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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

Upgrade flow to vSphere 6.7

The latest version of the VMware virtual platform, vSphere 6.7, comes with exciting new features and improved capabilities that bring tremendous benefits for the network regarding improved functionality, management, security, and more that were not available in previous versions.

The entire upgrade process needs to follow a specific sequence and flow; first, all PSCs, then all vCenter Servers, then all ESXi hosts. However, if you have more VMware products, the entire sequence could be much more complicated.

For more information, see KB 53710: Update sequence for vSphere 6.7 and its compatible VMware products at https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/53710.

Upgrading the workflow and procedure

For a successful...