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The Definitive Guide to Planning, Implementing, Securing, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3

Thisis the most comprehensive guide to planning for, implementing, securing, maintaining, monitoring, and troubleshooting VMware VI3 in any IT environment. Written by one of the world’s most experienced VMware system administrators, it will help IT professionals make the best possible decisions about VMware every step of the way.

Eric Siebert presents extensive coverage of the upfront planning and architectural tasks that can make or break VMware deployments, sharing practical insights you’ll never find in the official documentation. Next, he presents dozens of tips, tricks, and best practices for everything from migration and configuration to backup. Along the way, Siebert introduces advanced techniques for optimizing both the efficiency of VMware system administration and the effectiveness of VMware virtual environments. Coverage includes

• Understanding your current infrastructure--and all the ways virtualization will change it

• Architecting VI3 environments for maximum reliability and performance

• Choosing the right software, servers, storage, and network infrastructure

• Constructing your virtualized environment

• Configuring virtual networking, storage, and resources to maximize host and guest performance

• Systematically securing hosts, VMs, networks, and vCenter servers

• Mastering best practices for populating virtual environments, including P2V migration, templating, and the use of ISO files

• Monitoring your environment, analyzing metrics, and proactively eliminating bottlenecks

• Applying patches to fix bugs and security vulnerabilities without introducing problems caused by unexpected dependencies

• Troubleshooting virtual environments: identifying and resolving specific problems, one step at a time

• Improving administration with snapshots, scripting, and other advanced techniques

VMware VI3 Implementation and Administration will be invaluable to every professional working with VMware, including architects designing virtual infrastructures, as well as managers and administrators who must implement and support them.

Introduction

Chapter 1   Assessing Your Current Environment

Chapter 2   Planning Your Virtual Environment

Chapter 3    Building Your Virtual Environment

Chapter 4   Configuring Your Virtual Environment

Chapter 5   Securing Your Virtual Environment

Chapter 6   Populating Your Virtual Environment

Chapter 7   Monitoring Your Virtual Environment

Chapter 8   Maintaining Your Virtual Environment

Chapter 9   Backing Up Your Virtual Environment

Chapter 10  Troubleshooting Your Virtual Environment

Chapter 11  Advanced Topics

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 2 Ratings

Great resource! - 2009-09-23
Reviewer Rating:
Mr. Siebert's book is a high quality roadmap to VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3. The book does a great job of starting with what you currently have and the benefits of virtualization. It is a systematic approach with critical insight on planning and building (I have seen many projects fail due to a lack of a strong foundation). I particularly appreciated the highlighted "By the way" and "Did you know?" comments; the comments are brief and often contain critical bits of information.

Siebert's book is a reference for the seasoned veterans, newcomers, and solution specialists providing information to decision makers. I highly recommend it.

Excellent Reference - 2009-08-28
Reviewer Rating:
This is an excellent reference for VMware Virtual Infrastructure administrators. It covers planning, configuration, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of your virtual data center running on VMware. The concepts are clear with procedures to accomplish common operations. It also includes Best Practice sections to optimize your virtual infrastructure. This is the first book I'd open when a problem arises with my virtual infrastructure.

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