VMware ESX Server is the enterprise tool to free you from the limitations of physical infrastructure to provide a major transformation into a virtual environment - this book shows you how. Use Syngress proven '"How to Cheat" methodology to configure and build the VMware ESX Server version 3. Guidance is clear, concise provide all the information you need to become a virtual whiz! This book will detail the default and custom installation of VMware ESX server as well as basic and advanced virtual machine configuration. The book concludes with a series of useful, time-saving command and configuration for: bash shell keystrokes, Linux commands, configuration files, common / proc files, VMware ESX commands, and troubleshooting. Reaping Benefits of Server Virtualization Realize increased ROI, ensure efficient mergers and acquisitions, and reduce compliance risk exposure through server virtualization and consolidation. . Managing Your Virtual Infrastructure Use tools to partition physical servers and manage VMware virtual machines. . Set Up Scripted Installation See how the scripted installation method can be fast and efficient way to provision ESX hosts. .