Virtualizing Microsoft Tier 1 Applications with VMware VSphere

Working with VMware vSphere, this book shows you how to virtualize Microsoft applications that require high CPU and high I/O and/or are critical applications for business operations--"Tier 1"applications. With authors who are not only insiders at VMware but who also have developed best practices for multi-tier applications for VMware environments, this book will guide you step-by-step in virtualizing the latest versions of Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint Server, and other support applications. The authors cover critical topics: reasons why to virtualize the application, considerations to be made when virtualizing the application, setting up a Proof-of-Concept of the application, storage, high availability, and monitoring. Material is organized such that readers can choose which chapters to read, depending on which applications they are considering to virtualize.