作者：Eric Siebert
出版日期：May 28, 2009
出版社：Prentice Hall
页数：512
ISBN：ISBN-10: 0137007035 ISBN-13: 978-0137007035
文件格式：PDF


Product Description
“With this book, Eric has created a roadmapthrough the intricacies of VMware Infrastructure 3. From initialrequirements gathering to advanced configuration topics, the logicalprogression of the chapters allows readers to jump in at whatever pointmakes the most sense in their own environment. Beginners and veteransalike will find themselves using it as both a guide and a reference.”
–Mark Chandler, Infrastructure Engineer Principal, VMware Certified Professional and vExpert 2009

“Through his work at Boston Market, hisinvolvement as a community moderator on the VMTN forums, his managementof his own vmware-land.com website, and his active blogging, EricSiebert has established himself as an expert in the field ofvirtualization. In this book, he shares his knowledge of VMwarevirtualization in a manner that will benefit the novice and the expertalike.”
–Ken Cline, Technical Director, Virtualization, Wells Landers

The Definitive Guide to Planning, Implementing, Securing, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3
This is the most comprehensive guide toplanning for, implementing, securing, maintaining, monitoring, andtroubleshooting VMware VI3 in any IT environment. Written by EricSiebert, a veteran VMware system administrator and one of only 300vExperts named by VMware in 2009, this book will help IT professionalsmake the best possible decisions about VMware every step of the way.

Siebert presents extensive coverage of theupfront planning and architectural tasks that can make or break VMwaredeployments, sharing practical insights you’ll never find in theofficial documentation. Next, he presents dozens of tips, tricks, andbest practices for everything from migration and configuration tobackup. Along the way, Siebert introduces advanced techniques foroptimizing both the efficiency of VMware system administration and theeffectiveness of VMware virtual environments. Coverage includes
Understanding your current infrastructure–and all the ways virtualization will change it
Building VI3 environments for maximum reliability and performance
Choosing the right software, servers, storage, and network infrastructure
Constructing your virtualized environment
Configuring virtual networking, storage, and resources to maximize host and guest performance
Systematically securing hosts, VMs, networks, and vCenter Servers
Mastering best practices for populating virtual environments, including P2V migration, templating, and the use of ISO files
Monitoring your virtual environment, analyzing metrics, and proactively eliminating bottlenecks
Applying patches to fix bugs and security vulnerabilities without introducing problems caused by unexpected dependencies
Troubleshooting virtual environments: identifying and resolving specific problems, one step at a time
Improving administration with snapshots, scripting, and other advanced techniques

VMware VI3 Implementation and Administration isan invaluable guide for every professional working with VMware,including architects designing virtual infrastructures, as well asmanagers and administrators who must implement and support them.

About the Author
Eric Siebert has been workingwith computers for more than 25 years. For the past 15 years, his mainfocus has been the administration of Windows server environments andsupporting enterprise applications such as web, email, and databaseservers. Four years ago, he discovered virtualization technology in theform of VMware ESX and has been hooked ever since, spending countlesshours learning the product inside and out. He now spends much of histime helping others in VMware’s community support forums, havingachieved Guru status and become one of the forum’s moderators. His ownwebsite, http://vmware-land.com, is where he shares his tips andexperiences and hundreds of links to technical information and top tenlists on a variety of subjects. In addition, Eric writes tips and blogsfor Tech Target on sites such as searchvmware.com,searchservervirtualization.com, and searchdatabackup.com. Mostrecently, he was a speaker, panelist, and Best of VMworld awards judgeat VMworld 2008 and is a regular guest on VMware’s weekly VMTNroundtable podcast. In 2009, Eric was awarded the VMware vExpert award,one of only 300 people worldwide recognized for their knowledge,experience, and contributions to the VMware community.