Section 14.2. Evolved Virtually You Have Become


14.2. Evolved Virtually You Have Become

By this chapter, we hope that you have at least one ESX Server humming efficiently away with a large number of virtual machines utilizing the resources of their host optimally. Maybe you even have VirtualCenter up and running and you have a library of templates from which you can provision servers more quickly then your SLAs demand. If you have more then one ESX Server and VirtualCenter, you may have witnessed the wonder that is VMotion. Perhaps you have dabbled with the power of vmware-cmd and vmkfstools and even created some basic scripts to manage and control your virtual machines. If so, you have taken the first steps toward virtual nirvana.

The further you move down the path of virtualization, the greater the rewards. Buzzwords like ROI and TCO will actually become meaningful as the tangible costs of running your server environment decrease while performance, stability, flexibility, and availability all increase.




Virtualization With VMware ESX Server
Configuring VMware ESX Server 2.5 (Vol 1)
ISBN: 1597490199
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 173

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