Chapter 10. Amazing Smoothies Day 4: VM Decommissioning
Decommissioning, an often-forgotten task in the world of virtualization, what with it being so simple to throw new virtual machines (VMs) online with a few clicks, is the subject of this chapter. The proliferation of VMs can lead to a condition called VM sprawl. Sprawl, in turn, leads to increased management overhead because administrators must maintain each new VM. There are also some security implications to sprawl.
You can defeat sprawl with a good VM lifecycle process. Although this book does not detail the entire process for you, Chapter 9, “Amazing Smoothies Day 3: VM Provisioning,” covered the beginning of this lifecycle. Now, in this chapter, you learn about the end of the VM lifecycle. ...
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