Virtualization Essentials

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Introduction
	Who Should Read This Book
	What Is Covered in This Book
	How to Contact the Author
Chapter 1 Understanding Virtualization
	Describing Virtualization
		Microsoft Windows Drives Server Growth
		Explaining Moore’s Law
	Understanding the Importance of Virtualization
		Consolidation Drives Down Costs
		Virtual Servers Now Outnumber Physical Servers
		Examining Today’s Trends
		Virtualization and Cloud Computing
		Hyperconverged Infrastructure
	Understanding Virtualization Software Operation
		Virtualizing Servers
		Virtualizing Desktops
		Virtualizing Applications
Chapter 2 Understanding Hypervisors
	Describing a Hypervisor
		Exploring the History of Hypervisors
		Understanding Type 1 Hypervisors
		Understanding Type 2 Hypervisors
	Understanding the Role of a Hypervisor
		Holodecks and Traffic Cops
		Resource Allocation
	Comparing Today’s Hypervisors
		VMware ESX
		Citrix Hypervisor (Xen)
		Microsoft Hyper-V
		Other Solutions
Chapter 3 Understanding Virtual Machines
	Describing a Virtual Machine
		Examining CPUs in a Virtual Machine
		Examining Memory in a Virtual Machine
		Examining Network Resources in a Virtual Machine
		Examining Storage in a Virtual Machine
	Understanding How a Virtual Machine Works
	Working with Virtual Machines
		Understanding Virtual Machine Clones
		Understanding Templates
		Understanding Snapshots
		Understanding OVF
		Understanding Containers
Chapter 4 Creating a Virtual Machine
	Performing P2V Conversions
		Investigating the Physical-to-Virtual Process
		Hot and Cold Cloning
	Loading Your Environment
		Loading VMware Workstation Player
		Exploring VMware Workstation Player
		Loading VirtualBox
	Building a New Virtual Machine
		Thinking About VM Configuration
		Creating a First VM
Chapter 5 Installing Windows on a Virtual Machine
	Loading Windows into a Virtual Machine
		Installing Windows 11
		Installing VMware Tools
	Understanding Configuration Options
	Optimizing a New Virtual Machine
		The Essentials and Beyond
Chapter 6 Installing Linux on a Virtual Machine
	Loading Linux into a Virtual Machine
		Exploring Oracle VM VirtualBox
		Installing Linux into a Virtual Machine
		Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions
	Understanding Configuration Options
	Optimizing a New Linux Virtual Machine
		The Essentials and Beyond
Chapter 7 Managing CPUs for a Virtual Machine
	Understanding CPU Virtualization
	Configuring VM CPU Options
	Tuning Practices for VM CPUs
		Choosing Multiple vCPUs vs. a Single vCPU
		Hyperthreading
		Working with Intel and AMD Servers
Chapter 8 Managing Memory for a Virtual Machine
	Understanding Memory Virtualization
		Memory Growth in Consumer Devices
	Configuring VM Memory Options
	Tuning Practices for VM Memory
		Calculating Memory Overhead
		Memory Optimizations
Chapter 9 Managing Storage for a Virtual Machine
	Understanding Storage Virtualization
		How Much Digital Information Is There?
		Filesystem Options
	Configuring VM Storage Options
	Tuning VM Storage
		RAID Basics for Availability and Performance
		The Essentials and Beyond
Chapter 10 Managing Networking for a Virtual Machine
	Understanding Network Virtualization
	Configuring VM Network Options
	Tuning Practices for Virtual Networks
		The Essentials and Beyond
Chapter 11 Copying a Virtual Machine
	Cloning a Virtual Machine
		This Is Not the Recommended Practice for Creating a New Virtual Machine
		What Is Sysprep?
	Working with Templates
	Saving a Virtual Machine State
		Creating a Snapshot
		Merging Snapshots
Chapter 12 Managing Additional Devices in Virtual Machines
	Using Virtual Machine Tools
	Understanding Virtual Devices
	Configuring a CD/DVD Drive
	Configuring a Floppy Disk Drive
	Configuring a Sound Card
	Configuring USB Devices
	Configuring Graphic Displays
	Configuring Other Devices
		The Essentials and Beyond
Chapter 13 Understanding Availability
	Increasing Availability
	Protecting a Virtual Machine
		Some Advanced Topics
	Protecting Multiple Virtual Machines
	Protecting Data Centers
		The Essentials and Beyond
Chapter 14 Understanding Applications in a Virtual Machine
	Examining Virtual Infrastructure Performance Capabilities
	Deploying Applications in a Virtual Environment
	Understanding Virtual Appliances and vApps
		Where Can You Get a Virtual Appliance?
	Open Stack and Containers
	Cloud and the Future of Virtualization
		The Essentials and Beyond
Appendix: Answers to Additional Exercises
	Chapter 1
	Chapter 2
	Chapter 3
	Chapter 4
	Chapter 5
	Chapter 6
	Chapter 7
	Chapter 8
	Chapter 9
	Chapter 10
	Chapter 11
	Chapter 12
	Chapter 13
	Chapter 14
Glossary
Index
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