Microsoft� Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit - Softcover

Robert Larson; Janique Carbone; The Microsoft VirtualizationTeam

9780735623811: Microsoft� Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735623813 ISBN 13: 9780735623811

Publisher: Microsoft Press, 2007

In-depth and comprehensive, this Resource Kit delivers the information you need for administering Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1. You get authoritative technical guidance from those who know the technology best—leading virtualization experts and the Windows Virtualization team. Plus—software, scripts, tools, and other essential resources on DVD.

Get expert guidance on how to:

Install Virtual Server 2005 and troubleshoot common issues
Analyze, plan, and manage a virtualized infrastructure
Define workload resource requirements and perform a physical-to-virtual (P2V) migration
Set up, configure, and manage virtual hard disks and virtual machines
Implement and administer virtual networking
Create permission entries, set NTFS permissions, and enable SSL protocols to help restric access
Use best practices for configuration, tuning, and performance testing
Apply a 5-step methodology to help drive your virtualization project to success

DVD features:

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1.
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.
40 scripts for automating administration.
Active Directory Topology Diagramming (ADTD) tool.
Virtual Machine Remote Client Plus (VMRCPlus) for remote administration.
Tools for automating conversions and resizing virtual hard disks.
Videos: step-by-step demos on host clustering, P2V migration, and more.
Fully searchable eBook.

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From the Publisher:

Key Book Benefits:

-Provides in-depth technical information for configuring, administering, and supporting Virtual Server 2005 including coverage of Virtual Server R2 with SP1

-Delivers expert guidance from those who know the technology best.

-Includes a CD with evaluation software of Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with SP1 and Microsoft Virtual PC 2007; sample scripts, source code, and sample applications; technical whitepapers; videos from the authors; and a fully searchable version of the entire RESOURCE KIT book

About the Author:

Robert Larson is an Architect with Microsoft� Consulting Services (MCS) who focuses on infrastructure optimization and virtualization. He helps customers plan and design server and datacenter consolidation projects, and shares his virtualization expertise via Tech*Ed, TechNet webcasts, industry journals, and his blog.

Janique Carbone is the co-author of the Microsoft� Windows Server� 2008 Hyper-V™ Resource Kit and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit. She has been working in IT for over 15 years on projects ranging from application development to enterprise infrastructure design. Janique has developed Hyper-V, Virtual Server, and Virtual PC training for Microsoft events such as TechEd and has assisted customers in maintaining and optimizing business critical Windows Server infrastructures. In May 2006, after 7 years at Microsoft, she founded the Infrastructor Group, whose charter is to deliver in-depth training and consulting for core infrastructure with a specialization in virtualization technology. At Microsoft, Janique worked as a Senior Consultant in Microsoft Consulting Services and developed/delivered multiple customer and partner Windows training seminars. Before joining Microsoft, Janique worked as an engineer on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station projects for Boeing, as well as various other contractors supporting the National Air and Space Administration Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC), in Clear Lake.

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