Server Consolidation with the IBM eServer xSeries 440 and VMware ESX Server.

Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Business trends -- 1.2 x440 capabilities -- 1.3 Logical partitioning and VMware -- 1.3.1 VMware solutions -- Chapter 2. x440 product overview -- 2.1 IBM XA-32 chipset -- 2.2 Processors -- 2.2.1 Intel Xeon Processor MP -- 2.2.2 Intel Xeon Processor DP -- 2.3 SMP Expansion Module -- 2.4 IBM XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache -- 2.5 System memory -- 2.6 PCI subsystem -- 2.7 Availability support -- 2.8 Configurations -- 2.9 System partitioning -- 2.10 RXE-100 Remote Expansion Enclosure -- 2.10.1 Configurations -- Chapter 3. Server consolidation -- 3.1 Server sprawl -- 3.1.1 The solution: server consolidation -- 3.2 The benefits of consolidation -- 3.2.1 Reduced total cost of ownership -- 3.2.2 Improved efficiency -- 3.2.3 Improved service levels -- 3.2.4 Infrastructure for growth -- 3.2.5 Single point of control -- 3.2.6 Minimize learning and optimize use of skilled resources -- 3.3 Types of consolidation -- 3.3.1 Centralization -- 3.3.2 Physical consolidation -- 3.3.3 Data integration -- 3.3.4 Application integration -- 3.4 Consolidation methodologies -- 3.5 Candidates for consolidation -- 3.6 Decision criteria -- 3.6.1 Benefits and business value -- 3.6.2 Costs -- 3.6.3 Direction of business -- 3.6.4 Time to implement -- 3.6.5 Package availability -- 3.6.6 Risks and contingencies -- 3.6.7 Success factors -- 3.7 Pitfalls in server consolidation -- 3.8 Why the x440 is best for server consolidation -- 3.8.1 Productivity -- 3.8.2 Scalability -- 3.8.3 Availability -- 3.8.4 Manageability -- Chapter 4. VMware ESX Server overview -- 4.1 Architectural overview -- 4.1.1 Core features -- 4.1.2 Hardware independence and device drivers -- 4.1.3 Virtual machine specifications.

4.1.4 ESX Server 1.5 limitations -- 4.2 Virtualization -- 4.2.1 CPU virtualization -- 4.2.2 Memory virtualization -- 4.2.3 Disk virtualization -- 4.2.4 Network virtualization -- 4.3 Resource Manager -- 4.3.1 CPU resources -- 4.3.2 Memory resource management -- 4.3.3 Disk bandwidth management -- 4.3.4 Network resources -- 4.4 Components of ESX Server -- 4.4.1 The Service Console -- 4.5 Advanced features -- 4.5.1 Disk modes -- 4.5.2 Virtual networks -- 4.6 Support -- Chapter 5. VMware ESX Server for consolidation -- 5.1 Reduced total cost of ownership -- 5.2 Productivity -- 5.2.1 Guaranteed service levels -- 5.2.2 CPU resources -- 5.2.3 Memory resources -- 5.2.4 I/O resources -- 5.3 Scalability -- 5.4 Availability -- 5.5 Manageability -- 5.5.1 Remote console for VMs -- 5.5.2 Perl API and SNMP -- 5.6 Flexibility -- 5.7 Security -- Chapter 6. Sizing xSeries 440 VMware solutions -- 6.1 Server capacity sizing -- 6.1.1 CPU -- 6.1.2 Memory -- 6.1.3 Disk subsystem -- 6.1.4 Network -- Chapter 7. Installing ESX Server -- 7.1 Before you begin -- 7.1.1 Using onboard Gigabit Ethernet controller for VMs -- 7.2 Installing ESX Server 1.5 -- 7.3 Configuring ESX Server -- 7.4 Creating a virtual machine -- 7.5 Installing Remote Console -- 7.5.1 Configuring and launching Remote Console -- 7.6 Guest operating system installation -- 7.6.1 Guest operating system-specific considerations -- 7.7 VMware Tools installation -- Chapter 8. Clustering solutions using ESX Server -- 8.1 Clustering scenarios -- 8.1.1 Cluster in a box -- 8.1.2 Cluster across boxes and consolidating clusters -- 8.1.3 Cost-effective standby host -- 8.2 Cluster planning -- 8.2.1 Software requirements -- 8.3 Implementation -- 8.3.1 Creating virtual machines -- 8.3.2 Shared disks -- 8.3.3 Networking -- 8.4 Guest operating system installation -- 8.4.1 Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

8.4.2 Microsoft Cluster Service installation -- 8.4.3 Linux installation -- 8.4.4 Installing LifeKeeper -- 8.4.5 Starting LifeKeeper -- 8.4.6 LifeKeeper user interface - server and client -- 8.4.7 Creating resource hierarchies IP and Apache -- 8.4.8 Creating the Apache Web Server resource -- 8.4.9 Performing a manual switchover -- Chapter 9. Systems management -- 9.1 Remote hardware management -- 9.1.1 Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter device driver -- 9.2 Management of ESX Server -- 9.2.1 Management interfaces -- 9.2.2 Management architecture -- 9.2.3 Integration alternatives -- 9.2.4 The VMware Management Interface -- 9.2.5 The SNMP interface -- 9.2.6 The Perl scripting API -- 9.3 IBM Director management of ESX Server -- 9.4 Resource management in ESX Server -- 9.4.1 CPU resources -- 9.4.2 Memory management -- 9.4.3 Disk management -- 9.5 Backing up ESX Server -- 9.5.1 What to backup -- 9.5.2 Backing up the Service Console -- 9.5.3 Backing up virtual machines as physical systems -- 9.5.4 Backing up virtual machines as virtual disks -- 9.5.5 Choosing the best approach to do backups -- 9.5.6 Adding and committing redo log files through the API -- 9.6 Remote operating system installation -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other resources -- Referenced Web sites -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- IBM Redbooks collections -- Index -- Back cover.

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