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Virtualization with Xen: Including XenEnterprise, XenServer, and XenExpress
You have heard the buzz about virtualization for some time now. Now learn about one of the most promising virtualization technologies available today, the open source Xen hypervisor developed by XenSource. Originally the product of a research project led by Ian Pratt, senior lecturer at the University of Cambridge and founder of XenSource, Xen has
become the de facto standard for virtualization in the open-source community. With new features for hardware assisted virtualization available from Intel and AMD, XenSource is now delivering high performance virtualization for Windows and Linux servers, squarely positioning Xen as a viable alternative to VMware's ESX Server.
This book will give you a deeper understanding of virtualization concepts, including hypervisors, storage and network virtualization, as well as best practices for deploying and maintaining a virtual infrastructure. Industry experts will show you how to install and deploy the open source Xen hypervisor and XenSource's easy to use Xen Server family of products, including the free mult-OS virtualization platform XenExpress included with the book. The book also shows the reader how to avoid the pitfalls that can arise when virtualization is not correctly implemented. It also covers some creative uses for Xen, both for personal use as well as for the enterprise. The book also contains a free, production-ready server consolidation package from XenSource, called XenExpress.
You will also learn how to manage and monitor your Xen hosts and virtualized guests using open-source and free closed-source offerings from XenSource and third-party software providers. In particular, you will learn to how make XenEnterprise, the commercially packaged and supported Xen release from XenSource, work for you to reduce infrastructure complexity and costs, simplify administration, and maximize the reliability and availability of your computing ecosystem, all without sacrificing performance or functionality
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