Table of Contents
Chapter1: Introducing VMware vSphere 5.5
Chapter2: Planning and Installing VMware ESXi
Chapter3: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server
Chapter4: vSphere Update Manager and the vCenter Support Tools
Chapter5: Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks
Chapter6: Creating and Configuring Storage Devices
Chapter7: Ensuring High Availability and Business Continuity
Chapter8: Securing VMware vSphere
Chapter9: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
Chapter10: Using Templates and vApps
Chapter11: Managing Resource Allocation
Chapter12: Balancing Resource Utilization
Chapter13: Monitoring VMware vSphere Performance
Chapter14: Automating VMware vSphere
Now in its fifth generation, VMware vSphere 5.5 builds on previous generations of VMware's enterprise-grade virtualization products. vSphere 5.5 extends fine-grained resource allocation controls to more types of resources, enabling VMware administrators to have even greater control over how resources are allocated to and used by virtual workloads. With dynamic resource controls, high availability, unprecedented fault - tolerance features, distributed resource management, and backup tools included as part of the suite, IT administrators have all the tools they need to run an enterprise environment ranging from a few servers to thousands of server
In this chapter, you will learn to
Identify the role of each product in the vSphere product suite
Recognize the interaction and dependencies between the products in the vSphere suite
Understand how vSphere differs from other virtualization products