VMware vSphere design / Forbes Guthrie, Scott Lowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guthrie, Forbes.

Contributor:

Lowe, Scott.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operating systems (Computers).

Virtual computer systems.

Web services.

VMware vSphere.

VMware.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (600 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Sybex, c2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

What can you do at the start of a virtualisation deployment to make things run more smoothly? If you plan, deploy, maintain, and optimise vSphere solutions in your company, this unique book provides keen insight and solutions.

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. 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 storage Find 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. What You Need to Make the Right Design Decisions vSphere is the most robust and sophisticated hypervisor product available today. It is the de facto standard for businesses, both large and small. This book-written for engineers and architects who plan, install, maintain, and optimize vSphere solutions-is the only one of its kind to concisely explain how to execute a successful vSphere architecture that's tailored to meet your company's needs. Expert authors share with you the factors that shape the design of a vSphere implementation. Which storage protocol is best for you? Should you build your vCenter as a virtual machine? Design your storage for capacity or for performance? This new updated edition reveals the design decisions that most companies face, explores the available options, discusses solutions-then helps you make the right choices. In addition to Datacenter Virtualization, this book also examines vCloud Director deployments. Packed with real-world proven strategies, it's the perfect guide for deploying a new design or transforming an existing one. Inside, you'll explore: The fundamentals of designing VMware environments The overall design process Key things to consider, such as server hardware selection and sizing, security, virtual machine templates, and more How networking and storage landscapes impact vSphere design Design decisions that a typical company encounters, taking into consideration availability, manageability, performance, recoverability, and security Designing VMware vCloud Director environments

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Designing VMware Environments

What Is Design?

The Facets of vSphere Design

The Technical Facet

The Organizational Facet

The Operational Facet

The Principles of Design

Availability

Manageability

Performance

Recoverability

Security

The Process of Design

Gathering and Defining Functional Requirements

Assessing the Environment

Performing a Gap Analysis

Assembling the Design

Documenting the Design

Performing the Implementation

Summary

Chapter 2 The ESXi Hypervisor

Evolution of the vSphere Hypervisor

The ESXi Concept

ESXi Design

ESXi Components

ESXi Agents

ESXi System Image

ESXi Customized Images

ESXi Disk Layout

Tardisks and Ramdisks

ESXi Deployment

Hardware Requirements

ESXi Flavors: Installable, Embedded, and Stateless

Auto Deploy Infrastructure

Comparing Deployments Options

Upgrading ESXi

Migrating from ESX

Testing

Deployment

Management

Postinstallation Design Options

Management Tools Overview

Host-Management Tools

Centralized Management Tools

Hardware Monitoring

Logging

Chapter 3 The Management Layer

Reviewing the Components of the Management Layer

VMware vCenter Server

vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client

vSphere Update Manager

Management Applications

Examining Key Management Layer Design Decisions

Virtual or Physical vCenter Server?

vCenter Server on Windows or vCenter Server Appliance?

Local or Remote Database Server?

Which Operating System for vCenter Server?

Creating the Management Layer Design

Chapter 4 Server Hardware

Hardware Considerations

Factors in Selecting Hardware

Computing Needs.

Server Constraints

Differentiating among Vendors

Server Components

CPU

RAM

NUMA

Motherboard

Storage

Network

PCI

Preparing the Server

Configuring the BIOS

Other Hardware Settings

Burn-in

Preproduction Checks

Scale-Up vs. Scale-Out

Advantages of Scaling Up

Advantages of Scaling Out

Scaling Is a Matter of Perspective

Risk Assessment

Choosing the Right Size

CPU to Memory Design Ratio

Sizing the Hosts

Blade Servers vs. Rack Servers

Blade Servers

Rack Servers

Form-Factor Conclusions

Alternative Hardware Approaches

Cloud Computing

Converged Hardware

Chapter 5 Designing Your Network

Examining Key Network Components

Physical Connectivity

Network Traffic Types

Software Components

Exploring Factors Influencing the Network Design

Physical Switch Support

vSwitches and Distributed vSwitches

IP-Based Storage

10Gb Ethernet

I/O Virtualization

SR-IOV and DirectPath I/O

Server Architecture

Crafting the Network Design

Design Scenarios

Two NICs

Four NICs

Six NICs

Eight NICs

Looking to the Future

Chapter 6 Storage

Dimensions of Storage Design

Storage Design Factors

Storage Efficiency

vSphere Storage Features

Designing for Capacity

RAID Options

Estimating Capacity Requirements

VMFS Capacity Limits

Large or Small Datastores?

Thin Provisioning

Data Deduplication

Array Compression

Downside of Saving Space

Designing for Performance

Measuring Storage Performance

How to Calculate a Disk's IOPS

What Can Affect a Storage Array's IOPS?

Measuring Your Existing IOPS Usage

Local Storage vs. Shared Storage

Local Storage

What about Local Shared Storage?

Shared Storage.

Choosing a Protocol

Fibre Channel

iSCSI

NFS

Protocol Choice

Multipathing

SAN Multipathing

NAS Multipathing

vSphere Storage APIs

Performance and Capacity

Storage Management

Chapter 7 Virtual Machines

Components of a Virtual Machine

Base Virtual Machine Hardware

Hardware Versions

Virtual Machine Maximums

Hardware Choices

Removing or Disabling Unused Hardware

Virtual Machine Options

SDRS Rules

vApp Options

vServices

Naming Virtual Machines

VMware Tools

Notes, Custom Attributes, and Tagging

Sizing Virtual Machines

Virtual Machine CPU Design

Cores per Socket

CPU Hot Plug

Resources

Additional CPU Settings

Virtual Machine Memory Design

Additional Memory Settings

Virtual Machine Storage Design

Disks

Disk Types

Disk Shares and IOPS Limits

Disk Modes

SCSI Controllers

RDMs

Storage vMotion

Cross-Host vMotion

VM Storage Profile

Virtual Machine Network Design

vNIC Drivers

MAC Addresses

VLAN Tagging

Guest Software

Selecting an OS

Guest OS and Application Licensing

Disk Alignment

Defragmentation

Optimizing the Guest for the Hypervisor

Clones, Templates, and vApps

Clones

Templates

Preparing a Template

Virtual Appliances

OVF Standard

vApps

Virtual Machine Availability

vSphere VM Availability

Third-Party VM Clustering

Microsoft Application Clustering

vCenter Infrastructure Navigator

Chapter 8 Datacenter Design

vSphere Inventory Structure

Inventory Root

Folders

Datacenters

Clusters

Resource Pools

Hosts

Virtual Machines

Networks

Why and How to Structure

EVC

Swapfile Policy

Cluster Sizing

Resource Pool Settings.

Admission Control

Distributed Resource Scheduling

Load Balancing

Affinity Rules

Distributed Power Management

High Availability and Clustering

High Availability

Fault Tolerance

Chapter 9 Designing with Security in Mind

Why Is Security Important?

Separation of Duties

Risk Scenario

Risk Mitigation

vCenter Server Permissions

Security in vCenter Linked Mode

Command-Line Access to ESXi Hosts

Managing Network Access

The DMZ

Firewalls in the Virtual Infrastructure

The Problem

The Solution

Change Management

Protecting the VMs

Protecting the Data

Auditing and Compliance

Chapter 10 Monitoring and Capacity Planning

Nothing Is Static

Building Monitoring into the Design

Determining the Tools to Use

Selecting the Items to Monitor

Selecting Thresholds

Taking Action on Thresholds

Alerting the Operators

Incorporating Capacity Planning in the Design

Planning before Virtualization

Planning during Virtualization

Chapter 11 Bringing a vSphere Design Together

Sample Design

Business Overview for XYZ Widgets

Hypervisor Design

vSphere Management Layer

Server Hardware

Networking Configuration

Shared Storage Configuration

VM Design

VMware Datacenter Design

Security Architecture

Monitoring and Capacity Planning

Examining the Design

Networking Configuration.

Shared Storage Configuration

Chapter 12 vCloud Design

Differences Between Cloud and Server Virtualization

Role of vCloud Director in Cloud Architecture

vCloud Director Use Cases

Use Case #1

Use Case #2

Use Case #3

Use Case #4

Components of the vCloud Management Stack

vCloud Cell and NFS Design Considerations

Management vs. Consumable Resources

Database Concepts

vCenter Design

vCloud Management: Physical Design

The Physical Side of Provider Virtual Datacenters

The Logical Side of Provider Virtual Datacenters

Network Pool Decisions

External Networks

Designing Organizations, Catalogs, and Policies

Correlating Organizational Networks to Design

End Users and vApp Networking

Designing Organization Virtual Datacenters

Multiple Sites

Backup and Disaster Recovery

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed April 18, 2013).

ISBN:

9781118493946

111849394X

9781299314757

1299314759

9781118538234

1118538234

OCLC:

841589646