Xenserver Administration Handbook: Practical Recipes for Successful Deployments

By J K Benedict, Tim Mackey, J. K. Benedict

Packed with practical advice, this hands-on guide provides valuable information you need to most effectively optimize and manage the XenServer open source virtualization platform. Whether you run a modest installation of a few blades or multiple global enterprise datacenters, this book focuses on the most critical issues you're likely to encounter when designing a XenServer deployment and helps you handle day-to-day management tasks.

Tim Mackey and J.K. Benedict from Citrix Systems, the company that manages XenServer, show you how to design a deployment through best practices, deployment blueprints, and installation guidelines. The book's second part features concise, easy-to-implement recipes for day-to-day management, such as user rights, backup strategies, and hardware maintenance. Learn precisely what makes a XenServer work, and how it can host 1000 virtual machines Explore the core components of a production XenServer environment Investigate several options on how and where to install XenServer Examine several factors for "right sizing" your XenServer deployment to fit your needs Work with a decision tree to optimize your XenServer deployment design Understand how to accommodate guest VM virtualization modes Use recipes that help you plan for, obtain, and apply XenServer upgrades

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149193543X
• ISBN13: 9781491935439
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.2"