Mastering VMware vSphere 5

Mastering VMware vSphere® 5......Page 5
 Contents......Page 15
 Introduction......Page 23
  Exploring VMware vSphere 5......Page 29
   Examining the Products in the vSphere Suite......Page 31
   Examining the Features in VMware vSphere......Page 36
  Why Choose vSphere?......Page 48
  The Bottom Line......Page 50
  Planning a VMware vSphere Deployment......Page 51
   Selecting ESXi Installable or ESXi Embedded......Page 52
   Choosing a Server Platform......Page 53
   Determining a Storage Architecture......Page 54
   Integrating with the Network Infrastructure......Page 55
   Installing VMware ESXi Interactively......Page 57
   Performing an Unattended Installation of VMware ESXi......Page 63
   Deploying VMware ESXi with vSphere Auto Deploy......Page 68
  Deploying VMware ESXi Embedded......Page 74
   Installing the vSphere Client......Page 75
   Reconfiguring the Management Network......Page 78
   Configuring Time Synchronization......Page 80
  The Bottom Line......Page 81
  Introducing vCenter Server......Page 83
   Centralizing User Authentication Using vCenter Server......Page 85
   Providing an Extensible Framework......Page 87
  Choosing the Version of vCenter Server......Page 88
  Planning and Designing a vCenter Server Deployment......Page 89
   Sizing Hardware for vCenter Server......Page 90
   Choosing a Database Server for vCenter Server......Page 91
   Planning for vCenter Server Availability......Page 93
   Running vCenter Server in a VM......Page 95
  Installing vCenter Server......Page 96
   Configuring the vCenter Server Backend Database Server......Page 97
   Running the vCenter Server Installer......Page 103
  Installing vCenter Server in a Linked Mode Group......Page 108
  Deploying the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance......Page 112
   Accepting the End-User License Agreement......Page 115
  Exploring vCenter Server......Page 116
   What’s in the vCenter Server Home Screen?......Page 117
  Creating and Managing a vCenter Server Inventory......Page 118
   Understanding Inventory Views and Objects......Page 119
   Creating and Adding Inventory Objects......Page 121
   Understanding Basic Host Management......Page 125
   Examining Basic Host Configuration......Page 127
   Using Scheduled Tasks......Page 129
   Using Events View in vCenter Server......Page 131
   Using vCenter Server’s Maps......Page 132
   Working with Host Profiles......Page 134
  Managing vCenter Server Settings......Page 136
   Custom Attributes......Page 137
   vCenter Server Settings......Page 139
   Export System Logs......Page 144
  The Bottom Line......Page 146
  Overview of vSphere Update Manager......Page 149
  Installing vSphere Update Manager......Page 151
   Defining the Requirements......Page 152
   Configuring VUM’s Database......Page 153
   Creating the Open Database Connectivity Data Source Name......Page 156
   Installing VUM......Page 157
   Installing the Update Manager Download Service (Optional)......Page 160
   Installing the vSphere Update Manager Plug-in......Page 161
   Reconfiguring the VUM or UMDS Installation with the Update Manager Utility......Page 162
  Configuring vSphere Update Manager......Page 163
   Attaching and Detaching Baselines or Baseline Groups......Page 173
   Performing a Scan......Page 176
   Staging Patches......Page 179
   Remediating Hosts......Page 180
   Upgrading the VMware Tools......Page 184
  Upgrading Hosts with vSphere Update Manager......Page 186
   Importing an ESXi Image and Creating the Host Upgrade Baseline......Page 187
   Upgrading a Host......Page 189
   Upgrading VM Hardware......Page 191
   Using vSphere Update Manager PowerCLI......Page 193
   Upgrading and Patching without vSphere Update Manager......Page 194
  The Bottom Line......Page 195
  Putting Together a Virtual Network......Page 197
  Working with vSphere Standard Switches......Page 200
   Comparing Virtual Switches and Physical Switches......Page 201
   Understanding Ports and Port Groups......Page 202
   Understanding Uplinks......Page 204
   Configuring Management Networking......Page 207
   Configuring VMkernel Networking......Page 210
   Configuring VM Networking......Page 214
   Configuring VLANs......Page 215
   Configuring NIC Teaming......Page 220
   Using and Configuring Traffic Shaping......Page 232
   Bringing It All Together......Page 233
  Working with vSphere Distributed Switches......Page 237
   Creating a vSphere Distributed Switch......Page 238
   Removing an ESXi Host from a Distributed vSwitch......Page 242
   Removing a Distributed vSwitch......Page 244
   Creating and Configuring dvPort Groups......Page 245
   Managing Adapters......Page 251
   Using NetFlow on vSphere Distributed Switches......Page 256
   Enabling Switch Discovery Protocols......Page 258
   Setting Up Private VLANs......Page 259
  Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V......Page 262
   Installing the Cisco Nexus 1000V......Page 263
   Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V......Page 271
  Configuring Virtual Switch Security......Page 273
   Allowing MAC Address Changes and Forged Transmits......Page 275
  The Bottom Line......Page 279
  Reviewing the Importance of Storage Design......Page 281
  Examining Shared Storage Fundamentals......Page 282
   Comparing Local Storage with Shared Storage......Page 285
   Defining Common Storage Array Architectures......Page 286
   Explaining RAID......Page 288
   Understanding Midrange and Enterprise Storage Array Design......Page 292
   Choosing a Storage Protocol......Page 294
   Making Basic Storage Choices......Page 308
  Implementing vSphere Storage Fundamentals......Page 310
   Reviewing Core vSphere Storage Concepts......Page 311
   Working with VMFS Datastores......Page 329
   Working with Raw Device Mappings......Page 350
   Working with NFS Datastores......Page 352
   Working with VM-Level Storage Configuration......Page 362
  Leveraging SAN and NAS Best Practices......Page 375
  The Bottom Line......Page 380
  Understanding the Layers of High Availability......Page 383
  Clustering VMs......Page 385
   Introducing Network Load Balancing Clustering......Page 386
   Introducing Windows Failover Clustering......Page 387
   Understanding vSphere High Availability......Page 399
   Understanding vSphere HA’s Underpinnings......Page 401
   Enabling vSphere High Availability......Page 403
   Configuring vSphere High Availability......Page 406
   Managing vSphere High Availability......Page 419
  Implementing vSphere Fault Tolerance......Page 421
   Using vSphere Fault Tolerance with vSphere High Availability......Page 427
  Planning for Business Continuity......Page 428
   Providing Data Protection......Page 429
   Recovering from Disasters......Page 432
  The Bottom Line......Page 434
  Overview of vSphere Security......Page 435
   Working with ESXi Authentication......Page 436
   Controlling Access to ESXi Hosts......Page 443
   Keeping ESXi Hosts Patched......Page 449
   Managing ESXi Host Permissions......Page 450
   Configuring ESXi Host Logging......Page 459
  Securing vCenter Server......Page 464
   Authenticating Users against vCenter Server......Page 465
   Understanding the vpxuser Account......Page 470
   Managing vCenter Server Permissions......Page 471
   Examining vCenter Server Logging......Page 481
   Keeping VMs Patched......Page 482
  The Bottom Line......Page 483
   Examining Virtual Machines from the Inside......Page 485
   Examining Virtual Machines from the Outside......Page 487
  Creating a Virtual Machine......Page 491
   Choosing Values for Your New Virtual Machine......Page 503
  Installing a Guest Operating System......Page 506
   Working with Installation Media......Page 507
   Using the Installation Media......Page 509
   Working in the Virtual Machine Console......Page 510
  Installing VMware Tools......Page 512
   Installing VMware Tools in Windows......Page 513
   Installing VMware Tools in Linux......Page 516
   Adding or Registering Existing VMs......Page 518
   Changing VM Power States......Page 520
   Deleting VMs......Page 521
   Changing Virtual Machine Hardware......Page 522
   Using Virtual Machine Snapshots......Page 526
  The Bottom Line......Page 531
  Cloning VMs......Page 533
   Installing Sysprep on the vCenter Server......Page 534
   Creating a Customization Specification......Page 535
   Cloning a Virtual Machine......Page 540
  Creating Templates and Deploying Virtual Machines......Page 542
   Cloning a Virtual Machine to a Template......Page 544
   Deploying a Virtual Machine from a Template......Page 545
   Deploying a VM from an OVF Template......Page 547
   Exporting a VM as an OVF Template......Page 551
   Examining OVF Templates......Page 552
  Working with vApps......Page 554
   Creating a vApp......Page 555
   Editing a vApp......Page 557
   Changing a vApp’s Power State......Page 560
   Cloning a vApp......Page 561
  Importing Machines from Other Environments......Page 562
  The Bottom Line......Page 563
  Reviewing Virtual Machine Resource Allocation......Page 565
  Working with Virtual Machine Memory......Page 567
   Understanding ESXi Advanced Memory Technologies......Page 568
   Controlling Memory Allocation......Page 571
  Managing Virtual Machine CPU Utilization......Page 580
   Setting CPU Affinity......Page 581
   Using CPU Reservations......Page 582
   Using CPU Limits......Page 583
   Using CPU Shares......Page 584
   Summarizing How Reservations, Limits, and Shares Work with CPUs......Page 586
  Using Resource Pools......Page 587
   Configuring Resource Pools......Page 589
   Understanding Resource Allocation with Resource Pools......Page 590
  Regulating Network I/O Utilization......Page 596
  Controlling Storage I/O Utilization......Page 601
   Enabling Storage I/O Control......Page 603
   Configuring Storage Resource Settings for a Virtual Machine......Page 606
  The Bottom Line......Page 610
  Comparing Utilization with Allocation......Page 613
  Exploring vMotion......Page 614
   Examining vMotion Requirements......Page 618
   Performing a vMotion Migration......Page 621
   Using Per–Virtual Machine CPU Masking......Page 624
   Using VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility......Page 626
  Exploring vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler......Page 629
   Understanding Manual Automation Behavior......Page 630
   Examining Fully Automated Behavior......Page 631
   Working with Distributed Resource Scheduler Rules......Page 633
  Using Storage vMotion......Page 640
  Introducing and Working with Storage DRS......Page 642
   Creating and Working with Datastore Clusters......Page 644
   Configuring Storage DRS......Page 647
  The Bottom Line......Page 656
  Overview of Performance Monitoring......Page 659
  Using Alarms......Page 660
   Understanding Alarm Scopes......Page 661
   Creating Alarms......Page 662
   Managing Alarms......Page 668
   Overview Layout......Page 670
   Advanced Layout......Page 673
  Working with resxtop......Page 681
   Using resxtop......Page 682
  Monitoring CPU Usage......Page 684
  Monitoring Memory Usage......Page 687
  Monitoring Network Usage......Page 689
  Monitoring Disk Usage......Page 691
  The Bottom Line......Page 693
  Why Use Automation?......Page 695
   Understanding vCenter Orchestrator Prerequisites......Page 696
   Configuring vCenter Orchestrator......Page 697
   Using an Orchestrator Workflow......Page 704
   Installing PowerCLI......Page 706
   Working with Objects......Page 707
   Running Some Simple PowerCLI Scripts......Page 711
  Using vCLI from vSphere Management Assistant......Page 714
  Using vSphere Management Assistant for Automation with vCenter......Page 716
  Leveraging the Perl Toolkit with vSphere Management Assistant......Page 717
  The Bottom Line......Page 720
  Chapter 1: Introducing VMware vSphere 5......Page 723
  Chapter 2: Planning and Installing VMware ESXi......Page 724
  Chapter 3: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server......Page 726
  Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring vSphere Update Manager......Page 728
  Chapter 5: Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks......Page 730
  Chapter 6: Creating and Configuring Storage Devices......Page 732
  Chapter 7: Ensuring High Availability and Business Continuity......Page 735
  Chapter 8: Securing VMware vSphere......Page 737
  Chapter 9: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines......Page 738
  Chapter 10: Using Templates and vApps......Page 740
  Chapter 11: Managing Resource Allocation......Page 742
  Chapter 12: Balancing Resource Utilization......Page 744
  Chapter 13: Monitoring VMware vSphere Performance......Page 746
  Chapter 14: Automating VMware vSphere......Page 748
 Index......Page 751