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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

Chapter 3: Analysis and Assessment of Existing Environments

  1. (b) An application requires an HW USB key connected to the system, (c) Application vendor limitations, (d) High-performance system with a lot of compute resources, (e) Proprietary hardware used within the system
  2. VMware Capacity Planner, vSAN sizing tools, Dell Live Optics, Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit, RVtools, VMware vRealize Operations, vSphere Optimization Assessment (VOA), VMware vSphere Health Check, Runecast, Opvizor, CloudPhysics
  3. (b) False
    MAP Toolkit can be used for Linux environments as well.
  4. The products, tools, or services offered by VMware are discussed as follows:
    • (a) VMware vSphere Health Check: VMware or professional partner services provide this and it's based on a virtual appliance (or also a standalone package) that can connect to your VMware infrastructure and analyze it, with a...