VMware Infrastructure 3 For Dummies

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VMware Infrastructure 3!
Virtualization can save your business real money. That's what VMware's exciting Infrastructure 3 is all about, and this book is all about making VMware Infrastructure 3 easy to understand and use. Here's what you need to know to understand, design, and deploy a reliable and fault-tolerant VMware Infrastructure 3 environment, whether you're new to virtualization or just starting with VMware Infrastructure 3. * Grasp the groundwork - get a basic understanding of how virtualization works and what you need to do before virtualizing your machines * Know your needs - analyze the capacity your system will require as it grows * Build a foundation - learn the anatomy and installation of the ESX hosts on which you build a virtual infrastructure * Tolerant to a fault - discover how to assure fault tolerance with clusters and the VirtualCenter database * Dive in - see how to use resource pools, how to set them up and secure them, and why they're useful * Always be prepared - explore new options for disaster preparedness, including Virtual Consolidated Backup * Manage and monitor - to stay ahead of trouble
Open the book and find:

* The pros and cons of virtualization * How to plan and implement a VMware solution * Advice on data-gathering and analysis tools * A tour of ESX and how it works * Networking best practices * How virtual switches and networks work * Infrastructure 3's storage model and VMFS * How to meet unique virtual security needs