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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

Runecast


Up to 90 percent of the issues that occur in VMware environments have already been documented in VMware KB articles. Runecast compares your specific VMware environment against the VMware knowledge base and tells you which issues you are likely to run into. You can then follow the VMware KB to proactively fix the issue. Runecast is a licensed software product, but it has a fully functional 30-day free trial service that is easy to deploy. Runecast deploys on a virtual appliance, and downloading the software to receiving your results should take less than 15 minutes.

Getting ready

To step through this recipe, you will need at least one ESXi Server, an instance of installed vCenter Server, and vSphere Web Client. You will also need an IP address for the Runecast appliance. No other prerequisites are required.

How to do it...

The first step is to download the Runecast software:

  1. Go to https://www.runecast.biz.
  2. Click on Free Trial on the main page.
  3. Fill in your information and click on Create...