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by Forbes Guthrie (Author), Scott Lowe (Author), Maish Saidel-Keesing (Author)

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The only book focused on designing VMware vSphere implementations.

VMware vSphere is the most widely deployed virtualization platform today. Considered the most robust and sophisticated hypervisor product, vSphere is the de facto standard for businesses, both large and small. This book is the only one of its kind to concisely explain how to execute a successful vSphere architecture, tailored to meet your company’s needs. Expert authors share with you the factors that shape the design of a vSphere implementation. Learn how to make the right design decisions for your environment.

Explores the latest release of VMware vSphere
Details the overall design process, server hardware selection, network layout, security considerations, storage infrastructure, virtual machine design, and more
Debates the merits of Scaling Up servers versus Scaling Out, ESX versus ESXi hypervisor, vSwitches versus dvSwitches, and what the different storage protocols have to offer
Illustrates the tools to monitor, to plan, to manage, to deploy and to secure your vSphere landscape
Steps through the design decisions that a typical company may encounter, and questions the choices made
Packed with real-world proven strategies, VMware vSphere Design examines how the virtualization architecture for your company should ideally look—and how best to achieve it.

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0470922028
ISBN-13

978-0470922026
Edition

1st
Publisher

Sybex
Publication date

March 8, 2011
Language

English
Dimensions

7.3 x 0.8 x 9 inches
Print length

384 pages
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What You Need to Make the Right Design Decisions

To design a VMware vSphere implementation for the performance, scalability, and ROI that your business needs, you must understand all the factors that influence the outcome. Written for engineers and architects who plan, deploy, maintain, and optimize vSphere solutions, this unique book helps you make the right design decisions.

Should you use ESX or ESXi? Build your vCenter as a virtual machine? Design your storage for capacity or for performance? Filled with real-world examples, clear explanations of tools and concepts, and coverage of such topics as network topology, security domains, storage infrastructure, and more, this is the perfect guide for deploying a new design or transforming an existing one. Inside, you'll explore:

Fundamentals of designing VMware environments around your business goals
Details of the overall design process, vSphere hypervisor choice, server hardware selection and scaling, and your virtual machine blueprint
How networking and storage landscapes impact vSphere design
Different vCenter datacenter and cluster possibilities—tailoring availability and load-balancing options
How to create compelling vSphere architecture with security in mind
Basics of monitoring and capacity planning and the common tools available
Design decisions that a typical company encounters, questioning the choices made

About the Author

Forbes Guthrie, VCP, is a systems engineer and infrastructure architect who specializes in virtualization and storage technologies. He is also a VMware vExpert and the creator of several popular virtualization reference cards. Forbes blogs at www.vReference.com.

Scott Lowe, VCDX 39, is VMware-Cisco Solutions Principal at EMC. Scott is a VMware vExpert and author of two other books on VMware vSphere, including the bestselling Mastering VMware vSphere 4. Scott also writes at blog.scottlowe.org, which attracts thousands of visitors daily.

Maish Saidel-Keesing, VCP, is a systems virtualization architect at NDS, where his responsibilities involve virtualization architecture design, maintenance, and development for both Linux and Windows infrastructures. He is a VMware vExpert, contributes to SearchServerVirtualization.com, and blogs at technodrone.blogspot.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sybex; 1st edition (March 8, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0470922028
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0470922026
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 0.8 x 9 inches

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Forbes Guthrie
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Forbes Guthrie is an infrastructure architect who specializes in virtualization. He has worked in a variety of technical roles for over 15 years and achieved several industry certifications including VMware’s VMware Certified Professional - Datacenter Virtualization (VCP2/3/4/5-DV), VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Datacenter Administrator (VCAP5-DCA), and VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Datacenter Design (VCAP5-DCD). His experience spans many industries and he has worked in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and North America. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and business analysis and is a former Captain in the British Army.
Forbes is the lead author of the first (vSphere 4) and second (vSphere 5) edition of the acclaimed VMware vSphere Design book. He also contributes to Scott Lowe’s Mastering VMware vSphere 5 book series. Forbes has spoken at VMware’s own VMworld conference on the subject of design and vSphere.
Forbes’ blog, www.vReference.com, is well regarded in the virtualization field and is aggregated on VMware’s Planet V12n website. He is probably best known for his collection of free reference cards, long revered by those studying for their VMware qualifications. Forbes has been awarded the luminary designation of vExpert by VMware for his contribution to the virtualization community since its inception. His passion and knowledge have also been rewarded with the peer-reviewed top virtualization bloggers listing for the last five years running.
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Scott Lowe
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Scott Lowe has been in the Information Technology field for more than 18 years, starting out with desktop support. Along the way, Scott has worked as an instructor, a technical trainer and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), a systems administrator, an IT manager, a systems engineer, a consultant, Chief Technology Officer for a small start-up, virtualization practice lead for a national reseller, and technologist for a major storage vendor. Currently, Scott works in VMware's virtual networking business unit as a technical architect.
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Andy Kitzke

The building blocks of exceptional VMware vSphere Infrastructures

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2011

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If you're looking for a book to give you the building blocks of how to design a virtual infrastructure using VMware vSphere, then "VMware vSphere Design" written by Forbes Guthrie, Scott Lowe and Maish Saidel-Keesing is a great start.

I've found myself in a plethora of VMware and virtualization books lately and as this one arrived at my door I was excited to dig in and gain more ideas when it comes to designing virtual infrastructures specifically using VMware. The first chapter covers functional requirements and design specifications which are essential to any project. I enjoyed that the authors took time away from technical aspects of VMware to discuss the finer points of design and how important these can be to a sustainable and successful design.

After the first chapter, the authors dig into designing a detailed thorough VMware infrastructure. While I feel my grasp of design with regard to VMware and virtual infrastructures are solid, I was pleasantly surprised to find many areas in the book that made me think twice about how I would design a system or helped to reinforce my current designs. I felt chapters 2-7 were good but jam packed technically which pulled away from the center of focus which was design. Chapters 8-11 then refocused with emphasis on design and really drove home the main points of design you need to be aware of when building virtual infrastructures.

The technical information in the book is similar to what I've read recently in other VMware centered books however, I feel the authors succeeded in the overall content of the book being focused on design. I would recommend this book to anyone taking on additional design/architecture roles within their organization and anyone studying for the VCAP-DCA/DCD.

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Amazing Book, Wish it was Updated to vSphere 5

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2012

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I'm fairly new to working in a Virtualized infrastructure and that includes VMware. I've gone through the VCP class and learned a lot of valuable information. I've also skimmed through a few books, but everything is so focused specifically on what each feature in VMware does and not necessarily how to plan, design, and implement a proper setup. This book really provides an amazing amount of information and recommendations without being bias. It teaches you best practices and gives you the "why" behind it. I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone new to VMware, Virtualization, or planning a Virtualization project.

The only one thing that brought my rating down to 4 stars from 5 is that it hasn't been updated to vSphere 5 and so some of the information is slightly off. One example is configuring iSCSI port binding, which can now be done purely via the GUI.

In any case it's a great book and I highly recommend it.

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VCAP-DCD reference - All around great book!

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2012

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I first purchased this book upon several recommendations when I asked what to study for the VCAP-DCD test. Upon reading this book you will learn vSphere basics, advanced theories, ways to design a vSphere environment and the right way to design a vSphere environment.

This book is very vSphere-centric but also contains Network and Storage concepts that will pertain to any environment.

The book is a very easy read and is not just a technical how-to reference. The images contained in the book clearly display exactly what is being referenced, so you do not have to search through your vSphere environment to figure out what the author is talking about.

My favorite chapter is the last one. I wish there were more examples of a pseudo company designing a vSphere environment.

Scott Lowe books are always spot on, this wasn't my first Scott Lowe read, and it won't be the last!

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jzyxe

useful details from a third party point of view

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2011

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First, to be honest, I specifically bought and read this book right before my vcap4-dcd test. I was a little fuzzy in a few areas, and it gave me the detailed technical information I needed.

Overall great summaries and details of most areas impacting your vsphere infrastructure design decisions, from a third-party point of view you won't get from the vendor docs and reference designs. I will be referencing this book often for my own design decisions and for better understanding of ones made in existing and reference designs.

Very helpful for anyone who wishes to improve their vsphere design skill and technical knowledge.

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José Luis Gómez Ferrer de Couto

Awesome content!!! Great job of these virtualization professionals

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2011

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This book is awesome. It's very easy to read, with useful examples achieved since experience. If you're thinking in prepare VCAP-DCD, it's the complete guide for pass succesful the exam.

Good job guys.

Best regards,
José Luis Gómez - VMware vExpert 2011

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Este libro es impresionante. Es muy fácil de leer, con útiles ejemplos logrados desde la experiencia. Si estás pensando en preparar el VCAP-DCD, esta es una guía completa para aprobar el examen.

Buen trabajo chicos.

Saludos cordiales,
José Luis Gómez - VMware vExpert 2011

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Bertus

A must have.

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2012

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Scott Lowe's writing style is so good, that reading a technical book like vSphere Design, seems more like reading a spellbinding novel.

The book is written from practical experience, and not like the normal administration/user/'how to' guides found on company's websites, albeit VMware's guides are by far the best of the bunch.

This book is a MUST HAVE for any person who is going to or is busy implementing VMware.

Kudos to Scott and his co-authors for a great book.

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Zachary

Decent intro to vSphere design

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2013

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Everything in this book can be found in free documentation from VMware or other vendors. At this point, it is quite dated as it references ESX classic which is not in production any more. If you can get a good price on it, it would be a good intro to vSphere design as the information is consolidated from other sources.

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Bo

Decent book by real world experience

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2011

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Learned some things from this book. Surprised it was written by a real-world engineer, but pleased it was. It contained some information I had not known previously.

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Mr. S. O'Brien

Well worth the money

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2011

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I have been a fan of this author's written style for a while now. The reason I like this book is because it contains nuggets of information relating to a Vsphere deployement to ensure that you will not get caught out.
I am also using this book to study for Vcap-dcd.
You will find information here not contained in vmware white papers and it is nice to read something from somebody who has actually deployed solutions for clients rather than books or white papers which are often based on experience gained in a lab

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Krusty

Excellent book

Reviewed in Canada on September 2, 2011

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An excellent resource for VMware administrators looking to optimize their current environments, or for those seeking a best practice guide on building new VMware clusters. This is NOT a how-to book for beginners, but rather gives a high-level overview of various design considerations, including networking, storage, guest machines, etc. I have read some of Scott Lowe's other VMware books and he's an excellent author. Highly recommended.

Ryan McLean

Dated but still very relvent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2012

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Excellent read, the book flows well and is not too "dry" I actually enjoyed reading it, which is highly unusual for for any textbook. While the book was written with VS 4/4.1 in mind as that was the version available at its time of writing most of the practices are still very applicable. Just be aware that some of the considerations are not applicable to VS 5/5.1. Anyone doing a VS deployment would be well served by this book.

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Marc V. Davoli

Great!

Reviewed in Canada on October 17, 2012

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Great book, fast shipping, would buy it again!
Book covers vSphere 4.1, but is still a great reference for preparing for the VCAP-DCD on vSphere 5 exam.

Master43

Comprenhensive and detailed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2014

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Very well structured, a must read for anybody supporting and designing vSphere, it gives insights, techniques and strategies that facilitate the roll out

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