Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
CHAPTER 3
Fabric is the term used to describe a variety of resources that are available to support the
private cloud. This includes storage, network, and infrastructure resources. In this chapter
you'll learn about configuring the storage fabric, the network fabric, how to integrate PXE
deployment with a VMM server, how to integrate a software update server with VMM, and
how to configure virtualization hosts and private clouds.
Objectives in this chapter:
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Objective 3.1: Configure the storage fabric
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Objective 3.2: Configure the network fabric
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Objective 3.3: Configure and manage the deployment and update servers
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Objective 3.4: Configure clouds and virtualization hosts
This objective deals with managing the storage that VMM can provision to virtualization
hosts and virtualization host clusters. This includes coverage of storage classifications, how
VMM can use file shares, how you can provision logical units, and create storage pools.
This objective covers the following topics:
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VMM storage
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Storage classifications
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File shares and VMM
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Storage pools from physical disks
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Provision storage logical units
VMM can use local and remote storage, with local storage being storage devices that are
directly attached to the server, and remote storage being storage available through a stor-
age area network. VMM can use: