Virtualization with Xen : including XenEnterprise, XenServer, and XenExpress / David E. Williams, technical editor ; Juan Garcia ; foreword by Simon Crosby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, David E., 1940-

Contributor:

García, Juan Ramon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtual computer systems.

Virtual LANs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Other Title:

XenEnterprise

XenServer

XenExpress

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Mass. : Syngress, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Complete Coverage of Xen, Including Version 3.2Virtualization with Xen is the first book to demonstrate to readers how to install, administer, and maintain a virtual infrastructure based on XenSource's latest release, Xen 3.2. It discusses best practices for setting up a Xen environment correctly the first time, maximizing the utilization of server assets while taking advantage of the fastest and most secure enterprise-grade paravirtualization architecture. It covers both basic and advanced topics, such as planning and installation, physical-to-virtual migrations, virtual machine pr

Contents:

Front Cover; Virtulization with XenTM: Including XenEnterprise, TM XenServer, TM and XenExpressTM; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1. An Introduction to Virtualization; Introduction; What Is Virtualization?; Why Virtualize?; How Does Virtualization Work?; Types of Virtualization; Common Use Cases for Virtualization; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 2. Introducing Xen; Introduction; What Is Xen?; Xen's Virtualization Model Explored; CPU Virtualization; Memory Virtualization; I / O Virtualization; The Xenstore; Summary; Solutions Fast Track

Frequently Asked QuestionsChapter 3. Deploying Xen: Demystifying the Installation; Introduction; Determining Which Xen to Choose; System Requirements; Thinking Before You Start; Installing Xen on a Free Linux Distribution; Installing the XenServer Product Family; Other Xen Installation Methods; Configuring Xen; Summary; Solutions FastTrack; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 4. The Administrator Console and Other Native Tools; Introduction; Native Xen Command-Line Tools; XenServer Administrator Console; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions

Chapter 5. Managing Xen with Third-Party Management ToolsIntroduction; Qlusters openQRM; Enomalism; Project ConVirt and XenMan; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 6. Deploying a Virtual Machine in Xen; Introduction; Workload Planning and Virtual Machine Placement; Installing Modified Guests; Installing Unmodified Guests; Installing Windows Guests; Physical-to-Virtual Migrations of Existing Systems; Importing and Exporting Existing Virtual Machines; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 7. Advanced Xen Concepts; Introduction

The Virtual Split Devices ModelAdvanced Storage Concepts; Advanced Networking Concepts; Building a Xen Cluster; XenVM Migration; XenVM Backup and Xecovery Solutions; Full Virtualization in Xen; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 8. The Future of Virtualization; Introduction; The Unofficial Xen Road Map; Virtual Infrastructure in Tomorrow's Data Center; The Magic Recipe: Other Hardware and Software Virtualization Trends; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Appendix A. Glossary of Terms

Appendix B. Other Virtualization Technologies and How They Compare to XenIndex

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-281-07191-9

9786611071912

0-08-055393-1

OCLC:

476115226