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The 2013 edition of the bestselling vSphere book on the market

Virtualization remains the hottest trend in the IT world, and VMware vSphere is the industry's most widely deployed virtualization solution. The demand for IT professionals skilled in virtualization and cloud-related technologies is great and expected to keep growing. This comprehensive Sybex guide covers all the features and capabilities of VMware vSphere, showing administrators step by step how to install, configure, operate, manage, and secure it.

This perfect blend of hands-on instruction, conceptual explanation, and practical application is reinforced with real-world examples. Led by Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall, both VMware vExperts, the author team provides expertise that will prepare IT professionals to excel in using this virtualization technology.

  • Virtualization is seen as a "best practice" for high availability and disaster recovery solutions, as well as for applications such as Exchange Server and SharePoint
  • IDC estimates that there are as many as 7 million jobs available worldwide in virtualization and cloud technology
  • Provides hands-on instruction in all the latest features and capabilities of VMware vSphere, with both conceptual explanations and practical applications
  • Author team is lead by Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall, well-known VMware experts and popular bloggers

Mastering VMware vSphere provides what every virtualization professional needs to know.

Foreword xxiii
Introduction xxv
Chapter 1 Introducing VMware vSphere 5.5 1(24)
Exploring VMware vSphere 5.5
1(21)
Examining the Products in the vSphere Suite
3(5)
Examining the Features in VMware vSphere
8(10)
Licensing VMware vSphere
18(4)
Why Choose vSphere?
22(2)
The Bottom Line
24(1)
Chapter 2 Planning and Installing VMware ESXi 25(32)
Planning a VMware vSphere Deployment
25(5)
Choosing a Server Platform
26(2)
Determining a Storage Architecture
28(1)
Integrating with the Network Infrastructure
29(1)
Deploying VMware ESXi
30(17)
Installing VMware ESXi Interactively
31(4)
Performing an Unattended Installation of VMware ESXi
35(4)
Deploying VMware ESXi with vSphere Auto Deploy
39(8)
Performing Post-installation Configuration
47(7)
Installing the vSphere C# Client
47(3)
Reconfiguring the Management Network
50(2)
Configuring Time Synchronization
52(1)
Configuring Name Resolution
53(1)
The Bottom Line
54(3)
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vCenter Server 57(72)
Introducing vCenter Server
57(7)
Centralizing User Authentication Using vCenter Single Sign-On
59(3)
Using the vSphere Web Client for Administration
62(1)
Understanding the vCenter Inventory Service
62(1)
Providing an Extensible Framework
63(1)
Choosing the Version of vCenter Server
64(1)
Planning and Designing a vCenter Server Deployment
65(9)
Sizing Hardware for vCenter Server
66(2)
Choosing a Database Server for vCenter Server
68(2)
Planning for vCenter Server Availability
70(2)
Running vCenter Server and Its Components as VMs
72(2)
Installing vCenter Server and Its Components
74(14)
Configuring the vCenter Server Backend Database Server
75(5)
Installing the vCenter Server Components
80(8)
Installing vCenter Server in a Linked Mode Group
88(3)
Deploying the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance
91(6)
Configuring an IP Address on the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance
94(1)
Accepting the End-User License Agreement
95(1)
Configuring the Database
96(1)
Setting Up Single Sign-On
96(1)
Active Directory Settings
97(1)
Starting the vCenter Server Services
97(1)
Exploring vCenter Server
97(3)
What's in the vSphere Web Client Home Screen?
98(2)
Using the Navigator
100(1)
Creating and Managing a vCenter Server Inventory
100(6)
Understanding Inventory Views and Objects
100(3)
Creating and Adding Inventory Objects
103(3)
Exploring vCenter Server's Management Features
106(14)
Understanding Basic Host Management
106(2)
Examining Basic Host Configuration
108(3)
Using Scheduled Tasks
111(2)
Using Events Console in vCenter Server
113(1)
Working with Host Profiles
114(2)
Tags
116(4)
Managing vCenter Server Settings
120(3)
General vCenter Server Settings
120(3)
Licensing
123(1)
Message of the Day
123(1)
Advanced Settings
123(1)
vSphere Web Client Administration
123(3)
Roles
124(1)
Licensing
124(1)
vCenter Solutions Manager
124(1)
Log Browser
124(2)
The Bottom Line
126(3)
Chapter 4 vSphere Update Manager and the vCenter Support Tools 129(60)
vSphere Update Manager
129(2)
Installing vSphere Update Manager
131(12)
Defining the Requirements
132(1)
Configuring VUM's Database
133(3)
Creating the Open Database Connectivity Data Source Name
136(1)
Installing VUM
137(3)
Installing the Update Manager Download Service (Optional)
140(1)
Installing the vSphere Update Manager Plug-in
141(1)
Reconfiguring the VUM or UMDS Installation with the Update Manager Utility
142(1)
Upgrading VUM from a Previous Version
143(1)
Configuring vSphere Update Manager
143(6)
Creating Baselines
149(4)
Routine Updates
153(13)
Attaching and Detaching Baselines or Baseline Groups
153(3)
Performing a Scan
156(3)
Staging Patches
159(1)
Remediating Hosts
160(4)
Upgrading VMware Tools
164(2)
Upgrading Virtual Appliances and Host Extensions
166(1)
Upgrading Hosts with vSphere Update Manager
166(7)
Importing an ESXi Image and Creating the Host Upgrade Baseline
167(1)
Upgrading a Host
168(3)
Upgrading VM Hardware
171(2)
Performing an Orchestrated Upgrade
173(1)
Investigating Alternative Update Options
173(2)
Using vSphere Update Manager PowerCLI
173(1)
Upgrading and Patching without vSphere Update Manager
174(1)
vCenter Support Tools
175(10)
ESXi Dump Collector
175(6)
Syslog Collector
181(4)
Other vCenter Support Tools
185(1)
The Bottom Line
185(4)
Chapter 5 Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks 189(90)
Putting Together a Virtual Network
189(3)
Working with vSphere Standard Switches
192(42)
Comparing Virtual Switches and Physical Switches
193(1)
Understanding Ports and Port Groups
194(2)
Understanding Uplinks
196(2)
Configuring Management Networking
198(4)
Configuring VMkernel Networking
202(5)
Configuring TCP/IP Stacks
207(2)
Configuring VM Networking
209(3)
Configuring VLANs
212(4)
Configuring NIC Teaming
216(13)
Using and Configuring Traffic Shaping
229(1)
Bringing It All Together
230(4)
Working with vSphere Distributed Switches
234(34)
Creating a vSphere Distributed Switch
234(5)
Removing an ESXi Host from a Distributed Switch
239(1)
Removing a Distributed Switch
240(1)
Managing Distributed Switches
240(4)
Working With Distributed Port Groups
244(8)
Managing Adapters
252(5)
Using NetFlow on vSphere Distributed Switches
257(2)
Enabling Switch Discovery Protocols
259(1)
Setting Up Private VLANs
260(3)
Configuring LACP
263(5)
Examining Third-Party Distributed Virtual Switches
268(2)
Cisco Nexus 1000V
269(1)
IBM Distributed Virtual Switch 5000V
269(1)
HP FlexFabric Virtual Switch 5900v
270(1)
Configuring Virtual Switch Security
270(6)
Understanding and Using Promiscuous Mode
271(1)
Allowing MAC Address Changes and Forged Transmits
272(4)
Looking Ahead
276(1)
The Bottom Line
277(2)
Chapter 6 Creating and Configuring Storage Devices 279(100)
Reviewing the Importance of Storage Design
279(1)
Examining Shared Storage Fundamentals
280(29)
Comparing Local Storage with Shared Storage
283(1)
Defining Common Storage Array Architectures
284(2)
Explaining RAID
286(4)
Understanding VSAN
290(2)
Understanding Midrange and External Enterprise Storage Array Design
292(2)
Choosing a Storage Protocol
294(13)
Making Basic Storage Choices
307(2)
Implementing vSphere Storage Fundamentals
309(63)
Reviewing Core vSphere Storage Concepts
309(18)
Working with VMFS Datastores
327(20)
Working with Raw Device Mappings
347(2)
Working with NFS Datastores
349(10)
Working with VM-Level Storage Configuration
359(13)
Leveraging SAN and NAS Best Practices
372(5)
The Bottom Line
377(2)
Chapter 7 Ensuring High Availability and Business Continuity 379(54)
Understanding the Layers of High Availability
379(2)
Clustering VMs
381(14)
Introducing Network Load Balancing Clustering
382(1)
Introducing Windows Server Failover Clustering
383(12)
Implementing vSphere High Availability
395(20)
Understanding vSphere High Availability
395(1)
Understanding vSphere HA's Underpinnings
396(3)
Enabling vSphere High Availability
399(2)
Configuring vSphere High Availability
401(12)
Managing vSphere High Availability
413(2)
Implementing vSphere Fault Tolerance
415(6)
Using vSphere Fault Tolerance with vSphere High Availability
420(1)
Using vSphere Fault Tolerance with vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler
420(1)
Examining vSphere Fault Tolerance Use Cases
421(1)
Planning for Business Continuity
421(10)
Providing Data Protection
421(4)
Recovering from Disasters
425(2)
Using vSphere Replication
427(4)
The Bottom Line
431(2)
Chapter 8 Securing VMware vSphere 433(48)
Overview of vSphere Security
433(1)
Securing ESXi Hosts
434(25)
Working with ESXi Authentication
434(7)
Controlling Access to ESXi Hosts
441(8)
Keeping ESXi Hosts Patched
449(1)
Managing ESXi Host Permissions
449(9)
Configuring ESXi Host Logging
458(1)
Reviewing Other ESXi Security Recommendations
458(1)
Securing vCenter Server
459(18)
Authenticating Users with Single Sign-On
460(4)
Understanding the vpxuser Account
464(2)
Managing vCenter Server Permissions
466(10)
Examining vCenter Server Logging
476(1)
Securing Virtual Machines
477(1)
Configuring Network Security Policies
477(1)
Keeping VMs Patched
478(1)
The Bottom Line
478(3)
Chapter 9 Creating and Managing Virtual Machines 481(50)
Understanding Virtual Machines
481(7)
Examining Virtual Machines from the Inside
481(3)
Examining Virtual Machines from the Outside
484(4)
Creating a Virtual Machine
488(16)
Choosing Values for Your New Virtual Machine
499(5)
Installing a Guest Operating System
504(5)
Working with Installation Media
505(2)
Using the Installation Media
507(1)
Working in the Virtual Machine Console
508(1)
Installing VMware Tools
509(7)
Installing VMware Tools in Windows
510(4)
Installing VMware Tools in Linux
514(2)
Managing Virtual Machines
516(3)
Adding or Registering Existing VMs
516(2)
Changing VM Power States
518(1)
Removing VMs
519(1)
Deleting VMs
519(1)
Modifying Virtual Machines
519(10)
Changing Virtual Machine Hardware
520(4)
Using Virtual Machine Snapshots
524(5)
The Bottom Line
529(2)
Chapter 10 Using Templates and vApps 531(34)
Cloning VMs
531(10)
Installing Sysprep on the vCenter Server
532(1)
Creating a Customization Specification
533(5)
Cloning a Virtual Machine
538(3)
Creating Templates and Deploying Virtual Machines
541(4)
Cloning a Virtual Machine to a Template
542(2)
Deploying a Virtual Machine from a Template
544(1)
Using OVF Templates
545(8)
Deploying a VM from an OVF Template
546(3)
Exporting a VM as an OVF Template
549(1)
Examining OVF Templates
550(3)
Working with vApps
553(9)
Creating a vApp
553(2)
Editing a vApp
555(4)
Changing a vApp's Power State
559(2)
Cloning a vApp
561(1)
Importing Machines from Other Environments
562(1)
The Bottom Line
562(3)
Chapter 11 Managing Resource Allocation 565(52)
Reviewing Virtual Machine Resource Allocation
565(3)
Working with Virtual Machine Memory
568(13)
Understanding ESXi Advanced Memory Technologies
569(3)
Controlling Memory Allocation
572(9)
Managing Virtual Machine CPU Utilization
581(7)
Default CPU Allocation
582(1)
Setting CPU Affinity
583(1)
Using CPU Reservations
584(1)
Using CPU Limits
584(1)
Using CPU Shares
585(2)
Summarizing How Reservations, Limits, and Shares Work with CPUs
587(1)
Using Resource Pools
588(9)
Configuring Resource Pools
590(1)
Understanding Resource Allocation with Resource Pools
591(6)
Regulating Network I/O Utilization
597(5)
Controlling Storage I/O Utilization
602(13)
Enabling Storage I/O Control
604(2)
Configuring Storage Resource Settings for a Virtual Machine
606(5)
Utilizing Flash Storage
611(4)
The Bottom Line
615(2)
Chapter 12 Balancing Resource Utilization 617(50)
Comparing Utilization with Allocation
617(1)
Exploring vMotion
618(11)
Examining vMotion Requirements
622(4)
Performing a vMotion Migration
626(3)
Ensuring vMotion Compatibility
629(5)
Using Per-Virtual-Machine CPU Masking
629(1)
Using VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
630(4)
Using Storage vMotion
634(3)
Combining vMotion with Storage vMotion
637(3)
Exploring vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler
640(11)
Understanding Manual Automation Behavior
641(1)
Reviewing Partially Automated Behavior
642(1)
Examining Fully Automated Behavior
642(2)
Working with Distributed Resource Scheduler Rules
644(7)
Introducing and Working with Storage DRS
651(13)
Creating and Working with Datastore Clusters
652(4)
Configuring Storage DRS
656(8)
The Bottom Line
664(3)
Chapter 13 Monitoring VMware vSphere Performance 667(42)
Overview of Performance Monitoring
667(2)
Using Alarms
669(10)
Understanding Alarm Scopes
670(1)
Creating Alarms
671(6)
Managing Alarms
677(2)
Working with Performance Charts
679(13)
Overview Layout
679(2)
Advanced Layout
681(11)
Understanding vCenter Operations Manager
692(3)
Installing vC Ops
692(2)
vC Ops Foundation Features
694(1)
Working with resxtop
695(3)
Using resxtop
696(2)
Capturing and Playing Back Performance Data with resxtop
698(1)
Monitoring CPU Usage
698(3)
Monitoring Memory Usage
701(2)
Monitoring Network Usage
703(2)
Monitoring Disk Usage
705(2)
The Bottom Line
707(2)
Chapter 14 Automating VMware vSphere 709(42)
Why Use Automation?
709(1)
vSphere Automation Options
710(1)
Automating with PowerCLI
711(18)
PowerShell and PowerCLI
711(4)
What's New in PowerCLI 5.5
715(1)
Installing and Configuring PowerCLI
715(3)
Getting Started with PowerCLI
718(4)
Building PowerCLI Scripts
722(3)
PowerCLI Advanced Capabilities
725(4)
Using vCLI from vSphere Management Assistant
729(3)
What's New in vCLI and vMA for vSphere 5.5
729(1)
Getting Started with vCLI
729(3)
Using vSphere Management Assistant for Automation with vCenter
732(1)
Leveraging the Perl Toolkit with vSphere Management Assistant
733(3)
Automating with vCenter Orchestrator
736(12)
New Features in vCenter Orchestrator 5.5
736(1)
Understanding vCenter Orchestrator Prerequisites
737(1)
Configuring vCenter Orchestrator
737(7)
vCenter Orchestrator Appliance
744(1)
Implementing the vCenter Orchestrator Appliance
745(1)
Accessing vCenter Orchestrator
746(1)
vCenter Orchestrator and vCenter Server
746(1)
Using an Orchestrator Workflow
747(1)
The Bottom Line
748(3)
Appendix The Bottom Line 751(28)
Chapter 1 Introducing VMware vSphere 5.5
751(1)
Chapter 2 Planning and Installing VMware ESXi
752(1)
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vCenter Server
753(3)
Chapter 4 vSphere Update Manager and the vCenter Support Tools
756(2)
Chapter 5 Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks
758(3)
Chapter 6 Creating and Configuring Storage Devices
761(3)
Chapter 7 Ensuring High Availability and Business Continuity
764(2)
Chapter 8 Securing VMware vSphere
766(1)
Chapter 9 Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
767(2)
Chapter 10 Using Templates and vApps
769(2)
Chapter 11 Managing Resource Allocation
771(2)
Chapter 12 Balancing Resource Utilization
773(2)
Chapter 13 Monitoring VMware vSphere Performance
775(2)
Chapter 14 Automating VMware vSphere
777(2)
Index 779
Scott Lowe, VCDX 39, is an engineering architect for VMware focusing on network virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN). He is also a VMware vExpert and author of Mastering VMware vSphere 5. Nick Marshall is a senior consultant with over 13 years of IT experience and multiple advanced IT certifications, including VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) in Datacenter Administration (DCA) and Datacenter Design (DCD). He currently works at VMware in the APAC region.