Saving Money and Time with Virtual Server

Table of contents

1. Saving Money and Time With Virtual Server
2. Enter Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
   1. Virtual Server Versus Virtual PC
   2. Virtual Server System Requirements
   3. Licensing Virtual Server
   4. Obtaining Virtual Server
3. Creating a Basic Virtual Server
   1. Installing Virtual Server
   2. Accessing the Virtual Server Administration Web Site
   3. Creating Your First Virtual Machine
   4. Virtual Hard Disks
      1. How a virtual hard disk works
      2. Fixed-size VHDs
      3. Dynamically expanding VHDs
      4. Undo VHDs
      5. Differencing Disks
4. Saving Time with Virtual Test Beds
   1. Considerations for Dealing with Multiple Virtual Machines
      1. Filenames
      2. Hard disks
      3. CD/DVD drive
      4. Floppy drive
      5. COM ports
      6. LPT ports
      7. Resource allocation
   2. Setting up a Virtual Network
      1. Understanding Virtual Machine Networking Services
      2. Creating your virtual network
      3. Configuring the virtual DHCP server
   3. Extending Virtual Networks
5. Saving Money with Virtual Consolidation
   1. Decreased Server Provisioning Time
      1. Creating virtual-machine image libraries
   2. Simplification of Backups
   3. Server Redundancy
   4. Disaster Recovery: a Case Scenario
6. Saving Face with Virtual Security
   1. Virtual Security in Consolidated Environments
   2. Virtual Honeypots
      1. Setting up a virtual honeypot
      2. Installing and configuring HoneyBOT
7. Virtual Server Performance Tuning
   1. Allocating Extra Memory
   2. Installing VM Additions
   3. Using SCSI Hard Drives
   4. Disable Real-Time Virus Scanning on VHD Files
   5. Defragment Your Hard Drives
8. The Future of Virtual Computing
9. About the Author
10. Copyright