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Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7,

Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7,: Effectively deploy, manage, and monitor your virtual datacenter with VMware vSphere 6.7 , Second Edition

Martin Gavanda

Paolo Valsecchi

Karel Novak

Andrea Mauro

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3.6 (5 Ratings)

Paperback Mar 2019 756 pages 2nd Edition

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Martin Gavanda

Paolo Valsecchi

Karel Novak

Andrea Mauro

£16.99 per month

3.6 (5 Ratings)

Paperback Mar 2019 756 pages 2nd Edition

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Key benefits

Deep dive into areas like management, security, scalability, availability and more with vSphere 6.7
Design, deploy and manage VMware vSphere virtual datacenters
Implement monitoring and security of VMware workloads with ease

Description

vSphere 6.7 is the latest release of VMware’s industry-leading, virtual cloud platform. It allows organisations to move to hybrid cloud computing by enabling them to run, manage, connect and secure applications in a common operating environment. This up-to-date, 2nd edition provides complete coverage of vSphere 6.7. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples and self-assessment questions, you will begin with an overview of the products, solutions and features of the vSphere 6.7 suite. You’ll learn how to design and plan a virtual infrastructure and look at the workflow and installation of components. You'll gain insight into best practice configuration, management and security. By the end the book you'll be able to build your own VMware vSphere lab that can run even the most demanding of workloads.

Who is this book for?

This book is for Administrators, Infrastructure Engineers, Architects, and Consultants with basic knowledge of VMware vSphere.

What you will learn

Explore the immense functionality of vSphere 6.7
Design, manage and administer a virtualization environment
Get tips for the VCP6-DCV and VCIX6-DCV exams
Understand how to implement different migration techniques across different environments
Explore vSphere 6.7s powerful capabilities for patching, upgrading and managing the configuration of virtual environments.
Understand core vSphere components
Master resource management, disaster recovery, troubleshooting, monitoring and security

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Product Details

Publication date : Mar 07, 2019

Length: 756 pages

Edition : 2nd

Language : English

ISBN-13 : 9781789613377

Vendor :

VMware

Category :

Cloud & Networking

Concepts :

Cloud Computing

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Table of Contents

21 Chapters

Section 1: Getting Started

Section 1: Getting Started

Evolution to vSphere 6.7

Evolution to vSphere 6.7

Introduction to VMware vSphere

VMware vSphere ecosystem

Introduction to VMware Cloud on AWS

What's new in VMware vSphere 6.7?

Reasons for and against upgrading

Further reading

Designing and Planning a Virtualization Infrastructure

Designing and Planning a Virtualization Infrastructure

Planning a virtual infrastructure project

Physical hardware considerations

Different scenarios

Further reading

Analysis and Assessment of Existing Environments

Analysis and Assessment of Existing Environments

Analyzing a physical environment before virtualizing

Assessing an existing virtual environment

Further reading

Deployment Workflow and Component Installation

Deployment Workflow and Component Installation

vSphere components and workflow

ESXi deployment plan

ESXi installation

vCenter Server components

vCenter Server Appliance deployment

Further reading

Configuring and Managing vSphere 6.7

Configuring and Managing vSphere 6.7

Using the VMware vSphere HTML5 client

Configuring ESXi

Backing up and restoring ESXi

Configuring vCSA

Exporting and importing the vCSA configuration

Managing data centers, clusters, and hosts

Automating tasks with scripts

Further reading

Life Cycle Management, Patching, and Upgrading

Life Cycle Management, Patching, and Upgrading

Patching a vSphere 6.7 environment

Upgrade flow to vSphere 6.7

Upgrading vCSA 6.5 to vCSA 6.7

Upgrading vCenter 6.5 for Windows to vCenter 6.7 for Windows

Migrating vCenter 6.5 for Windows to vCSA 6.7

Upgrading standalone ESXi servers

Updating the vCSA

Further reading

Section 2: Managing Resources

Section 2: Managing Resources

Managing Networking Resources

Managing Networking Resources

Basic network overview

Virtual networking with switches

Managing standard virtual networking

Managing distributed virtual networking

Advanced network functions

Further reading

Managing Storage Resources

Managing Storage Resources

VMware vSphere storage types

VMware vSphere storage configuration

SIOC and storage DRS

Advanced storage features

Storage integration

Introducing VMware vSAN

Further reading

VM Deployment and Management

VM Deployment and Management

The components of a virtual machine

Content library

Importing and exporting VMs

Further reading

VM Resource Management

VM Resource Management

Virtual machine resource management

Virtual machine migration

Resource pools and vApps

Network and storage resources

Further reading

Section 3: Advanced Topics

Section 3: Advanced Topics

Availability and Disaster Recovery

Availability and Disaster Recovery

VMware vSphere HA

VMware vSphere FT

Virtual machine clustering

Virtual machine backup

VMware vSphere Replication

Disaster recovery and disaster avoidance

VMware solutions

Further reading

Securing and Protecting Your Environment

Securing and Protecting Your Environment

Security and hardening concepts in vSphere

Authentication and identity

Active directory integration

vCenter Server, ESXi, and VM hardening

Encryption options of the vSphere

Further reading

Analyzing and Optimizing Your Environment

Analyzing and Optimizing Your Environment

Monitoring a virtual environment

VM optimization

vRealize Operations

Other monitoring tools

Further reading

Troubleshooting Your Environment

Troubleshooting Your Environment

What is troubleshooting?

Troubleshooting a virtual environment

Troubleshooting vSphere components

Further reading

Section 4: Building Your Lab Environment

Section 4: Building Your Lab Environment

Building Your Own VMware vSphere Lab

Building Your Own VMware vSphere Lab

The importance of lifelong learning

Choosing the right platform

Software components and licensing

Architecture and logical design

A detailed implementation guide

Assessment

Chapter 1: Evolution to vSphere 6.7

Chapter 2: Designing and Planning a Virtualization Infrastructure

Chapter 3: Analysis and Assessment of Existing Environments

Chapter 4: Deployment Workflow and Component Installation

Chapter 5: Configuring and Managing vSphere 6.7

Chapter 6: Life Cycle Management, Patching, and Upgrading

Chapter 7: Managing Networking Resources

Chapter 8: Managing Storage Resources

Chapter 9: VM Deployment and Management

Chapter 10: VM Resource Management

Chapter 11: Availability and Disaster Recovery

Chapter 12: Securing and Protecting Your Environment

Chapter 13: Analyzing and Optimizing Your Environment

Chapter 14: Troubleshooting Your Environment

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Customer reviews

Rating distribution

3.6

(5 Ratings)

5 star 20%

4 star 40%

3 star 20%

2 star 20%

1 star 0%

Deandre Nov 09, 2021

5

I recently started a new job, did not have a clue about VMware vSphere 6.7, until I purchased this book. This book helped me understand the server infrastructure and Vitrual Machines importance within the company. At the end of this year, 2021 I will be an VMware intermediate with servers. #feedthebrain

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J A T Mar 01, 2020

4

Lots of info, be prepared for a dry read.

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Jakab Tibor Dec 22, 2019

4

Good prof book.

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AKM Aug 15, 2020

3

Not a bad overview but very high level. I don’t think the title “Mastering” is really accurate. You won’t be a master after reading this book alone

Amazon Verified review

Lia C. Apr 27, 2019

2

I've only gone through half of the book so far and have about 7 months of vmware experience but I found a lot of issues with the information it was giving. Specifically in the chapter summary review questions. One example is a basic "what does PSC stand for?" Throughout the chapter, the author clearly defines it as Platform Service Controller, and I knew this from my own research when I worked with it, but the book says the right answer is actually Performance Service Controller.Throughout the book, the "vcenter for windows will no longer be supported beyond 6.7 so upgrade to vCSA" is written over and over. I swear it must've been more than 100 times in those first 6 chapters. One of the question asks if it's best practice to deploy a vCSA appliance over vcenter for Windows. I would think based on what they keep saying it would be true but they list the answer as false..One other example of misleading info is when they asked whether a vCSA upgrade is considered an in-place upgrade. I would think not since all it does is spins up a completely new VM and migrates the configs over, powers off the old vCSA, powers on the new one and assigns the old vCSA IP to the one. The book says it's an in-place upgrade. How?Aside from the misleading information, the book is filled with a lot of funny spelling mistakes. Seems kind of rushed. Not really a big deal, just found it funny.I would've given this 1 star but it does have a lot of decent high-level info if you're just starting out. Won't really master much as the book gives you generic details for most vmware features. It's more of a "here's how you do a, b, or c" not really a why would u do a over b. It does have some easy to follow step-by-step procedures.

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About the 4 authors

Martin Gavanda

Martin Gavanda

Martin Gavanda has more than 10 years of experience, mainly for service providers offering IaaS solutions based on VMware vSphere products, responsible for the design and implementation of the IaaS solution in the CE region. Currently, he is working as an independent cloud architect, focusing on large infrastructure projects and practicing as a VMware instructor. He has created several virtual classes focusing on the VMware vSphere platform, with thousands of students subscribed, and he runs his own blog about virtualization and the cloud.

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Paolo Valsecchi

Paolo Valsecchi

Paolo Valsecchi has worked in the IT industry for more than 20 years, and he currently works as a system engineer mainly focused on VMware vSphere, Microsoft technologies, and backup/DR solutions. His current role involves covering all tasks related to ensuring IT infrastructure availability and data integrity (including implementation, upgrades, and administration). He holds the VMware VCP65-DCV and Veeam VMCE professional certifications, and he has been awarded the VMware vExpert title (2015-18) and the Veeam Vanguard title (2016-19).

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Karel Novak

Karel Novak

Karel Novak has 18 years of experience in the IT world. He currently works as a senior virtual infrastructure engineer at Arrow ECS Czechia, and is responsible for implementation, design, and complete consultation when it comes to VMware and Veeam. As an instructor of advanced VMware and Veeam, he has delivered many courses. He specializes in VMware DCV, NSX, and, of course, Veeam. He has been using VMware for 12 years and Veeam from the first version. He is a VMware vExpert 2012-2018, VMware vExpert NSX 2016-2018, and a Veeam Vanguard 2015-2019. His highest certifications are VCI-Level 2, VCIX6-NV, VCIX6-DCV, VMCT-Mentor, and VMCA. He is also a VMware Certification Subject Matter Expert.

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Andrea Mauro

Andrea Mauro

Andrea Mauro has more than 20 years of experience in IT, both in industry and the academic world. He works as a solutions architect and is responsible for infrastructure implementation, architecture design, upgrades, and migration processes. He is a virtualization and storage architect, specializing in VMware, Microsoft, Citrix, and Linux solutions. His first virtualized solution in production was built around ESX 2.x, several years ago. His professional certifications include not only several VMware certifications, but also other vendor-related certifications. He is also a VMware vExpert (2010-18), Nutanix NTC (2014-19), and Veeam Vanguard (2016-19), and he was a Microsoft MVP (2014-16).

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