How do you safely deploy Tier 1 apps in virtual environments? In this in-depth guide, VMware insiders Charles A. Windom, Hemant Gaidhani, and Alex Fontana show you how. Focusing on Microsoft applications, they guide you step by step through a Proof of Concept for virtualizing Windows Server, Active Directory, Internet Information Services, Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint Server, and Remote Desktop Services-all on the VMware vSphere 4 platform.
You'll find out what to consider for each application before you virtualize it, and learn how to perform VM backup using VMware Data Recovery, Windows patch management using VMware Update Manager, application performance monitoring using VMware Appspeed, and more. Topics include:
A Thorough Overview of VMware vSphere 4
Virtualizing Windows Server 2008
Choose virtual hardware and learn how to add sufficient CPU and memory
Run Microsoft Windows Server 2008 as a guest inside the vSphere environment
Protect your applications and data and deliver high availability using Failover Clustering and Windows Network Load Balancing
Virtualizing Other Microsoft Applications
Active Directory
Internet Information Services 7.0
Exchange Server 2007 and 2010
SQL Server 2005 and 2008
SharePoint Server 2007
Remote Desktop Services 2008 R2
Content:
Chapter 1 VMware vSphere 4 Overview (pages 1–40):
Chapter 2 Virtualizing Microsoft Server Applications (pages 41–83):
Chapter 3 Virtualizing Windows Server 2008 (pages 85–137):
Chapter 4 Virtualizing Active Directory (pages 139–177):
Chapter 5 Virtualizing Internet Information Services (pages 179–234):
Chapter 6 Virtualizing Exchange Server (pages 235–312):
Chapter 7 Virtualizing SQL Server (pages 313–370):
Chapter 8 Virtualizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (pages 371–414):
Chapter 9 Virtualizing Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (pages 415–486):