Book Image

Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7, - Second Edition

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

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

Backing up and restoring ESXi

ESXi hypervisor is the same as any other server or network device, so you need to take into account the configuration backup. While the installation only takes a couple of minutes, the backup contains configuration files concerning virtual switches and their configuration, shared storage (datastore configurations), multi-paths, local users and groups, and also licensing information.

This is why you should perform regular backups of your ESXi infrastructure. If something goes wrong, you can install a new ESXi hypervisor and restore the configuration to get the desired state within the blink of an eye.

Backing up and restoring ESXi using CLI

If your infrastructure is not that big, you can perform...