VMware Vsphere 5.5 Cookbook

Key Features

Book Description

What you will learn

• Upgrade your existing vSphere environment to vSphere 5.5 or build a new one
• Autodeploy a large set of stateless/stateful ESXi hosts in your vSphere environment
• Configure vSphere networking using standard or distributed virtual switches
• Configure and manage FC, iSCSI, and NAS storage
• Configure high availability, load distribution, and power savings on an ESXi cluster using vSphere HA, DRS, and DPM
• Patch and upgrade the vSphere environment using vSphere Update Manager
• Use vSphere Management Assistant as a remote commandline interface
• Discover the builtin tools available for monitoring the performance of a vSphere environment

Who this book is for

This is an excellent handbook for system administrators, support professionals, or for anyone intending to give themselves a headstart in learning how to install, configure, and manage a vSphere environment. It is also a good task-oriented reference guide for consultants or infrastructure architects who design and deploy vSphere environments.