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Chapter 7 Ten Best Practices for Virtualization 2.0 In This Chapter ▶ Tips, techniques and insights into Virtualization 2.0 ▶ Getting the best from Virtualization 2.0 ▶ Understand the correct order for deployment W hether you're planning to virtualize your data center for the first time or optimize what's already in place, these tips, techniques and insights from the trenches can improve performance as well as increase your return on investment. Prepare your Physical Servers Implementing server virtualization begins with the physical servers that become your hypervisor hosts. Configure the physical servers for virtualization before you install the hypervisor. ✓ Prepare the physical servers you want to use as hyper- visor hosts – you've already verified that they're on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), right? – by updating firmware, and keeping racks and cabling tidy.