Running Xen; A Hands-On Guide to the Art of Virtualization
ISBN 9780132349666
Yayınevi Pearson Yayıncılık
Yazarlar Eli Dow (author) | Jeanna Matthews (author) | Todd Deshane (author) | Wenjin Hu (author)
Kitap Tanıtımı The Real World, 100% Practical Guide to Xen Virtualization in Production Environments Using free, open source Xen virtualization software, you can save money, gain new flexibility, improve utilization, and simplify everything from disaster recovery to software testing. Running Xen brings together all the knowledge you need to create and manage high performance Xen virtual machines in any environment. Drawing on the unparalleled experience of a world class Xen team, it covers everything from installation to administration sharing field-tested insights, best practices, and case studies you can find nowhere else. The authors begin with a primer on virtualization: its concepts, uses, and advantages. Next, they tour Xen's capabilities, explore the Xen LiveCD, introduce the Xen hypervisor, and walk you through configuring your own hard disk based Xen installation. After you're running, they guide you through each leading method for creating guests and migrating existing systems to run as Xen guests. Then they offer comprehensive coverage of managing and securing Xen guests, devices, networks, and distributed resources. Whether you're an administrator, data center manager, developer, system integrator, or ISP, Running Xen will help you achieve your goals with Xen reliably, efficiently, with outstanding performance, and at a surprisingly low cost.