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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Publisher's Note
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
Who Should Read This Book
What You Need
What's Inside
How to Get in Touch with the Authors
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Designing VMware Environments
What Is Design?
The Facets of vSphere Design
The Process of Design
Summary
Chapter 2: ESX vs. ESXi
Two vSphere Hypervisors
ESX Design
ESXi Design
ESX vs. ESXi
Migrating to ESXi
Summary
Chapter 3: Designing the Management Layer
Components of the Management Layer
Sizing Your vCenter Server
Plug-ins
Linked Mode
vCenter: Virtual or Physical
Redundancy
Security
Summary
Chapter 4: Server Hardware
Hardware Considerations
Server Components
Preparing the Server
Scale Up vs. Scale Out
Blade Servers vs. Rack Servers
Alternative Hardware Approaches
Summary
Chapter 5: Designing your Network
Designing with Redundancy
Security
Performance
Teaming Options
Jumbo Frames
Fault Tolerance
10GbE
vSwitches and vDSs
Naming and IP Conventions
Design Scenarios
Summary
Chapter 6: Storage
Dimensions of Storage Design
Designing for Capacity
Designing for Performance
Local Storage vs. Shared Storage
Choosing a Network Protocol
Multipathing
Summary
Chapter 7: Virtual Machines
Components of a Virtual Machine
Sizing Virtual Machines
Virtual Machine Network Design
Virtual Machine Storage Design
Guest Software
Clones, Templates, and vApps
Virtual Machine Availability
Summary
Chapter 8: Datacenter Design
vSphere Inventory Structure
Clusters
Resource Pools
Distributed Resource Scheduling
High Availability and Clustering
Summary
Chapter 9: Designing with Security in Mind
Why Is Security Important?
Separation of Duties
Shell Access to the ESX Host
vCenter Permissions
Managing Network Access
The DMZ
Protecting the VMs
Change Management
Protecting Your Data
Cloud
Security in vCenter Linked Mode
Firewalls in Your Virtual Infrastructure
Auditing and Compliance
Summary
Chapter 10: Monitoring and Capacity Planning
Nothing Is Static
Building Monitoring into the Design
Incorporating Capacity Planning in the Design
Summary
Chapter 11: Bringing It All Together
Sample Design
Examining the Design
Summary
Index
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