Eric Siebert

VMware VI3 Implementation and Administration (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson ITP
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780137008582
• Artikelnr.: 37822479

Autorenporträt

Eric Siebert has been working with computers for more than 25 years. For the past 15 years, his main focus has been the administration of Windows server environments and supporting enterprise applications such as web, email, and database servers. Four years ago, he discovered virtualization technology in the form of VMware ESX and has been hooked ever since, spending countless hours learning the product inside and out. He now spends much of his time helping others in VMware's community support forums, having achieved Guru status and become one of the forum's moderators. His own website, http://vmware-land.com, is where he shares his tips and experiences and hundreds of links to technical information and top ten lists on a variety of subjects. In addition, Eric writes tips and blogs for Tech Target on sites such as searchvmware.com, searchservervirtualization.com, and searchdatabackup.com. Most recently, he was a speaker, panelist, and Best of VMworld awards judge at VMworld 2008 and is a regular guest on VMware's weekly VMTN roundtable podcast. In 2009, Eric was awarded the VMware vExpert award, one of only 300 people worldwide recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions to the VMware community.