VMware vSphere Design

530 Pages·2013·15.892 MB·English

by  Forbes Guthrie, Scott Lowe

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VMware
vSphere Design
®
Second Edition
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VMware
vSphere Design
®
Second Edition
Forbes Guthrie
Scott Lowe
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Dear Reader,
Thank you for choosing VMware vSphere Design, Second Edition. This book is part of a family of
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To my beautiful wife Tarn. You are my blessing, my
inspiration, my happiness, my courage, my pride, my
today, and my tomorrow. Ever yours.
—Forbes Guthrie
First and foremost, I dedicate this work to my Lord
and Savior, who goes with me and will never forsake
me (Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV). I also dedicate this
book to my family—Crystal, Sean, Cameron, and
Tim. Thank you for your love and your support; it
means the world to me.
—Scott Lowe
A dedication to my family: To my parents, Ron and
Carol, for instilling a strong work ethic and sense
of family, and supporting my education throughout
the years. I wouldn’t be where I am today without
you. And to my wife Lauren, who has exemplifi ed
the virtue of patience and continues to be the most
loving and supporting person I know. I love you
hunny bunny.
—Kendrick Coleman
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Acknowledgments
When accepting the challenge to revise this book from our previous incarnation, I certainly
underestimated the voluminous nature of vSphere 5 and the multitude of new and improved fea-
tures. Indubitable credit is due to VMware for delivering such progress. But that’s not the point
I’m trying to make. I’ve spent many evenings and weekends laboring over this task. Second time
around, it has only been possible to devote so much time to it with the help and support of my
wife, Tarn. Without her encouragement, this book would never have had my initial contributions
and never been updated this year. Her mateship continues unbounded, and I’m forever grateful
for the partnership we have. I would never have gotten through it once more. Thank you. Again.
I would like to acknowledge the book’s other primary coauthor, Scott Lowe. He has stepped
up to the plate with this edition, and his deep knowledge, experience, and style has enhanced
the book considerably. Kendrick Coleman has been a fantastic addition to the team. He worked
hard to provide wonderful insight into his disparate design topic, in an area that now comple-
ments the rest of the book so well. Thanks!
I continue to be amazed at the number of publishing-house staff involved in a single project.
First and foremost I would like to thank Mariann Barsolo, the acquisitions editor, for her proj-
ect steerage and the encouragement she gave to all the authors. We were all incredibly blessed
to have Jason Boche (the Virtualization Evangelist) as our technical editor once more to check
the subject matter and make suggestions so that every area was covered appropriately and was
technically correct.
I grew up and was educated in Scotland, and I’ve lived and worked across the UK and in
several English-speaking nations including New Zealand, Australia, and subsequently Canada.
My interpretation of country-specifi c English lexicon, mixed with unique colloquialisms, makes
for a frankly weird concoction of vernacular English. The Sybex editors’ ability to decipher and
translate this into something representing a sane American English dialect was undoubtedly
no easy task. (However, I still maintain that the Queen’s English is the only true authority, and
virtualization should really be spelt with an s.) Lisa Bishop as the development editor probably
bore the brunt of this and was always central to the smooth passage of the editing process. The
Sybex team of Pete Gaughan, Connor O’Brien, and Jenni Housh kept a close guard on standards
and made sure things were ticking along. The production team, headed up by Eric Charbonneau
as the production editor, with Tiffany Taylor as the copy editor tidying the grammar into some-
thing respectable. Proofreader Nancy Bell’s rapier-like eye for detail helped spot all the little
mistakes that the rest of us managed to miss along the way, and Ted Laux had the unenviable
but crucial task of indexing the text—thanks, guys.
From a technical perspective, the vast collection of resources from the VMware community,
the bloggers, the book writers, the podcasters, the VMworld presenters, the instructors, and the
forum members all helped immensely. My knowledge and understanding of the vSphere product
line is directly attributable to all of you. There are unfortunately too many people who deserve
rich thanks, but for fear of this turning into an Oscar speech, I can only say a huge thank you. You
all know who you are. Here is a big virtual pat on the back from me.
Finally, I’d like to thank the wonderful baristas of South Granville and Fairview in Vancouver
for their delicious highly caffeinated beverages and working refuge. Caffè Artigiano, Waves
Coffee House, and in particular Starbucks have provided decidedly agreeable cups of joe to fuel
me this time around.
—Forbes Guthrie
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As with any book, many people deserve credit for the book you’re now reading. First and fore-
most, I’d like to thank Forbes for the opportunity to collaborate on this revised edition. Forbes’s
outstanding work and unwavering commitment to getting this book done (and done in the
highest possible quality) is a testament to his character, and I sincerely appreciate the chance to
work with him once again. We’ve collaborated a couple of times: fi rst for the original VMware
vSphere Design, and again when he was a contributing author for Mastering VMware vSphere 5. In
all instances, his work has been exemplary. Thanks for everything, Forbes—it has been a blast
working with you once again.
My thanks also go to Kendrick Coleman, who was willing to jump in and contribute his
technical expertise. The addition of his vCloud Director material helps fi ll an important gap in
providing design guidance for an important part of many vSphere environments, and I appreci-
ate his participation in this project.
Of course, there are so many people who need to be called out that it would be impossible
to list all of them. I’d like to echo Forbes in saying thanks to all the great bloggers and other
VMware community participants for their selfl ess contributions. It is fantastic to have such a
great community from which to draw support and encouragement.
I’d also like to thank the team at Sybex: Mariann Barsolo, Pete Gaughan, Lisa Bishop, Eric
Charbonneau, Tiffany Taylor, Nancy Bell, Ted Laux, Neil Edde, and the rest of the Sybex/Wiley
team who worked so hard to bring this book to print. As with the previous books I’ve done with
Sybex, it’s been a pleasure, and I’m looking forward to more books in the future.
My thanks once again go to our technical editor, Jason Boche, for his efforts on this book.
Jason, thank you for your honest feedback; I do believe this book is better as a result of your
input.
My thanks also go to my Chinese exchange student, Tim, for bringing so much humor and
laughter into our house during the writing of this book.
Last, but most certainly not least, I’d like to thank my family for putting up with me as I
raced to meet deadlines while trying to balance work and home life. There is no doubt that
without the support of my wife and my family, I would not have been able to complete this proj-
ect. It’s for you that I work so hard—thank you for your support.
—Scott Lowe
I’ve been approached many times to help author a publication, but I have always turned down
the chance for one reason or another. When I was offered the opportunity to publish a chapter
alongside Forbes and Scott, there was no way I could ever turn it down. Many thanks to Forbes
and Scott for allowing me to tag along and publish a chapter in one of the best technical books
ever to hit the shelf. It’s an honor to share the stage with these gentlemen.
The VMware community at large also deserves a great deal of gratitude for everything you
read in this book. One person can’t be held responsible for dictating best practices; we rely on a
community to decide. Many bloggers deserve credit for the knowledge they’ve shared and that
has been transferred to this book. Without your real-world experience in the fi eld, we wouldn’t
have the vast amount of information that’s available to us all. You all rock.
Thank you to the Sybex/Wiley team for giving me this opportunity. I’m very grateful and
appreciate all the work that goes on behind the scenes that makes publications such as this a
success.
—Kendrick Coleman
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