Vmware Vsphere Design - 2nd Edition

Informationen zum Autor Forbes Guthrie, VCAP-DCD, (tweet @forbesguthrie) is a technical architect who specializes in virtualization and storage technologies. He is also a VMware vExpert and the creator of several popular virtualization reference cards. Forbes blogs at www.vReference.com. Scott Lowe, VCDX 39, (tweet @scott_lowe) is a technical architect at VMware. Scott is a VMware vExpert and the author of Mastering VMware vSphere 5 . Scott also writes at blog.scottlowe.org, which attracts thousands of visitors daily. Klappentext Achieve the performance, scalability, and ROI your business needsWhat can you do at the start of a virtualization deployment to make things run more smoothly? If you plan, deploy, maintain, and optimize vSphere solutions in your company, this unique book provides keen insight and solutions. From hardware selection, network layout, and security considerations to storage and hypervisors, this book explains the design decisions you'll face and how to make the right choices.Written by two virtualization experts and packed with real-world strategies and examples, VMware vSphere Design, Second Edition will help you design smart design decisions.* Shows IT administrators how plan, deploy, maintain, and optimize vSphere virtualization solutions* Explains the design decisions typically encountered at every step in the process and how to make the right choices* Covers server hardware selection, network topology, security, storage, virtual machine design, and more* Topics include ESXi hypervisors deployment, vSwitches versus dvSwitches, and FC, FCoE, iSCSI, or NFS storageFind out the "why" behind virtualization design decisions and make better choices, with VMware vSphere Design, Second Edition, which has been fully updated for vSphere 5.x. Zusammenfassung Achieve the performance, scalability, and ROI your business needs What can you do at the start of a virtualization deployment to make things run more smoothly? If you plan, deploy, maintain, and optimize vSphere solutions in your company, this unique book provides keen insight and solutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction xxi Chapter 1 ¿ An Introduction to Designing VMware Environments 1 What is Design? 1 The Facets of vSphere Design 5 The Technical Facet 6 The Organizational Facet 7 The Operational Facet 8 The Principles of Design 9 Availability 9 Manageability 10 Performance 10 Recoverability 10 Security 11 The Process of Design 11 Gathering and Defining Functional Requirements 11 Assessing the Environment 13 Performing a Gap Analysis 14 Assembling the Design 15 Documenting the Design 16 Performing the Implementation 17 Summary 17 Chapter 2 ¿ The ESXi Hypervisor 19 Evolution of the vSphere Hypervisor 19 The ESXi Concept 21 ESXi Design 22 ESXi Components 22 ESXi Agents 23 ESXi System Image 24 ESXi Customized Images 25 ESXi Disk Layout 27 Tardisks and Ramdisks 29 ESXi Deployment 29 Hardware Requirements 29 ESXi Flavors: Installable, Embedded, and Stateless 29 Auto Deploy Infrastructure 36 Comparing Deployments Options 38 Upgrading ESXi 41 Migrating from ESX 42 Testing 42 Deployment 43 Management 44 Postinstallation Design Options 45 Management Tools Overview 51 Host-Management Tools 51 Centralized Management Tools 54 Hardware Monitoring 56 Logging 57 Summary 58 Chapter 3 ¿ The Management Layer 59 Reviewing the Components of the Management Layer 59 VMware vCenter Server 59 vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client 62 vSphere Update Manager 63 Management Applications 64 Examining Key Management ...

List of contents

Introduction xxi
 
Chapter 1 * An Introduction to Designing VMware Environments 1
 
What Is Design? 1
 
The Facets of vSphere Design 5
 
The Technical Facet 6
 
The Organizational Facet 7
 
The Operational Facet 8
 
The Principles of Design 9
 
Availability 9
 
Manageability 10
 
Performance 10
 
Recoverability 10
 
Security 11
 
The Process of Design 11
 
Gathering and Defining Functional Requirements 11
 
Assessing the Environment 13
 
Performing a Gap Analysis 14
 
Assembling the Design 15
 
Documenting the Design 16
 
Performing the Implementation 17
 
Summary 17
 
Chapter 2 * The ESXi Hypervisor 19
 
Evolution of the vSphere Hypervisor 19
 
The ESXi Concept 21
 
ESXi Design 22
 
ESXi Components 22
 
ESXi Agents 23
 
ESXi System Image 24
 
ESXi Customized Images 25
 
ESXi Disk Layout 27
 
Tardisks and Ramdisks 29
 
ESXi Deployment 29
 
Hardware Requirements 29
 
ESXi Flavors: Installable, Embedded, and Stateless 29
 
Auto Deploy Infrastructure 36
 
Comparing Deployments Options 38
 
Upgrading ESXi 41
 
Migrating from ESX 42
 
Testing 42
 
Deployment 43
 
Management 44
 
Postinstallation Design Options 45
 
Management Tools Overview 51
 
Host-Management Tools 51
 
Centralized Management Tools 54
 
Hardware Monitoring 56
 
Logging 57
 
Summary 58
 
Chapter 3 * The Management Layer 59
 
Reviewing the Components of the Management Layer 59
 
VMware vCenter Server 59
 
vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client 62
 
vSphere Update Manager 63
 
Management Applications 64
 
Examining Key Management Layer Design Decisions 69
 
Virtual or Physical vCenter Server? 70
 
vCenter Server on Windows or vCenter Server Appliance? 72
 
Local or Remote Database Server? 73
 
Which Operating System for vCenter Server? 75
 
Creating the Management Layer Design 76
 
Availability 76
 
Manageability 82
 
Performance 86
 
Recoverability 92
 

Security 92
 
Summary 94
 
Chapter 4 * Server Hardware 95
 
Hardware Considerations 95
 
Factors in Selecting Hardware 96
 
Computing Needs 99
 
Server Constraints 101
 
Differentiating among Vendors 104
 
Server Components 106
 
CPU 107
 
RAM 110
 
NUMA 117
 
Motherboard 118
 
Storage 118
 
Network 119
 
PCI 119
 
Preparing the Server 121
 
Configuring the BIOS 122
 
Other Hardware Settings 122
 
Burn-in 123
 
Preproduction Checks 123
 
Scale-Up vs Scale-Out 123
 
Advantages of Scaling Up 125
 
Advantages of Scaling Out 126
 
Scaling Is a Matter of Perspective 127
 
Risk Assessment 127
 
Choosing the Right Size 128
 
CPU to Memory Design Ratio 129
 
Sizing the Hosts 130
 
Blade Servers vs Rack Servers 131
 
Blade Servers 132
 
Rack Servers 135
 
Form-Factor Conclusions 136
 
Alternative Hardware Approaches 136
 
Cloud Computing 136
 
Converged Hardware 138
 
Summary 139
 
Chapter 5 * Designing Your Network 141
 
Examining Key Network Components 141
 
Physical Connectivity 142
 
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Product details

• Authors: Coleman, Kendrick Coleman, Coleman Kendrick, Guthrie, F Guthrie, Forbe Guthrie, Forbes Guthrie, Guthrie Forbes, Lowe, Scot Lowe, scott Lowe, Scott D. Lowe, Lowe Scott
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2013
• EAN: 9781118407912
• ISBN: 978-1-118-40791-2
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Operating systems, user interfaces; vSphere, End-User Computing, Computer-Ratgeber, Operating Systems (General), Allg. Betriebssysteme