[FM Discuss] Virtualization book?

[David Farning]

Have you mentioned this to Chris from Prgrm.com?  I have heard that he
was working on writing a book on Xen to promote his company.

david

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm doing a lot with virtualization these days, and I find the
> documentation on qemu and Xen seriously deficient. I'm not impressed
> with the commercial books on the subject, either, outside the
> enterprise market. (Annotated list below) I think we have a niche
> here. The idea would be to explain first _why_ virtualization is good
> for non-techies, and then how to do it with the minimum of fuss. I
> would suggest that we start with a selection of available images, and
> demonstrate cool and useful things that users can do with them.
>
> My own use case is creating and capturing lessons in Sugar, which does
> not cooperate in the normal way with the Linux filesystem, and cannot
> be made to run natively on Windows. At the moment, Sugar on Ubuntu is
> broken, and we have no date for a fix of the upstream problems with
> Xephyr. Running the SoaS beta in qemu lets me create and run
> non-standard Sugar images without interfering with my regular Ubuntu
> settings.
>
> Other use cases include
>
> o Trying out Linux on a Windows or Mac system, where coLinux is too
> complicated to set up, and Cygwin useful but limited in available
> applications.
>
> o Trying out multiple Linux distros without having to install each one
> on your hardware, and being able to try them out side by side.
>
> o When Wine fails to run an app you need, and you have a spare Windows
> license that you would prefer to use in a much more secure
> environment.
>
> o Testing the Sugar port for ARM on your x86 system.
>
> o Running in a completely different locale, for translators or
> language students.
>
> None of these cases should require geek programmer or Linux wizard skills.
>
> I have made a start on the subject at
>
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Qemu
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Image_files
>
> Virtualization at Amazon:
>
> 1. VMWare, Xen, XenExpress
> Virtualization For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) by Bernard
> Golden (Paperback - Dec 5, 2007)
> Buy new: $29.99 $19.79
> 4.8 out of 5 stars (20)
>
> 2. Too much oriented to VMWare and Windows
> Virtualization, A Beginners Guide (Beginner's Guide) by Nelson Ruest
> and Danielle Ruest (Paperback - Feb 17, 2009)
> Buy new: $39.99 $26.39
>
> 3. Ch. 1 fails to effectively address the needs of stakeholders, due
> to unnecessary accumulation of verbiage. ^_^ Ch. 2 starts well with a
> downloaded example.
> Product Details
> Running Xen: A Hands-On Guide to the Art of Virtualization by Jeanna
> N. Matthews, Eli M. Dow, Todd Deshane, and Wenjin Hu (Paperback -
> April 16, 2008)
> Buy new: $49.99 $31.49
> 4.4 out of 5 stars (7)
>
> 4. For professionals who want to use VMWare, not bad. Not our audience.
> Virtualization: From the Desktop to the Enterprise (Books for
> Professionals by Professionals) by Chris Wolf and Erick M. Halter
> (Hardcover - May 25, 2005)
> Buy new: $79.99
> 19 Used & new from $29.75
> 4.6 out of 5 stars (16)
>
> Excerpt - page 1: "... you might take for granted, that contribute to
> the successful virtualization of a physical computer. By taking a
> fresh look at ...
>
> 5. Encyclopedic. For IT and Management.
> Virtualization: The Complete Cornerstone Guide to Virtualization Best
> Practices: Concepts, Terms, and Techniques for Successfully Planning,
> Implementing ... Enterprise IT Virtualization Technology by Ivanka
> Menken and Gerard Blokdijk (Paperback - Oct 20, 2008)
> Buy new: $29.95 $26.95
>
> 6. VMWare only
> VMware Infrastructure 3 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) by
> William Lowe (Paperback - Sep 29, 2008)
> Buy new: $29.99 $19.79
>
> 7. VMWare only
> Product Details
> Mastering VMware Infrastructure 3 by Chris McCain (Paperback - May 19, 2008)
> 4.5 out of 5 stars (17)
>
> 8. VMWare only; bafflegab
> Product Details
> VMware ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing
> Virtualization Servers by Edward L. Haletky (Paperback - Jan 8, 2008)
> Buy new: $49.99 $40.98
> 43 Used & new from $35.04
> Get it by Monday, May 4 if you order in the next 21 hours and choose
> one-day shipping.
> Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
> 4.2 out of 5 stars (5)
>
> Excerpt - page 1: "... understanding of potential hardware use will
> increase the chance of virtualization success. The architecture
> potentially derived from this understanding will benefit ..."
>
> 9. Enterprise audience
> Network Virtualization (Networking Technology) by Victor Moreno and
> Kumar Reddy (Hardcover - Jul 29, 2006)
> Buy new: $65.00 $52.00
> 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
>
> 10. VMWare only
> VMware Infrastructure 3: Advanced Technical Design Guide and Advanced
> Operations Guide (No. 3) by Scott Herold, Ron Oglesby, and Mike
> Laverick (Paperback - Aug 1, 2008)
> Buy new: $59.95 $37.77
> 4.5 out of 5 stars (11)
>
> 11. No
> The Best Damn Server Virtualization Book Period: Including Vmware,
> Xen, and Microsoft Virtual Server (Best Damn) by Rogier Dittner and
> David Rule (Paperback - Nov 23, 2007)
> Buy new: $59.95 $53.95
> 2.5 out of 5 stars (2)
>
> 12. Only Xen
> Professional Xen Virtualization by William von Hagen (Paperback - Jan 29, 2008)
> Buy new: $49.99 $31.49
> 3.7 out of 5 stars (3)
>
> 13. Same as #2, but for Kindle
> Virtualization, A Beginners Guide by Nelson Ruest and Danielle Ruest
> (Kindle Edition - Feb 17, 2009) - Kindle Book
> Buy: $23.75
>
> 14. Irrelevant
> Storage Virtualization: Technologies for Simplifying Data Storage and
> Management by Tom Clark (Paperback - Mar 24, 2005)
> Buy new: $39.99 $33.23
> 4.6 out of 5 stars (7)
>
> 15. Windows only
> Product Details
> MCTS: Windows Server Virtualization Configuration Study Guide: (Exam
> 70-652) by William Panek (Paperback - Jun 2, 2009)
> Buy new: $49.99 $31.49
> Available for Pre-order
>
> 16. VMWare only
> Product Details
> VMware Fusion 2 by Smith Micro Software Inc. (CD-ROM - Oct 5, 2008)
> (Mac OS X Intel)
> Buy new: $79.99 $59.99
> 4.4 out of 5 stars (114)
>
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