Acknowledgments v
Foreword vii
1. Introduction 1
VMware Technology Overview
2. What Is Virtualization? 5
Virtual Machines
Characteristics of a Virtual Machine
Components of the VMware Infrastructure
Additional VMware and Third-Party Components
3. The Benefits of Infrastructure Virtualization 15
Capital Expense Reduction
Operational Expense Reduction
Improved Agility
Summary of Benefits
Business and Operational Case for Virtualization
Return on Investment (ROI) ROI/TCO Calculator
4. Use Cases for Virtualization 23
Software Test/Development and Testing
Disaster Recovery
Production Environments
Remote Offices
Desktops
5. Virtualizing Your IT Infrastructure 25
VMware Server Consolidation Methodology
Identifying Virtualization Candidates
Conducting a Virtualization Assessment
Inventory
Application Resource Considerations
6. Building a VMware Infrastructure 31
Server Hardware
Storage Hardware
ESX
VirtualCenter Installation
7. Managing the VMware Infrastructure 39
VirtualCenter Server
Virtual Machine Provisioning
Infrastructure Management with VirtualCenter
Virtual Machine Deployment
Migration of Virtual Machines to Alternate Platforms
VMware Update Manager
8. Migrating Candidates 53
VMware Physical to Virtual Process
VMware Converter
Third-Party Migration Tools
Considerations for Successful Migrations
Virtual-to-Physical Process
9. Optimization 57
ESX Optimization
Virtual Machine Optimization
VMware VMmark
10. Disaster Recovery and Security 63
Backup and Recovery Strategies
Networking Strategies for Disaster Recovery
Security Considerations
11. Advanced Capabilities 69
VMware High Availability
VMware Consolidated Backup
Virtual Machine Snapshots
Site Recovery Manager
12. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 73
VDI Overview and Planning
Connection Brokering
Vendor-Specific Implementations
Appendix. Virtualization Technologies 79
Operating System Virtualization
Hardware Virtualization
Virtual Machine Monitor
CPU Virtualization
Device Virtualization Other Forms of Virtualization
About the Authors 85
