دانلود کتاب Running ESXi on a Raspberry Pi: Installing VMware ESXi on Raspberry Pi 4 to run Linux virtual machines

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Table of Contents About the Authors About the Technical Reviewer Acknowledgments Preamble Chapter 1: Setting the Framework for ESXi on Arm on Pi The Datacenter Before Virtualization Introduction to Virtual Machines (VMs) Type 2 Hypervisor Type 1 Hypervisor VMware VMware vSphere vCenter Server vMotion Storage vMotion vCenter Server Appliance Summary Chapter 2: ESXi on Arm on Pi and the Post-virtualized Datacenter Arm Raspberry Pi ESXi on Arm on Pi ESXi on Arm Currently in the Datacenter Cloud Providers and Arm Servers Datacenter Arm Servers Supercomputers ESXi on Arm and the Future of the Datacenter SmartNIC/DPU Computational Storage Dell PowerStore Storage Appliances Arm-Based Computational Storage SoftIron QNAP Limitations of Using a Pi for ESXi Executables Pi Hardware Overcommitment of Physical Resources Storage RAM CPU ESXi on Arm on Pi Resource Usage Test Licensing ESXi on Arm Chapter 3: ESXi on Arm on Pi Use Cases Learning Environment Home Labs Corporate Sandboxes Lightweight VDI Hosts Web Development Edge Server/Data Collection Point vSAN Witness Automation Environment for PowerCLI Kubernetes Game Server Summary Chapter 4: ESXi on Arm on Pi Build Kits Requirements Notes on the Case Notes on Thumb Drives Low-Cost Naked Build Cased Builds Cheap Pi Enclosure Argon ONE Kit M.2 Argon ONE M.2 Case for M.2 SATA Drive Geekworm Armor Aluminum Alloy Passive Cooling Case 3D Printed Cases Summary Chapter 5: Installing ESXi on a Pi Redirecting the Screen Installation Overview Hardware and Software Preparation Install Pi on a Micro-SD Card Using Pi OS to Check the Pi’s EEPROM Prep Micro-SD with UEFI Create an ESXi on Arm Install Device Installing ESXi on the Pi Installing ESXi on the Pi RPi Modify RPi Boot Order Post-installation Configuration: ESXi Console Post-installation Configuration: VMware Host Console Summary Chapter 6: VMware Host Client Overview of the Client Managing ESXi Using the Host Client Managing ESXi and VMs Changing Default Timeout Starting VMs Automatically ESXi Host Hardware ESXi License Status ESXi Services ESXi Users Monitoring ESXi Using the Host Client Summary Chapter 7: Local Storage for ESXi Different Types of Datastores Setting Up a Datastore on a USB Device Examining the Datastore from the Host Client Script to Automate Creating a USB Storage Device Summary Chapter 8: Virtual Machines on ESXi Windows Will Not Work VMware Tools Types of Virtual Disks Installing Ubuntu Download Ubuntu 20.04 ISO Create an Ubuntu VM Install Ubuntu 20.04 on the VM Installing VMware Tools on Ubuntu Post-configuration of the Ubuntu VM Virtual Machine Files Creating a Copy of a VM Copy a VM’s Files Register a Copied VM Starting the OS Fedora Download the Fedora 34 ISO Create a Fedora VM Install Fedora 34 on the VM Configuring Fedora 34 Installing VMware Tools on Fedora Photon OS Download Photon OS Create a Photon VM Install Photon on the VM Configuring Photon Installing VMware Tools on Photon Snapshots Working with Snapshots Summary Chapter 9: Network Storage Options for ESXi NFS Using NFS with ESXi Setting Up an NFS Server on Windows Share a Windows Server Directory via NFS Connecting an ESXi Host to an NFS Server Creating a VM Using NFS Storage Copying a VM Stored on a Local Datastore to an NFS Share Connecting an NFS Share to a Linux System Final Thoughts on Setting Up an NFS Share VMware Player VMware Player Requirements Installing VMware Player Installing Ubuntu on Player Add a Second Hard Drive to a Player VM Getting a Routable IP Address iSCSI Installing and Configuring iSCSI on Ubuntu Adding an iSCSI Target to an ESXi Host iSCSI Final Thoughts Case Study: Using a VM as an iSCSI Server for the ESXi Host Summary Chapter 10: Testing Storage Performance Testing Configuration Initial USB Storage Performance Testing Observations on My Initial Tests Fio Random and Sequential Test Script Testing Network Storage iSCSI on Player NFS on Windows NFS on QNAP TS-431K Storage Appliance Testing Thumb Drives PNY Elite-X Fit Samsung BAR Plus 256GB Samsung BAR Plus 128GB SanDisk Ultra Flair Stress Testing a Thumb Drive Testing Attached Drives Western Digital SATA in Argon Case Toshiba NVME in an SSK Enclosure KingSpec SATA M.2 in an ORICO Enclosure Kingston SATA M.2 in an ORICO Enclosure Micron M500DC in a MASSCOOL External Enclosure Micron M500DC in a Sabrent Docking Station Seagate IronWolf in a Sabrent Docking Station diskAshur M2 High-Security Drive Compiled Results for Local Storage Summary Chapter 11: Virtual Desktop on ESXi Benefits of Virtual Desktops Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Cost Savings Security Business Continuity Manageability Data Locality Types of Virtual Desktop Users Accessing Virtual Desktops Media Redirection VDI Clients Zero Clients Thin Clients Thick Clients Native Clients Web Clients All-in-One Client Mobile Devices What a Remote Protocol Does Connecting to Virtual Desktops Linux VMs Fedora Ubuntu Connecting to Fedora Desktop with RDP Installing RDP Server on Fedora Connecting to a Linux Desktop Using RDP X11 Connecting to Fedora Using X11 NoMachine (NX) Connecting to a Virtual Desktop Using NoMachine Changing Your Screen Resolution Summary Chapter 12: ESXi Networking Networking Virtual Switch Creating a Virtual Switch Physical NICs Virtual NICs Testing Performance of a Network iPerf3 Using iPerf3 VM-to-VM on the Same ESXi Host Using iPerf3 Between VM and Physical Machine Using iPerf3 Using the VMXNET3 Driver iPerf3 on ESXi Summary Chapter 13: Managing ESXi Systems with VCSA vCenter Server License Installing vCenter Server Installing vCenter Server on an x64 ESXi Host Installing vCenter Server on VMware Workstation Configuring vCenter Server Adding ESXi Hosts to vCenter Server Managing ESXi Using vCenter Server Licensing Storage Networking Virtual Machines Cloning Virtual Machines vMotion Storage vMotion Automatic VM Startup with a Host Using Third-Party Products with VCSA ControlUp Summary Chapter 14: The Future of ESXi on Arm Key Challenges for the Future of ESXi on Arm How to Get Involved Final Words Index