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Professional Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

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Ben Armstrong,

Wrox Press (Publisher)

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2007
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Get ready to tap into the full potential of your system and dramatically improve your development and testing environment. From installation and configuration to clustering and performance enhancements, this book shows you how to get the most out of Microsoft Virtual Server. Written by a key member of the Virtual Server product team, it focuses on maintaining and developing Virtual Server environments so that you can get up and running quickly.

Some of the critical features you'll learn how to take advantage of include integrated backup support, offline virtual hard disk manipulation, and the Virtual Server COM Interface. You'll also discover how to get the best performance out of your virtual machines while creating a secure system. And you'll find expert tips and techniques on how to use Virtual Server for general development and debugging of applications.

What you will learn from this book

All about the new features of Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1

Steps for creating a virtual machine library for rapid and flexible deployment

How to build applications that control and interact with Virtual Server using Visual Basic.NET, C#, and ASP.NET

Ways to perform a P2V migration using Microsoft tools

Methods for clustering and configuring virtual machines

How to automate virtual machine operations using VBScript and PowerShell

Who this book is for

This book is for system administrators who want to implement solutions with Virtual Server as well as developers who are trying to build end-to-end solutions with Virtual Server.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, andIT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 allows a single server to be divided into several "virtual machines," each running its own environment and operating system, which can even be virtually networked togetherWritten by a key member of Microsoft's Virtual Server product team, this guide shows programmers how they can use these virtual machines to keep their development environment separate from their computing environment, test software on a variety of platforms from a single machine, and test networking applicationsPacked with real-world examples, the book examines how to install Linux under Virtual Server, create VM libraries, tweak performances, troubleshoot installation glitches, and access the Virtual Server COM APIOffers a clear explanation of how to best understand virtual devices, networks, and storage systems and handle debugging in virtual machines

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