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<p>Introduction xv</p> <p><b>Chapter 1 Understanding Virtualization 1</b></p> <p>Describing Virtualization 1</p> <p>Microsoft Windows Drives Server Growth 3</p> <p>Explaining Moore’s Law 7</p> <p>Understanding the Importance of Virtualization 10</p> <p>Examining Today’s Trends 12</p> <p>Virtualization and Cloud Computing 15</p> <p>Hyperconverged Infrastructure 16</p> <p>Understanding Virtualization Software Operation 17</p> <p>Virtualizing Servers 17</p> <p>Virtualizing Desktops 18</p> <p>Virtualizing Applications 19</p> <p><b>Chapter 2 Understanding Hypervisors 23</b></p> <p>Describing a Hypervisor 23</p> <p>Exploring the History of Hypervisors 24</p> <p>Understanding Type 1 Hypervisors 25</p> <p>Understanding Type 2 Hypervisors 27</p> <p>Understanding the Role of a Hypervisor 28</p> <p>Holodecks and Traffic Cops 28</p> <p>Resource Allocation 30</p> <p>Comparing Today’s Hypervisors 31</p> <p>VMware ESX 31</p> <p>Citrix Hypervisor (Xen) 33</p> <p>Microsoft Hyper- V 35</p> <p>Other Solutions 36</p> <p><b>Chapter 3 Understanding Virtual Machines 39</b></p> <p>Describing a Virtual Machine 39</p> <p>Examining CPUs in a Virtual Machine 42</p> <p>Examining Memory in a Virtual Machine 43</p> <p>Examining Network Resources in a Virtual Machine 44</p> <p>Examining Storage in a Virtual Machine 45</p> <p>Understanding How a Virtual Machine Works 47</p> <p>Working with Virtual Machines 49</p> <p>Understanding Virtual Machine Clones 50</p> <p>Understanding Templates 51</p> <p>Understanding Snapshots 52</p> <p>Understanding OVF 53</p> <p>Understanding Containers 54</p> <p><b>Chapter 4 Creating a Virtual Machine 57</b></p> <p>Performing P2V Conversions 57</p> <p>Investigating the Physical- to- Virtual Process 58</p> <p>Hot and Cold Cloning 59</p> <p>Loading Your Environment 60</p> <p>Loading VMware Workstation Player 61</p> <p>Exploring VMware Workstation Player 66</p> <p>Loading VirtualBox 70</p> <p>Building a New Virtual Machine 75</p> <p>Thinking About VM Configuration 76</p> <p>Creating a First VM 77</p> <p><b>Chapter 5 Installing Windows on a Virtual Machine 83</b></p> <p>Loading Windows into a Virtual Machine 83</p> <p>Installing Windows 11 84</p> <p>Installing VMware Tools 97</p> <p>Understanding Configuration Options 102</p> <p>Optimizing a New Virtual Machine 107</p> <p><b>Chapter 6 Installing Linux on a Virtual Machine 111</b></p> <p>Loading Linux into a Virtual Machine 111</p> <p>Exploring Oracle VM VirtualBox 112</p> <p>Installing Linux into a Virtual Machine 115</p> <p>Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions 126</p> <p>Understanding Configuration Options 129</p> <p>Optimizing a New Linux Virtual Machine 135</p> <p><b>Chapter 7 Managing CPUs for a Virtual Machine 139</b></p> <p>Understanding CPU Virtualization 139</p> <p>Configuring VM CPU Options 143</p> <p>Tuning Practices for VM CPUs 145</p> <p>Choosing Multiple vCPUs vs a Single vCPU 145</p> <p>Hyperthreading 146</p> <p>Working with Intel and AMD Servers 147</p> <p><b>Chapter 8 Managing Memory for a Virtual Machine 151</b></p> <p>Understanding Memory Virtualization 151</p> <p>Configuring VM Memory Options 154</p> <p>Tuning Practices for VM Memory 156</p> <p>Calculating Memory Overhead 157</p> <p>Memory Optimizations 158</p> <p><b>Chapter 9 Managing Storage for a Virtual Machine 165</b></p> <p>Understanding Storage Virtualization 165</p> <p>Configuring VM Storage Options 171</p> <p>Tuning VM Storage 179</p> <p><b>Chapter 10 Managing Networking for a Virtual Machine 187</b></p> <p>Understanding Network Virtualization 187</p> <p>Configuring VM Network Options 198</p> <p>Tuning Practices for Virtual Networks 203</p> <p><b>Chapter 11 Copying a Virtual Machine 207</b></p> <p>Cloning a Virtual Machine 207</p> <p>Working with Templates 217</p> <p>Saving a Virtual Machine State 221</p> <p>Creating a Snapshot 224</p> <p>Merging Snapshots 228</p> <p><b>Chapter 12 Managing Additional Devices in Virtual Machines 231</b></p> <p>Using Virtual Machine Tools 231</p> <p>Understanding Virtual Devices 234</p> <p>Configuring a CD/DVD Drive 234</p> <p>Configuring a Floppy Disk Drive 235</p> <p>Configuring a Sound Card 239</p> <p>Configuring USB Devices 240</p> <p>Configuring Graphic Displays 242</p> <p>Configuring Other Devices 243</p> <p><b>Chapter 13 Understanding Availability 249</b></p> <p>Increasing Availability 249</p> <p>Protecting a Virtual Machine 252</p> <p>Protecting Multiple Virtual Machines 256</p> <p>Protecting Data Centers 261</p> <p><b>Chapter 14 Understanding Applications in a Virtual Machine 265</b></p> <p>Examining Virtual Infrastructure Performance Capabilities 265</p> <p>Deploying Applications in a Virtual Environment 270</p> <p>Understanding Virtual Appliances and vApps 279</p> <p>Open Stack and Containers 281</p> <p>Cloud and the Future of Virtualization 282</p> <p>Appendix: Answers to Additional Exercises 285</p> <p>Glossary 295</p> <p>Index 301</p>

<p><b>About the Author</b> <p><b>Matthew Portnoy</b> 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.

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