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vSphere High Performance Cookbook - Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Kevin Elder, Christopher Kusek, Prasenjit Sarkar
Book Image

vSphere High Performance Cookbook - Second Edition - Second Edition

By: Kevin Elder, Christopher Kusek, Prasenjit Sarkar

Overview of this book

vSphere is a mission-critical piece of software for many businesses. It is a complex tool, and incorrect design and deployment can create performance related issues that can negatively affect the business. This book is focused on solving these problems as well as providing best practices and performance-enhancing techniques. This edition is fully updated to include all the new features in version 6.5 as well as the latest tools and techniques to keep vSphere performing at its best. This book starts with interesting recipes, such as the interaction of vSphere 6.5 components with physical layers such as CPU, memory, and networking. Then we focus on DRS, resource control design, and vSphere cluster design. Next, you’ll learn about storage performance design and how it works with VMware vSphere 6.5. Moving on, you will learn about the two types of vCenter installation and the benefits of each. Lastly, the book covers performance tools that help you get the most out of your vSphere installation. By the end of this book, you will be able to identify, diagnose, and troubleshoot operational faults and critical performance issues in vSphere 6.5.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Things to bear in mind while designing the vCenter platform


There are three main decisions you need to make when designing your vCenter system.

The first decision is whether you are going to install vCenter on Windows or install vCenter server Appliance (VCSA). In vSphere Version 6.5, VCSA's capabilities are identical to the Windows version. Unlike the previous version, the 6.5 VCSA supports Update Manager. VCSA also supports the same number of ESXi hosts and VMs using its embedded PostgreSQL database. If you decide to use VCSA, you can skip this chapter and go to Chapter 8, Designing VCSA for Best Performance; if you want to install vCenter on Windows, read on.

The second decision is whether you are going to install the vCenter server on physical or virtual hardware. If you are going to install VCSA, the decision is already made—your vCenter will be virtual. One could argue that installing vCenter on a VM that runs on the same hardware that it is managing could be an issue. If the VMware...