Chapter 7. Managing VMware ESXi and Citrix® XenServer® Hosts

In this chapter, we will cover the following:

  • Adding VMware vCenter Server to VMM
  • Adding VMware ESX hosts or host clusters to VMM
  • Configuring network settings on a VMware ESX host
  • Configuring host BMC settings
  • Importing VMware templates
  • Converting VMware virtual machines to Hyper-V
  • Managing Citrix® XenServer® hosts and pools
  • Converting Citrix® virtual machines to Hyper-V

Introduction

This chapter has recipes that will help administrators use VMM 2012 R2 to manage daily operations of VMware ESX and Citrix hosts and host clusters, such as the identification and management of hosts. In addition, it will provide you with the ability to create, manage, save, and deploy VMs on VMware ESX and Citrix ...

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