Mastering VMware vSphere 5

The 2013 edition of the bestselling vSphere book on the marketVirtualization remains the hottest trend in the IT world, and VMware vSphere is the industry's most widely deployed virtualization solution. The demand for IT professionals skilled in virtualization and cloud-related technologies is great and expected to keep growing. This comprehensive Sybex guide covers all the features and capabilities of VMware vSphere, showing administrators step by step how to install, configure, operate, manage, and secure it.This perfect blend of hands-on instruction, conceptual explanation, and practical application is reinforced with real-world examples. Led by Scott Lowe and Nick Marshall, both VMware vExperts, the author team provides expertise that will prepar...

Over 70 recipes to design a virtual datacenter for performance, availability, manageability, and recoverability with VMware vSphere 5.x Overview Innovative recipes, offering numerous practical solutions when designing virtualized datacenters Identify the design factors-requirements, assumptions, constraints, and risks-by conducting stakeholder interviews and performing technical assessments Increase and guarantee performance, availability, and workload efficiency with practical steps and design considerations In Detail VMware vSphere 5.x provides a robust and resilient platform for virtualizing server and application workloads in datacenters. The features available in VMware's vSphere 5.x suite of products simplify the management of resources, incr...

Compact and portable reference guide for quick answers to VMware vSphereIf you're looking to migrate to the newest version of VMware vSphere, this concise guide will get you up to speed and down to business in no time. If you're new to VMware vSphere, this book is for you too! The compact size of this quick reference makes it easy for you to have by your side-whether you're in the field, server room, or at your desk. Helpful elements for finding information such as thumb tabs, tables of contents with page numbers at the beginning of each chapter, and special headers puts what you need at your fingertips, fast.No matter your skill level, this book's focus on essential day-to-day tasks for administering vSphere make it a handy reference for anyone.Cove...