VMware Infrastructure 3 for dummies / by William J. Lowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, William J.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

VMware.

Operating systems (Computers).

Virtual computer systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

VMware Infrastructure 3 for Dummies will help you understand, design, and deploy a reliable and fault tolerant Virtual Infrastructure 3 environment. Virtualization can save your business a lot of money! You'll find an introduction to the technology and learn from the key topics covered in each chapter. You will have enough information to design and deploy your first system without being overwhelmed by extensive technical details. You can also use this book as a reference for maintenance and troubleshooting. You will find out what you need to do before you virtualize your machines. Lea

Contents:

VMware Infrastructure 3 For Dummies®; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I Ready, Set, Go with VMware Infrastructure 3; Chapter 1 Exploring VMware Infrastructure 3 as Your Virtual Solution; Knowing What You Must About Virtual Machines; Understanding the Role That VMkernel Plays; VMware Infrastructure 3; Planning Your VMware Solution; Chapter 2 Getting the Scoop on Capacity Planning; Planning: Why You Have to Do It; Capturing the Right Stuff; Finding Data-Gathering Tools; Where the Money Hits the Pavement: Hardware; Chapter 3 Knowing Your Storage Options; SCSI Anatomy 101

Using Local SCSI: Why It Works WellFibre Channel: The Speed Demon; Considering Whether to Use iSCSI; Network Attached Storage: The Good and the Bad; SAN and NAS Best Practices; Part II Setting Up ESX Hosts; Chapter 4 ESX: The Brawn Behind the Brains; Checking Out ESX Host Anatomy; Getting Two Operating Systems in One; ESX is Like an Octopus; Disk Partitions: Please No More Than Four; Chapter 5 ESX Installation - Now the Fun Begins; What You Need to Know Before You Install; Stepping Through the Install; Installing VI Client Sure Beats Typing

Part III Connecting the Physical to Your Virtual EnvironmentChapter 6 Embracing the Look and Feel of VMware Infrastructure Client; Introducing the VMware Infrastructure Client; Installing VMware Infrastructure Client; Understanding the VIC Interface; Chapter 7 Virtual Networking; Virtual Switch Options; Hardware Out of Nowhere: Virtual Switches; Configuring Port Groups and Their Properties; Following Networking Best Practices; Chapter 8 Connecting to Storage; The VMware Infrastructure 3 Layered Storage Model; How ESX Sees Disk Partitions; Understanding Multipathing

Understanding VMware File SystemPart IV Fault Tolerance and Data Centers; Chapter 9 Getting VMware VirtualCenter Running; VMware VirtualCenter: The Brains Behind the System; VirtualCenter Housekeeping: You Need a Database; Licensing Your Virtual Infrastructure; Installing VirtualCenter Server; Adding Data Centers and ESX Hosts to Your Virtual Center; Chapter 10 Making Virtual Machines; Understanding Virtual Machine Makeup; VMware Infrastructure Client and VM Consoles: A Window into Windows; Using the Web Management Interface; Chapter 11 Managing Virtual Machines

Creating a New Server in 15 MinutesFreezing Time with Snapshots; Converting Physical Machines to Virtual Machines; Chapter 12 Keeping Things Running with Virtual Clusters; Reducing Single Points of Failure; Using VMotion to Move Virtual Machines from One Host to Another; Part V Playing Virtual Administrator; Chapter 13 Securing Your System; Dissecting VMware's Security Model; Several Examples of Applied Rights; Chapter 14 Swimming in Resource Pools; Sharing and Playing Nicely with Resource Pools; Expandable Resource Pools: Borrowing from Your Parents

Setting Up Resource Pools: Which Machine Do You Love More?

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-470-40631-3

OCLC:

437096563