Virtualization, A Beginner's Guide

by Ruest, Nelson; Ruest, Danielle

• ISBN13: 9780071614016
• ISBN10: 007161401X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Migrate to a dynamic, on-demand data delivery platform "If you're looking to hit the ground running with any virtualization project, large or small, this book is going to give you the start you need, and along the way will offer you some cautionary tales that will even take some seasoned virtualization veterans by surprise." --From the foreword by Chris Wolf, Senior Analyst, Burton GroupTransform your IT infrastructure into a leaner, greener datacenter with expert guidance from a pair of industry professionals. Through clear explanations, examples, and a five-step deployment plan, Virtualization: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to maximize the latest technologies from Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware. Consolidate your servers, set up virtual machines and applications, and manage virtual desktop environments. You'll also learn how to implement reliable security, monitoring, and backup procedures. Select a virtualization platform and develop rollout plans Perform pre-deployment network and workstation tests Configure virtual machines, storage devices, and workloads Set up and secure a fully virtualized and highly available server environment Manage a centralized, on-demand application delivery framework Handle volatile and persistent desktop virtualization Use hypervisors to facilitate workload delivery Implement failsafe system backup and recovery strategies

Author Biography

Danielle Ruest is a senior enterprise workflow architect and consultant, and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for the Virtual Machine product line.

Nelson Ruest is a senior enterprise IT architect and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for the Windows Server product line. Together, they are the coauthors of Microsoft Windows Server 2008: The Complete Reference and other titles.

Table of Contents

Architect Virtualization

The Move to Virtualization

Begin the Five-Step Process

Complete the Five-Step Process

Build your Virtualization Infrastructure

Perform a Comprehensive Analysis

Build the Resource Pool

Begin with the Testing Environment

Work with Server Virtualization

Work with Virtual Workloads

Provision Virtual Machines

Work with Desktop Virtualization

Work with Application Virtualization

Work with AppV

Consolidate the Benefits

Secure Your Virtual Intrastructure

Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure

Prepare for Business Continuity

Update Your Management Structure

Afterword Index

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