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VMware vSphere 5.x Datacenter Design Cookbook

By : Hersey Cartwright
Book Image

VMware vSphere 5.x Datacenter Design Cookbook

By: Hersey Cartwright

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (19 chapters)
VMware vSphere 5.x Datacenter Design Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Writing operational procedures


The operational-procedure document provides the detailed, step-by-step procedures required for the successful operation of the implemented virtual data-center design. These procedures should include monitoring and troubleshooting, virtual machine deployment, environment startup and shutdown, patching and updating, and any other details that may be required for the successful operation of the implemented design.

How to do it...

The operational procedures should include the following information:

  • Purpose statement

  • Assumption statement

  • Step-by-step procedure for daily operations

  • Troubleshooting and recovery procedures

How it works...

As with other design documents, the purpose statement defines the purpose of the operational-procedures document. The assumption statement details any assumptions the author of the plan made in developing the procedures.

Purpose: This document contains detailed step-by-step instructions on how to perform common operational tasks. This document...