VMware Cloud on AWS Blueprint : Design, Automate, and Migrate VMware Workloads on AWS Global Infrastructure / Oleg Ulyanov, Michael Schwartzman, and Harsha Sanku.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ulyanov, Oleg, author.

Schwartzman, Michael, author.

Sanku, Harsha, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amazon Web Services (Firm).

VMware.

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, [2024]

Biography/History:

Ulyanov Oleg: Oleg Ulyanov is a Staff Cloud Architect with more than 15 years of experience. He is a Subject Matter Expert in VMware Hybrid Cloud, cloud migration, networking, and storage. He has experience as a VMware professional services architect, helping customers achieve their technical and business goals through IT transformation and migrating to VMware Hybrid Clouds. He holds various industry certificates, including VMware VCP, VCAP6/7-DCV, SNIA, and Microsoft. Schwartzman Michael: Michael Schwartzman, a Senior Azure Application Innovation Specialist at Microsoft, has over a decade of experience in cloud infrastructure, cloud security, and hybrid cloud solutions. Prior to his current role, Michael served as a Lead Cloud Solution Architect specializing in VMware Cloud on AWS. He has played a pivotal role in assisting Global ISVs with the development and sale of SaaS solutions on Azure. Additionally, Michael's broad expertise encompasses support for both digital natives and traditional enterprises, optimization of their cloud systems. His dedication to remaining at the forefront of the rapidly evolving tech landscape establishes him as a go-to expert for businesses seeking to leverage cutting-edge cloud technology. Sanku Harsha: Harsha Sanku is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, specializing in AWS Hybrid Cloud and Edge Computing services. His expertise lies in Cloud Infrastructure including Networking & Security. He has been a VMware Cloud on AWS Specialist for the last four years. Harsha has a strong background in designing and implementing data center infrastructure and private clouds, with a particular focus on VMware technologies. In his current role at AWS, he collaborates with customers to migrate and modernize their hybrid cloud infrastructure, ensuring they remain competitive in the ever-evolving business and IT landscape.

Summary:

Explore use cases and best practices to seamlessly migrate and scale legacy enterprise-grade applications running on on-premises vSphere environments to VMware Cloud SDDCs running on AWS infrastructure Key Features Understand data center extension, migration, disaster recovery, and app modernization through a variety of use cases Become an expert at configuring, automating, and troubleshooting VMC on AWS SDDC Implement design considerations, best practices, and onboarding preflight checklist for optimal performance on VMC on AWS Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description If you're looking to effortlessly transition from on-premises VMware vSphere environments or capital expenditure (CAPEX) to an agile operational expenditure (OPEX) model, trust the VMware Cloud (VMC) on AWS platform for swift re-platforming of legacy applications into cloud-native framework. This comprehensive guide addresses hybrid cloud challenges, offering detailed solutions within the VMware Cloud on AWS ecosystem. Covering the foundational architecture, software-defined data center (SDDC) components of VMware Cloud on AWS, network and security configurations, and AWS service integrations, this book lays the foundation for you to advance to vCenter management, vSAN storage policies, NSX architecture, compute policies, SDDC console management, and the EDRS mechanism for cluster scaling. You'll also explore integrated services such as VMware HCX for migration, VMware Aria suite, Tanzu Managed Kubernetes, and disaster recovery. Further, the book takes you through VMware Cloud APIs and guides you in managing workloads with VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts. With the help of practical insights, configuration tips, and best practices, you'll unlock the full potential of VMC on AWS. By the end of this book, you'll be equipped to successfully architect and manage VMware Cloud on AWS SDDCs, handling day-to-day operations expertly. What you will learn Examine the foundational architecture components of VMware Cloud on AWS, including vSphere, vSAN, and NSX Explore the various integrated services available within VMware Cloud on AWS Delve into VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC, vCenter, and vSAN optimizations Build applications and apply best practices within the VMware Cloud on AWS to manage day-to-day operations Streamline infrastructure management for VMware Cloud on AWS with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Extend cloud capabilities to on-premises environments using VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts Who this book is for The book is intended for cloud and solutions architects, DevOps engineers, site reliability engineers (SREs), system and network admins, and cloud engineers with experience in on-premises VMware or AWS administration, facilitating the seamless integration of VMware cloud technologies. Prior understanding of cloud computing, virtualization principles, VMware vSphere administration, vSAN, and NSX along with AWS cloud basics will be helpful.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright and credits

Dedication

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: VMware Cloud on AWS Foundations and VMware HCX as a Migration Tool

Chapter 1: Foundation of VMware Cloud on AWS

Introduction to VMware Cloud on AWS

Introduction to cloud deployment models

Hybrid cloud challenges

Describing the challenges of the hybrid cloud

Understanding VMware Cloud on AWS use cases

Data center extension

Cloud migration

Next-generation apps

Disaster recovery

Understanding the VMware Cloud on AWS high-level architecture

Tanzu Kubernetes with VMware Cloud on AWS

SDDC cluster design

Elastic Distributed Resource Scheduler

Understanding Cloud Service Platform and VMware Cloud Console

Cloud Service Platform and VMware Cloud Console

VMware Cloud console

VMware vCenter Server

Restrictive access model

Demystifying vSAN and host storage architecture

VMware vSAN overview

Summary

Chapter 2: Exploring Networking, Security, and AWS Integrations

Exploring VMware NSX

A VMware NSX overview

VMware NSX architecture

Understanding the network architecture of the VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC

AWS networking

External connectivity options

Connected VPC

Understanding hybrid connectivity options

Layer 2 VPNs

Complimentary networking services

Understanding connectivity to the AWS cloud

VMware Transit Connect

vTGW routing tables

vTGW firewalling

Connectivity best practices

Unsupported flow

Transit VPCs/security VPCs

TGW connectivity over VPN

Exploring NSX and AWS security architecture and capabilities

AWS security groups

Security

GW firewalls

Learning NSX micro-segmentation

The benefits of micro-segmentation architecture

Understanding NSX Distributed Firewall.

Discovering the NSX Advanced Firewall Add-On

IPS/IDS

Layer 7 app IDs

FQDN filtering

Identity Firewall

Chapter 3: Exploring VMware Cloud on AWS-Integrated Services

VMware HCX

An HCX component overview

Migration types

HCX for hybrid network extension

HCX for disaster recovery

VMware Site Recovery service

VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery (VCDR) service

The VMware Aria Operations for Logs service

VMware Cloud with Tanzu services

Tanzu Kubernetes networking

Tanzu Kubernetes Storage

TMC Essentials

Packaging

Part 2: Configuration, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting on VMware Cloud on AWS

Chapter 4: Getting Started with VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC

Creating a VMware Organization

Reserved Instances subscription creation

VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC provisioning wizard

Configuring the connected VPC

AWS VPC and networking prerequisites

Finalizing the SDDC creation

Enabling access to vCenter Server

Managing the vCenter FQDN

RBAC and identity management on vCenter and CSP

RBAC and identity management on CSP

Application deployment example

Chapter 5: Configuring vCenter, vSAN, and VMware Cloud Console

Managing VMware Cloud on AWS

SDDC console overview

Compute capacity management

Managing compute capacity with Elastic DRS

Microsoft licensing

vSAN storage policies

Management Storage Policies

Storage capacity monitoring

Compute Policies

Contacting VMware for support assistance

Maintenance model

Chapter 6: Understanding Networking and Security Configurations

VMware Cloud on AWS NSX configuration overview

Managing SDDC networking

Network segments

Multiple Tier-1 Gateways

Internet NAT

Route aggregation

DHCP

Domain Name System (DNS)

Virtual private network

Route-based VPNs.

Policy-based VPN

Layer 2 VPN

Multiple Tier-1 Gateway VPNs

Direct Connect

Transit Connect

NSX security basic configuration

Management Gateway firewall

Compute Gateway firewall rules

NSX day two operations

IPFIX

Port mirroring

NSX Micro-Segmentation

Chapter 7: Exploring Integrated Services Configuration

Configuring the NSX Advanced Firewall service

The VMware HCX service

Deploying and activating the HCX service

Configuring an HCX Layer 2 network extension

Migrating a workload with HCX

VMware Aria Operations for Logs

The Tanzu Kubernetes Grid managed service

Chapter 8: Building Applications and Managing Operations

Application integration with native AWS services

Networking between SDDC and native AWS services

Integrating Amazon ELB with VMware Cloud on AWS

Integrating Amazon Simple Storage Service

Integrating Amazon EFS

Integrating Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

Integrating AWS Directory Service

VMware Cloud on AWS operations and monitoring

VMware Cloud on AWS integrated services

VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations)

VMware Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight)

VMware Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight)

VMware Cloud on AWS troubleshooting

SDDC upgrades and maintenance

Chapter 9: Infrastructure as Code with VMware Cloud

Introduction to the VMware Cloud APIs

Cloud Services Platform APIs

VMware Cloud on AWS API

SDDC APIs (vSphere API)

Generating CSP API tokens

Consuming Console APIs via the Developer Center

NSX-T Data Center REST API

Leveraging Terraform for VMware Cloud on AWS

Leveraging PowerCLI for VMware Cloud on AWS

vSphere Automation SDKs

Chapter 10: VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts.

What is VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts?

Capabilities

Use cases

Benefits of VMC on AWS Outposts

How does VMC on AWS Outposts work?

VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts rack

Underlying network connectivity

Physical connectivity

Service link BGP connectivity

Local gateway BGP connectivity

Service link infrastructure subnet

Network readiness checklist

AWS Outposts connectivity to AWS Region

Public connectivity

Private connectivity

Service link disconnection

VMC on AWS Outposts configuration

Scalability

Multi-rack network connectivity

VMC on AWS Outposts support

Part 3: Leveraging Design Considerations and Best Practices

Chapter 11: Knowing the Best Practices, FAQs, and Common Pitfalls

Best practices

Design and architecture

Migration

Workload optimization

Day 2 operations

Contract documentation

Avoiding common pitfalls

Compute

Storage

Networking

FAQ

Chapter 12: Appendix: Preflight before Onboarding

Purchasing and onboarding

Purchasing and funding

Consumption options

Accessing and configuring the VMware Cloud Console

SDDC deployment

Hybrid cloud configuration

Next steps

Index

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Chapter 5: Configuring vCenter, vSAN, and VMware Cloud Console

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781803231525

1803231521

OCLC:

1420627745