Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere Deployments (eBook)

Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere Deployments (eBook)
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  • ISBN-10: 0-13-294717-X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-294717-6
  • Copyright 2013
  • Pages: 256
  • Edition: 1st

The Complete Guide to Planning, Deploying, and Operating High-Performance VMware vSphere 5 Virtual Infrastructure

To make the most of VMware's vSphere 5, IT professionals need knowledge, tips, and insights they'll never find in the manuals - or in any book, until now! In Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere Deployments, two world-class VMware experts offer start-to-finish lessons for vSphere planning, implementation, operation, management, and troubleshooting: expert insights drawn from their unsurpassed "in-the-trenches" consulting experience.

Writing for experienced VMware professionals, the authors focus on high-value techniques optimized for the new vSphere 5, helping you establish frameworks that support your virtual infrastructure's evolution for years to come. They present scenarios and examples drawn from real-world data, helping you address crucial issues ranging from sizing and performance to redundancy. The book concludes with a full case study that walks you through a design from inception through implementation and explores the reasons for each key decision.

Coverage includes:
  • Building a strong foundation for virtual infrastructure: design considerations and best practices
  • Smoothly integrating vSphere 5 into current environments and considerations
  • Establishing a more stable infrastructure
  • Choosing hardware and making optimal configuration decisions
  • Transforming your VMware design from blueprint to completion
  • Operating vSphere solutions more efficiently on a day-to-day basis
  • Automating tasks and maximizing availability
  • Streamlining the installation of updates, patches, and upgrades
  • Forecasting and planning capacity on an ongoing basis to support growth
  • Overcoming roadblocks on the journey to 100% virtualization
  • Monitoring vSphere 5 with tools provided by VMware and its community
  • Discovering the most valuable and current online VMware resources
  • Examples using Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) are provided throughout the book

About the Author

Sean Crookston
currently is a data center implementation engineer at TBL Networks, a VMware Enterprise Solutions Provider in Richmond, Virginia. Sean holds certifications from VMware, Cisco, EMC, and Microsoft. Throughout his career, Sean has engineered technology solutions for the healthcare, government, manufacturing, publishing/broadcast, and high-tech industries that streamline business processes and reduce operational expenses. Sean has been awarded the VMware vExpert award in 2010 and 2011.

Harley Stagner is a VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX #46) and the first VCDX in Virginia. Harley is currently a datacenter design architect at TBL Networks, a VMware Enterprise Solutions Provider in Richmond, Virginia. Harley is focused on vSphere Architecture utilizing the latest datacenter technologies. Harley maintains a blog about these specialties at harleystagner.com. A list of Harley’s other publications can be found at www.harleystagner.com/publications.
eBook
  • ISBN-10: 0-13-294717-X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-294717-6
  • Copyright 2013
  • Pages: 256
  • Edition: 1st

The Complete Guide to Planning, Deploying, and Operating High-Performance VMware vSphere 5 Virtual Infrastructure

To make the most of VMware's vSphere 5, IT professionals need knowledge, tips, and insights they'll never find in the manuals - or in any book, until now! In Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere Deployments, two world-class VMware experts offer start-to-finish lessons for vSphere planning, implementation, operation, management, and troubleshooting: expert insights drawn from their unsurpassed "in-the-trenches" consulting experience.

Writing for experienced VMware professionals, the authors focus on high-value techniques optimized for the new vSphere 5, helping you establish frameworks that support your virtual infrastructure's evolution for years to come. They present scenarios and examples drawn from real-world data, helping you address crucial issues ranging from sizing and performance to redundancy. The book concludes with a full case study that walks you through a design from inception through implementation and explores the reasons for each key decision.

Coverage includes:
  • Building a strong foundation for virtual infrastructure: design considerations and best practices
  • Smoothly integrating vSphere 5 into current environments and considerations
  • Establishing a more stable infrastructure
  • Choosing hardware and making optimal configuration decisions
  • Transforming your VMware design from blueprint to completion
  • Operating vSphere solutions more efficiently on a day-to-day basis
  • Automating tasks and maximizing availability
  • Streamlining the installation of updates, patches, and upgrades
  • Forecasting and planning capacity on an ongoing basis to support growth
  • Overcoming roadblocks on the journey to 100% virtualization
  • Monitoring vSphere 5 with tools provided by VMware and its community
  • Discovering the most valuable and current online VMware resources
  • Examples using Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) are provided throughout the book

About the Author

Sean Crookston
currently is a data center implementation engineer at TBL Networks, a VMware Enterprise Solutions Provider in Richmond, Virginia. Sean holds certifications from VMware, Cisco, EMC, and Microsoft. Throughout his career, Sean has engineered technology solutions for the healthcare, government, manufacturing, publishing/broadcast, and high-tech industries that streamline business processes and reduce operational expenses. Sean has been awarded the VMware vExpert award in 2010 and 2011.

Harley Stagner is a VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX #46) and the first VCDX in Virginia. Harley is currently a datacenter design architect at TBL Networks, a VMware Enterprise Solutions Provider in Richmond, Virginia. Harley is focused on vSphere Architecture utilizing the latest datacenter technologies. Harley maintains a blog about these specialties at harleystagner.com. A list of Harley’s other publications can be found at www.harleystagner.com/publications.

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