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.
Author(s): Matthew Portnoy
Edition: 3
Publisher: Sybex
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 336
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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