Chapter 9. Virtual Machine Design

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Right-sizing virtual machines
  • Enabling CPU Hot Add and Memory Hot Plug
  • Using paravirtualized VM hardware
  • Creating virtual machine templates
  • Upgrading and installing VMware Tools
  • Upgrading VM virtual hardware
  • Using vApps to organize virtualized applications
  • Using VM affinity and anti-affinity rules
  • Using a VM to host affinity and anti-affinity rules
  • Converting physical servers with vCenter Converter Standalone

Introduction

Virtual machine (VM) design is just as important as physical hardware design and should be part of the physical design process. Correctly designing and configuring virtual machines with proper resource allocation will help increase consolidation in the ...

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