Configuring VMware ESX Server 2.5

Download or read book Configuring VMware ESX Server 2.5 written by Al Muller and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-08-31 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will detail the default and custom installation of VMware's ESx server as well as basic and advanced virtual machine configurations. It will also discuss the requirements for a server virtualization and consolidation project and the cost savings surrounding such an effort. Furthermore, the book will provide a thorough understanding of the benefits of a virtual infrastructure and a comprehensive examination of how VMware eases administration and lowers overall IT costs. Lastly, the book delivers a thorough understanding of the virtual evolution which is underway in many IT organizations and how the reader will benefit from shifting from the physical to a virtual* A detailed resource on the default and custom installation of VMware's ESx server* Covers all the requirements for a server virtualization and consolidation project and the cost savings surrounding such an effort* Delivers a thorough understanding of the virtual evolution occuring in the IT industry