Citrix XenServer 6.0 Administration Essential Guide - Softcover

Tosatto, Daniele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849686165 ISBN 13: 9781849686167

Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Deploy and manage XenServer in your enterprise to create, integrate, manage, and automate a virtual datacenter quickly and easily Overview This book and eBook will take you through deploying XenServer in your enterprise, and teach you how to create and maintain your datacenter. Manage XenServer and virtual machines using Citrix management tools and the command line. Organize secure access to your infrastructure using role-based access control. Back up your host and the high availability of virtual machines. The book contains practical examples and tips by the author from his own experience in clear step by step. In Detail Virtualization helps an organization reduce costs and achieve low maintenance. It is fast becoming an important skill for all administrators. Citrix's XenServer is one of the leading virtualization solutions for enterprises and helps companies reduce costs while allowing them to integrate, automate and easily manage their datacenters. It comes with a steep learning curve, but the results are well worth the effort. This practical guide on XenServer administration shows you how to manage XenServer pools; create, configure and manage virtual machines and a datacenter. With the help of real-world examples in this book, you will be able to apply these concepts directly in your everyday life. Packed with author's tips and helpful advice; the book is your best choice for anything related to XenServer administration. This is the only book that focuses on the most vital aspect of XenServer–administration. You don't have to struggle through the lesser-documented tasks anymore, this book will provide all the information you need to create and run a perfectly designed datacenter using XenServer. You will begin your journey towards becoming an expert XenServer administrator by configuring XenServer pools and managing role-based user authentication.

About this title

Product Description

This is a practical, concise step-by-step tutorial with screenshots for carrying out tasks showing you how to manage and administer a XenServer in your business. The author brings his own extensive knowledge of XenServer. The book is full of best practices and tips that will help you benefit from the author's experience in working with XenServer. If you are an administrator working on XenServer, this book is for you. The book assumes that you have a basic understanding of XenServer administration, but need not have working experience with XenServer. You must be well aware of virtualization concepts as the book does not cover that. IT consultants, service providers and architects, who want to approach XenServer as a virtualization platform will also find this book useful.

About the Author

Daniele Tosatto Daniele Tosatto is a highly experienced Senior Systems Engineer based in Venice, Italy. He is a Microsoft Certified IT Professional, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Citrix Certified Administrator and has been working with Microsoft products since 2000 as a system administrator. In 2008 he started working for one of the Italian Citrix Platinum Partners. He is focused on Active Directory, server virtualization, application virtualization and delivery and IT infrastructure management. He maintains a blog at http://www.danieletosatto.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1849686165
• ISBN 13: 9781849686167
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 346