Learning Virtualization

Course details

Virtualization is a vastly important topic to IT managers, as it allows one computer to run multiple operating systems, leading to a more efficient use of hardware resources. In this course, Martin Guidry looks at the crucial concepts behind today's virtualization technologies, covering the important features, plus plenty of other tools and techniques. He starts by discussing several advantages and a few disadvantages of virtualization. He then shows how to use Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware Workstation to create and maintain virtual machines. Martin also offers advice on how to choose the right virtualization technologies for your situation and how to prepare your existing IT infrastructure to accommodate virtualization. He finishes the course with some tips for troubleshooting slow performance, network communication, and common errors in your virtual machine.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learning virtualization
02 - About this update
03 - What you should know before starting

1. Introduction to Virtualization

04 - Overview of virtualization
05 - Understanding different types of hypervisors
06 - Understanding the cloud

2. Virtualization Advantages

07 - Using virtualization for more efficient utilization of hardware
08 - Using virtualization to increase availability
09 - Disaster recovery
10 - Just-in-time delivery of resources
11 - Saving energy

3. Virtualization Disadvantages

12 - Increased complexity
13 - Expense
14 - Sprawl

4. Common Uses of Virtualization

15 - Virtualizing desktop computers
16 - Running a specific program
17 - Setting up test and development environments
18 - Designing a private cloud
19 - Utilizing a public cloud
20 - Choosing the best solution for you

5. Hardware

21 - Understanding virtual CPU
22 - Understanding virtual memory
23 - Understanding virtual storage
24 - Understanding virtual networking
25 - Understanding virtual graphic processing

6. Microsoft Hyper-V

26 - Installing Hyper-V
27 - Creating a virtual machine with Hyper-V
28 - Setting up networking with Hyper-V
29 - Allocating processors and memory to a virtual machine using Hyper-V
30 - Using checkpoints in Hyper-V
31 - Uninstalling Hyper-V

7. VMware Workstation

32 - Installing VMware Workstation
33 - Creating a virtual machine with VMware Workstation
34 - Setting up networking with VMware Workstation
35 - Allocating processors and memory to a virtual machine using VMware Workstation
36 - Duplicating a virtual machine using VMware Workstation

8. Preparing Your Infrastructure for Virtualization

37 - Understanding different file systems
38 - Choosing between SAN, NAS, or local storage

9. Troubleshooting

39 - Troubleshooting network communication
40 - Troubleshooting slow performance
41 - Troubleshooting common errors

Conclusion

42 - Next steps