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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789334503321

Autore

Guthrie Forbes <1973->

Titolo

VMware vSphere design [[electronic resource] /] / Forbes Guthrie, Scott Lowe, Maish Saidel-Keesing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, IN, : Wylie Pub., c2011

ISBN

1-283-37450-1

9786613374509

1-118-06730-4

1-118-06731-2

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Classificazione

COM046090

Altri autori (Persone)

LoweScott

Saidel-KeesingMaish <1974->

Disciplina

005.4/3

Soggetti

Virtual computer systems

Web services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

VMware vSphere Design; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1  An Introduction to Designing VMware Environments; What Is Design?; The Facets of vSphere Design; The Technical Facet; The Organizational Facet; The Operational Facet; The Process of Design; Gathering and Defining Functional Requirements; Assessing the Environment; Assembling the Design; Documenting the Design; Performing the Implementation; Summary; Chapter 2  ESX vs. ESXi; Two vSphere Hypervisors; ESX Design; Installation Design Options; Post-Installation Design Options; ESXi Design; Similarities; When to Use ESX; When to Use ESXi

ESXi ComponentsESXi Agents; ESXi System Image; ESXi Flavors: Installable and Embedded; ESXi Management; Migrating to ESXi; Testing; Deployment; Management; Summary; Chapter 3  Designing the Management Layer; Components of the Management Layer; VMware vCenter Server; Choosing the Operating System for your vCenter; VMware Update Manager; Management Applications; Sizing Your vCenter Server; Operating System; Using a Remote or Local Server; Number of Objects Managed; Update Manager; Plug-ins; Guided



Consolidation; Storage Vendor Plug-in; Linked Mode; Prerequisites; Considerations

Under the CoversRoles; vCenter: Virtual or Physical; Physical Server; Virtual; Redundancy; vCenter; SQL/Oracle Database; Security; Isolation; Permissions; SSL Certificates; Summary; Chapter 4  Server Hardware; Hardware Considerations; Factors in Selecting Hardware; Computing Needs; Server Constraints; Differentiating Among Vendors; Server Components; CPU; RAM; NUMA; Motherboard; Storage; Network; PCI; Preparing the Server; Configuring the BIOS; Other Hardware Settings; Burn-in; Preproduction Checks; Scale Up vs. Scale Out; Advantages of Scaling Up; Advantages of Scaling Out

Scaling Is a Matter of PerspectiveRisk Assessment; Choosing the Right Size; Blade Servers vs. Rack Servers; Blade Servers; Rack Servers; Form-Factor Conclusions; Alternative Hardware Approaches; Cloud Computing; Converged Hardware; Summary; Chapter 5  Designing your Network; Designing with Redundancy; Hosts; Network Switches (pSwitches); Security; Management Network; Virtual Machine Traffic; IP Storage Network Traffic; vMotion and FT Traffic; Performance; Service Console; vMotion; IP Storage; Virtual Machine Network; Teaming Options; Guest OS Network Teaming and Virtual Machine Port Groups

IP StorageJumbo Frames; Fault Tolerance; 10GbE; Physical Network Cable; Switches; Network Modules; vSwitches and vDSs; Central Management; Private VLANs; Port Groups, Management, and VMkernel; Naming and IP Conventions; Design Scenarios; Two NICs; Four NICs; Six NICs; Eight NICs; Two 10GbE NICS; Four 10GbE NICS; Summary; Chapter 6  Storage; Dimensions of Storage Design; Storage Design Factors; Storage Efficiency; Designing for Capacity; RAID Options; Estimating Capacity Requirements; VMFS Capacity Limits; Large or Small Datastores?; VMFS Block Sizes; Thin Provisioning; Data Deduplication

Array Compression

Sommario/riassunto

The only book focused on designing VMware vSphere implementations. VMware vSphere is the most widely deployed virtualization platform today. Considered the most robust and sophisticated hypervisor product, vSphere is the de facto standard for businesses, both large and small. This book is the only one of its kind to concisely explain how to execute a successful vSphere architecture, tailored to meet your company's needs. Expert authors share with you the factors that shape the design of a vSphere implementation. Learn how to make the right design decisions for your environment.Explor