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Data Center Management
1. |  By: Johny Morris Publisher: British Informatics Society Limited Publication Date: 01-SEP-2012 Insert Date: 10-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Practical Data Migration This book is for executives, practitioners, and project managers who are tasked with the movement of data from old systems to a new repository. It uses a series of steps developed in real life situations that will get the reader from an empty new system to one that is populated, working and backed by the user population. This new edition of the primary text on the subject is updated to take account of changes in technology and the maturing of the market for Data Migration services. The most recent figures suggest that nearly 40% of Data Migration projects are over time, over budget or fail...
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2. |  IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview By: Thomas Libor, PhD; Allen Oh; Lakshmikanthan Selvarajan; Peter Wuestefeld Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 12-APR-2011 Insert Date: 26-APR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview This IBM® Redbooks® publication positions the IBM
Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) against the IBM Hardware
Management Console (HMC). The IBM Systems Director Management
Console provides system administrators the ability to manage IBM
System p® and IBM System i® servers as well as IBM Blade
Servers. It is based on IBM Systems Director.
This publication is designed for system administrators to use as
a deskside reference when managing Virtual Servers (formerly
partitions) on IBM Blade and IBM POWER® servers (System i and
System p) using the SDMC.
The major functions that the SDMC...
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3. |  Professional Xen® Virtualization Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 29-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-MAR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Professional Xen® Virtualization
This book presents you with a complete foundation on the Xen technology and shows you how Xen virtualization offers faster response times for new server and service requests, a simplified system administration for multiple systems, and better availability for critical computing resources. Packed with detailed examples of Xen configuration files, system configuration files, and system-level configuration information, this book shows you why Xen virtualization is among the leading emerging technologies on the Linux platform and is being integrated into virtually every commercial...
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4. |  IBM Systems Director VMControl Implementation Guide on IBM Power Systems By: Dino Quintero; Lutz Denefleh; Marius Ileana; Guilherme G. Felix; Ming Jun Li; Ashu Tiwary Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 16-MAR-2010 Insert Date: 08-SEP-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IBM Systems Director VMControl Implementation Guide on IBM Power Systems This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you install,
tailor, and configure a solution with IBM Systems Director
VMControl so that you can move beyond simply managing
virtualization to using virtualization to better manage your IT
infrastructure. This book describes how the combination of IBM
Systems Director and VMControl reduces the total cost of ownership
of a virtualized environment by decreasing management costs,
increasing asset use, and linking infrastructure performance to
business goals.
This book provides a broad understanding on how VMControl
simplifies the management of virtual...
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5. |  By: Mauricio Arregoces - CCIE No. 3285; Maurizio Portolani Publisher: Cisco Press Publication Date: 04-DEC-2003 Insert Date: 22-APR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Data Center Fundamentals Master the basics of data centers to build server farms that
enhance your Web site performance
Learn design guidelines that show how to deploy server farms in
highly available and scalable environments
Plan site performance capacity with discussions of server farm
architectures and their real-life applications to determine your
system needs
Today's market demands that businesses have an Internet presence
through which they can perform e-commerce and customer support, and
establish a presence that can attract and increase their customer
base. Underestimated hit ratios,...
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6. |  Implementing IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager 4.1.1 By: David Watts; Phil Ainsworth; Srikanth Aithal; ByungJoon Choi; Mario Rodriguez Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 27-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 26-FEB-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Implementing IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager 4.1.1 Energy efficiency is a critical priority for IT managers because
energy and power costs can be a significant portion of IT costs.
Thus, understanding and investing in energy management is critical.
With IBM® Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, an
extension of IBM Systems Director, you can monitor and manage the
power usage of systems. Originally designed to support IBM
BladeCenter® and System x®, Active Energy Manager now
supports the power management of additional IBM systems, including
System z® mainframes and POWER6® processor-based systems,
as well as storage devices using an...
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7. |  By: Chris Takemura; Luke S. Crawford Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 24-NOV-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Book of Xen Xen, the open source virtualization tool, is a system
administrator's dream. Xen is a free, high-performance virtual machine
monitor that lets you consolidate your hardware and finally put those
unused cycles to use—without sacrificing reliability, performance, or
scalability. The Book of Xen explains everything you need
to know in order to use Xen effectively, including installation,
networking, memory management, and virtualized storage. You'll also learn
how to use Xen and standard Linux tools to take snapshot backups, perform
QoS operations on network...
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8. |  IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide By: Alex Zanetti de Lima; Kerry Anders; Nahman Cohen; Steve Strain; Vasfi Gucer; Vasfi Gucer; Kerry Anders; Nahman Cohen; Steve Strain; Alex Zanetti de Lima Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 02-JUL-2009 Insert Date: 15-JUL-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a detailed
technical guide for configuring and using the IBM BladeCenter®
JS23 and IBM BladeCenter JS43 servers. These IBM Power Blade
servers feature the latest IBM POWER6™ processor technology.
This book teaches you how to set up the latest Power Blade servers
to run AIX®, i, and Linux® operating systems in the IBM
BladeCenter architecture.
This book is useful for data center system architects; network,
storage and facilities engineers; system administrators; and
application architects that want a detailed system start-up guide
and...
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9. |  High Performance On Demand Solutions By: Joe DeCarlo; HiPODs Team Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 25-AUG-2005 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: High Performance On Demand Solutions Implementing an On Demand Operating Environment is fundamental
to becoming an On Demand Business. Such an environment enables a
business to implement new decisions in a timely manner. An On
Demand Operating Environment is built on the concepts of
virtualization, provisioning, and orchestration of resources, tied
together loosely using a service-oriented architecture.
Virtualization allows resources to be manipulated in a uniform
and flexible manner leading to automation. Previously manual tasks
can be run 24 hours-a-day with little supervision.
Provisioning tasks, which can...
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10. |  Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1 By: David Feisthammel; Lesley Bain; Paul Engel; Shripad Nadgowda; Jesus Sahagun; David Watts Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 06-MAY-2009 Insert Date: 03-JUN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1 IBM Systems Director is a platform management foundation that
streamlines the way that physical and virtual systems are managed
across a multi-system environment. Leveraging industry standards,
IBM Systems Director supports multiple operating systems and
virtualization technologies across IBM® and non-IBM
platforms.
IBM Systems Director provides multi-system support for IBM Power
Systems™, Systems x, BladeCenter®, System z®, and
Storage Systems, enabling integration of IBM systems with the total
infrastructure. IBM Systems Director also manages non-IBM x86-based
systems through a...
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11. |  By: Douglas Alger Publisher: Cisco Press Publication Date: 17-AUG-2009 Insert Date: 02-APR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Grow a Greener Data Center Grow a Greener Data Center
A guide to building and operating
energy-efficient,
ecologically sensitive IT and Facilities infrastructure
Conventional Data Centers can have a huge
impact upon the environment, using massive amounts of energy and
water, emitting pollutants, and discarding huge quantities of
machine waste. Their insatiable demand for energy and often
inefficient designs make Data Centers expensive to operate and
prime targets for future environmental regulation.
Fortunately, it’s now possible to
design a Data Center that consumes fewer resources, costs less
money to run, has...
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12. |  Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Series Introduction By: Microsoft, Inc. Publisher: Microsoft, Inc. Publication Date: 07-MAY-2008 Insert Date: 12-JAN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Series Introduction The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) series provides architectural guidance for Microsoft ®infrastructure products. The series is designed to present the reader with the most concise planning guidance for Microsoft technologies. It also provides a means to validate design decisions with the business to ensure that the solution meets the requirements of both business and infrastructure stakeholders. The IPD introduction describes the background for the guides as well as the format of each guide and defines characteristics common to all of the guides....
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13. |  Windows to Linux Business Desktop Migration By: Mark Hinkle Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 13-JAN-2006 Insert Date: 07-JAN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows to Linux Business Desktop Migration Over the last four years, Linux has established itself as the
fastest growing server platform for enterprise Information
Technology. As the server platform grows the desktop platform is
also growing, domestically and abroad. One of the areas most
lacking information, however, is in the capability of Linux as a
desktop replacement for a Microsoft Windows dominated enterprise.
Linux Business Desktop Migration for Windows Users explores the
advantages of Linux as a desktop platform as well as the possible
pitfalls associated with a Linux migration. The goal is to make the
leap with as little...
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14. |  By: William Tworek; George Chiesa; Frederic Dahm; David Hinkle; Amanda Mason; Matthew Milza; Amy Smith Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 08-APR-2004 Insert Date: 03-JUL-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Lotus Security Handbook This IBM Redbook provides best practices and guidance for
building a secure collaboration infrastructure utilizing IBM Lotus
technologies. It is the third Lotus security oriented Redbook to be
published. However, unlike the previous two Redbooks in this
series, “The Domino Defense: Security in Lotus Notes 4.5 and
the Internet” (SG24-4848) and “Lotus Notes and Domino
R5.0 Security Infrastructure Revealed” (SG24-5341), this
third book focuses not just on Notes/Domino - but on all IBM Lotus
collaborative products, as well as general security best practices
for any infrastructure. This book...
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15. |  Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning®: A Complete Guide to Managing Your PC Fleet By: Bruce Michelson Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 27-JUN-2007 Insert Date: 15-JUN-2007 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning®: A Complete Guide to Managing Your PC Fleet BETTER SUPPORT, LOWER COSTS: OPTIMIZE
YOUR PC HARDWARE LIFECYCLE, FROM ACQUISITION TO DISPOSAL
It typically costs four times as much to
support a PC as it does to purchase it--often, even more. The
solution: Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning®, Bruce
Michelson’s comprehensive, proven, best-practice methodology
for managing client hardware. Drawing on decades of experience
working with Hewlett-Packard’s largest and most complex
clients, Michelson shows how to monitor and manage lifecycle tasks
systematically and coherently–improving efficiency and
driving out cost at every phase of your hardware...
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16. |  Apple Training Series: Desktop and Portable Systems, Third Edition By: Marc Asturias; Moira Gagen Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 07-MAY-2007 Insert Date: 10-MAY-2007 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series: Desktop and Portable Systems, Third Edition This authoritative, Apple-Certified training course is designed
both for professionals who support Apple computers as well as
Macintosh enthusiasts who want to upgrade, service, or troubleshoot
their favorite systems. Fully revised, this third edition includes
Apple's new models with Intel processors, the MacBook Pro, Mac
mini, and iMac. Keyed to the learning objectives of the Apple
Desktop Service and Apple Portable Service certification exams,
this is the companion curriculum used in AppleCare Technician
Training courses worldwide. The book starts out with basic computer
theory and...
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17. |  Novell Cluster Services™ for Linux® and NetWare® By: Rob Bastiaansen; Sander van Vugt Publisher: Novell Press Publication Date: 09-MAY-2006 Insert Date: 11-JUL-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Novell Cluster Services™ for Linux® and NetWare® Need to configure or manage Novell Cluster
Services on NetWare, Linux or a mixed environment? Pick up a
copy of the official reference guide, Novell Cluster Services
for Linux and NetWare. This book blends in-depth information
with practical, real world examples to cover cluster services
configuration strategies, backup requirements, cluster services
management, and upgrading tactics. You'll gain invaluable insight
from authors Rob Bastiaansen and Sander van
Vugt, two Novell Certified Instructors with day-to-day
experience consulting on the topics covered in this book.
Master intalling and...
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18. |  Apple Training Series: Desktop and Portable Systems, Second Edition By: Peachpit Press Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 14-JUL-2005 Insert Date: 13-SEP-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series: Desktop and Portable Systems, Second Edition This authoritative, Apple-Certified training course is designed
both for professionals who support Apple computers as well as Mac
enthusiasts who want to upgrade, service, or troubleshoot their
favorite machines. Fully revised, this second edition covers
Apple's new models, including the popular Mac mini and the iMac G5.
Keyed to the learning objectives of the Apple Desktop Service and
Apple Portable Service certification exams, this is the companion
curriculum used in AppleCare Technician Training courses worldwide.
The book starts out with basic computer theory and underlying
technologies,...
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19. |  Build the Best Data Center Facility for Your Business By: Douglas Alger Publisher: Cisco Press Publication Date: 16-JUN-2005 Insert Date: 30-JUN-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Build the Best Data Center Facility for Your Business A comprehensive guide to
designing and operating reliable server environments
Keep your data center cool, clean, scalable, and secure
Learn the five principles of effective data center design
Avoid the natural and man-made hazards that can jeopardize a
data center site
Learn how to lay out key infrastructure objects within the data
center for greatest efficiency, from buffer zones to server
rows
Apply proven installation methods by studying sample
illustrations of both overhead and under-floor systems
Extract the best practices and design strategies for both
in-room and...
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20. |  Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5 Resource Kit By: Microsoft Corporation Publisher: Microsoft Press Publication Date: 19-JAN-2000 Insert Date: 01-JUN-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5 Resource Kit Evaluate the new capabilities and components in Internet Explorer 5 browser software; Develop a deployment plan, including conducting a pilot program; Use the Internet Explorer Administration Kit to customize setup and Internet sign-up; Take advantage of timesaving maintenance and troubleshooting strategies; Train and support users...
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