VMware vSphere for Dummies
- 4h 36m
- Dan Mitchell, Tom Keegan
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2011
A plain-English guide to the market-leading virtualization and cloud computing technology
With virtualization, a single server can host dozens or hundreds of virtual machines running a variety of operating systems, and even hook them together in a virtual network or cloud infrastructure. This practical guide shows you how to create a virtual system using the VMware VSphere environment. You'll find all the information you need to understand, design, and deploy one—without getting overwhelmed with technical detail. And once you’re up and running, this book is the perfect reference for maintenance and troubleshooting issues.
- Introduces you to virtualization and VMware’s virtualization/cloud computing technology, the most recent version is VMware vSphere Shows you how to design a vSphere environment
- Covers installation, deployment, management, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Provides what IT managers and system administrators need to roll out their first virtualized or cloud infrastructure, or to get up to speed on VMware’s technology
Get up and running on the cloud with VMware vSphere For Dummies!
About the Authors
Dan Mitchell is Technical Director for DynamicOps and founder of www.StartsWithV.com, a Web site and blog focused on virtualization technology and the surrounding industry.
Tom Keegan has been working with VMware products for ten years and is certified as a VMware VCP and a Certified Advanced Professional on vSphere 4—Datacenter Design. He is a Technical Director at Fresenius Medical Care.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Getting the Most Out of VMware vSphere
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Introducing Virtualization
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Exploring the Capabilities of VMware vSphere
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Comparing Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 with vSphere 4.x
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Planning for a vSphere Rollout
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Preparing Network and Storage for vSphere
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Installing VMware ESX 4 for the First Time
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Building the vCenter Server
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Get ting Started with the vSphere Client
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Configuring a New vCenter Server
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Wiring up vSphere to the Net work, Virtually
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Connecting vSphere to Shared Storage
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Assembling an ESX Cluster
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Creating, Cloning, and Converting VMs
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Organizing vSphere Resources
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Events, Alarms, and Monitoring
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A Quick Tour of Your Virtual Infrastructure
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One of these Hosts is Not Like the other — Host Profiles
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Making VMs Play Fair with Resource Pools
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Using vSphere Availability Features
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Troubleshooting vSphere
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Ten Tools to Make vSphere Management Easier
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Ten Places to Improve Your vSphere Know-How
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Ten Pro Tips for a Successful vSphere Deployment
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