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Virtualization with VMware ESX Server
By Al Muller, Seburn Wilson
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Publisher: Syngress
Pub Date: August 2005
Print ISBN-10: 1-59749-019-9
Print ISBN-13: 978-1-59-749019-1
Pages: 608

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
			Coauthors
			Contributing Authors
		Foreword
			About This Book
			About Callisma
		Chapter 1.  The Joy of ESX
			Section 1.1.  Introduction
			Section 1.2.  Target Audience
			Section 1.3.  VMware Terms and Concepts
			Section 1.4.  Summary
			Section 1.5.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 1.6.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 2.  Installation
			Section 2.1.  Introduction
			Section 2.2.  Pre-installation Tasks
			Section 2.3.  Performing the Installation
			Section 2.4.  Summary
			Section 2.5.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 2.6.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 3.  Configuring a Virtual Machine, Gold Builds, and Clones
			Section 3.1.  Introduction
			Section 3.2.  Virtual Machine Basics
			Section 3.3.  Configuring a Virtual Machine
			Section 3.4.  Gold Builds and Clones
			Section 3.5.  Modify Your Master
			Section 3.6.  Summary
			Section 3.7.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 3.8.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 4.  Advanced Configurations
			Section 4.1.  Introduction
			Section 4.2.  Network Traffic Shaping
			Section 4.3.  Disk Bandwidth
			Section 4.4.  CPU Management, Affinity
			Section 4.5.  NUMA and Processor/Memory Affinity
			Section 4.6.  Raw Device Mapping
			Section 4.7.  Clusters
			Section 4.8.  Summary
			Section 4.9.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 4.10.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 5.  Virtual Networking
			Section 5.1.  Introduction
			Section 5.2.  Virtual Switches
			Section 5.3.  Physical and Virtual NICS
			Section 5.4.  MAC Addresses
			Section 5.5.  Port Groups and VLANs
			Section 5.6.  Networking Tools
			Section 5.7.  Summary
			Section 5.8.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 5.9.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 6.  Physical-to-Virtual Migrations
			Section 6.1.  Introduction
			Section 6.2.  P-to-V Terms
			Section 6.3.  P-to-V for Free
			Section 6.4.  cat Your Hard Drive
			Section 6.5.  BartPE
			Section 6.6.  VMware P2V Assistant 2
			Section 6.7.  Platespin PowerP2V
			Section 6.8.  P-to-V Conclusion
			Section 6.9.  Summary
			Section 6.10.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 6.11.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 7.  Server Consolidation
			Section 7.1.  Introduction
			Section 7.2.  Server Consolidation and Virtualization Defined
			Section 7.3.  Business Case and Technical Requirements
			Section 7.4.  Developing Your Project Methodology
			Section 7.5.  Summary
			Section 7.6.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 7.7.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 8.  Cool Tools for a Virtual Infrastructure
			Section 8.1.  Introduction
			Section 8.2.  ISO Images and WinISO
			Section 8.3.  WinSCP
			Section 8.4.  PuTTY
			Section 8.5.  NewSID
			Section 8.6.  Platespin's PowerP2V and PowerRecon
			Section 8.7.  VirtualCenterVmotion
			Section 8.8.  vmkfstools and vmware-cmd
			Section 8.9.  VMware Tools
			Section 8.10.  Summary
			Section 8.11.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 8.12.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 9.  Administering a Virtual Infrastructure
			Section 9.1.  Introduction
			Section 9.2.  VMware Tools for Managing the Virtual Infrastructure
			Section 9.3.  Understanding VirtualCenter Terms and Concepts
			Section 9.4.  Installation and Configuration of VirtualCenter 1.2
			Section 9.5.  Using VirtualCenter to Administer Your Virtual Infrastructure
			Section 9.6.  Using the Management Interface and Service Console to Administer the Virtual Infrastructure
			Section 9.7.  Summary
			Section 9.8.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 9.9.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 10.  Best Practices, Gotchas, and Common Problems
			Section 10.1.  Introduction
			Section 10.2.  Best Practices
			Section 10.3.  Gotchas
			Section 10.4.  Common Problems
			Section 10.5.  Summary
			Section 10.6.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 10.7.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 11.  VMware Under the Covers
			Section 11.1.  Introduction
			Section 11.2.  Understanding the ESX Server File and Directory Structure
			Section 11.3.  The ESX Server Boot Process
			Section 11.4.  Interaction between the Service Console, VMkernel, and Virtual Machines
			Section 11.5.  Summary
			Section 11.6.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 11.7.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 12.  Backup Strategies for ESX Server and Virtual Machines
			Section 12.1.  Introduction
			Section 12.2.  Backing Up the Service Console
			Section 12.3.  Backing Up Virtual Machines
			Section 12.4.  Best Practices
			Section 12.5.  Summary
			Section 12.6.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 12.7.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 13.  Common and Necessary Command-Line Interface (CLI) Commands
			Section 13.1.  Introduction
			Section 13.2.  Using the Command-Line Interface
			Section 13.3.  Configuring and Managing ESX Server Service Console from the Command Line
			Section 13.4.  Managing Virtual Machines from the Command Line
			Section 13.5.  Summary
			Section 13.6.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 13.7.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Chapter 14.  A Peek at the Future: It's Totally Cool
			Section 14.1.  Introduction
			Section 14.2.  Evolved Virtually You Have Become
			Section 14.3.  Bigger and Badder Brains
			Section 14.4.  ESX Server 3.0…Better the Beta
			Section 14.5.  Faultless Fault Tolerance
			Section 14.6.  The Rise of Utility Computing
			Section 14.7.  Your Moment of Xen
			Section 14.8.  Microsoft Virtual Server…Watch Your Six
			Section 14.9.  Virtual Storage Is the Place to Live
			Section 14.10.  Summary
			Section 14.11.  Solutions Fast Track
			Section 14.12.  Frequently Asked Questions
		Appendix A.  Recommended Reading
			Section A.1.  Guides
			Section A.2.  Books
			Section A.3.  White Papers
			Section A.4.  Web Sites
		Index