Implementing Citrix XenServer Quickstarter : a practical guide to getting started with the Citrix XenServer Virtualization technology with easy-to-follow instructions /
Ahmed, Gohar.
Implementing Citrix XenServer Quickstarter : a practical guide to getting started with the Citrix XenServer Virtualization technology with easy-to-follow instructions / Gohar Ahmed. - Packt Publishing, 2013. - 1 online resource - Professional expertise distilled .
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting to Know Xen; Life without virtualization; What is virtualization?; Types of virtualization; History of Xen and XenServer; How XenServer works; Benefits of Citrix XenServer; Requirements for XenServer; System requirements; What is XenCenter; System requirements; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing and Starting XenServer; Downloading and installing XenServer; Enabling virtualization in BIOS; Installing XenServer; Installing XenCenter; Connecting XenCenter and XenServer. Virtual Block Devices (VBDs)Storage attributes; Creating a storage repository; Creating an NFS VHD storage repository; Creating a software iSCSI Storage Repository; Creating a hardware HBA storage repository; Creating a StorageLink repository; Creating an ISO library; Managing the storage repositories; Summary; Chapter 5: Playing with VMs; Virtual machines using templates; Selecting a template for a new virtual machine; Selecting the operating-system-bootable ISO; Selecting the host XenServer for a virtual machine; Selecting storage space to create the vHDD. Network interface and network connectivityXenServer Tools; Creating new templates; Converting an existing VM to a template; Making templates from snapshots; Importing templates; Cloning VMs and templates; Preparing and cloning Windows VMs; Summary; Chapter 6: Managing virtual machines; Managing storage, memory, and networking; Managing VM CPU and memory; Dynamic memory control; Managing virtual machine storage; Managing network interfaces; Importing and exporting virtual machines; Exporting a virtual machine; Importing a virtual machine; Virtual machine snapshots; Types of snapshots. Disk-onlyQuiesced; Disk and memory; Introduction to vApps; Summary; Chapter 7: Networking in XEN; The XenServer networking concept; Network types and objects; The Networking pool; Network types; Using virtual networks; VLANs with virtual machines; NIC bonds; Creating an NIC bond; Deleting an NIC bond; Virtual switches and routers; Summary; Chapter 8: Advanced Concepts; Introduction to XenConvert; System requirements; Converting a physical machine to a virtual machine; Preparing the host machine; High Availability; Failure planning; Distributed vSwitch Controller; Workload Balancing.
Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter is a practical, hands-on guide that will help you get started with the Citrix XenServer Virtualization technology with easy-to-follow instructions. Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter is for system administrators who have little to no information on virtualization and specifically Citrix XenServer Virtualization. If you're managing a lot of physical servers and are tired of installing, deploying, updating, and managing physical machines on a daily basis over and over again, then you should probably explore your option of XenServer Virtualizati.
1299687741 (electronic bk.) 9781299687745 (electronic bk.) 9781849689830 (electronic bk.) 1849689830 (electronic bk.)
500024 MIL
Xen (Electronic resource)
Xen (Electronic resource)
Virtual computer systems.
Computer organization.
Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
Systèmes virtuels (Informatique)
Ordinateurs--Conception et construction.
Parallélisme (Informatique)
COMPUTERS--Operating Systems--General.
Computer organization.
Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
Virtual computer systems.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
TK5105.597 / .A378 2013
005.43
Implementing Citrix XenServer Quickstarter : a practical guide to getting started with the Citrix XenServer Virtualization technology with easy-to-follow instructions / Gohar Ahmed. - Packt Publishing, 2013. - 1 online resource - Professional expertise distilled .
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting to Know Xen; Life without virtualization; What is virtualization?; Types of virtualization; History of Xen and XenServer; How XenServer works; Benefits of Citrix XenServer; Requirements for XenServer; System requirements; What is XenCenter; System requirements; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing and Starting XenServer; Downloading and installing XenServer; Enabling virtualization in BIOS; Installing XenServer; Installing XenCenter; Connecting XenCenter and XenServer. Virtual Block Devices (VBDs)Storage attributes; Creating a storage repository; Creating an NFS VHD storage repository; Creating a software iSCSI Storage Repository; Creating a hardware HBA storage repository; Creating a StorageLink repository; Creating an ISO library; Managing the storage repositories; Summary; Chapter 5: Playing with VMs; Virtual machines using templates; Selecting a template for a new virtual machine; Selecting the operating-system-bootable ISO; Selecting the host XenServer for a virtual machine; Selecting storage space to create the vHDD. Network interface and network connectivityXenServer Tools; Creating new templates; Converting an existing VM to a template; Making templates from snapshots; Importing templates; Cloning VMs and templates; Preparing and cloning Windows VMs; Summary; Chapter 6: Managing virtual machines; Managing storage, memory, and networking; Managing VM CPU and memory; Dynamic memory control; Managing virtual machine storage; Managing network interfaces; Importing and exporting virtual machines; Exporting a virtual machine; Importing a virtual machine; Virtual machine snapshots; Types of snapshots. Disk-onlyQuiesced; Disk and memory; Introduction to vApps; Summary; Chapter 7: Networking in XEN; The XenServer networking concept; Network types and objects; The Networking pool; Network types; Using virtual networks; VLANs with virtual machines; NIC bonds; Creating an NIC bond; Deleting an NIC bond; Virtual switches and routers; Summary; Chapter 8: Advanced Concepts; Introduction to XenConvert; System requirements; Converting a physical machine to a virtual machine; Preparing the host machine; High Availability; Failure planning; Distributed vSwitch Controller; Workload Balancing.
Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter is a practical, hands-on guide that will help you get started with the Citrix XenServer Virtualization technology with easy-to-follow instructions. Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter is for system administrators who have little to no information on virtualization and specifically Citrix XenServer Virtualization. If you're managing a lot of physical servers and are tired of installing, deploying, updating, and managing physical machines on a daily basis over and over again, then you should probably explore your option of XenServer Virtualizati.
1299687741 (electronic bk.) 9781299687745 (electronic bk.) 9781849689830 (electronic bk.) 1849689830 (electronic bk.)
500024 MIL
Xen (Electronic resource)
Xen (Electronic resource)
Virtual computer systems.
Computer organization.
Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
Systèmes virtuels (Informatique)
Ordinateurs--Conception et construction.
Parallélisme (Informatique)
COMPUTERS--Operating Systems--General.
Computer organization.
Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
Virtual computer systems.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
TK5105.597 / .A378 2013
005.43