VSphere virtual machine management : create vSphere virtual machines, manage performance, and explore advanced capabilities / Rebecca Fitzhugh.

Online resource; title from cover (Safari, viewed Apr. 7, 2014).

Includes index.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Virtual Machine Concepts; vSphere virtual machines; Virtual machine components; Uses of virtual machines; The primary virtual machine resources; CPU; Memory; Network; Disk; Virtual machine files; Configuration files; Swap files; Virtual disks; Snapshot files; Other files; Viewing virtual machine files; Using the vSphere Client; Using the vSphere Web Client; Using command line; VMware Tools; Summary; Chapter 2: Creating a Virtual Machine Using the Wizard

VSphere Client versus vSphere Web ClientCreating a VM using the typical configuration wizard; Name and Location; Storage; Guest Operating System; Network; Create a Disk; Ready to Complete; Editing the settings; Creating a VM using the custom configuration wizard; Name and Location; Storage; Virtual Machine Version; Guest Operating System; CPUs; Memory; Network; SCSI controller; Creating a new virtual disk; Using an existing virtual disk; Raw Device Mappings; Do not create disk; Ready to Complete; Creating a VM using vSphere Web Client; Select a name and folder; Select a compute resource

Select storageSelect compatibility; Select a guest OS; Customize hardware; Ready to complete; Summary; Chapter 3: Other Ways to Provision a Virtual Machine; Configuring virtual machine customizations; Copying Sysprep files to vCenter directory; Creating a customization; New VM Guest Customization Spec; Set Registration Information; Set Computer Name; Enter Windows License; Set Administrator Password; Run Once; Configure Network; Set Workgroup or Domain; Set Operating System Options; Ready to complete; Creating a virtual machine from a template; Creating a template

Deploying VMs from the templateSelect a name and folder; Select a compute resource; Select storage; Select clone options; Creating a virtual machine by cloning; Creating a virtual machine from an OVF file; Select source; Review details; Accept EULAs; Select name and location; Select storage; Setup networks; Customize template; Ready to complete; Creating a virtual machine using VMware vCenter Converter; Source System; Source Machine; Destination System; Destination Virtual Machine; Destination Location; Options; Summary (pane); Summary; Chapter 4: Advanced Virtual Machine Settings

Introducing the virtual machine monitorUnderstanding monitor modes; Enabling CPU hot plug / memory hot add; The CPUID mask; The CPU affinity setting; Setting the .vswp location; Viewing other advanced options; The General Options section; The VMware Remote Console Options section; The VMware Tools section; The Boot Options section; Installing VMware Tools; Installing VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine; Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine; Summary; Chapter 5: Managing Multitiered Applications with vApps; What is a vApp?; Creating a vApp; vApp options

This book follows a step-by-step tutorial approach with some real-world scenarios that vSphere businesses will be required to overcome every day. This book also discusses creating and configuring virtual machines and also covers monitoring virtual machine performance and resource allocation options. This book is for VMware administrators who want to build their knowledge of virtual machine administration and configuration. It's assumed that you have some experience with virtualization administration and vSphere.

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