The 2013 edition of the bestselling vSphere book on the market
Virtualization remains the hottest trend in the IT world, and VMware vSphere is the industry's most widely deployed virtualization solution. The demand for IT professionals skilled in virtualization and cloud-related technologies is great and expected to keep growing. This comprehensive Sybex guide covers all the features and capabilities of VMware vSphere, showing administrators step by step how to install, configure, operate, manage, and secure it.
This perfect blend of hands-on instruction, conceptual explanation, and practical application is reinforced with real-world examples. Led by Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall, both VMware vExperts, the author team provides expertise that will prepare IT professionals to excel in using this virtualization technology.
* Virtualization is seen as a "best practice" for high availability and disaster recovery solutions, as well as for applications such as Exchange Server and SharePoint
* IDC estimates that there are as many as 7 million jobs available worldwide in virtualization and cloud technology
* Provides hands-on instruction in all the latest features and capabilities of VMware vSphere, with both conceptual explanations and practical applications
* Author team is lead by Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall, well-known VMware experts and popular bloggers
Mastering VMware vSphere provides what every virtualization professional needs to know.
Autorentext
Scott Lowe, VCDX 39, is an engineering architect for VMware focusing on network virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN). He is also a VMware vExpert and author of Mastering VMware vSphere 5. Nick Marshall is a senior consultant with over 13 years of IT experience and multiple advanced IT certifications, including VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) in Datacenter Administration (DCA) and Datacenter Design (DCD). He currently works at VMware in the APAC region.
Zusammenfassung
The 2013 edition of the bestselling vSphere book on the market
Virtualization remains the hottest trend in the IT world, and VMware vSphere is the industry's most widely deployed virtualization solution. The demand for IT professionals skilled in virtualization and cloud-related technologies is great and expected to keep growing. This comprehensive Sybex guide covers all the features and capabilities of VMware vSphere, showing administrators step by step how to install, configure, operate, manage, and secure it.
This perfect blend of hands-on instruction, conceptual explanation, and practical application is reinforced with real-world examples. Led by Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall, both VMware vExperts, the author team provides expertise that will prepare IT professionals to excel in using this virtualization technology.
- Virtualization is seen as a "best practice" for high availability and disaster recovery solutions, as well as for applications such as Exchange Server and SharePoint
- IDC estimates that there are as many as 7 million jobs available worldwide in virtualization and cloud technology
- Provides hands-on instruction in all the latest features and capabilities of VMware vSphere, with both conceptual explanations and practical applications
- Author team is lead by Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall, well-known VMware experts and popular bloggers
Mastering VMware vSphere provides what every virtualization professional needs to know.
Inhalt
Foreword xxiii
Introduction xxv
Chapter 1 Introducing VMware vSphere 5.5 1
Exploring VMware vSphere 5.5 1
Examining the Products in the vSphere Suite 3
Examining the Features in VMware vSphere 8
Licensing VMware vSphere 18
Why Choose vSphere? 22
The Bottom Line 24
Chapter 2 Planning and Installing VMware ESXi 25
Planning a VMware vSphere Deployment 25
Choosing a Server Platform 26
Determining a Storage Architecture 28
Integrating with the Network Infrastructure 29
Deploying VMware ESXi 30
Installing VMware ESXi Interactively 31
Performing an Unattended Installation of VMware ESXi 35
Deploying VMware ESXi with vSphere Auto Deploy 39
Performing Post-installation Configuration 47
Installing the vSphere C# Client 47
Reconfiguring the Management Network 50
Configuring Time Synchronization 52
Configuring Name Resolution 53
The Bottom Line 54
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vCenter Server 57
Introducing vCenter Server 57
Centralizing User Authentication Using vCenter Single Sign-On 59
Using the vSphere Web Client for Administration 62
Understanding the vCenter Inventory Service 62
Providing an Extensible Framework 63
Choosing the Version of vCenter Server 64
Planning and Designing a vCenter Server Deployment 65
Sizing Hardware for vCenter Server 66
Choosing a Database Server for vCenter Server 68
Planning for vCenter Server Availability 70
Running vCenter Server and Its Components as VMs 72
Installing vCenter Server and Its Components 74
Configuring the vCenter Server Backend Database Server 75
Installing the vCenter Server Components 80
Installing vCenter Server in a Linked Mode Group 88
Deploying the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance 91
Configuring an IP Address on the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance 94
Accepting the End-User License Agreement 95
Configuring the Database 96
Setting Up Single Sign-On 96
Active Directory Settings 97
Starting the vCenter Server Services 97
Exploring vCenter Server 97
What's in the vSphere Web Client Home Screen? 98
Using the Navigator 100
Creating and Managing a vCenter Server Inventory 100
Understanding Inventory Views and Objects 100
Creating and Adding Inventory Objects 103
Exploring vCenter Server's Management Features 106
Understanding Basic Host Management 106
Examining Basic Host Configuration 108
Using Scheduled Tasks 111
Using Events Console in vCenter Server 113
Working with Host Profiles 114
Tags 116
Managing vCenter Server Settings 120
General vCenter Server Settings 120
Licensing 123
Message of the Day 123
Advanced Settings 123
vSphere Web Client Administration 123
Roles 124
Licensing 124
vCenter Solutions Manager 124
Log Browser 124
The Bottom Line 126
Chapter 4 vSphere Update Manager and the vCenter Support Tools 129
vSphere Update Manager 129
Installing vSphere Update Manager 131
Defining the Requirements 132
Configuring VUM's Database 133
Creating the Open Database Connectivity Data Source Name 136
Installing VUM 137
Installing the Update Manager Download Service (Optional) 140
Installing the vSphere Update Manager Plug-in 141
Reconfiguring the VUM or UMDS Installation with the Update Manager Utility 142
Upgrading VUM from a Previous Version 143
Configuring vSphere Update Manager 143
Creating Baselines 149
Routine Updates 153
Attaching and Detaching Baselines or Baseline Groups 153