Virtualization Essentials

Learn the fundamental concepts and skills by building your own virtual machine
 
Virtualization is more important than ever, it's how the Cloud works! As virtualization continues to expand, millions of companies all over the world are leveraging virtualization. IT professionals need a solid understanding of virtualization concepts and software to compete in today's job market.
 
The updated new edition of Virtualization Essentials teaches you the core concepts and skills necessary to work with virtualization environments. Designed for new and aspiring IT professionals alike, this practical guide offers an applied, real-world approach to help you develop the necessary skill set to work in Cloud computing, the DevOps space, and the rest of the virtual world.
 
Virtualization Essentials simplifies complex concepts to ensure that you fully understand what virtualization is and how it works within the computing environment. Step by step, you'll learn how to build your own virtual machine, both by scratch and by migrating from physical to virtual. Each user-friendly chapter contains an overview of the topic, a discussion of key concepts, hands-on tutorials, end-of-chapter exercises, review questions, and more.
* Configure and manage a virtual machine's CPU, memory, storage, and networking
* Distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors
* Compare the leading hypervisor products in today's market
* Configure additional devices for a virtual machine
* Make considerations for availability
* Understand how cloud computing leverages virtualization
 
Virtualization Essentials is an invaluable 'learn-by-doing' resource for new and aspiring IT professionals looking to gain a solid foundation in virtualization. It is also an excellent reference for more experienced IT admins responsible for managing on-premise and remote computers and workstations.

Sommario

Introduction xv
 
Chapter 1 Understanding Virtualization 1
 
Describing Virtualization 1
 
Microsoft Windows Drives Server Growth 3
 
Explaining Moore's Law 7
 
Understanding the Importance of Virtualization 10
 
Examining Today's Trends 12
 
Virtualization and Cloud Computing 15
 
Hyperconverged Infrastructure 16
 
Understanding Virtualization Software Operation 17
 
Virtualizing Servers 17
 
Virtualizing Desktops 18
 
Virtualizing Applications 19
 
Chapter 2 Understanding Hypervisors 23
 
Describing a Hypervisor 23
 
Exploring the History of Hypervisors 24
 
Understanding Type 1 Hypervisors 25
 
Understanding Type 2 Hypervisors 27
 
Understanding the Role of a Hypervisor 28
 
Holodecks and Traffic Cops 28
 
Resource Allocation 30
 
Comparing Today's Hypervisors 31
 
VMware ESX 31
 
Citrix Hypervisor (Xen) 33
 
Microsoft Hyper- V 35
 
Other Solutions 36
 
Chapter 3 Understanding Virtual Machines 39
 
Describing a Virtual Machine 39
 
Examining CPUs in a Virtual Machine 42
 
Examining Memory in a Virtual Machine 43
 
Examining Network Resources in a Virtual Machine 44
 
Examining Storage in a Virtual Machine 45
 
Understanding How a Virtual Machine Works 47
 
Working with Virtual Machines 49
 
Understanding Virtual Machine Clones 50
 
Understanding Templates 51
 
Understanding Snapshots 52
 
Understanding OVF 53
 
Understanding Containers 54
 
Chapter 4 Creating a Virtual Machine 57
 
Performing P2V Conversions 57
 
Investigating the Physical- to- Virtual Process 58
 
Hot and Cold Cloning 59
 
Loading Your Environment 60
 
Loading VMware Workstation Player 61
 
Exploring VMware Workstation Player 66
 
Loading VirtualBox 70
 
Building a New Virtual Machine 75
 
Thinking About VM Configuration 76
 
Creating a First VM 77
 
Chapter 5 Installing Windows on a Virtual Machine 83
 
Loading Windows into a Virtual Machine 83
 
Installing Windows 11 84
 
Installing VMware Tools 97
 
Understanding Configuration Options 102
 
Optimizing a New Virtual Machine 107
 
Chapter 6 Installing Linux on a Virtual Machine 111
 
Loading Linux into a Virtual Machine 111
 
Exploring Oracle VM VirtualBox 112
 
Installing Linux into a Virtual Machine 115
 
Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions 126
 
Understanding Configuration Options 129
 
Optimizing a New Linux Virtual Machine 135
 
Chapter 7 Managing CPUs for a Virtual Machine 139
 
Understanding CPU Virtualization 139
 
Configuring VM CPU Options 143
 
Tuning Practices for VM CPUs 145
 
Choosing Multiple vCPUs vs a Single vCPU 145
 
Hyperthreading 146
 
Working with Intel and AMD Servers 147
 
Chapter 8 Managing Memory for a Virtual Machine 151
 
Understanding Memory Virtualization 151
 
Configuring VM Memory Options 154
 
Tuning Practices for VM Memory 156
 
Calculating Memory Overhead 157
 
Memory Optimizations 158
 
Chapter 9 Managing Storage for a Virtual Machine 165
 
Understanding Storage Virtualization 165
 
Configuring VM Storage Options 171
 
Tuning VM Storage 179
 
Chapter 10 Managing Networking for a Virtual Machine 187
 
Understanding Network Virtualization 187
 
Configuring VM Network Options 198
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Info autore

About the Author Matthew Portnoy is an information technology professional and Sales Engineering Manager at Splunk. He specializes in data management and virtualization. He has over 30 years' experience in the IT industry and is a former Staff System Engineer at VMware.

Riassunto

Learn the fundamental concepts and skills by building your own virtual machine

Virtualization is more important than ever, it's how the Cloud works! As virtualization continues to expand, millions of companies all over the world are leveraging virtualization. IT professionals need a solid understanding of virtualization concepts and software to compete in today's job market.

The updated new edition of Virtualization Essentials teaches you the core concepts and skills necessary to work with virtualization environments. Designed for new and aspiring IT professionals alike, this practical guide offers an applied, real-world approach to help you develop the necessary skill set to work in Cloud computing, the DevOps space, and the rest of the virtual world.

Virtualization Essentials simplifies complex concepts to ensure that you fully understand what virtualization is and how it works within the computing environment. Step by step, you'll learn how to build your own virtual machine, both by scratch and by migrating from physical to virtual. Each user-friendly chapter contains an overview of the topic, a discussion of key concepts, hands-on tutorials, end-of-chapter exercises, review questions, and more.
* Configure and manage a virtual machine's CPU, memory, storage, and networking
* Distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors
* Compare the leading hypervisor products in today's market
* Configure additional devices for a virtual machine
* Make considerations for availability
* Understand how cloud computing leverages virtualization

Virtualization Essentials is an invaluable 'learn-by-doing' resource for new and aspiring IT professionals looking to gain a solid foundation in virtualization. It is also an excellent reference for more experienced IT admins responsible for managing on-premise and remote computers and workstations.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Portnoy, Matthew Portnoy, Portnoy Matthew
• Editore: Sybex Uitgeverij
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.06.2023
• EAN: 9781394181568
• ISBN: 978-1-394-18156-8
• Pagine: 336
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Sistemi operativi, interfacce; Informatik, Virtualisierung, computer science, Client/Server-Technologie, Grid & Cloud Computing, Grid- u. Cloud-Computing, Client/Server Technologies, Networking / Windows NT & Windows 2000, Netzwerke / Windows NT u. Windows 2000