Virtualizing Microsoft Tier 1 Applications with VMware vSphere 4 -- Credits and Copyright -- Letter from the Publisher -- Dedications -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book -- What Is Covered in This Book -- How to Contact the Authors -- Chapter 1: VMware vSphere 4 Overview -- Infrastructure Services -- Application Services -- Management Services -- VMware Management Solutions -- VMware vSphere Editions -- vSphere Compatibility Guides -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Virtualizing Microsoft Server Applications -- The New Era of Virtualization -- Virtualization Technologies -- Hardware Considerations -- Planning Virtual Deployment -- Licensing Considerations -- Migrating to a Virtual Environment -- Ensuring High Availability -- Devising a Backup Strategy -- Patching Virtual Machines Using VMware Update Manager -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Virtualizing Windows Server 2008 -- Understanding Guest OS Compatibility and Requirements -- Deploying Windows 2008 Virtual Machines -- Deploying a Windows Failover Cluster in vSphere -- Protecting Your Data -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Virtualizing Active Directory -- Characterizing Your Active Directory Workload -- 32-bit or 64-bit Active Directory Domain Controllers? -- vSphere Host Placement and Configuration -- Active Directory Time Synchronization -- Active Directory Backup and Recovery -- Securing Your Domain Controller Virtual Machine Files -- Monitoring Active Directory Replication -- Active Directory Proof of Concept -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Virtualizing Internet Information Services -- Deploying Internet Information Services -- IIS Performance -- Securing Virtualized Internet Information Services -- Virtualizing IIS Proof of Concept -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Virtualizing Exchange Server -- Exchange Server Virtualization Trends.

Exchange Server Comparisons -- Exchange High Availability -- Workload Considerations When Virtualizing Exchange Server Roles -- VMware Exchange Building Blocks -- Virtualizing Exchange Server 2010 Proof of Concept -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Virtualizing SQL Server -- SQL Server Virtualization Considerations -- Characterizing SQL Server Deployments for Virtualization -- Virtualizing SQL Server Proof of Concept -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Virtualizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 -- Why Do You Need SharePoint Governance? -- SharePoint Server Roles and Responsibilities -- Considering Server Role Virtualization Workload -- Sizing the Server Roles -- SharePoint Proof of Concept -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Virtualizing Microsoft Remote Desktop Services -- RDS Virtualization Considerations -- Characterizing Remote Desktop Services Environment -- Checking Application Compatibility -- Defining User Requirements -- Sizing Your RDS Deployment -- Deployment Considerations -- Virtualizing Remote Desktop Services Proof of Concept -- Summary -- Index.