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Mastering Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
One-of-a-kind guide from Microsoft insiders on Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2! What better way to learn VMM 2008 R2 than from the high-powered Microsoft program managers themselves? This stellar author team takes you under the hood of VMM 2008 R2, providing intermediate and advanced coverage of all features. Walks you through Microsoft's new System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, a unified system for managing all virtual and physical assets; VMM 2008 not only supports Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, but also VMware ESXas well! Features a winning author team behind the new VMM Describes all the new and enhanced features of VMM 2008 R2 and devotes ample time to how it also supports top competitors VMware ES Uses a hands-on approach, giving you plenty of practical examples to clarify concepts Open this in-depth guide and discover techniques and processes you can put to immediate use.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction to System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 -- A Quick Overview of Virtual Machine Manager -- Exploring Virtual Machine Manager Components -- VMM Server and VMM Database -- VMM Administrator Console -- Windows PowerShell Interface -- Virtual Machine Manager Agents -- Virtual Machine Manager Library -- Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal -- Microsoft Virtualization Management -- VMware VirtualCenter Management -- VMM Architecture -- Protocols -- Windows Remote Management -- Windows Communication Foundation -- Background Intelligent Transfer Service -- Operations Manager Connector -- Role-Based Administration -- Types of Virtual Machine Migration in VMM -- Authentication and Authorization Model -- Refreshers -- Time-Outs -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 2: Planning a VMM Deployment -- The Need for Virtualization -- Preplanning -- Shifting from Physical to Virtual -- Security -- Server Sprawl -- Shared Environments -- Virtualization Types -- Designing a VMM Infrastructure -- Designing the VMM Server -- Designing VMM Infrastructure -- Designing VMM Clients -- Deployment Models -- Common Optimizations -- Using the Single-Datacenter Model -- Deploying a Multiple-Datacenter Model -- Deploying a Branch Office Model -- Additional Infrastructure Considerations -- Migration -- Backup -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 3: Installation and Configuration -- Prerequisites and Requirements for Installing and Configuring VMM Hosts and Libraries -- Requirements for All-in-One Configuration -- Requirements for the VMM Server -- Requirements for the VMM Database Server -- Requirements for a VMM Library Server -- Requirements for the VMM Administrator Console -- Requirements for the VMM Self-Service Portal -- Requirements for VMM PowerShell CLI -- Requirements for VMM Operations Manager Integration -- Requirements for VMM VM Hosts -- Installing and Configuring aVMM Server -- VMM Configuration Analyzer -- VMM Server Deployment -- Installing and Configuring theVMM Administrator Console -- Installing and Configuring VMM and Operations Manager Integration Components -- Installing Prerequisite Management Packs on Operations Manager Server -- Installing the VMM OPSMGR Connector -- Configuring the VMM Server and Management Servers -- Configure Reporting for VMM -- What More You Can Monitor in Your VMM Environment -- Installing and Configuring VMM Self-Service Portal -- Installing Self-Service Portal -- Setting Up Constrained Delegation for Self-Service Portal -- Configuring Self-Service User Roles -- Configuring Self-Service Administrative Contact -- Installing and Configuring VMM Hosts and Libraries -- VM Host vs. Library -- Adding VM Hosts -- Adding a VMM Library -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 4: Managing VMware ESX Using VMM -- The Need to Support Multiple Hypervisors -- How VMM and VMware vCenter Interact -- Setting Up the Connection between VMM and vCenter -- What to Expect When VMM and vCenter Interact? -- Managing VMware ESX Hosts -- Adding an ESX Host -- VM Host Properties -- Enabling ESX Full Management -- Virtual Machine Building Blocks -- Hardware and Guest Operating System Profiles -- Virtual.
Front Matter -- Introduction to System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 -- Planning a VMM Deployment -- Installation and Configuration -- Managing VMware ESX Using VMM -- Managing Hyper-V Using VMM -- Managing Virtual Server Using VMM -- Virtual Machine Management -- Automation Using PowerShell -- Writing a PRO Pack -- Planning for Backup and Recovery -- Troubleshooting -- Appendix A: The Bottom Line -- Appendix B: VMM Windows PowerShell Object Properties and VMM Cmdlet Descriptions -- Index.