VMware ESX and ESXi in the enterprise : planning deployment of virtualization servers /

Edward Haletky's Complete, Solutions-Focused Guide to Running ESX Server 3.5, vSphere, and VMware 4.X Extensively updated and revised, this is the definitive real-world guide to planning, deploying, and managing VMware ESX Server 3.5, VMware ESXi, or VMware vSphere 4.x cloud computing in missio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haletky, Edward
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice-Hall, ©2011.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
VMware.
Virtual computer systems.
Virtual computer systems > Security measures.
Operating systems (Computers)
Systèmes virtuels (Informatique)
Systèmes virtuels (Informatique) > Sécurité > Mesures.
Systèmes d'exploitation (Ordinateurs)
operating systems.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 System Considerations
  • Basic Hardware Considerations
  • Feature Considerations
  • Processor Considerations
  • Cache Considerations
  • Memory Considerations
  • I/O Card Considerations
  • 10Gb Ethernet
  • Converged Network Adapters
  • Disk Drive Space Considerations
  • Basic Hardware Considerations Summary
  • Specific Hardware Considerations
  • Blade Server Systems
  • 1U Server Systems
  • 2U Server Systems
  • Large Server-Class Systems
  • The Effects of External Storage
  • Examples
  • Example 1: Using Motherboard X and Esxi Will Not Install
  • Example 2: Installing Esx and Expecting a Graphical Console
  • Example 3: Existing Datacenter
  • Example 4: Office in a Box
  • Example 5: The Latest and Greatest
  • Example 6: The San
  • Example 7: Secure Environment
  • Example 8: Disaster Recovery
  • Hardware Checklist
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2 Version Comparison
  • Vmware Esx/Esxi Architecture Overview
  • Vmkernel Differences
  • Esx Boot Differences
  • Tool Differences
  • Virtual Networking
  • Vnetwork Distributed Switch
  • Third-Party Virtual Switches
  • Fault Tolerance (Ft) Logging
  • Iscsi Participation
  • Ipv6 Support
  • Vmsafe-Net
  • Summary
  • Storage
  • Grow a Vmfs Volume
  • Storage Io Control (Sioc)
  • Multipath Plug-in (Mpp)
  • Iscsi and Nfs Improvements
  • Fcoe
  • Storage Summary
  • Availability
  • Host Profiles
  • Fault Tolerance
  • Dynamic Power Management
  • High Availability (Ha) Improvements
  • Vmotion
  • Storage Vmotion
  • Availability Summary
  • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Differences
  • Virtual Hardware
  • Virtual Machine and Server Management
  • Security Differences
  • Installation Differences
  • Licensing Differences
  • Vmware Certification
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3 Installation
  • Preinstallation Checklist
  • Preinstallation/Upgrade Steps
  • Step 1: Back Up Esx.
  • Step 2: Read the Release Notes
  • Step 3: Perform a Pre-Upgrade Test
  • Step 4: Prepare Your Esx Host
  • Installation/Upgrade Steps
  • Step 1: Read the Release Notes
  • Step 2: Read All Relevant Documentation
  • Step 3: Is Support Available for the Hardware Configuration?
  • Step 4: Verify the Hardware
  • Step 5: Are the Firmware Levels At Least Minimally Supported?
  • Step 6: Is the System and Peripheral Bios Correctly Set?
  • Step 7: Where Do You Want the Boot Disk Located?
  • Step 8: Vmware Esx Host License
  • Step 9: Guest Os License and Installation Materials
  • Step 10: Service Console Network Information
  • Step 11: Memory Allocated to the Service Console
  • Step 12: Vmkernel Network Information
  • Step 13: Number of Virtual Network Switches
  • Step 14: Virtual Network Switch Label Name(S)
  • Step 15: File System Layouts
  • Step 16: Configure the Server and the Fc Hba to Boot From San or Boot From Iscsi
  • Step 17: Start Esx/Esxi Host Installations
  • Step 18: Connecting to the Management User Interface for the First Time
  • Step 19: Third-Party Tools to Install
  • Step 20: Additional Software Packages to Install
  • Step 21: Patch Esx or Esxi
  • Step 22: Guest Operating System Software
  • Step 23: Guest Operating System Licenses
  • Step 24: Network Information for Each Guest Operating System
  • Step 25: Guest Upgrades
  • Automating Installation
  • Exi 4.1
  • Esx 4
  • Kickstart Directives
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4 Auditing And Monitoring
  • Auditing Recipe
  • Esx and Esxi
  • Esx
  • Esxi
  • Auditing Conclusion
  • Monitoring Recipe
  • Host Hardware Monitoring
  • Virtual Machine State Monitoring
  • Network Monitoring
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Application Monitoring
  • Security Monitoring
  • Esx-Specific Auditing and Monitoring Concerns
  • Vmkernel Considerations
  • Vmotion and Fault Tolerance Considerations
  • Other Esx Considerations.
  • What to Do If There Is a Break-In
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5 Storage With Esx
  • Overview of Storage Technology With Esx
  • Fc Versus Scsi Versus Sas Versus Ata Versus Sata, and So On
  • Fcoe and Converged Network Adapters (Cnas)
  • Iscsi (Scsi Over Ip)
  • Nas (Network-Attached Storage)
  • Sans (Storage Area Networks)
  • Storage Best Practices for Esx
  • San/Iscsi Best Practices
  • Iscsi/Nfs Best Practices
  • Virtual Machine File System
  • Vmdk and Vmfs Manipulation
  • Vmfs Types
  • Structure of Vmfs
  • Storage Checklist
  • Assessing Storage and Space Requirements
  • Lun Sizes
  • Example of Lun Sizing
  • Storage-Specific Issues
  • Increasing the Size of a Vmdk
  • Increasing the Size of a Vmfs
  • Searching for New Luns
  • Vmfs Created on One Esx Host Not Appearing on Another
  • How to Unlock a Lun
  • Boot From San or Iscsi
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6 Effects On Operations
  • Scsi-2 Reservation Issues
  • Performance-Gathering and Hardware Agents Within a Vm
  • Network Utilization
  • Virtual Machine Mobility
  • Data Store Performance or Bandwidth Issues
  • Other Operational Issues
  • Life-Cycle Management
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7 Networking
  • Basic Building Blocks
  • Details of the Building Blocks
  • Vnetwork Functionality
  • Network Definitions
  • Virtual Environment Management Network
  • Out-of-Band Management Network
  • Vmotion Network
  • Fault Tolerance Logging Network
  • Nfs Network
  • Iscsi Network
  • Vm Network
  • Checklist
  • Pswitch Settings Checklist
  • Vnetworking
  • Vnetworks: The Great Vlan Debate
  • Vnetworks: Network Splits
  • Vnetworks: Simple Network
  • Vnetworks: Adding More to the Virtualization Network
  • Vnetwork: Dmz
  • Pnic Determination
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8 Configuring Esx From A Host Connection
  • Configuration Tasks
  • Server-Specific Tasks
  • Esxi Root Password
  • Esxi Management Network
  • Create Administrative Users.
  • Security Configuration
  • Network Time Protocol (Ntp)
  • Service Console Memory
  • Command Line (Esx V3)
  • Vsc (Esx V3)
  • Patching Esx and Esxi
  • Patching Via Vsphere Host Update Utility
  • Patching Via Vmware Update Manager
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 9 Configuring Esx From A Virtual Center Or Host
  • Configuration Tasks
  • Join Host to Vcenter
  • Licensing
  • Esx V4
  • Virtual Swap
  • Vmfs Manipulation
  • Rename Local Vmfs Via Command Line
  • Connect to Storage Device
  • Vmfs Manipulation With the Vsphere Client
  • Growing a Vmfs
  • Upgrading From Vmfs V3.Xx to V3.33 or V3.34
  • Masking and Max Lun Manipulations
  • Virtual Networking
  • Configuring the Service Console or Esxi Management Appliance
  • Creating a Vm Network Vswitch
  • Creating a Vnetwork Distributed Virtual Switch
  • Vsc
  • Setting Up Pvlans Within a Distributed Virtual Switch
  • Creating a Vmotion Vswitch
  • Creating a Ft Network
  • Command Line
  • Adding An Iscsi Network
  • Adding a Nas Vswitch for Use By Nfs
  • Adding a Private Vswitch
  • Adding Additional Pnics to a Vswitch
  • Adding Vswitch Portgroups
  • Removing Vswitch Portgroups
  • Distributed Vswitch Portgroup
  • Vswitch Removal
  • Distributed Vswitch Removal
  • Vswitch Security
  • Vswitch Properties
  • Changing Vmkernel Gateways
  • Changing Pnic Settings
  • Changing Traffic-Shaping Settings
  • Iscsi Vmfs
  • Command Line
  • Vsc
  • Network-Attached Storage
  • Command Line
  • Vsc
  • Mapping Information
  • Secure Access to Management Interfaces
  • Advanced Settings
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 10 Virtual Machines
  • Overview of Virtual Hardware
  • Creating Vms
  • Vm Creation From Vsc
  • Vm Creation From Command Line
  • Installing Guest Operating Systems
  • Using Local to the Esx Host Cd-Roms
  • Using a Local or Shared Esx Host Iso Image
  • Using Client Device or Iso
  • Importance of Dvd/Cd-Rom Devices
  • Other Installation Options.
  • Special Situations
  • Using Cd/Rw and Dvd/Rw/R+/R- Devices
  • Virtual Guest Tagging Driver
  • Virtual Hardware for Non-Disk Scsi Devices
  • Virtual Hardware for Raw Disk Map Access to Remote Scsi
  • Virtual Hardware for Rdm-Like Access to Local Scsi
  • Vm Disk Modes and Snapshots
  • Os Installation Peculiarities
  • Cloning, Templates, and Deploying Vms
  • Vm Solutions
  • Private Lab
  • Firewalled Private Lab
  • Firewalled Lab Bench
  • Cluster in a Box
  • Cluster Between Esx Hosts
  • Cluster Between Virtual and Physical Servers
  • Vcenter As a Vm
  • Virtual Appliances
  • Vmware Tools
  • Vmx Changes
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 11 Dynamic Resource Load Balancing
  • Defining Drlb
  • The Basics
  • The Advanced Features
  • Shares
  • Resource Pool Addendum
  • Network Resources
  • Disk Resources
  • Cpu Resources
  • Memory Resources
  • Vapps
  • Monitoring
  • Alarms
  • Performance Analysis
  • Putting It All Together
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 12 Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, And Backup
  • Disaster Types
  • Recovery Methods
  • Best Practices
  • Backup and Business Continuity
  • Backup
  • Business Continuity
  • The Tools
  • Local Tape Devices
  • Vmware Data Recovery
  • Third-Party Tools
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: The Future Of The Virtual Environment
  • References
  • Index.

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