The Complete VMware vSphere Guide

Explore the benefits of VMware vSphere 6.7 to provide a powerful flexible and secure virtual infrastructure and secure apps. Next you'll pick up on how to enhance your infrastructure with high-performance storage access such as remote direct memory access (RDMA) and Persistent Key FeaturesDesign deploy and manage VMware vSphere virtual data centersImplement monitoring and security of VMware workloads with easeExplore tips and techniques for designing a robust virtual infrastructureBook DescriptionvSphere 6.7 is the latest release of VMware’s industry-leading virtual cloud platform. By understanding how to manage secure and scale apps with vSphere 6.7 you can easily run even the most demanding of workloads. This Learning Path begins with an overview of the features of the vSphere 6.7 suite. You’ll learn how to plan and design a virtual infrastructure. You’ll also gain insights into best practices to efficiently configure manage and secure apps. Next you’ll pick up on how to enhance your infrastructure with high-performance storage access such as remote direct memory access (RDMA) and Persistent memory. The book will even guide you in securing your network with security features such as encrypted vMotion and VM-level encryption. Finally by learning how to apply Proactive High Availability and Predictive Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) you’ll be able to achieve enhanced computing storage network and management capabilities for your virtual data center.By the end of this Learning Path you’ll be able to build your own VMware vSphere lab that can run high workloads.This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products:VMware vSphere 6.7 Data Center Design Cookbook - Third Edition by Mike Brown and Hersey CartwrightMastering VMware vSphere 6.7 - Second Edition by Martin Gavanda Andrea Mauro Karel Novak and Paolo ValsecchiWhat you will learnUnderstand how to patch upgrade and manage a virtual environment with vSphere 6.7Identify key factors related to a vSphere designMitigate security risks and meet compliance requirements in a vSphere designCreate a vSphere conceptual design by identifying technical and business requirementsMap the logical resource design into the physical vSphere designCreate professional vSphere design documentationWho this book is forThis Learning Path is for administrators infrastructure engineers consultants and architects who want to design virtualized data center environments using VMware vSphere 6.x (or previous versions of vSphere and the supporting components). Basic knowledge of VMware vSphere is required to get the most out of this Learning Path. About the Author Mike Brown is an army veteran and full stack data center engineer with over 10 years' experience in IT. At work he's most comfortable on the data center floor with his laptop a console cable and a closed container of coffee. At home he's the biggest cheerleader for his children at their football and basketball games or just while they're hanging out. Mike has held many positions in IT from help desk to systems administrator to engineer and consultant. He can be found on Twitter at @VirtuallyMikeB. His technical achievements include VCIX6-DCV and other VMware Cisco NetApp and Microsoft certifications.Hersey Cartwright has worked in the technology industry since 1996 in a variety of roles from help desk support to IT management. He first started working with VMware technologies in 2006. He is currently a solutions engineer for VMware where he designs sells and supports VMware software-defined data center products in enterprise environments within the healthcare industry. He has experience working with a wide variety of server storage and network platforms.Martin Gavanda has more than 10 years of experience mainly for service providers offering IaaS solutions based on VMware vSphere products. He was responsible for the des