Table of Contents

The HP Virtual Server Environment: Making the Adaptive Enterprise Vision a Reality in Your Datacenter
By Dan Herington, Bryan Jacquot
...............................................
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date: September 07, 2005
ISBN: 0-13-185522-0
Pages: 552

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Praise for The HP Virtual Server Environment
		Preface
			What Is in This Book
			Who Should Read This Book
			How This Book Is Organized
			What Is Covered in This Book
		Acknowledgments
		About the Authors
		Chapter 1.  The HP Virtual Server Environment at a Glance
			Chapter Overview
			The Target ProblemRampant System Over-Provisioning
			Overview of the HP Virtual Server Environment
			HP VSE Support for Multiple Operating Systems
			Product and Feature Timing and Naming
			Summary
		Chapter 2.  The HP Partitioning Continuum
			The Partitioning Continuum at a Glance
			nPartitions (Electrically Isolated Hardware Partitions)
			Virtual Partitions (Peak Performance Virtualization)
			HP Integrity Virtual Machines (Fully Virtualized Partitioning)
			Secure Resource Partitions (Partitioning Inside a Single Copy of HP-UX)
			Summary
		Chapter 3.  Making the Most of the Partitioning Continuum
			Chapter Overview
			Choosing a Partitioning Solution
			Combining Partitioning Solutions
			Independent Software Vendor Support
			Summary
		Chapter 4.  nPartition Servers
			Chapter Overview
			HP nPartition Server Overview
			Data Maintained by the Management Processor
			nPartition Management Paradigms
			Example nPartition Management Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 5.  HP Virtual Partitions
			Chapter Overview
			Virtual Partitions Overview
			Virtual Partition Terminology
			Virtual Partition Example Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 6.  Integrity Virtual Machines
			Chapter Overview
			Integrity Virtual Machines Terminology
			Integrity Virtual Machines Overview
			Integrity Virtual Machines Example Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 7.  Secure Resource Partitions
			Chapter Overview
			Secure Resource Partitions Overview
			Secure Resource Partitions Terminology
			Example Secure Resource Partitions Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 8.  Overview of HP's Utility Pricing Solutions
			Utility Pricing Solutions
			CPU Instant Capacity
			CPU Temporary Instant Capacity
			Cell Board Instant Capacity
			Pay Per Use Utility Computing
			Summary
		Chapter 9.  Making the Most of Utility Pricing Solutions
			Chapter Overview
			Instant Capacity
			Temporary Instant Capacity
			Pay Per Use
			ISV Considerations
			Sizing an nPar When You Are Using Utility Pricing Solutions
			Summary
		Chapter 10.  Instant Capacity
			Chapter Overview
			Instant Capacity Overview
			Instant Capacity Terminology
			Example Instant Capacity Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 11.  Temporary Instant Capacity
			Chapter Overview
			Temporary Instant Capacity Overview
			Temporary Instant Capacity Terminology
			Example Temporary Instant Capacity Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 12.  Pay Per Use
			Chapter Overview
			Pay Per Use Overview
			Example Pay Per Use Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 13.  Overview of Virtual Server Environment Management and High Availability Tools
			Chapter Overview
			VSE Visualization and Configuration
			HP-UX Workload Manager
			High Availability with HP Serviceguard
			Global Workload Manager
			Capacity Advisor
			Summary
		Chapter 14.  Making the Most of Virtual Server Environment Management and High Availability Tools
			Chapter Overview
			Integrity Essentials Virtualization Manager
			Workload Manager
			Serviceguard
			Capacity Planning with Capacity Advisor
			Summary
		Chapter 15.  Workload Manager
			Chapter Overview
			Overview of Workload Manager Architecture
			Workload Manager Terminology
			Workload Manager and Virtual Partitions Scenario
			Workload Manger and Serviceguard Example Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 16.  Serviceguard
			Chapter Overview
			Serviceguard Terminology
			Serviceguard Overview
			Serviceguard Example Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 17.  Virtualization Manager
			Chapter Overview
			Virtualization Manager Terminology
			Virtualization Manager Overview
			Virtualization Manager Tour
			Summary
		Chapter 18.  Capacity Advisor
			Chapter Overview
			Capacity Advisor Overview
			A Reason for Capacity Planning
			Capacity Advisor Example Scenario
			Summary
		Chapter 19.  Global Workload Manager
			Chapter Overview
			Global Workload Manager Terminology
			Global Workload Manager Overview
			Global Workload Manager Example Scenario
			Summary
		Appendix A.  References
			nPartition Servers
			Virtual Partitions
			Integrity Virtual Machines
			Secure Resource Partitions
			Instant Capacity
			Temporary Instant Capacity
			Pay Per Use
			Workload Manager
			Serviceguard
			Virtualization Manager
			Capacity Advisor
			Global Workload Manager
		Appendix B.  Product Versions
			Chapter 4 nPartition Servers
			Chapter 5 Virtual Partitions
			Chapter 6 Integrity Virtual Machines
			Chapter 7 Secure Resource Partitions
			Chapter 10 Instant Capacity
			Chapter 11 Temporary Instant Capacity
			Chapter 12 Pay Per Use
			Chapter 15 Workload Manager
			Chapter 16 Serviceguard
			Chapter 17 Virtualization Manager
			Chapter 18 Capacity Advisor
			Chapter 19 Global Workload Manager
		Appendix C.  Product Command-Line Interfaces
			Chapter 4 nPartition Servers
			Chapter 5 HP Virtual Partitions
			Chapter 6 Integrity Virtual Machines
			Chapter 7 Secure Resource Partitions
			Chapter 10 Instant Capacity
			Chapter 11 Temporary Instant Capacity
			Chapter 12 Pay Per Use
			Chapter 15 Workload Manager
			Chapter 16 Serviceguard
			Chapter 17 VSE Management Suite
			Chapter 18 Capacity Advisor
			Chapter 19 Global Workload Manager
		Index