositories; What are exactly Oracle VM repositories; Adding and removing a repository:; User and Group management; Managing Users; Creating a User; Viewing or Editing a User; Changing a User's role; Deleting User; Managing Groups; Creating a Group; Adding Users to a Group; Editing a Group; Deleting a Group; Backing up or restoring Oracle VM Manager

Backing up Oracle VM ManagerRestoring Oracle VM Manager; Enabling secure access to Oracle VM Manager; Summary; Chapter 5: Managing Virtual Machines with Oracle VM Manager: Part 1; Oracle VM management with Oracle VM Manager; General overview and lifecycle management of Virtual Machines; Types of Virtual Machines; Status of Virtual Machines; Lifecycle management of a Virtual Machine; Viewing VM errors; Error logs; General overview of VM management; Creating a Virtual Machine; Schematic view of VM creation; VM creation using installation media such as ISO files

Creating a network bootable (PXE boot) Virtual Machine

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-23814-0

1-84719-713-2

9786612238147

1-84719-712-4

OCLC:

797915543