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Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7, - Second Edition

By : Martin Gavanda, Andrea Mauro, Paolo Valsecchi, Karel Novak
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Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7, - Second Edition

By: Martin Gavanda, Andrea Mauro, Paolo Valsecchi, Karel Novak

Overview of this book

vSphere 6.7 is the latest release of VMware’s industry-leading, virtual cloud platform. It allows organisations to move to hybrid cloud computing by enabling them to run, manage, connect and secure applications in a common operating environment. This up-to-date, 2nd edition provides complete coverage of vSphere 6.7. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples and self-assessment questions, you will begin with an overview of the products, solutions and features of the vSphere 6.7 suite. You’ll learn how to design and plan a virtual infrastructure and look at the workflow and installation of components. You'll gain insight into best practice configuration, management and security. By the end the book you'll be able to build your own VMware vSphere lab that can run even the most demanding of workloads.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Getting Started
8
Section 2: Managing Resources
13
Section 3: Advanced Topics
18
Section 4: Building Your Lab Environment

What's new in VMware vSphere 6.7?

In every VMware vSphere edition, there are a lot of new features available, and version 6.7 is no different. VMware vSphere 6.7 was released on April 17 2018, and by the end of 2018 there should be an upcoming U1 release.

At a high level, the new version focuses on the following four main areas of innovation:

  • Simplified and efficient management at scale: There are several improvements in scaling and managing large deployments.
  • Comprehensive built-in security: You should be able to run your workloads anywhere while still offering unmatched security features to your virtual machines.
  • Universal app platform: Following the VMware vision, vSphere 6.7 could be a single platform to support...