Packed with practical advice, this hands-on guide provides valuable information you need to most effectively optimize and manage the XenServer open source virtualization platform. Whether you run a modest installation of a few blades or multiple global enterprise datacenters, this book focuses on the most critical issues you’re likely to encounter when designing a XenServer deployment and helps you handle day-to-day management tasks.

Tim Mackey and J.K. Benedict from Citrix Systems, the company that manages XenServer, show you how to design a deployment through best practices, deployment blueprints, and installation guidelines. The book’s second part features concise, easy-to-implement recipes for day-to-day management, such as user rights, backup strategies, and hardware maintenance.

Learn precisely what makes a XenServer work, and how it can host 1000 virtual machines
Explore the core components of a production XenServer environment
Investigate several options on how and where to install XenServer
Examine several factors for "right sizing" your XenServer deployment to fit your needs
Work with a decision tree to optimize your XenServer deployment design
Understand how to accommodate guest VM virtualization modes
Use recipes that help you plan for, obtain, and apply XenServer upgrades

About the Authors

XenServer Community Manager and Evangelist

Senior Support Engineer for XenServer and Virtualization Technologies, SME for XenClient Enterprise

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