Virtualisation Technologies: Deploying VMware and Microsoft Virtual Machines (VM) Technologies: Hands on Introduction

Course Overview

Virtual machines allow a computer to run multiple operating systems simultaneously, letting you partition servers to isolate applications, improve portability and migration, or create entire testing labs within a single PC. In this course, you gain the skills needed to install, configure and manage virtual servers and workstations. Hands-on exercises provide practical experience with virtual computing, virtual networks and optimising virtual machines.

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Audience

Those in desktop and server support or management roles. Experience with system administration of Windows or Linux and networking knowledge is assumed.

Skills Gained

You will learn to:

• Implement VMware and Microsoft virtual machine (VM) technologies
• Combine Windows and Linux workstations and servers on a single platform
• Leverage VMs to build testing, support and training environments
• Partition physical servers to decrease operating costs
• Migrate from physical to virtual machines
• Manage VMs throughout the enterprise

Course Outline

Virtualisation Concepts

Overview of virtual machines

• Defining virtual machines (servers and workstations)
• Advantages of deploying VMs

Virtual machine products

• VMware Workstation
• Server
• ESX
• Microsoft Virtual PC
• Virtual Server
• Other alternatives

Creating Virtual Machines

Comparing workstation products

• Functionality
• Performance
• Contrasting Windows and Linux hosts

Abstracting hardware

• Partitioning shared resources
• Accessing raw and virtual disks
• Virtualising CPU and memory resources

Deploying virtual workstation software

• Planning for automatic installations
• Designing virtual networks
• Bridged, NAT and host-only networking
• Controlling guest OS access

Building guest operating systems

• Allocating host resources
• Configuring virtual hard drives
• Enhancing VMs using virtualisation tools
• Managing peripheral devices
• Mapping to floppy and CD images

Exploiting Virtual Workstation Functionality

Creating support platforms

• Readying multiple operating systems
• Managing display modes
• Suspending and resuming virtual workstations

Expanding application support

• Extending legacy application life
• Widening platform options
• Resolving version conflicts

Constructing a test environment

• Accessing host files
• Taking and restoring snapshots

Developing training environments

• Protecting guest operating systems
• Exploiting non-persistent disks

Partitioning Servers

Establishing requirements

• Justifying server virtualisation
• Partitioning via hardware and software
• Recognising server functionality needs

Choosing virtual server hosts

• Evaluating performance and features
• Considering security implications

Executing Server VMs

• Working in interactive mode
• Implementing headless operation

Managing Virtual Servers remotely

• Exploiting remote management consoles
• Connecting to the Web interfaces
• Securing remote management

Deploying Virtual Servers

• Automating tasks via scripting
• Migrating physical to virtual servers
• Optimising performance
• Accessing Storage Area Networks (SANs)

Clustering virtual machines

• Distributing workloads via network load balancing (NLB)
• Establishing fault tolerance by utilising clustering services

Data Center Virtualisation with ESX

• Building the architecture
• Examining ESX architecture
• Planning and configuration

Leveraging ESX features

• Networking with vSwitches and port groups
• Optimising resource utilisation

Managing Microsoft Hyper-V

Maintaining virtual machines

• Contrasting Hyper-V and ESX architecture
• Implementing remote management tools

Securing virtual machine deployments

• Implementing permissions
• Reducing attack surface with Server Core

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