XenServer Administration Handbook Practical Recipes for Successful Deployments 1st Edition by Tim Mackey 1491935392 9781491935392

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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎1491935392 

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781491935392

Author: Tim Mackey 

Packed with practical advice, this hands-on guide provides valuable information you need to most effectively optimize and manage the XenServer open source virtualization platform. Whether you run a modest installation of a few blades or multiple global enterprise datacenters, this book focuses on the most critical issues you’re likely to encounter when designing a XenServer deployment and helps you handle day-to-day management tasks. Tim Mackey and J.K. Benedict from Citrix Systems, the company that manages XenServer, show you how to design a deployment through best practices, deployment blueprints, and installation guidelines. The book’s second part features concise, easy-to-implement recipes for day-to-day management, such as user rights, backup strategies, and hardware maintenance. Learn precisely what makes a XenServer work, and how it can host 1000 virtual machines Explore the core components of a production XenServer environment Investigate several options on how and where to install XenServer Examine several factors for “right sizing” your XenServer deployment to fit your needs Work with a decision tree to optimize your XenServer deployment design Understand how to accommodate guest VM virtualization modes Use recipes that help you plan for, obtain, and apply XenServer upgrades

XenServer Administration Handbook Practical Recipes for Successful Deployments 1st Table of contents:

I. Designing a Successful XenServer Deployment
1. What Is a XenServer?
The Xen Hypervisor
Tooling for Xen Virtualization
2. Core Architecture and Critical Components
XenServer Isn’t Linux, but dom0 Is
Architecture Interface
XenCenter: A Graphical Xen Management Tool
Core Processes
XAPI
xhad
xenopsd
xcp-rrdd
xcp-networkd
SM
perfmon
mpathalert
snapwatchd
stunnel
xenconsoled
xenstored
squeezed
Critical Configuration Files
/boot/extlinux.conf
/etc/hosts
/etc/hostname
/etc/multipath.conf
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
/etc/xensource/
XenServer Object Relationships
Network Objects
GPU Objects
Storage Objects
3. Installing XenServer
Manual Installation
Unattended Installation
Boot from SAN
Supplemental Packs
Third-Party Driver Disks
4. Design Assumptions Impacting Deployment
Pooled Hosts Versus Standalone Hosts
Pool Master Versus Pool Member
Processor Compatibility Within Pools
Resource Pool Sizing
When to Create a New Pool
Defining a Management Paradigm
Provisioning Tools
Multiple XenCenter Administrators
Hardware Compatibility
Host Requirements
BIOS, Firmware, and Driver Updates
Shared Versus Local Storage
Storage Provisioning Model
Storage I/O Operations Per Second (IOPS)
Validating Local Storage
Memory Management
Fixed Memory Concepts
Dynamic VM Memory Management
Planning for Infrastructure Failure
Host Failure Protection
Preventing Aggressive Fencing
Capacity Planning During Failure
No Single Points of Failure
5. Deployment Blueprint
Start with Storage
Local Versus Shared Storage
NFS Versus iSCSI
Fibre Channel and HBAs
Multipath Configurations
Define Network Topologies
Bonding and LACP
Jumbo Frames
6. Understanding Guest VM Types
HVM Guests
PV Guests
Microsoft Windows in XenServer
HVM versus Linux PV
II. Management Recipes
7. Installation Recipes
Manual Installation
Creating a Bootable USB Device
Unattended Installation
Boot from SAN
Installation of Supplemental Packs
Driver Disks
Slipstreaming Drivers and Supplemental Packs
8. Planning for Upgrades
Security Patches
Learning of a New Hotfix or Patch
Determine if a Hotfix Is Present
Applying Patches to XenServer
9. Log Management
Log Configuration
Log Rotation
Log Aggregation
Throttling SNMP ACKs 
10. Backup Strategies
Backup dom0
Pool and XAPI Database Backup
VM Backup
Metadata Backup and Restore
Portable Storage Repositories
11. User Management
Enabling Roles Based Authentication
Configuring Users
Removing Users
Disable External Authentication
Privileged (Root) Password Recovery
12. SSL Certificates
Apply a Commercial Certificate
Create a New Self-Signed Certificate
13. Hardware Maintenance
Upgrades, Support, and Hardware
Storage
Adding Local Storage
USB Storage for Backup
Networking
Replacing a NIC
Hosts

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