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Maximum vSphere: Tips, How-Tos, and Best Practices for Working with VMware vSphere 4

Maximum vSphere: Tips, How-Tos, and Best Practices for Working with VMware vSphere 4

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Best Practices, How-Tos, and Technical Deep Dives for Working VMware VI4/VI3 Pros   Maximum vSphere is the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute, working reference for everyone who plans, implements, or administers VMware virtual infrastructure. Authored by top VMware consultants, it brings together proven best practices, tips, and solutions for achieving outstanding performance and reliability in your production environment.   This book brings together crucial knowledge you won’t find anywhere else, including powerful new vSphere 4 techniques drawn from the experiences of dozens of advanced practitioners. You’ll find sophisticated, expert coverage of virtual machines, vCenter Server, networking, storage, backups, vMotion, fault tolerance, vSphere management, installation, upgrades, security, and much more.   Author Eric Siebert takes the same hands-on approach that made his VMware® VI3 Implementation and Administration so popular with working professionals. Whether you’re implementing or managing vSphere 4, upgrading from older virtualization technologies, or taking new responsibilities in any VMware environment, you’ll find this bookindispensable.   Coverage includes   Understanding how key vSphere 4 changes affect production environments Working with ESX and ESXi hosts and host profiles Getting “under the hood” with vSphere 4 virtual machines Making the most of vCenter Server and plug-ins Choosing and configuring storage for maximum efficiency vSphere Networking: physical/virtual NICs, standard/distributed vSwitches, Cisco Nexus 1000V, and more Monitoring and troubleshooting vSphere performance: CPU, memory, disk/storage, and other issues Backing up and recovering VMware environments Using advanced features, including High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource, Distributed Power Management (DPM) and Vmotion Managing vSphere through the client, Web access, command line, Management Assistant, Powershell, ESX Service Console, and third-party tools Building your own vSphere 4 lab Performing more efficient installations and upgrades

Table of Contents:
Foreword xv Acknowledgments xix About the Authors xxiii   Chapter 1: Introduction to vSphere 1 What’s New in This Release 1 Configuration Maximum Differences from VI3 15 Understanding the Licensing Changes 16 Summary 19   Chapter 2: ESX and ESXi Hosts 21 What’s New with ESX and ESXi Hosts in vSphere 21 Selecting Physical Host Hardware to Use with vSphere 28 Differences between ESX and ESXi 31 Using Host Profiles 37 Summary 40   Chapter 3: Virtual Machines 41 What’s New with Virtual Machines in vSphere 41 Anatomy of a Virtual Machine 52 Summary 66   Chapter 4: vCenter Server 67 What’s New with vCenter Server in vSphere 67 Plug-ins 84 Summary 90   Chapter 5: Storage in vSphere 91 What’s New with Storage in vSphere 91 Choosing a Storage Type 100 Additional Storage Considerations 107 Storage Configuration 120 Summary 124   Chapter 6: Networking in vSphere 127 What’s New with Networking in vSphere 127 Physical NICs 130 Virtual NICs 132 Standard vSwitches 137 Distributed vSwitches 138 Cisco Nexus 1000V 143 Choosing a vSwitch Type 147 vShield Zones 149 Additional Resources 153 Summary 154   Chapter 7: Performance in vSphere 155 What’s New with Performance in vSphere 156 Monitoring vSphere Performance 158 Understanding Host Server Performance Metrics 167 Performance Alarms 171 Troubleshooting vSphere Performance Issues 172 CPU Performance Troubleshooting 178 Memory Performance Troubleshooting 185 Disk/Storage Troubleshooting 195 Network Troubleshooting 200 Additional Troubleshooting Tips 202 Summary 203   Chapter 8: Backups in vSphere 205 Backup Methods 205 VMware Data Recovery 209 Summary 216   Chapter 9: Advanced Features 217 High Availability (HA) 217 Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) 224 Distributed Power Management (DPM) 227 VMotion 231 Storage VMotion 235 Fault Tolerance (FT) 237 Summary 245   Chapter 10: Management of vSphere 247 vSphere Client 247 Web Access 249 vSphere CLI 249 vSphere Management Assistant 251 PowerShell and PowerCLI 252 ESX Service Console 254 ESXi Management Console 255 Free Third-Party Tools 257 Summary 258   Chapter 11: Installing vSphere 259 Installing vCenter Server 260 Installing ESX and ESXi 267 Summary 284   Chapter 12: Upgrading to vSphere 285 Compatibility Considerations 285 Planning an Upgrade 287 Upgrade Techniques 293 Phase 1: Upgrading vCenter Server 297 Phase 2: Upgrading ESX and ESXi 301 Phase 3: Upgrading Virtual Machines 306 Summary 309   Chapter 13: Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines 311 Creating a Virtual Machine in vSphere 311 Installing VMware Tools 316 VM Hardware, Options, and Resource Controls 318 Summary 329   Chapter 14: Building Your Own vSphere Lab 331 Why Build a vSphere Lab? 331 What Do You Want from a vSphere Lab? 333 What You Need to Build Your Own vSphere Lab 334 Support: The “Official” Line 335 Hardware 336 Software Components 356 Environmental and Other Lab Considerations 357 Running Nested VMs 358 Summary 363   Index 365


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780137045709
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Tips, How-Tos, and Best Practices for Working with VMware vSphere 4
  • ISBN-10: 0137045700
  • Publisher Date: 17 Aug 2010
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 415
  • Weight: 1 gr


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