VMware ESX Server
Advanced Technical Design Guide
Ron Oglesby
Scott Herold
VMware ESX Server: Advanced Technical Design Guide
Copyright © 2005 by Ron Oglesby and Scott Herold
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First Printing, July 2005
Authors
Ron Oglesby
Scott Herold
Technical Editors
Stephen Beaver
Michael Burke
Ken Cline
Copy Editor
Emily Monaco
Publisher
Brian Madden
Contents at a glance
Section 1. Introduction to ESX Server
1. VMware Overview 17
2. ESX Architectural Overview 29
3. VMware ESX Implementation 75
Section 2. Infrastructure Design
4. Storage and Network Strategies 107
5. Designing the Guest Environment 181
6. Managing the Server with the Console OS and web interface 265
Section 3. VMware in the Enterprise
7. Security 301
8. Server Monitoring and Management 327
9. Automated Installations and Provisioning 375
10. High Availability, Backups, and Disaster Recovery 409
Appendix & Index 443
