Virtualization Essentials
Learn Virtualization Quickly and EasilyVirtualization is crucial to providing computing services economically on a wide scale, and the topic is essential learning for IT professionals. This full-color, hands-on guide thoroughly covers virtualization fundamentals. You'll discover how today's virtual machines work, explore hypervisors, learn virtual networking concepts, see how to plan for high availability, and much more. It's the perfect virtualization primer, whether you're an aspiring IT professional or just brushing up on your skills.Learn these virtualization essentials—and more:The importance of virtualization in today's data center environmentsHypervisors—Type 1, Type 2, their roles, and what's on the marketHow to build a virtual machine from scratchManaging CPU, memory, disk storage, and networkingWays to map virtual networking to a physical machineConfiguring devices such as DVDs, USBs, and sound cardsWhat you need to do to ensure high availabilityWorking with applications in a virtual environmentChange virtual machine CPU quantityVirtual network configurationsThis striking Essentials book maximizes skill acquisition and knowledge retention with:Chapter-opening learning objectivesStep-by-step tutorialsFour-color screenshots and illustrationsEssentials and Beyond—summaries and additional suggested exercisesChapter review questions