Virtualization Essentials, Third Edition
- 4h 55m
- Matthew Portnoy
- Sybex
- 2023
Learn the fundamental concepts and skills by building your own virtual machine
Virtualization is more important than ever, it's how the Cloud works! As virtualization continues to expand, millions of companies all over the world are leveraging virtualization. IT professionals need a solid understanding of virtualization concepts and software to compete in today's job market.
The updated new edition of Virtualization Essentials teaches you the core concepts and skills necessary to work with virtualization environments. Designed for new and aspiring IT professionals alike, this practical guide offers an applied, real-world approach to help you develop the necessary skill set to work in Cloud computing, the DevOps space, and the rest of the virtual world.
Virtualization Essentials simplifies complex concepts to ensure that you fully understand what virtualization is and how it works within the computing environment. Step by step, you’ll learn how to build your own virtual machine, both by scratch and by migrating from physical to virtual. Each user-friendly chapter contains an overview of the topic, a discussion of key concepts, hands-on tutorials, end-of-chapter exercises, review questions, and more.
- Configure and manage a virtual machine’s CPU, memory, storage, and networking
- Distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors
- Compare the leading hypervisor products in today’s market
- Configure additional devices for a virtual machine
- Make considerations for availability
- Understand how cloud computing leverages virtualization
Virtualization Essentials is an invaluable ‘learn-by-doing’ resource for new and aspiring IT professionals looking to gain a solid foundation in virtualization. It is also an excellent reference for more experienced IT admins responsible for managing on-premise and remote computers and workstations.
About the Author
Matthew Portnoy is an information technology professional and Sales Engineering Manager at Splunk. He specializes in data management and virtualization. He has over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry and is a former Staff System Engineer at VMware.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Understanding Virtualization
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Understanding Hypervisors
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Understanding Virtual Machines
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Creating a Virtual Machine
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Installing Windows on a Virtual Machine
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Installing Linux on a Virtual Machine
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Managing CPUs for a Virtual Machine
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Managing Memory for a Virtual Machine
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Managing Storage for a Virtual Machine
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Managing Networking for a Virtual Machine
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Copying a Virtual Machine
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Managing Additional Devices in Virtual Machines
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Understanding Availability
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Understanding Applications in a Virtual Machine
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Glossary
