Mastering VMware VSphere 4
Author(s): Scott Lowe (Author)
- Publisher: Sybex
- Publication Date: 1 Sept. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 696 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780470481387
- ISBN-13: 9780470481387
Book Description
As part of the highly acclaimed Mastering series from Sybex, this book offers a comprehensive look at VMware vSphere 4, how to implement it, and how to make the most of what it offers.
Coverage Includes:
- Shows administrators how to use VMware to realize significant savings in hardware costs while still providing adequate “servers” for their users
- Demonstrates how to partition a physical server into several virtual machines, reducing the overall server footprint within the operations center
- Explains how VMware subsumes a network to centralize and simplify its management, thus alleviating the effects of “virtual server sprawl”
Now that virtualization is a key cost–saving strategy, Mastering VMware vSphere 4 is the strategic guide you need to maximize the opportunities.
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From the Back Cover
Harness the power of virtualization for your enterprise
Install and manage one or one thousand virtual servers in your enterprise with the latest generation of VMware virtualization software, vSphere 4, and this comprehensive guide. Using step–by–step instruction backed by real–world scenarios, this book takes you under the hood of this powerful VMware suite, clearly explaining all of the components and how you can get the most out of them. Discover how to reduce your overall server footprint, expand capacity, optimize performance, track cost savings, and more with this in–depth guide.
Coverage includes:
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Getting up to speed on all components of the VMware vSphere 4 suite
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Installing, configuring, and managing VMware ESX and ESXi Server, vCenter Server, and VMware Update Manager
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Managing virtual machines and networks, storage devices, and access
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Migrating and importing virtual machines into your existing infrastructure
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Understanding high availability and business continuity in the VMware world
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Securing your vSphere virtual infrastructure and monitoring performance
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Mitigating the effects of unplanned physical server failure with VMware Fault Tolerance
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Scripting and automating with PowerShell and PowerCLI
Increase Capacity with Scalable, Robust Virtual Solutions
Get the Very Most out of a vSphere 4 Infrastructure
Reduce Your Overall Server Footprint and Cut Costs
Secure Your Virtual Network and Monitor Performance
Reinforce Your Skills with Real–World Examples
About the Author
Scott Lowe has worked in IT for more than 15 years and currently works with a national VAR/reseller as a technical lead specializing in virtualization and virtualization technologies. Scott maintains a well–respected virtualization website, blog.scottlowe.org, and is a contributing author for SearchVMware.com and SearchServerVirtualization.com. Scott is also the recipient of a VMware vExpert Award, an honor awarded to a very select group of individuals for their contributions to the VMware and virtualization community in 2008.
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Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5
Author(s): Scott Lowe (Author), Nick Marshall (Author), Forbes Guthrie (Contributor), Matt Liebowitz (Contributor), Josh Atwell (Contributor)
- Publisher: Sybex
- Publication Date: 22 Nov. 2013
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 840 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781118661147
- ISBN-13: 9781118661147
Book Description
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.
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From the Inside Flap
All the Information IT Professionals Need for VMware vSphere 5.5
VMware vSphere is the world’s leading virtualization platform, and vSphere 5.5 gives you even greater control over how to allocate your virtual resources. Whether you’re just starting to virtualize, or you already have a virtualized environment but want to improve your skills with practical advice, best practices, and real-world examples, this book is your complete VMware vSphere resource. The author team of VMware vExperts Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall uses a logical, start-to-finish approach, showing you in detail how to install, configure, manage, and monitor a dynamic virtual environment using the VMware vSphere 5.5 product suite.
Coverage includes:
- Understanding all components of the VMware vSphere 5.5 suite
- Installing and configuring VMware ESXi™ Server, vCenter™ Server, and vSphere Update Manager
- Creating and configuring virtual networks and storage devices
- Ensuring high availability, and planning for disaster recovery and business continuity
- Creating virtual machines, including installing VMware Tools, deploying, and managing everything with the vSphere Web Client
- Cloning virtual machines with your own templates and vApps, or with OVF (Open Virtualization Format)
- Understanding utilization versus allocation and balancing resource utilization
- Integrating vCenter Operations Manager and monitoring VMware vSphere performance
- Install, Configure, and Manage a Virtualized System with VMware vSphere 5.5
- Increase Your Capacity with Scalable, Robust, Virtualized and Cloud Solutions
- Monitor Performance and Maintain High Availability
- Reinforce Skills with Best Practices and Real-World Examples
From the Back Cover
All the Information IT Professionals Need for VMware vSphere 5.5
VMware vSphere is the world’s leading virtualization platform, and vSphere 5.5 gives you even greater control over how to allocate your virtual resources. Whether you’re just starting to virtualize, or you already have a virtualized environment but want to improve your skills with practical advice, best practices, and real-world examples, this book is your complete VMware vSphere resource. The author team of VMware vExperts Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall uses a logical, start-to-finish approach, showing you in detail how to install, configure, manage, and monitor a dynamic virtual environment using the VMware vSphere 5.5 product suite.
Coverage includes:
- Understanding all components of the VMware vSphere 5.5 suite
- Installing and configuring VMware ESXi&; Server, vCenter&; Server, and vSphere Update Manager
- Creating and configuring virtual networks and storage devices
- Ensuring high availability, and planning for disaster recovery and business continuity
- Creating virtual machines, including installing VMware Tools, deploying, and managing everything with the vSphere Web Client
- Cloning virtual machines with your own templates and vApps, or with OVF (Open Virtualization Format)
- Understanding utilization versus allocation and balancing resource utilization
- Integrating vCenter Operations Manager and monitoring VMware vSphere performance
- Install, Configure, and Manage a Virtualized System with VMware vSphere 5.5
- Increase Your Capacity with Scalable, Robust, Virtualized and Cloud Solutions
- Monitor Performance and Maintain High Availability
- Reinforce Skills with Best Practices and Real-World Examples
About the Author
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.
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