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

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Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7,

Evolution to vSphere 6.7

VMware vSphere 6.7 is the latest version of the most used enterprise virtualization platform. A good understanding of this product and its features is crucial for a successful implementation of the vSphere infrastructure.

In this chapter, we will provide you with a better understanding of the VMware product portfolio, the VMware vision, and the evolution of the product. We will also learn what is new in vSphere 6.7 and introduce the different solutions, features, and editions of vSphere. Furthermore, we will provide tips for choosing the right editions and version of vSphere and choosing when (and when not) to upgrade to vSphere 6.7.

This chapter will cover the following topics:

  • 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
...

Introduction to VMware vSphere

With more than 500,000 customers globally, VMware remains a proven leader not only in virtualization but also in all technologies related to digital transformation. This year marks 20 years since the creation of VMware by Diane Greene, Mendel Rosenblum, Scott Devine, Ellen Wang, and Edouard Bugnion in 1998.

VMware has always focused on virtualization and its flagship product—VMware vSphere—proves that this was the right choice. The first version of ESXi hypervisor was released in 2001 and the first version of vCenter was then released two years later in 2003.

The VMware vSphere suite includes ESXi (the evolution of ESX Server) for the virtualization layer and the vCenter Server for the management layer.

Compute virtualization is only the first step here; to move to a real cloud computing infrastructure, you will not only need to compute...

VMware vSphere ecosystem

As well as the well-known vSphere product line, VMware has plenty of products available today. Let's have a look at the different segments that VMware currently covers.

Data centers and cloud computing

VMware vSphere is a flagship in VMware's portfolio. However, there has been a rise in popularity of other products, as enterprise companies already broadly adopted VMware vSphere as a virtualization platform.

VMware vSphere has been around for more than 15 years now (the first version of a vCenter server with vMotion was released in 2003), yet with every new release, there are significant improvements.

Gartner named VMware as a leader in x86 virtualization Gartner's Magic Quadrant (MQ...

Introduction to VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS is the only hybrid cloud solution that allows VMware vSphere customers to modernize, protect, and scale mission-critical applications leveraging AWS, the world's leading public cloud. With the inclusion of VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) in the base offering, VMware has made it extremely easy to migrate applications at scale to VMware Cloud on AWS.

VMware Cloud on AWS provides the performance, availability, and scale required to support the most resource-intensive applications, including Oracle databases, middleware, applications, and Microsoft SQL Server. Running VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX on Amazon's EC2 dedicated, elastic, bare-metal infrastructure delivers the predictable, high-performance infrastructure required for these workloads:

...

What's new in VMware vSphere 6.7?

In every VMware vSphere edition, there are a lot of new features available, and version 6.7 is no different. VMware vSphere 6.7 was released on April 17 2018, and by the end of 2018 there should be an upcoming U1 release.

At a high level, the new version focuses on the following four main areas of innovation:

  • Simplified and efficient management at scale: There are several improvements in scaling and managing large deployments.
  • Comprehensive built-in security: You should be able to run your workloads anywhere while still offering unmatched security features to your virtual machines.
  • Universal app platform: Following the VMware vision, vSphere 6.7 could be a single platform to support...

Reasons for and against upgrading

VMware vSphere 6.7 does not represent a major release of vSphere compared to 6.5, but some exciting features might encourage you to think about going for the update. This is especially the case if you are interested in a hybrid cloud solution and interconnection with AWS; vSphere 6.7 is a clear way to go. Furthermore, the features described here are only available in the newest version of VMware vSphere. If you need to use some of those features, then make the update. There are almost no difference in configuration maximums, so scalability is probably not the most significant issue there.

Finally, don't forget to check that your physical hardware is supported by vSphere 6.7. This is necessary as there were some changes, especially with several CPU models that are no longer supported. Don't forget to consider all third-party code, including...

Summary

This chapter has covered a general overview of modern data center concepts as well as all key products and solutions from VMware.

In this chapter, we also covered VMware Cloud on AWS, a new option for utilizing VMware vSphere infrastructure as a service, its benefits, and guidance for migration from on-premises infrastructure.

We have also looked at new features of the vSphere 6.7 suite, comparing its evolution with the previous releases, and we have covered the differences between the most commonly used VMware vSphere editions currently available.

Finally, in this chapter, we have explained why you should or should not choose to upgrade to vSphere 6.7, and we have also briefly touched on upgrade paths from previous versions.

In the next chapter, we will focus on how to plan a virtualization project in order to build a proper infrastructure solution and reliable data center...

Questions

  1. What are three essential products for fulfilling the SDDC concept?

a) VMware vSphere
b) VMware Cloud on AWS
c) VMware Site Recovery Manager
d) VMware vSAN
e) VMware Cloud Foundation
f) VMware NSX

  1. Based on the following use case, which licensing option will be the most effective?

The customer has an existing central data center with VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus licenses. Additionally, the customer wants to deploy two secondary sites in a branch location, each serving only a small amount of virtual machines. The customer also needs to use vSphere Distributed vSwitch in branch locations:

a) VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus edition
b) VMware vSphere Essentials edition
c) VMware vSphere ROBO edition
d) VMware vSphere Standard edition

  1. What are the benefits of using VMware Cloud on AWS?

a) Full integration with on-premises infrastructure
b) Deep integration of VMware...

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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

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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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Section 1: Getting Started Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Evolution to vSphere 6.7 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Designing and Planning a Virtualization Infrastructure Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Analysis and Assessment of Existing Environments Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Deployment Workflow and Component Installation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Configuring and Managing vSphere 6.7 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Life Cycle Management, Patching, and Upgrading Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Managing Storage Resources Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Section 3: Advanced Topics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Availability and Disaster Recovery Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Securing and Protecting Your Environment Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Analyzing and Optimizing Your Environment Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Troubleshooting Your Environment Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Building Your Own VMware vSphere Lab Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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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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Lots of info, be prepared for a dry read.
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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
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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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