Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5 by Lowe, Scott -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Publisher's Note Dedication Acknowledgments About the Authors About the Contributors Foreword Introduction

What Is Covered in This Book The Mastering Series The Hardware behind the Book Who Should Buy This Book How to Contact the Authors

Chapter 1: Introducing VMware vSphere 5.5

Exploring VMware vSphere 5.5 Why Choose vSphere? The Bottom Line

Chapter 2: Planning and Installing VMware ESXi

Planning a VMware vSphere Deployment Deploying VMware ESXi Performing Post-installation Configuration The Bottom Line

Chapter 3: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server

Introducing vCenter Server Choosing the Version of vCenter Server Planning and Designing a vCenter Server Deployment Installing vCenter Server and Its Components Installing vCenter Server in a Linked Mode Group Deploying the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance Exploring vCenter Server Creating and Managing a vCenter Server Inventory Exploring vCenter Server's Management Features Managing vCenter Server Settings vSphere Web Client Administration The Bottom Line

Chapter 4: vSphere Update Manager and the vCenter Support Tools

vSphere Update Manager Installing vSphere Update Manager Configuring vSphere Update Manager Creating Baselines Routine Updates Upgrading Hosts with vSphere Update Manager Performing an Orchestrated Upgrade Investigating Alternative Update Options vCenter Support Tools The Bottom Line

Chapter 5: Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks

Putting Together a Virtual Network Working with vSphere Standard Switches Working with vSphere Distributed Switches Examining Third-Party Distributed Virtual Switches Configuring Virtual Switch Security Looking Ahead The Bottom Line

Chapter 6: Creating and Configuring Storage Devices

Reviewing the Importance of Storage Design Examining Shared Storage Fundamentals Implementing vSphere Storage Fundamentals Leveraging SAN and NAS Best Practices The Bottom Line

Chapter 7: Ensuring High Availability and Business Continuity

Understanding the Layers of High Availability Clustering VMs Implementing vSphere High Availability Implementing vSphere Fault Tolerance Planning for Business Continuity The Bottom Line

Chapter 8: Securing VMware vSphere

Overview of vSphere Security Securing ESXi Hosts Securing vCenter Server Securing Virtual Machines The Bottom Line

Chapter 9: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines

Understanding Virtual Machines Creating a Virtual Machine Installing a Guest Operating System Installing VMware Tools Managing Virtual Machines Modifying Virtual Machines The Bottom Line

Chapter 10: Using Templates and vApps

Cloning VMs Creating Templates and Deploying Virtual Machines Using OVF Templates Working with vApps Importing Machines from Other Environments The Bottom Line

Chapter 11: Managing Resource Allocation

Reviewing Virtual Machine Resource Allocation Working with Virtual Machine Memory Managing Virtual Machine CPU Utilization Using Resource Pools Regulating Network I/O Utilization Controlling Storage I/O Utilization The Bottom Line

Chapter 12: Balancing Resource Utilization

Comparing Utilization with Allocation Exploring vMotion Ensuring vMotion Compatibility Using Storage vMotion Combining vMotion with Storage vMotion Exploring vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler Introducing and Working with Storage DRS The Bottom Line

Chapter 13: Monitoring VMware vSphere Performance

Overview of Performance Monitoring Using Alarms Working with Performance Charts Understanding vCenter Operations Manager Working with resxtop Monitoring CPU Usage Monitoring Memory Usage Monitoring Network Usage Monitoring Disk Usage The Bottom Line

Chapter 14: Automating VMware vSphere

Why Use Automation? vSphere Automation Options Automating with PowerCLI Using vCLI from vSphere Management Assistant Using vSphere Management Assistant for Automation with vCenter Leveraging the Perl Toolkit with vSphere Management Assistant Automating with vCenter Orchestrator The Bottom Line

Appendix: The Bottom Line