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VMware vSphere 6.5 Cookbook

Over 140 task-oriented recipes to install, configure, manage, and orchestrate various VMware vSphere 6.5 components, 3rd Edition

By: Abhilash G B,Cedric Rajendran

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VMware vSphere 6.5 Cookbook

Over 140 task-oriented recipes to install, configure, manage, and orchestrate various VMware vSphere 6.5 components, 3rd Edition

By: Abhilash G B,Cedric Rajendran

Deploy and manage VMware vSphere 6.5 components with ease. Key Features Simplified and to-the-point theory and practical recipes to deploy and manage vSphere 6.5 Discover the best ways to deploy stateless and stateful ESXi hosts and upgrade them Storage and network resource management Certificate management using VMCA Monitor the performance of a vSphere environment. Book Description VMware vSphere is a complete and robust virtualization product suite that helps transform data centers into simplified on-premises cloud infrastructures, providing for the automation and orchestration of workload deployment and life cycle management of the infrastructure. This book focuses on the latest release of VMware vSphere and follows a recipe-based approach, giving you hands-on instructions required to deploy and manage a vSphere environment. The book starts with the procedures involved in upgrading your existing vSphere infrastructure to vSphere 6.5, followed by deploying a new vSphere 6.5 environment. Then the book delves further into the procedures involved in managing storage and network access to the ESXi hosts and the virtual machines running on them. Moving on, the book covers high availability and fair distribution/utilization of clustered compute and storage resources. Finally, the book covers patching and upgrading the vSphere infrastructure using VUM, certificate management using VMCA, and finishes with a chapter covering the tools that can be used to monitor the performance of a vSphere infrastructure. What you will learn Upgrade your existing vSphere environment or perform a fresh deployment Automate the deployment and management of large sets of ESXi hosts in your vSphere Environment Configure and manage FC, iSCSI, and NAS storage, and get more control over how storage resources are allocated and managed Configure vSphere networking by deploying host-wide and data center-wide switches in your vSphere environment Configure high availability on a host cluster and learn how to enable the fair distribution and utilization of compute resources Patch and upgrade the vSphere environment Handle certificate request generation and renew component certificates Monitor performance of a vSphere environment Who this book is for If you are a system administrator, support professional, or anyone interested in learning how to install, configure, and manage a vSphere environment, then this book is for you. This task-oriented reference guide will also benefit consultants or infrastructure architects who design and deploy vSphere 6.5 environments.

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Learning VMware vSphere

By: Abhilash G B,Rebecca Fitzhugh

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Learning VMware vSphere

By: Abhilash G B,Rebecca Fitzhugh

Lay the foundations for data center virtualization using VMware vSphere 6 and strengthen your understanding of its power About This Book Learn how server virtualization is achieved and how a virtual infrastructure is built using VMware's products and solutions. Design to create a scalable and responsive virtualization platform for hosting the virtual machine workloads of a business. Manage compute, network and storage resources of a virtual infrastructure. Relevant conceptual diagrams, flowcharts and screen-captures enable in-depth comprehension of the concepts. Also, the concise writing style makes this book a very easy read. Who This Book Is For This is a book for any experienced technologist who is new to the realm of Data Center virtualization wanting to find a way to get a head start in learning how to design, implement and manage a modern day datacenter virtualized using VMware's core infrastructure solutions. It could also act a comprehensive reference guide for Infrastructure Architects and System Administrators to aid them in their day to day activities. This book could easily find its place in reference materials used by professionals for VCP and VCAP certification exams. Keep in mind however that the book is not written to follow as a blueprint for either of the exams. What You Will Learn Understand the architecture of the hypervisor and learn how to install deploy and configure ESXi hosts Find out what forms a VMware Virtual Machine can take and also learn how to create and manage them Familiarize yourself with the concepts of vSphere Storage and learn how to present and manage storage in a vSphere environment Create and manage software switching constructs such as the vNetwork Standard Switch and vNetwork Distributed Switches Monitor the performance of a vSphere environment using tools such as the vCenter Performance Graphs and 'esxtop' Manage SSL certificates in a vSphere environment Upgrade and patch a vSphere environment using vSphere Update Manager In Detail Computer virtualization is a method to enable the running of multiple application workloads on a machine to achieve efficient utilization and reduce the number of physical machines in a data center. This has now become the foundation of many modern day data centers. What began as a technology to virtualize x86 architecture has now grown beyond the limits of a server's hardware and into the realm of storage and network virtualization. VMware is currently the market leader in developing data center virtualization solutions. This book goes into the details of designing and implementing VMware solutions that form the foundation of a VMware infrastructure. The book begins by introducing you to the concepts of server virtualization followed by the architecture of VMware's hypervisor – ESXi and then by its installation and configuration. You then learn what is required to manage a vSphere environment and configure advanced management capabilities of vCenter. Next you are taken through topics on vSphere Networking, Storage, ESXi Clustering, Resource Management and Virtual Machine Management. You will then be introduced to SSL Certificate Management and its use in a vSphere environment. Finally, you will learn about the lifecycle management of a vSphere environment by effectively monitoring, patching and upgrading vSphere components using Update Manager. By the end of the book, you will know how to use VMware's vSphere suite of components to lay the foundation of a modern day virtual infrastructure. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow guide that will give you everything you need to fully understand the concepts involved in data center virtualization. The screenshots, concept diagrams, and flowcharts included will help you understand the subjects discussed better.

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VMware vSphere 6.7 Cookbook

Practical recipes to deploy, configure, and manage VMware vSphere 6.7 components, 4th Edition

By: Abhilash G B

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VMware vSphere 6.7 Cookbook

Practical recipes to deploy, configure, and manage VMware vSphere 6.7 components, 4th Edition

By: Abhilash G B

Proven, actionable ways to install, manage, secure and monitor your vSphere 6.7 environments Key FeaturesGet up to speed with the installation and life cycle management of a vSphere 6.7 environment, using a task-based approachSecure your vSphere environment using SSL CertificatesGet introduced to the tools that are used to monitor the performance of the vSphere EnvironmentBook Description VMware vSphere is the most comprehensive core suite of SDDC solutions on the market. It helps transform data centers into simplified on-premises private cloud infrastructures. This edition of the book focuses on the latest version, vSphere 6.7. The books starts with chapters covering the greenfield deployment of vSphere 6.7 components and the upgrade of existing vSphere components to 6.7. You will then learn how to configure storage and network access for a vSphere environment. Get to grips with optimizing your vSphere environment for resource distribution and utilization using features such as DRS and DPM, along with enabling high availability for vSphere components using vSphere HA, VMware FT, and VCHA. Then, you will learn how to facilitate large-scale deployment of stateless/stateful ESXi hosts using Auto Deploy. Finally, you will explore how to upgrade/patch a vSphere environment using vSphere Update Manager, secure it using SSL certificates, and then monitor its performance with tools such as vSphere Performance Charts and esxtop. By the end of this book, you'll be well versed in the core functionalities of vSphere 6.7 and be able to effectively deploy, manage, secure, and monitor your environment. What you will learnDeploy a new vSphere 6.7 environment or upgrade an existing vSphere environment to version 6.7Learn how to configure and manage storage and network access for a vSphere environmentEnable high availability for Hosts, VMs and vCenter ServerOptimize your vSphere environment for resource distribution/utilizationPatch or upgrade a vSphere environment using vSphere Update ManagerSecure vSphere infrastructure components using SSL certificatesEffectively monitor the performance of your vSphere environmentWho this book is for If you are a systems administrator, support engineer, or anyone who wants to learn how to install, configure, and manage a vSphere environment in a quick, hands-on manner, then this book is for you. Consultants and infrastructure architects who wish to design and deploy vSphere 6.7 environments will also find this book helpful.

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1789951798

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VMware vSphere 5.5 Cookbook

By: Abhilash G B

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By: Abhilash G B

This is an excellent handbook for system administrators, support professionals, or for anyone intending to give themselves a headstart in learning how to install, configure, and manage a vSphere environment. It is also a good task-oriented reference guide for consultants or infrastructure architects who design and deploy vSphere environments.

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1782172866

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Vmware Vsphere 5.1 Cookbook

By: G. B. Abhilash

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Vmware Vsphere 5.1 Cookbook

By: G. B. Abhilash

A fast-paced, task-oriented Cookbook covering recipes on the installation and configuration of vSphere 5.1 components. The recipes are accompanied with relevant screenshots with an intention to provide a visual guidance as well. The book concentrates more on the actual task rather than the theory around it, making it easier to understand what is really needed to achieve the task.This book is a guide for anyone who wants to learn how to install and configure VMware vSphere components. This is an excellent handbook for support professionals or for anyone intending to give themselves a head start in learning how to install and configure vSphere 5.1 components. It is also a good task-oriented reference material for consultants who design and deploy vSphere environments.

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1849684030

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Disaster Recovery Using VMware vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager

By: Abhilash G B

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Disaster Recovery Using VMware vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager

By: Abhilash G B

Learn to bake in disaster recovery readiness for your vSphere Infrastructure using vCenter SRM 6.1, leveraging array-based replication and vSphere Replication 6.1 About This Book This is the first book on the market that provides an extensive disaster recovery solution using the latest vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager Master the skills of protecting your virtual machines by replicating and recovering them in seconds This practical, step-by-step guide will help you protect all your applications with Site Recovery Manager and Replication Who This Book Is For If you are a system administrator who is looking for a disaster recovery solution using the latest VMware vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager, this book is perfect for you. You should have a basic knowledge of virtual machines and data center operations. What You Will Learn Familiarize yourself with disaster recovery concepts and the architecture of vCenter Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication. Deploy and Configure vCenter Site Recovery Manager to leverage array-based replication and vSphere Replication. Use vSphere Replication as a standalone disaster recovery solution. Enabling protection of Virtual Machines by creating Protection Groups. Enable orchestration of the recovery of protected virtual machines by creating Recovery Plans. Migrate virtual machine workload from one site to another using Recovery Plans Testing and Performing a failover or failback of Virtual Machines using Recovery Plans Enable vRealize Orchestrator Plugins for SRM and vSphere Replication. In Detail VMware vCenter Site Recovery manage is an orchestration tool used to automate disaster recovery in a manner that no other solution does. It is programmed to leverage array-based replication and VMware's proprietary vSphere Replication engine. The book begins by talking about the architecture of SRM and guides you through the procedures involved in installing and configuring SRM to leverage array-based replication. You will then learn how to protect your virtual machines by creating Protection Groups and validate their recoverability by testing recovery plans and even performing failover and failback. Moving on, you will learn how to install and configure vSphere Replication as a standalone disaster recovery solution. It also guides you through the procedures involved in configuring SRM to leverage vSphere replication. Finally, you will learn how to deploy and configure vRealize Orchestrator and its plugin for SRM and vSphere Replication. Style and approach This is a practical, step-by-step guide on implementing a disaster recovery solution for your organization using VMware vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager.

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1785281925

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Scalable, Integrated Solutions for Elastic Caching Using IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale

By: Priyanka Arora,Deepak Khandelwal,Jonathan Marshall,Abhilash Usha,Carla Sadtler,IBM Redbooks

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Scalable, Integrated Solutions for Elastic Caching Using IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale

By: Priyanka Arora,Deepak Khandelwal,Jonathan Marshall,Abhilash Usha,Carla Sadtler,IBM Redbooks

IBM® WebSphere eXtreme Scale provides a powerful, elastic, high-performance solution for scalability issues through caching and grid technology. This IBM Redbooks® publication shows architects and IT personnel how to leverage the power of WebSphere eXtreme Scale technology to enhance data caching performance in their enterprise networks. This book discusses the scalability challenges and solutions facing today's dynamic business and IT environments. Topics discussed include existing scalability solutions, how WebSphere eXtreme Scale can be integrated into these solutions, and best practices for using WebSphere eXtreme Scale in different environments, including application data caching and database caching. Also included is an in-depth discussion of the WebSphere eXtreme Scale infrastructure, such as grid clients and servers, the grid catalog service, zone support, and scalability sizing considerations. This book focuses on the challenges and benefits of integrating WebSphere eXtreme Scale with other middleware products, including WebSphere® Business Events, WebSphere Commerce, WebSphere Portal, and Rational® JazzTM-based products. Detailed procedures for integrating, configuring, and monitoring WebSphere eXtreme Scale in WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Commerce environments are provided.

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Adaptive Agricultural Practices

Building Resilience in a Changing Climate

By: Pradeep Kumar Dubey,Gopal Shankar Singh,Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash

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Adaptive Agricultural Practices

Building Resilience in a Changing Climate

By: Pradeep Kumar Dubey,Gopal Shankar Singh,Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash

This brief explores several adaptive agricultural practices from around the world to fulfill current and future agricultural demands for food security due to the challenges posed by climate change and growing global population. Readers will discover how farmers adapt to environmental changes by adopting various agronomic practices at crop, farm and landscape levels. Particular attention is given to systemic and transformational adaptation strategies employed by farmers such as mulching, organic farming and crop diversification. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book that provides insights on how crops can build up resilience against periods of drought, high salinity, disasters such as floods, and diseases. The policy implications and future prospects of these adaptation strategies are also addressed. Environmental and plant scientists, agronomists and researchers in climate sciences will find this book interesting.

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VMware vSphere 6.7 Cookbook

Practical recipes to deploy, configure, and manage VMware vSphere 6.7 components, 4th Edition

By: Abhilash G B

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Practical recipes to deploy, configure, and manage VMware vSphere 6.7 components, 4th Edition

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VMware vSphere 6.5 Cookbook

Over 140 task-oriented recipes to install, configure, manage, and orchestrate various VMware vSphere 6.5 components, 3rd Edition

By: Abhilash G B,Cedric Rajendran

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VMware vSphere 6.5 Cookbook

Over 140 task-oriented recipes to install, configure, manage, and orchestrate various VMware vSphere 6.5 components, 3rd Edition

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