VMware Infrastructure 3 for Dummies will help you understand, design, and deploy a reliable and fault tolerant Virtual Infrastructure 3 environment. Virtualization can save your business a lot of money! You?ll find an introduction to the technology and learn from the key topics covered in each chapter. You will have enough information to design and deploy your first system without being overwhelmed by extensive technical details. You can also use this book as a reference for maintenance and troubleshooting.
You will find out what you need to do before you virtualize your machines. Learn about ESX servers, how to install them and their anatomy. Hook up your ESX servers with storage and data networks and understand what you need to know about networking and external storage. You?ll be able to make everything fault tolerant with cluster technology. Find out how to: Make the most of VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 Design and deploy your system Handle installation, configuration, and troubleshooting Virtualize servers, storage and networking Discover how to assure fault tolerance with clusters and the VirtualCenter database Use resource pools, set them up, and secure them Explore new options for disaster preparedness, including a virtual consolidated backup
Complete with lists of VMware products, the world of virtual appliances, and more information about VI3, VMware Infrastructure 3For Dummies is your one-stop guide to virtualizing your machines.
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Excellent Primer for VMware
Keeps it simple in the beginning and works up to the more abstract concepts. Makes VMware very understandable for the novice.
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Amazing book designed for any one and everyone!
I am an IT computer professional by trade. I don't normally go for the Dummies books, but when I needed to know more about VMWare I shopped around and got this book. Boy was I glad I did. It was very easy to understand, and Mr. Lowe has a great sense of humor as well. This book has something for everyone, whether you are a manager an executive or an IT professional this book has what you need. Great book,,. Highly recommended!
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Read, Plan, Read Again, Review, Implement
Virtualization is not something one should go at without fully understanding the implications; as a consultant I have seen thousands of environments over the last 14 years and over the last few more and more are attempting to virtualize whether with VMWare or another product. Most have gotten everything wrong and thus the benefits they anticipated from virtualizing have failed to be seen. This book is where one should start and read it twice. Understanding the concepts and planning thoroughly are the roots to a successful deployment and to successfully scaling out what the final goal is. VMWare isn't about simply taking Exchange, SQL, File Sharing, MOSS, and a host of other products and dumping them on a single set of hardware to save money - no there is so much more to it than that. Get the book, read the book and you'll understand.
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Must-Have and Super Helpful
This book was so helpful for learning VMware. It started with the basics and really explained complex concepts in an easy to understand way. I was able to prove VMware would save money and roll out clustered servers by the time I was finished with the book. This book is a must have for anyone starting with VMware.
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A Quintessential Tool
Author William Lowe provides a quintessential tool for anyone exploring virtualization for your business. This book is a must have!
