Mastering VMware vSphere 5

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook; 1st edition (October 18, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470890800
• ISBN-13: 978-0470890806

eBook Description:

Mastering VMware vSphere 5

Written by leading VMware expert, this book covers all the features and capabilities of VMware vSphere 5. You’ll learn how to install, configure, operate, manage, and secure the latest release.

• Covers all the new features and capabilities of the much-anticipated new release of VMware vSphere
• Discusses the planning, installation, operation, and management for the latest release
• Reviews migration to the latest vSphere software
• Offers hands-on instruction and clear explanations with real-world examples

Mastering VMware vSphere 5 is the strategic guide you need to maximize the opportunities of virtualization.

A new and updated edition of bestselling Mastering VMware vSphere 4

Mastering VMware vSphere 5: Thoroughly Updated for VMware vSphere 5!

Virtualization is hotter than ever. VMware vSphere is the most widely deployed virtualization platform, and this indispensable book by VMware vExpert and VCDX Scott Lowe is your key to harnessing the newest version. Using step-by-step instruction and real-world examples, he takes you under the hood of VMware vSphere 5 and shows you how to get the very most out of all its components. Learn how to install, configure, operate, monitor, secure, and automate your virtual infrastructure from a leading expert and with the leading virtualization solution.

Mastering VMware vSphere 5 – Coverage includes:

• Understanding all components of the VMware vSphere 5 suite
• Installing and configuring VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, and vSphere Update Manager
• Building and managing virtual machines, networks, and storage
• Handling day-to-day or advanced tasks through the vSphere Web Client
• Ensuring high availability and optimized resource usage with vSphere HA and vSphere DRS
• Securing and automating VMware vSphere
• Monitoring resource allocation and performance
• Leveraging new storage features in VMware vSphere 5, such as Storage DRS

Harness the Power of Virtualization with VMware vSphere

Increase Your Capacity with Scalable and Robust Solutions

Master All Tools in the New VMware vSphere 5 Suite

Monitor Performance and Maintain Security

Reinforce Your Skills with Real-World Examples

Author Info

Scott Lowe, VCDX, has been in IT for more than 17 years and is a VMware vExpert, an honor granted by VMware to individuals whose work in the VMware community has made a significant impact. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer for the vSpecialist team at EMC Corporation, where he specializes in the integration of VMware, Cisco, and EMC solutions, products, and technologies. Scott is the author of Mastering VMware vSphere 4 and coauthor of VMware vSphere 4 Administration Instant Reference and VMware vSphere Design. He is also a former contributor to SearchVMware.com and SearchServerVirtualization.com, and a former columnist for Virtualization Review magazine. Scott’s top-rated VMware/virtualization blog is blog.scottlowe.org.

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