Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere Deployments

Sean Crookston currently is a data center implementation engineer at TBL Networks, a VMware Enterprise Solutions Provider in Richmond, Virginia. Sean holds certifications from VMware, Cisco, EMC, and Microsoft. Throughout his career, Sean has engineered technology solutions for the healthcare, government, manufacturing, publishing/broadcast, and high-tech industries that streamline business processes and reduce operational expenses. Sean has been awarded the VMware vExpert award in 2010 and 2011. Harley Stagner is a VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX #46) and the first VCDX in Virginia. Harley is currently a datacenter design architect at TBL Networks, a VMware Enterprise Solutions Provider in Richmond, Virginia. Harley is focused on vSphere Architecture utilizing the latest datacenter technologies. Harley maintains a blog about these specialties at harleystagner.com. A list of Harley's other publications can be found at www.harleystagner.com/publications.

PrefaceChapter 1 Laying the GroundworkPlanning Capacity Performance Management DesigningLaying the Groundwork SummaryChapter 2 Implementing the SolutionFollowing the Design Blueprint Reviewing the Design Documentation Stakeholder Review Functional Requirements Constraints Technical Review Assumptions Design Deviations Automating Implementation Tasks PowerCLI Host Profiles Auto Deploy Server vCenter Orchestrator Verifying Implementation Testing Functionality Quality Assurance Assessment Implementing the Solution Summary Chapter 3 Operating the EnvironmentBackups Data Recovery Disaster Recovery Manual Disaster Recovery Site Recovery Manager Physical to Virtual Conversions Issues and Troubleshooting Domain Controllers Windows Server with OEM Installations SQL, Exchange, and Other Applications Servers Linux V2V and Other Methods Maintenance Update Manager Monitoring Alerting Defining Actions for Alarms Considerations for Tweaking Default Alarms Verifying Configurations Host Profiles Health Check VMware's Health Check Delivery Operating the Environment Summary Chapter 4 Managing the EnvironmentCapacity Management Storage Capacity Management Host Capacity Management Networking Capacity Management Performance Management Storage Performance Management Host Performance Management Networking Performance Management vCenter Operations Management Suite Managing the Environment Summary Chapter 5 Roadblocks to 100% VirtualizationPolitical Roadblocks Financial Roadblocks Capex Versus Opex ROI Policies and Culture Technical Roadblocks VM Sprawl Application Roadblocks Desktop Virtualization Roadblocks to 100% Virtualization Summary Chapter 6 Full Case StudyCustomer Scenario Planning and Designing Implementation Operating Managing Full Case Study Summary Appendix A Additional Resources 9780321820471 TOC 6/28/2012