To get the most out of this book

The following are the software requirements for this book:

• VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
• VMware vCenter Server 6.7
• VMware PowerCLI 6.5.1
• VMware vCLI 6.7
  

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/9781789801514_ColorImages.pdf.

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "If jumbo frames are not configured correctly, vmkping will fail."

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

esxcli storage nmp satp set -default-psp=<psp policy to set> 
 --satp=<SATP_name> 

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Once the collection process has been completed, you can view the report using the Reports section of Performance Monitor."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.