VMware vSphere 5 Administration Instant Reference [Paperback]

Christopher Kusek (Author), Van Van Noy (Author), Andy Daniel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 6, 2011 | ISBN-10: 1118024435 | ISBN-13: 978-1118024430 | Edition: 2

Compact and portable reference guide for quick answers to VMware vSphere

If you're looking to migrate to the newest version of VMware vSphere, this concise guide will get you up to speed and down to business in no time. If you're new to VMware vSphere, this book is for you too! The compact size of this quick reference makes it easy for you to have by your side—whether you're in the field, server room, or at your desk. Helpful elements for finding information such as thumb tabs, tables of contents with page numbers at the beginning of each chapter, and special headers puts what you need at your fingertips, fast.

No matter your skill level, this book's focus on essential day-to-day tasks for administering vSphere make it a handy reference for anyone.

• Covers the highly anticipated release of VMware vSphere
• Allows you to hit the ground running with the latest VMware vSphere software
• Provides you answers on the spot with concise, no-nonsense instruction

Designed for busy IT professionals, this instant reference is the perfect go-to resource.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 2 edition (December 6, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118024435
• ISBN-13: 978-1118024430
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Computers & Technology > Networking > Network Administration

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick Go To Guide for Virtualization July 4, 2012

By Emily Canibano

Format:Paperback

The Cloud and Virtualization are two of the hottest topics in the IT world right now, and if you don't know about them you are going to be left in the dust. This book and especially the chapters by Mr.Kusek get right to the point, and act as a great go to guide. Even better? Mr Kusek, one of the authors has a blog where he discusses these topics and more, so he is easily accessible at pkguild dot com to those looking for more information on infrastructures, virtualization and "the" cloud!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great how to! May 22, 2012

By John

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

If you are new to VMware and learning this book goes great with Scott lowes book, or planning and implementing vsphere. As stated this is a HOW TO GUIDE, it takes you through setting up services and what not, vDs/vmotion/MPIO(if i recall right)/Iscsi/NFS/ect, basically all the cool features of VMware are there for you too look and see step by step how to do it. I am a VMware engineer and use this to double check myself when I am about to reconfigure something on an important cluster, great little book, and for <20bux it is worth it.

It is also a great tool when people tell you 'no that isn't how you do it', you can point to them and say 'no you do it this way'

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, knowledgable, and a great read! December 2, 2011

By Zach Loeber

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I've worked with several of the vmware products in varied environments and cannot recommend this book enough! It covers a good amount of information about vSphere 5 in a nice compact form. This book would be a great resource for those who are just getting their feet wet with vSphere as the authors write in a very down to earth and easy to understand manner. Is is also perfect for understanding the new features and caveats that vSphere 5 has brought to the table. Each new version of vSphere and ESXi (aka vSphere Hyper-Visor) bring substantial changes which a book like this can help you to rapidly understand so you can start using them to benefit your organization or clients. This book definitely has a place on every IT Administrators bookshelf.