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VMware vSphere 5.1 Cookbook

By : Abhilash G B
Book Image

VMware vSphere 5.1 Cookbook

By: Abhilash G B

Overview of this book

Amidst all the recent competition from Citrix and Microsoft, VMware's vSphere product line is still the most feature rich and futuristic product in the virtualization industry. Knowing how to install and configure vSphere components is important to give yourself a head start towards virtualization using VMware. If you want to quickly grasp the installation and configuration procedures, especially by using the new vSphere 5.1 web client, this book is for you.VMware vSphere 5.1 Cookbook will take you through all the steps required to accomplish a task with minimal reading required. Most of the tasks are accompanied with relevant screenshots with an intention to provide a visual guidance as well.The book has many useful recipes that will help you progress through the installation of VMware ESXi 5.1 and vCenter Server 5.1. You will learn to use Auto Deploy and Image Profiles to deploy stateless/stateful ESXi servers, configure failover protection for virtual machines using vSphere HA, configure automated load balancing using vSphere DRS and DPM. Finally, the book guides you through upgrading or patching ESXi servers using VMware Update Manager and also deploying and configuring vSphere Management Assistant (VMA) to be able to run scripts to manage the ESXi servers.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
VMware vSphere 5.1 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

About the Reviewers

Alessandro Cardoso is a virtualization and management enthusiast, author, and evangelist. He is a subject matter expert in cloud computing, virtualization, and management, and works at Insight as a Practice Manager for Cloud and Emerging technologies, leading award-winning IT projects in key areas involving Cloud, Virtualization, Security, Messaging, and Hosting within the IT, Health, and Government industries.

A VMware VCP and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in virtualization since 2009, his product skill set includes Microsoft infrastructure technologies such as O365, Hyper-V, System Center, Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, IIS, and Forefront, and he also has sound knowledge of Quest Migration Manager, Linux Infrastructure, Networking, Security Solutions, and VMware in complex and large scenarios.

He is a well-known speaker at IT-related events and is the author of the book System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 and was the technical reviewer of the Windows 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook.

You can also check his personal blog where he talks about Microsoft Virtualization and System Center at http://virtualisationandmanagement.wordpress.com or can follow him on twitter at @edvaldocardoso.

Christian Mohn is currently employed as a senior consultant at EVRY Consulting AS in Norway, and is currently serving as Tech Champion for Server Virtualization.

He has a background as an IT-professional since 1997, and has worked both as a consultant and as an infrastructure manager for a large Norwegian shipping company.

He is also one of the co-hosts of the vSoup Virtualization Podcast. Christian was awarded the VMware vExpert title for both 2011 and 2012.

He wrote the foreword in Building End-User Computing Solutions with VMware View, which is available at http://www.lulu.com/shop/mike-laverick-and-barry-coombs/building-end-user-computing-solutions-with-vmware-view/ebook/product-20368612.html.

Chris Wahl has over 13 years of IT experience in enterprise infrastructure design, implementation, and administration within a diverse set of business and regulatory requirements, such as HIPPA, SOX, PCI-DSS, ITIL, and ePHI. He has held architect and engineer roles in a variety of virtualization, converged infrastructure, and private cloud based engagements, while working with high-performance technical teams in tiered data center environments.

He has over 30 active industry certifications, including the VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX #104), and is a recognized VMware vExpert. Additionally, he holds an active "Master" rank on the VMware Technology Network (VMTN) as a contributor and forum moderator. Chris also volunteers as a Leader in the Chicago VMware User Group (VMUG) to help spread education and technical knowledge of VMware's products and related architecture.

As an Independent Blogger for the award winning "Wahl Network" Chris focuses on creating content that revolves around virtualization, converged infrastructure, and evangelizing products and services that benefit the technology community. Over the past three years, he has published over 200 articles and was voted the "Favorite Independent Blogger" by vSphere-Land.com for 2012. Chris also travels globally to speak at industry events, provide subject matter expertise, and offer insight as a technical analyst.