Configuring VMware ESX Server 2.5

This book will detail the default and custom installation of VMware's ESx server as well as basic and advanced virtual machine configurations. It will also discuss the requirements for a server virtualization and consolidation project and the cost savings surrounding such an effort. Furthermore, the book will provide a thorough understanding of the benefits of a virtual infrastructure and a comprehensive examination of how VMware eases administration and lowers overall IT costs. Lastly, the book delivers a thorough understanding of the virtual evolution which is underway in many IT organizations and how the reader will benefit from shifting from the physical to a virtual * A detailed resource on the default and custom installation of VMware's ESx server * Covers all the requirements for a server virtualization and consolidation project and the cost savings surrounding such an effort * Delivers a thorough understanding of the virtual evolution occuring in the IT industry