VMware虚拟架构产品和解决方案教程分析.ppt

* Key Points: Server sprawl of underutilized x86 servers creates significant problems for IT departments today (cost, management challenges, etc.) VMware server virtualization allows you to control server sprawl: Consolidate existing servers onto fewer machines using virtual machines to get more value out of existing resources and avoid costly forced migrations of legacy applications to new platforms Contain future server growth by putting new applications in virtual machines rather than buying new servers Script: One key challenge facing IT today is managing the growing sprawl of servers, particularly x86 servers. VMware virtual infrastructure provides you the ability to take control of server growth. For one, it allows you to consolidate existing applications onto fewer servers. Because you can run multiple virtual machines with different OS’s and different applications simultaneously, you can combine heterogeneous servers into a single server. Consolidation allows you to support old applications on new hardware and to retire that old hardware from the datacenter. You can also you virtual infrastructure to contain future server growth. With virtual infrastructure you can provision new virtual machines without needing to provision new servers—the new virtual machines can utilize unused capacity in your existing environment. You can plan your purchases of servers to add overall capacity rather than reactively deploying new server hardware for each request. Result: easier to manage, reduced datacenter costs, reduced procurement and deployment costs * A key issue in a large server consolidation project is automating the migration of physical servers into virtual machines. If each physical server must be manually replicated in a VM with installation and configuration of the OS and applications, the labor required would be prohibitive. Even worse, for older legacy applications, you may no longer have installation media and administrator skills necessary fo