VMware ESX and ESXi in the enterprise : planning deployment of virtualization servers

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haletky, Edward, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

VMware.

Virtual computer systems--Security measures.

Virtual computer systems.

Operating systems (Computers).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 561 p.) : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Prentice Hall 2011

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Edward L. Haletky’s Complete, Solutions-Focused Guide to Running ESX Server 3.5, vSphere, and VMware 4.x Extensively updated and revised, this is the definitive real-world guide to planning, deploying, and managing VMware ESX Server 3.5, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), or VMware vSphere 4.x cloud computing in mission-critical environments. Drawing on his extensive experience consulting on enterprise VMware implementations, renowned expert Edward L. Haletky offers a “soup-to-nuts” collection of field-tested best practices and solutions. He illuminates the real benefits, issues, tradeoffs, and pitfalls associated with VMware’s newest platforms, using real-world examples that draw upon both VMware and third-party products. This edition features detailed coverage of new vSphere features such as Storage IO Control, Network IO Control, Load-Based Teaming, Distributed Virtual Switches, ESXi, hardware and processors, and a significantly expanded discussion of auditing and monitoring. Haletky offers new or enhanced coverage of VM Hardware, virtual networking, VMsafe, and more. All new coverage is thoroughly integrated into Haletky’s insightful discussion of the entire lifecycle: planning, installation, templates, monitoring, tuning, clustering, security, disaster recovery, and more. Haletky consistently presents the most efficient procedures, whether they use graphical tools or the command line. You’ll learn how to: • Assess VMware datacenter and infrastructure hardware requirements • Understand technical, licensing, and management differences between ESX/ESXi 3.5 and 4.x • Plan installation for your environment and identify potential “gotchas” • Select, configure, utilize, and support storage cost-effectively • Manage key operational issues associated with virtual infrastructure • Adapt existing network and security infrastructure to virtualization • Configure ESX from host connections • Configure ESX Server from Virtual Centers or hosts • Create, modify, and manage VMs (with detailed Windows, Linux, and NetWare examples) • Troubleshoot VM issues with eDirectory, private labs, firewalls, and clusters • Utilize vSphere 4.1’s improved Dynamic Resource Load Balancing (DRLB) • Implement disaster recovery, business continuity, and backup • Plan for vApps and the future of virtualization VMware ESX and ESXi in the Enterprise has long been the definitive single-source guide to VMware planning, deployment, and management. For today’s VMware architects, admi...

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Chapter 1 System Considerations

Basic Hardware Considerations

Feature Considerations

Processor Considerations

Cache Considerations

Memory Considerations

I/O Card Considerations

10Gb Ethernet

Converged Network Adapters

Disk Drive Space Considerations

Basic Hardware Considerations Summary

Specific Hardware Considerations

Blade Server Systems

1U Server Systems

2U Server Systems

Large Server-Class Systems

The Effects of External Storage

Examples

Example 1: Using Motherboard X and Esxi Will Not Install

Example 2: Installing Esx and Expecting a Graphical Console

Example 3: Existing Datacenter

Example 4: Office in a Box

Example 5: The Latest and Greatest

Example 6: The San

Example 7: Secure Environment

Example 8: Disaster Recovery

Hardware Checklist

Conclusion

Chapter 2 Version Comparison

Vmware Esx/Esxi Architecture Overview

Vmkernel Differences

Esx Boot Differences

Tool Differences

Virtual Networking

Vnetwork Distributed Switch

Third-Party Virtual Switches

Fault Tolerance (Ft) Logging

Iscsi Participation

Ipv6 Support

Vmsafe-Net

Summary

Storage

Grow a Vmfs Volume

Storage Io Control (Sioc)

Multipath Plug-in (Mpp)

Iscsi and Nfs Improvements

Fcoe

Storage Summary

Availability

Host Profiles

Fault Tolerance

Dynamic Power Management

High Availability (Ha) Improvements

Vmotion

Storage Vmotion

Availability Summary

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Differences

Virtual Hardware

Virtual Machine and Server Management

Security Differences

Installation Differences

Licensing Differences

Vmware Certification

Chapter 3 Installation

Preinstallation Checklist

Preinstallation/Upgrade Steps

Step 1: Back Up Esx.

Step 2: Read the Release Notes

Step 3: Perform a Pre-Upgrade Test

Step 4: Prepare Your Esx Host

Installation/Upgrade Steps

Step 1: Read the Release Notes

Step 2: Read All Relevant Documentation

Step 3: Is Support Available for the Hardware Configuration?

Step 4: Verify the Hardware

Step 5: Are the Firmware Levels At Least Minimally Supported?

Step 6: Is the System and Peripheral Bios Correctly Set?

Step 7: Where Do You Want the Boot Disk Located?

Step 8: Vmware Esx Host License

Step 9: Guest Os License and Installation Materials

Step 10: Service Console Network Information

Step 11: Memory Allocated to the Service Console

Step 12: Vmkernel Network Information

Step 13: Number of Virtual Network Switches

Step 14: Virtual Network Switch Label Name(S)

Step 15: File System Layouts

Step 16: Configure the Server and the Fc Hba to Boot From San or Boot From Iscsi

Step 17: Start Esx/Esxi Host Installations

Step 18: Connecting to the Management User Interface for the First Time

Step 19: Third-Party Tools to Install

Step 20: Additional Software Packages to Install

Step 21: Patch Esx or Esxi

Step 22: Guest Operating System Software

Step 23: Guest Operating System Licenses

Step 24: Network Information for Each Guest Operating System

Step 25: Guest Upgrades

Automating Installation

Exi 4.1

Esx 4

Kickstart Directives

Chapter 4 Auditing And Monitoring

Auditing Recipe

Esx and Esxi

Esx

Esxi

Auditing Conclusion

Monitoring Recipe

Host Hardware Monitoring

Virtual Machine State Monitoring

Network Monitoring

Performance Monitoring

Application Monitoring

Security Monitoring

Esx-Specific Auditing and Monitoring Concerns

Vmkernel Considerations

Vmotion and Fault Tolerance Considerations

Other Esx Considerations.

What to Do If There Is a Break-In

Chapter 5 Storage With Esx

Overview of Storage Technology With Esx

Fc Versus Scsi Versus Sas Versus Ata Versus Sata, and So On

Fcoe and Converged Network Adapters (Cnas)

Iscsi (Scsi Over Ip)

Nas (Network-Attached Storage)

Sans (Storage Area Networks)

Storage Best Practices for Esx

San/Iscsi Best Practices

Iscsi/Nfs Best Practices

Virtual Machine File System

Vmdk and Vmfs Manipulation

Vmfs Types

Structure of Vmfs

Storage Checklist

Assessing Storage and Space Requirements

Lun Sizes

Example of Lun Sizing

Storage-Specific Issues

Increasing the Size of a Vmdk

Increasing the Size of a Vmfs

Searching for New Luns

Vmfs Created on One Esx Host Not Appearing on Another

How to Unlock a Lun

Boot From San or Iscsi

Chapter 6 Effects On Operations

Scsi-2 Reservation Issues

Performance-Gathering and Hardware Agents Within a Vm

Network Utilization

Virtual Machine Mobility

Data Store Performance or Bandwidth Issues

Other Operational Issues

Life-Cycle Management

Chapter 7 Networking

Basic Building Blocks

Details of the Building Blocks

Vnetwork Functionality

Network Definitions

Virtual Environment Management Network

Out-of-Band Management Network

Vmotion Network

Fault Tolerance Logging Network

Nfs Network

Iscsi Network

Vm Network

Checklist

Pswitch Settings Checklist

Vnetworking

Vnetworks: The Great Vlan Debate

Vnetworks: Network Splits

Vnetworks: Simple Network

Vnetworks: Adding More to the Virtualization Network

Vnetwork: Dmz

Pnic Determination

Chapter 8 Configuring Esx From A Host Connection

Configuration Tasks

Server-Specific Tasks

Esxi Root Password

Esxi Management Network

Create Administrative Users.

Security Configuration

Network Time Protocol (Ntp)

Service Console Memory

Command Line (Esx V3)

Vsc (Esx V3)

Patching Esx and Esxi

Patching Via Vsphere Host Update Utility

Patching Via Vmware Update Manager

Chapter 9 Configuring Esx From A Virtual Center Or Host

Join Host to Vcenter

Licensing

Esx V4

Virtual Swap

Vmfs Manipulation

Rename Local Vmfs Via Command Line

Connect to Storage Device

Vmfs Manipulation With the Vsphere Client

Growing a Vmfs

Upgrading From Vmfs V3.Xx to V3.33 or V3.34

Masking and Max Lun Manipulations

Configuring the Service Console or Esxi Management Appliance

Creating a Vm Network Vswitch

Creating a Vnetwork Distributed Virtual Switch

Vsc

Setting Up Pvlans Within a Distributed Virtual Switch

Creating a Vmotion Vswitch

Creating a Ft Network

Command Line

Adding An Iscsi Network

Adding a Nas Vswitch for Use By Nfs

Adding a Private Vswitch

Adding Additional Pnics to a Vswitch

Adding Vswitch Portgroups

Removing Vswitch Portgroups

Distributed Vswitch Portgroup

Vswitch Removal

Distributed Vswitch Removal

Vswitch Security

Vswitch Properties

Changing Vmkernel Gateways

Changing Pnic Settings

Changing Traffic-Shaping Settings

Iscsi Vmfs

Network-Attached Storage

Mapping Information

Secure Access to Management Interfaces

Advanced Settings

Chapter 10 Virtual Machines

Overview of Virtual Hardware

Creating Vms

Vm Creation From Vsc

Vm Creation From Command Line

Installing Guest Operating Systems

Using Local to the Esx Host Cd-Roms

Using a Local or Shared Esx Host Iso Image

Using Client Device or Iso

Importance of Dvd/Cd-Rom Devices

Other Installation Options.

Special Situations

Using Cd/Rw and Dvd/Rw/R+/R- Devices

Virtual Guest Tagging Driver

Virtual Hardware for Non-Disk Scsi Devices

Virtual Hardware for Raw Disk Map Access to Remote Scsi

Virtual Hardware for Rdm-Like Access to Local Scsi

Vm Disk Modes and Snapshots

Os Installation Peculiarities

Cloning, Templates, and Deploying Vms

Vm Solutions

Private Lab

Firewalled Private Lab

Firewalled Lab Bench

Cluster in a Box

Cluster Between Esx Hosts

Cluster Between Virtual and Physical Servers

Vcenter As a Vm

Virtual Appliances

Vmware Tools

Vmx Changes

Chapter 11 Dynamic Resource Load Balancing

Defining Drlb

The Basics

The Advanced Features

Shares

Resource Pool Addendum

Network Resources

Disk Resources

Cpu Resources

Memory Resources

Vapps

Monitoring

Alarms

Performance Analysis

Putting It All Together

Chapter 12 Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, And Backup

Disaster Types

Recovery Methods

Best Practices

Backup and Business Continuity

Backup

Business Continuity

The Tools

Local Tape Devices

Vmware Data Recovery

Third-Party Tools

Epilogue: The Future Of The Virtual Environment

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 543) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612990335

9781282990333

1282990330

9780137058853

0137058853

OCLC:

1027145944