ÂThis accessible and immediately useful book expertly provides the Xen community with everything it needs to know to download, build, deploy and manage Xen implementations.ÂÂIan Pratt, Xen Project Leader VP Advanced Technology, Citrix Systems
The RealÂWorld, 100% Practical Guide to Xen Virtualization in Production Environments
Using free, open source Xen virtualization software, you can save money, gain new flexibility, improve utilization, and simplify everything from disaster recovery to software testing. Running Xen brings together all the knowledge you need to create and manage highÂperformance Xen virtual machines in any environment. Drawing on the unparalleled experience of a worldÂclass Xen team, it covers everything from installation to administrationÂsharing field-tested insights, best practices, and case studies you can find nowhere else.
The authors begin with a primer on virtualization: its concepts, uses, and advantages. Next, they tour XenÂ's capabilities, explore the Xen LiveCD, introduce the Xen hypervisor, and walk you through configuring your own hardÂdiskÂbased Xen installation. After youÂ're running, they guide you through each leading method for creating Âguests and migrating existing systems to run as Xen guests. Then they offer comprehensive coverage of managing and securing Xen guests, devices, networks, and distributed resources. Whether youÂ're an administrator, data center manager, developer, system integrator, or ISP, Running Xen will help you achieve your goals with XenÂreliably, efficiently, with outstanding performance, and at a surprisingly low cost.
Â-Understanding the Xen hypervisor: what it does, and how it works
Â-Using pre-built system images, including compressed file systems
Â-Managing domains with the xm console
Â-Populating and storing guest images
Â-Planning, designing, and configuring networks in Xen
Â-Utilizing Xen security: special purpose VMs, virtual network segments, remote access, firewalls, network monitors, sHype access control, Xen Security Modules (XSM), and more
Â-Managing guest resources: memory, CPU, and I/O
Â-Employing Xen in the enterprise: tools, products, and techniques
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