Much of what you need to learn about virtualization is generic to the technology in general and serve you well regardless of whether you go with Citrix, VMWare or Microsoft for your virtualization needs.
Server virtualization introduces a lot more storage and networking configuration, and if you don't currently have that experience, it is good to understand so that you can architecture things properly. Other than that, a virtual server behaves largely like a physical server in 99% of the scenarios you will care about. Product specific virtualization information is good to get if you know which one you're going to run with. The cost of the training will depend on how much of it you need. Usually 2-3 days (8-12 hours or so) of real time will do you good for starters. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Stephen Wimberly <[email protected]>wrote: > What training would you consider 'recommended' for a server admin > going into virtual servers for the first time? We have used Microsoft > Virtual Server 2005 before, but did not care for the setup. We are > currently looking at a recommendation from Dell which covers two > server host boxes, one storage box and one management switch. I > currently manage about 20 physical servers, so what I would need would > be specific to the differences to virtual servers rather than physical > servers. All I need to do is add a line item for "training costs" and > go for funding options! How much do you think training for virtual > environments could be worth? > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
