Mastering Vmware Vsphere 6.7 - G Blair Fritz

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Résumé :

Contents

Foreword xxiii

Introduction xxv

Chapter 1 ? Introducing VMware vSphere 6.7 1

Exploring VMware vSphere 6.7 1

Examining the Products in the vSphere Suite 3

Examining the Features in VMware vSphere 8

Licensing VMware vSphere 17

Why Choose vSphere? 20

The Bottom Line 22

Chapter 2 ? Planning and Installing VMware ESXi 23

VMware ESXi Architecture 23

Understanding the ESXi Hypervisor 23

Examining the ESXi Components 24

Planning a VMware vSphere Deployment 25

Choosing a Server Platform 26

Determining a Storage Architecture 28

Integrating with the Network Infrastructure 29

Deploying VMware ESXi 30

Installing VMware ESXi Interactively 31

Performing an Unattended Installation of VMware ESXi 35

Deploying VMware ESXi with vSphere Auto Deploy 38

Performing Post-installation Configuration 40

Reconfiguring the Management Network 40

Using the vSphere Host Client 42

Configuring Time Synchronization 43

Configuring Name Resolution 45

The Bottom Line 46

Chapter 3 ? Installing and Configuring vCenter Server .47

Introducing vCenter Server 47

Centralizing User Authentication Using vCenter Single Sign-On 49

Understanding the Platform Services Controller 52

Using the vSphere Web Client for Administration 53

Providing an Extensible Framework 54

Choosing the Version of vCenter Server 55

Planning and Designing a vCenter Server Deployment 56

Sizing Hardware for vCenter Server 56

Planning for vCenter Server Availability 58

Running vCenter Server and Its Components as VMs 60

Installing vCenter Server and Its Components 63

Installing vCenter Server in an Enhanced Linked Mode Group 74

Exploring vCenter Server 77

The vSphere Web Client Home Screen 78

Using the Navigator 80

Creating and Managing a vCenter Server Inventory 80

Understanding Inventory Views and Objects 80

Creating and Adding Inventory Objects 83

Exploring vCenter Server's Management Features 86

Understanding Basic Host Management 86

Examining Basic Host Configuration 89

Using Scheduled Tasks 93

Using the Events and Events Consoles in vCenter Server 95

Working with Host Profiles 95

Tags and Custom Attributes 99

Managing vCenter Server Settings 102

General vCenter Server Settings 102

Licensing 105

Message of the Day 106

Advanced Settings 106

Auto Deploy 106

vCenter HA A 106

Key Management Servers 106

Storage Providers 106

vSphere Web Client Administration 106

Roles 107

Licensing 107

vCenter Solutions Manager 107

System Configuration 107

VMware Appliance Management Administration 109

Summary 110

Monitor 111

Access 113

Networking 113

Time 113

Services 113

Update 114

Administration 114

Syslog 114

Backup 115

The Bottom Line 115

Chapter 4 ? vSphere Update Manager and the vCenter Support Tools .117

vSphere Update Manager 117

vSphere Update Manager and the vCenter Server Appliance 120

Installing the Update Manager Download Service (Optional) 121

The vSphere Update Manager Plug-in 122

Reconfiguring the VUM or UMDS Installation with the Update Manager Utility 123

Upgrading VUM from a Previous Version 124

Configuring vSphere Update Manager 124

Creating Baselines 130

Routine Updates 134

Attaching and Detaching Baselines or Baseline Groups 135

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Nick Marshall has worked in the IT industry for nearly 20 years. As a senior integration architect at VMware, he now helps develop products such as VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Validated Designs and vSphere itself. Nick blogs at nickmarshall.com.au and you can follow him on Twitter at @nickmarshall9....