Chapter 8. High Availability and Business Continuity

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN TO:

  • MINIMIZE PLANNED DOWNTIME (Pages 244–251)

    • Configure and Use VMotion (Page 244)

    • Migrate Virtual Disks with Storage VMotion (Page 250)

  • PROTECT AGAINST HOST FAILURE (Pages 251–265)

    • Set Up VMware High Availability (Page 252)

    • Set Up VMware Fault Tolerance (Page 258)

  • GUARD AGAINST VM FAILURE (Pages 265–271)

    • Enable VM Monitoring (Page 265)

    • Install and Use VMware Consolidated Backup (Page 267)

Information technology (IT) professionals in organizations of all sizes and types seek to minimize downtime, planned or unplanned. Downtime means lost productivity, and lost productivity means lost money. In some organizations, the amount of money lost due to downtime can be quite significant. ...

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