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Building VMware Software-Defined Data Centers

You're reading from   Building VMware Software-Defined Data Centers Make the most of software-defined data centers with revolutionary VMware technologies

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2016
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ISBN-13 9781786464378
Length 358 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Valentin Hamburger Valentin Hamburger
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Preface 1. The Software-Defined Data Center FREE CHAPTER 2. Identify Automation and Standardization Opportunities 3. VMware vSphere: The SDDC Foundation 4. SDDC Design Considerations 5. VMware vRealize Automation 6. vRealize Orchestrator 7. Service Catalog Creation 8. Network Virtualization using NSX 9. DevOps Considerations 10. Capacity Management with vRealize Operations 11. Troubleshooting and Monitoring 12. Continuous Improvement

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This chapter described the basic catalog design as well as the different catalog types. The business case and the expectations are main drivers for filling a catalog with the right services. Also, the difference between technology-focused and outcome focused catalogs has been described. The main part was also to describe how to setup and create an outcome focused blueprint in vRA which will provide a fully running service on demand.

In the next chapter, the focus will be on network virtualization. This is a huge topic in an SDDC since it can enhance flexibility and security aspects of a data center. Nevertheless, it will also increase complexity since it adds another layer to take care of. The chapter will discuss NSX basics and describe its main functions and features. Furthermore, it will describe how to include NSX networks in blueprints and how to create on demand networks while provisioning VM resources.

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