The the Complete VMware VSphere Guide : Design a Virtualized Data Center with VMware VSphere 6. 7.
Brown, Mike.
The the Complete VMware VSphere Guide : Design a Virtualized Data Center with VMware VSphere 6. 7. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (754 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- About Packt -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The Virtual Data Center -- Benefits and technologies of virtualization -- The hypervisor -- Virtual machines -- Virtual infrastructure management -- Understanding the benefits of virtualization -- Identifying when not to virtualize -- Becoming a virtual data center architect -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using a holistic approach to data center design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Passing the VMware VCAP6-DCV Design exam -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- There's more… -- Becoming a VMware Certified Design Expert -- How to do it… -- There's more… -- Identifying what's new in vSphere 6.7 -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Planning a vSphere 6.7 upgrade -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 2: The Discovery Process -- Identifying the design factors -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Identifying stakeholders -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Conducting stakeholder interviews -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using VMware Capacity Planner -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using Windows Performance Monitor -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Conducting a VMware optimization assessment -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Identifying dependencies -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 3: The Design Factors -- Identifying design requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Identifying design constraints -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Making design assumptions -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Identifying design risks -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Considering infrastructure design qualities -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more…. Creating the conceptual design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Design requirements -- Design constraints -- Assumptions -- There's more… -- Chapter 4: vSphere Management Design -- Identifying vCenter components and dependencies -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Selecting a vCenter deployment option -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Determining vCenter resource requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Selecting a database for the vCenter deployment -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Determining database interoperability -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Choosing a vCenter deployment topology -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Designing for management availability -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Designing a separate management cluster -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Configuring vCenter mail, SNMP, and alarms -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using Enhanced Linked Mode -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Backing up the vCenter Server components -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Planning vCenter HA to increase vCenter availability -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Upgrading vCenter Server -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Designing a vSphere Update Manager Deployment -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Chapter 5: vSphere Storage Design -- Identifying RAID levels -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Calculating storage capacity requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Determining storage performance requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Calculating storage throughput -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Storage connectivity options -- How to do it… -- How it works…. Storage path selection plugins -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Sizing datastores -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Designing VSAN for virtual machine storage -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using VMware Virtual Volumes -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Incorporating storage policies into a design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- NFS version 4.1 capabilities and limits -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using persistent memory to maximize VM performance -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 6: vSphere Network Design -- Determining network bandwidth requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Standard or distributed virtual switches -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Providing network availability -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Network resource management -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using private VLANs -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- IP storage network design considerations -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using jumbo frames -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating custom TCP/IP stacks -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Designing for VMkernel services -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- vMotion network design considerations -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using 10 GbE converged network adapters -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- IPv6 in a vSphere design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Remote direct memory access options -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 7: vSphere Compute Design -- Calculating CPU resource requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Calculating memory resource requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Transparent page sharing -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Scaling up or scaling out -- How to do it…. How it works… -- There's more… -- Determining the vCPU-to-core ratio -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Clustering compute resources -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Reserving HA resources to support failover -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using distributed resource scheduling to balance cluster resources -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Ensuring cluster vMotion compatibility -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using resource pools -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Providing Fault Tolerance protection -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Leveraging host flash -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 8: vSphere Physical Design -- Using the VMware Hardware Compatibility List -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Understanding the physical storage design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Understanding the physical network design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating the physical compute design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating a custom ESXi image -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- The best practices for ESXi host BIOS settings -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Upgrading an ESXi host -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 9: Virtual Machine Design -- Right-sizing virtual machines -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Enabling CPU hot add and memory hot plug -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using paravirtualized VM hardware -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating virtual machine templates -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Upgrading and installing VMware Tools -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Upgrading VM virtual hardware -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using vApps to organize virtualized applications -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using VM affinity and anti-affinity rules. How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using VM to Host affinity and anti-affinity rules -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Converting physical servers with vCenter Converter Standalone -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Migrating servers into vSphere -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 10: Deployment Workflow and Component Installation -- vSphere components and workflow -- ESXi deployment plan -- Choosing the hardware platform -- Identification of the storage architecture -- Defining the network configuration -- ESXi installation -- Where should I install ESXi? -- Preparing for deployment -- Interactive installation -- Unattended installation -- Auto Deploy installation -- How Auto Deploy works -- Configuring DHCP -- Configuring TFTP -- Creating an image profile -- Creating deployment rules -- Auto Deploy modes -- Stateless installation -- Stateless caching installation -- Stateful installation -- vCenter Server components -- PSC -- Linked Mode -- vCenter Server -- Migration from vCenter for Windows to vCSA -- Where to install - physical or virtual? -- vCenter Server Appliance deployment -- Why deploy vCSA instead of the Windows version? -- Installing the vCSA PSC -- Installing the vCSA vCenter -- Installing the vCSA with Embedded Platform Service Controller -- vCSA HA -- vCenter HA configuration -- Chapter 11: Configuring and Managing vSphere 6.7 -- Using the VMware vSphere HTML5 client -- Configuring ESXi -- Management network configuration -- Enabling Secure Shell (SSH) access -- ESXi firewall -- Configuring the Network Time Protocol (NTP) -- ESXi 6.7 partition layout -- Boot banks -- Scratch partition -- Centralized log management -- vRealize Log Insight -- Free syslog servers -- Syslog configuration -- Backing up and restoring ESXi -- Backing up and restoring ESXi using CLI -- Backing up and restoring ESXi using PowerCLI. Backing up using PowerCLI.
This Learning Path teaches you all that you need to know to effectively deploy, manage, and monitor your virtual datacenter with VMware Sphere 6.7. With over 100 practical recipes, you'll learn several tricks and techniques to design a powerful virtual infrastructure based on vSphere 6.7.
9781838980511
VMware.
Virtual computer systems.
Database management.
Electronic books.
QA76.76.O63 / .B769 2019
5.43
The the Complete VMware VSphere Guide : Design a Virtualized Data Center with VMware VSphere 6. 7. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (754 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- About Packt -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The Virtual Data Center -- Benefits and technologies of virtualization -- The hypervisor -- Virtual machines -- Virtual infrastructure management -- Understanding the benefits of virtualization -- Identifying when not to virtualize -- Becoming a virtual data center architect -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using a holistic approach to data center design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Passing the VMware VCAP6-DCV Design exam -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- There's more… -- Becoming a VMware Certified Design Expert -- How to do it… -- There's more… -- Identifying what's new in vSphere 6.7 -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Planning a vSphere 6.7 upgrade -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 2: The Discovery Process -- Identifying the design factors -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Identifying stakeholders -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Conducting stakeholder interviews -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using VMware Capacity Planner -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using Windows Performance Monitor -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Conducting a VMware optimization assessment -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Identifying dependencies -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 3: The Design Factors -- Identifying design requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Identifying design constraints -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Making design assumptions -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Identifying design risks -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Considering infrastructure design qualities -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more…. Creating the conceptual design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Design requirements -- Design constraints -- Assumptions -- There's more… -- Chapter 4: vSphere Management Design -- Identifying vCenter components and dependencies -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Selecting a vCenter deployment option -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Determining vCenter resource requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Selecting a database for the vCenter deployment -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Determining database interoperability -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Choosing a vCenter deployment topology -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Designing for management availability -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Designing a separate management cluster -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Configuring vCenter mail, SNMP, and alarms -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using Enhanced Linked Mode -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Backing up the vCenter Server components -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Planning vCenter HA to increase vCenter availability -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Upgrading vCenter Server -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Designing a vSphere Update Manager Deployment -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Chapter 5: vSphere Storage Design -- Identifying RAID levels -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Calculating storage capacity requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Determining storage performance requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Calculating storage throughput -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Storage connectivity options -- How to do it… -- How it works…. Storage path selection plugins -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Sizing datastores -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Designing VSAN for virtual machine storage -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using VMware Virtual Volumes -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Incorporating storage policies into a design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- NFS version 4.1 capabilities and limits -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using persistent memory to maximize VM performance -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 6: vSphere Network Design -- Determining network bandwidth requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Standard or distributed virtual switches -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Providing network availability -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Network resource management -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using private VLANs -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- IP storage network design considerations -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using jumbo frames -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating custom TCP/IP stacks -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Designing for VMkernel services -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- vMotion network design considerations -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using 10 GbE converged network adapters -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- IPv6 in a vSphere design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Remote direct memory access options -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 7: vSphere Compute Design -- Calculating CPU resource requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Calculating memory resource requirements -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Transparent page sharing -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Scaling up or scaling out -- How to do it…. How it works… -- There's more… -- Determining the vCPU-to-core ratio -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Clustering compute resources -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Reserving HA resources to support failover -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using distributed resource scheduling to balance cluster resources -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Ensuring cluster vMotion compatibility -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using resource pools -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Providing Fault Tolerance protection -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Leveraging host flash -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 8: vSphere Physical Design -- Using the VMware Hardware Compatibility List -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Understanding the physical storage design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Understanding the physical network design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating the physical compute design -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating a custom ESXi image -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- The best practices for ESXi host BIOS settings -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Upgrading an ESXi host -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 9: Virtual Machine Design -- Right-sizing virtual machines -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Enabling CPU hot add and memory hot plug -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using paravirtualized VM hardware -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Creating virtual machine templates -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Upgrading and installing VMware Tools -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Upgrading VM virtual hardware -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Using vApps to organize virtualized applications -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using VM affinity and anti-affinity rules. How to do it… -- How it works… -- Using VM to Host affinity and anti-affinity rules -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Converting physical servers with vCenter Converter Standalone -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Migrating servers into vSphere -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- Chapter 10: Deployment Workflow and Component Installation -- vSphere components and workflow -- ESXi deployment plan -- Choosing the hardware platform -- Identification of the storage architecture -- Defining the network configuration -- ESXi installation -- Where should I install ESXi? -- Preparing for deployment -- Interactive installation -- Unattended installation -- Auto Deploy installation -- How Auto Deploy works -- Configuring DHCP -- Configuring TFTP -- Creating an image profile -- Creating deployment rules -- Auto Deploy modes -- Stateless installation -- Stateless caching installation -- Stateful installation -- vCenter Server components -- PSC -- Linked Mode -- vCenter Server -- Migration from vCenter for Windows to vCSA -- Where to install - physical or virtual? -- vCenter Server Appliance deployment -- Why deploy vCSA instead of the Windows version? -- Installing the vCSA PSC -- Installing the vCSA vCenter -- Installing the vCSA with Embedded Platform Service Controller -- vCSA HA -- vCenter HA configuration -- Chapter 11: Configuring and Managing vSphere 6.7 -- Using the VMware vSphere HTML5 client -- Configuring ESXi -- Management network configuration -- Enabling Secure Shell (SSH) access -- ESXi firewall -- Configuring the Network Time Protocol (NTP) -- ESXi 6.7 partition layout -- Boot banks -- Scratch partition -- Centralized log management -- vRealize Log Insight -- Free syslog servers -- Syslog configuration -- Backing up and restoring ESXi -- Backing up and restoring ESXi using CLI -- Backing up and restoring ESXi using PowerCLI. Backing up using PowerCLI.
This Learning Path teaches you all that you need to know to effectively deploy, manage, and monitor your virtual datacenter with VMware Sphere 6.7. With over 100 practical recipes, you'll learn several tricks and techniques to design a powerful virtual infrastructure based on vSphere 6.7.
9781838980511
VMware.
Virtual computer systems.
Database management.
Electronic books.
QA76.76.O63 / .B769 2019
5.43