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VMware vSphere® 5 Administration: Instant Reference
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VMware vSphere® 5 Administration: Instant Reference

by Christopher Kusek, Van V. Van Noy, Andy Daniel
December 2011
Beginner
396 pages
7h 57m
English
Sybex
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Chapter 8

High Availability and Business Continuity

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN TO:

  • MINIMIZE PLANNED DOWNTIME
    • Configure and Use vMotion
    • Migrate Virtual Disks with Storage vMotion
  • PROTECT AGAINST HOST FAILURE
    • Set Up vSphere High Availability
    • Set Up vSphere Fault Tolerance
  • GUARD AGAINST VM FAILURE

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. VMware vSphere provides a number of features that help reduce or eliminate downtime, both planned and unplanned.

Minimize Planned Downtime

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