What you need for this book
The reader should have a basic understanding of the following concepts, which are integral to the implementation and management of vSphere:
- LAN and WAN networking
- Storage
- Server Hardware
- Microsoft Active Directory
- Microsoft Windows Server (2008 and/or 2012)
- VMware vCenter
- VMware vSphere along with basic administration
- VMware vCops (vRealize)
The following software applications are required to implement the solutions described in this book:
- VMware vSphere 5.5 and related products found at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/5_5
- VMware vSphere 5.5 documentation found at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-pubs.html
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2012 or installation media
- Putty found at http://www.putty.org/
- WinSCP found at http://winscp.net/eng/download.php
