Introduction xvii Chapter 1 Understanding Virtualization 1 Describing Virtualization 1 Microsoft Windows Drives Server Growth 3 Explaining Moore''s Law 6 Understanding the Importance of Virtualization 9 Examining Today''s Trends 12 Virtualization and Cloud Computing 14 Understanding Virtualization Software Operation 15 Virtualizing Servers 16 Virtualizing Desktops 17 Virtualizing Applications 18 Chapter 2 Understanding Hypervisors 21 Describing a Hypervisor 21 Exploring the History of Hypervisors 22 Understanding Type 1 Hypervisors 23 Understanding Type 2 Hypervisors 25 Understanding the Role of a Hypervisor 26 Holodecks and Traffic Cops 26 Resource Allocation 27 Comparing Today''s Hypervisors 29 VMware ESX 29 Citrix Xen 31 Microsoft Hyper-V 33 Other Solutions 34 Chapter 3 Understanding Virtual Machines 37 Describing a Virtual Machine 37 Examining CPUs in a Virtual Machine 40 Examining Memory in a Virtual Machine 41 Examining Network Resources in a Virtual Machine 42 Examining Storage in a Virtual Machine 43 Understanding How a Virtual Machine Works 45 Working with Virtual Machines 47 Understanding Virtual Machine Clones 48 Understanding Templates 49 Understanding Snapshots 50 Understanding OVF 51 Understanding Containers52 Chapter 4 Creating a Virtual Machine 55 Performing P2V Conversions 55 Investigating the Physical-to-Virtual Process 56 Hot and Cold Cloning 57 Loading Your Environment 58 Loading VMware Workstation Player 59 Exploring VMware Workstation Player 65 Loading VirtualBox 68 Building a New Virtual Machine 73 Thinking about VM Confi guration 74 Creating a First VM 75 Chapter 5 Installing Windows on a Virtual Machine 81 Loading Windows into a Virtual Machine 81 Installing Windows 10 82 Installing VMware Tools 93 Understanding Configuration Options 97 Optimizing a New Virtual Machine 103 Chapter 6 Installing Linux on a Virtual Machine 107 Loading Linux into a Virtual Machine 107 Exploring Oracle VM Virtual Box 108 Installing Linux into a Virtual Machine 111 Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions 123 Understanding Configuration Options 125 Optimizing a New Linux Virtual Machine 129 Chapter 7 Managing CPUs for a Virtual Machine 133 Understanding CPU Virtualization 133 Configuring VM CPU Options 137 Tuning Practices for VM CPUs 138 Choosing Multiple vCPUs vsa Single vCPU 139 Hyper-Threading 140 Working with Intel and AMD Servers 141 Chapter 8 Managing Memory for a Virtual Machine 143 Understanding Memory Virtualization 143 Configuring VM Memory Options 146 Tuning Practices for VM Memory 148 Calculating Memory Overhead 148 Memory Optimizations 150 Chapter 9 Managing Storage for a Virtual Machine 157 Understanding Storage Virtualization 157 Configuring VM Storage Options 162 Tuning Practices for VM Storage 169 Chapter 10 Managing Networking for a Virtual Machine 177 Understanding Network Virtualization 177 Configuring VM Network Options 187 Tuning Practices for Virtual Networks 192 Chapter 11 Copying a Virtual Machine 197 Cloning a Virtual Machine 197 Working with Templates 207 Saving a Virtual Machine State 212 Creating a Snapshot 214 Merging Snapshots 218 Chapter 12 Managing Additional Devices in Virtual Machines 221 Using Virtual Machine Tools 222 Understanding Virtual Devices 224 Configuring a CD/DVD Drive 224 Configuring a Floppy Disk Drive 225 Configuring a Sound Card 229 Configuring USB Devices 230 Configuring Graphic Displays 232 Configuring Other Devices 233 Chapter 13 Understanding Availability 239 Increasing Availability 239 Protecting a Virtual Machine 242 Protecting Multiple Virtual Machines 246 Protecting Data Centers 251 Chapter 14 Understanding Applications in a Virtual Machine 255 Examining Virtual Infrastructure Performance Capabilities 255 Deploying Applications in a Virtual Environment 260 Understanding Virtual Appliances and vApps 269 Open Stack and Containers 271 Appendix Answers to Additional Exercises 275 Glossary 287 Index 293.