VMware vSphere Design

by Guthrie, Forbes; Lowe, Scott; Saidel-Keesing, Maish

• ISBN13: 9780470922026
• ISBN10: 0470922028
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-08
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

The only book to cover how to properly design a VMware vSphere 4 implementationVMware vSphere is the industry's most widely deployed virtualization solution. The current release VMware vSphere 4 is considered the most robust and sophisticated virtualization product. This book is the only one of its kind to clearly and concisely show you how to create a vSphere 4 implementation so that it is tailored to meet a company's needs and resources. Expert authors share with you the factors that influence and shape the design of a vSphere 4 implementation. You will learn how to make the right design decisions for your company. Explores the newest release of VMware vSphere, the industry's most widely deployed virtualization solution Details the overall design process, server hardware, network layout, security, storage infrastructure, application ownership, and more Reviews everything you need to know in order to make the right decisions for using VMware vSphere 4 to meet your company's needs Shows you step by step how to use tools such as VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat, VMware vCenter Server Role Based Access Controls, CapacityIQ, vKernel, and morePacked with real-world examples, VMware vSphere 4 Design shows you just how the design for your company should ideally look-and how you can achieve that goal.

Author Biography

Forbes Guthrie, VCP, is a systems engineer and infrastructure architect who specializes in virtualization and storage technologies. He is also a VMware vExpert and the creator of several popular virtualization reference cards. Forbes blogs at www.vReference.com.

Scott Lowe, VCDX 39, is VMware-Cisco Solutions Principal at EMC. Scott is a VMware vExpert and author of two other books on VMware vSphere, including the bestselling Mastering VMware vSphere 4. Scott also writes at blog.scottlowe.org, which attracts thousands of visitors daily.

Maish Saidel-Keesing, VCP, is a systems virtualization architect at NDS, where his responsibilities involve virtualization architecture design, maintenance, and development for both Linux and Windows infrastructures. He is a VMware vExpert, contributes to SearchServerVirtualization.com, and blogs at technodrone.blogspot.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Designing VMware Environments.

Chapter 2 ESX vs. ESXi.

Chapter 3 Designing the Management Layer.

Chapter 4 Server Hardware.

Chapter 5 Designing your Network.

Chapter 6 Storage.

Chapter 7 Virtual Machines.

Chapter 8 Datacenter Design.

Chapter 9 Designing with Security in Mind.

Chapter 10 Monitoring and Capacity Planning.

Chapter 11 Bringing It All Together.

Index.