Physical hardware considerations

Before we jump to planning the project design, we're going walk through several hardware platforms that you can use with your designs later on.

It is essential to understand the pros and cons of different hardware solutions, as well as some basic hardware component considerations. We will cover those components in more depth in upcoming chapters, but for now a basic knowledge will do.

Physical form factor considerations

Today, there are many form factors you can use for your virtualization projects, from standard rack servers, to blade servers or hyper-converged solutions. All of the platforms are standard x86 servers, with similar capabilities concerning CPU, memory, or storage resources...