Karel Novak has 18 years of experience in the IT world. He currently works as a senior virtual infrastructure engineer at Arrow ECS Czechia and is responsible for implementation, design, and complete consultation when it comes to VMware and Veeam. As an instructor of advanced VMware and Veeam, he has delivered many He specializes in VMware DCV, NSX, and, of course, Veeam. He is a VMware vExpert, VMware vExpert NSX, and a Veeam Vanguard. His highest certifications are vci-Level 2, vciX6-NV, VClX6-DCV, VMCT-Mentor, and vmca He is also a VMware certification subject matter expert. Paolo valsecchi has worked in the IT industry for more than 20 years and currently works as a system engineer, mainly focused on VMware vSphere, Microsoft technologies, and backup/DR solutions. His current role involves covering all tasks related to ensuring IT infrastructure availability and data integrity (including implementation, upgrades, and administration). He holds the VMware VCP65-DCV and Veeam VICe professional certifications and has been awarded the VMware vExpert title and the Veeam Vanguard title Packt is searching for authors like you If you're interested in becoming an author for Packt, please visit uthors. packtpub com and apply today. We have worked with thousands of developers and tech professionals, just like you, to help them share their insight with the global tech community. You can make a general application, apply for a specific hot topic that we are recruiting an author for, or submit your own idea
Karel Novak has 18 years of experience in the IT world. He currently works as a senior virtual infrastructure engineer at Arrow ECS Czechia and is responsible for implementation, design, and complete consultation when it comes to VMware and Veeam. As an instructor of advanced VMware and Veeam, he has delivered many courses. He specializes in VMware DCV, NSX, and, of course, Veeam. He is a VMware vExpert, VMware vExpert NSX, and a Veeam Vanguard. His highest certifications are VCI-Level 2, VCIX6-NV, VCIX6-DCV, VMCT-Mentor, and VMCA. He is also a VMware certification subject matter expert. Paolo Valsecchi has worked in the IT industry for more than 20 years and currently works as a system engineer, mainly focused on VMware vSphere, Microsoft technologies, and backup/DR solutions. His current role involves covering all tasks related to ensuring IT infrastructure availability and data integrity (including implementation, upgrades, and administration). He holds the VMware VCP65-DCV and Veeam VMCE professional certifications and has been awarded the VMware vExpert title and the Veeam Vanguard title. Packt is searching for authors like you If you're interested in becoming an author for Packt, please visit authors.packtpub.com and apply today. We have worked with thousands of developers and tech professionals, just like you, to help them share their insight with the global tech community. You can make a general application, apply for a specific hot topic that we are recruiting an author for, or submit your own idea
Table of contents Preface Chapter 1: The Virtual Data Center 8 Benefits and technologies of virtualization The hypervisor Virtual machines 12 Virtual infrastructure management Understanding the benefits of virtualization Identifying when not to virtualize Becoming a virtual data center architect How it works 457899 Using a holistic approach to data center design How to do it How it works Passing the VMware VCAP6-DCV Design exam Getting read How to do it There's more 25 Becoming a vmware certified design expert How to do it 26 Theres more Identifying what's new in vSphere 6.7 How to do it How it works There's more Planning a vSphere 6.7 upgrade How to do it How it works Chapter 2: The Discovery Process Identifying the design factors How to do it How it works 4666 dentifying stakeholders How to do it How it works There's more Conducting stakeholder interviews How to do it
Table of Contents Preface 1 Chapter 1: The Virtual Data Center 8 Benefits and technologies of virtualization 9 The hypervisor 10 Virtual machines 12 Virtual infrastructure management 14 Understanding the benefits of virtualization 15 Identifying when not to virtualize 17 Becoming a virtual data center architect 18 How it works… 19 There's more… 19 Using a holistic approach to data center design 20 How to do it… 21 How it works… 21 Passing the VMware VCAP6-DCV Design exam 22 Getting ready 23 How to do it… 24 There's more… 25 Becoming a VMware Certified Design Expert 25 How to do it… 26 There's more… 29 Identifying what's new in vSphere 6.7 29 How to do it… 30 How it works… 30 There's more… 31 Planning a vSphere 6.7 upgrade 31 How to do it… 31 How it works… 32 Chapter 2: The Discovery Process 34 Identifying the design factors 36 How to do it… 36 How it works… 36 Identifying stakeholders 37 How to do it… 37 How it works… 38 There's more… 39 Conducting stakeholder interviews 39 How to do it… 39
Table of Contents How it works Using VMware Capacity Planner 41 How to do it How it works There's more Using Windows Performance Monitor How to do it How it works There's more Conducting a VMware optimization assessment How to do it 53 How it works Identifying dependencies How to do it 58 How it works Chapter 3: The Design Factors 61 Identifying design requirements How to do it How it works There's more Identifying design constraints How to do it How it works 68 There's more Making design assumptions How to do it 70 Theres more Identifying design risks How to do it How it works 72 Considering infrastructure design qualities How to do it 73 How it works There's more Creating the conceptual design How to do it How it works Design requirements Design constraints 555666 Assumptions Theres more Chapter 4: vSphere Management Design Identifying v Center components and dependencies [i]
Table of Contents [ ii ] How it works… 40 Using VMware Capacity Planner 41 How to do it… 41 How it works… 42 There's more… 43 Using Windows Performance Monitor 46 How to do it… 46 How it works… 52 There's more… 52 Conducting a VMware optimization assessment 53 How to do it… 53 How it works… 56 Identifying dependencies 57 How to do it… 58 How it works… 58 Chapter 3: The Design Factors 61 Identifying design requirements 63 How to do it… 64 How it works… 65 There's more… 66 Identifying design constraints 67 How to do it… 67 How it works… 68 There's more… 69 Making design assumptions 69 How to do it… 69 How it works… 70 There's more… 71 Identifying design risks 72 How to do it… 72 How it works… 72 Considering infrastructure design qualities 73 How to do it… 73 How it works… 74 There's more… 74 Creating the conceptual design 75 How to do it… 75 How it works… 75 Design requirements 76 Design constraints 76 Assumptions 76 There's more… 77 Chapter 4: vSphere Management Design 78 Identifying vCenter components and dependencies 80
ble of Contents How to do it How it works Selecting a vcenter deployment option How to do it How it works Determining v Center resource requirements 0133344 How to do it How it works There's more Selecting a database for the v center deployment 88 How to do it How it works Determining database interoperability How to do it How it works Theres more Choosing a v Center deployment topology How to do it How it works Designing for management availability How to do it 8999999495 Designing a separate management cluster How to do it How it works There's more Configuring vCenter mail, SNMP, and alarms How to do it How it works Using Enhanced Linked Mode How to do it How it works Using the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix How to do it How it works 105 There's more 106 Backing up the v Center Server components 106 How to do it How it works Planning v Center Ha to increase vcenter availability 108 How to do it How it works Upgrading vCenter Server 110 How to do it 110
Table of Contents [ iii ] How to do it… 80 How it works… 81 Selecting a vCenter deployment option 83 How to do it… 83 How it works… 83 Determining vCenter resource requirements 84 How to do it… 84 How it works… 85 There's more… 86 Selecting a database for the vCenter deployment 87 How to do it… 87 How it works… 87 Determining database interoperability 89 How to do it… 89 How it works… 90 There's more… 91 Choosing a vCenter deployment topology 91 How to do it… 91 How it works… 91 Designing for management availability 93 How to do it… 94 How it works… 94 Designing a separate management cluster 95 How to do it… 95 How it works… 96 There's more… 97 Configuring vCenter mail, SNMP, and alarms 97 How to do it… 97 How it works… 102 Using Enhanced Linked Mode 102 How to do it… 103 How it works… 103 Using the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix 104 How to do it… 104 How it works… 105 There's more… 106 Backing up the vCenter Server components 106 How to do it… 106 How it works… 107 Planning vCenter HA to increase vCenter availability 108 How to do it… 108 How it works… 109 Upgrading vCenter Server 110 How to do it… 110
Table of Contents How it works 111 Designing a vSphere Update Manager Deployment 112 How to do it 113 How it works There's more Chapter 5: VSphere Storage Design 117 Identifying RAID levels How to do it 119 How it works 119 Theres more 121 Calculating storage capacity requirements How to do it How it works heres more 123 Determining storage performance requirements How to do it How it works 124 There's more Calculating storage throughput How to do it 126 How it wo Storage connectivity options How to do it 127 How it works 127 Storage path selection plugins How to do it 131 How it works Sizing datastores How to do it How it works Theres more Designing vsan for virtual machine storage How to do it How it works 138 There's more 14 Using vMware virtual volumes How to do it 143 How it works 143 Incorporating storage policies into a design 147 How to do it How it works 148 NFS version 4.1 capabilities and limits 150 How to do it How it works
Table of Contents [ iv ] How it works… 111 Designing a vSphere Update Manager Deployment 112 How to do it… 113 How it works… 115 There's more… 116 Chapter 5: vSphere Storage Design 117 Identifying RAID levels 119 How to do it… 119 How it works… 119 There's more… 121 Calculating storage capacity requirements 122 How to do it… 122 How it works… 122 There's more… 123 Determining storage performance requirements 123 How to do it… 123 How it works… 124 There's more… 125 Calculating storage throughput 126 How to do it… 126 How it works… 126 Storage connectivity options 127 How to do it… 127 How it works… 127 Storage path selection plugins 130 How to do it… 131 How it works… 131 Sizing datastores 134 How to do it… 134 How it works… 134 There's more… 136 Designing VSAN for virtual machine storage 137 How to do it… 138 How it works… 138 There's more… 142 Using VMware Virtual Volumes 142 How to do it… 143 How it works… 143 Incorporating storage policies into a design 147 How to do it… 147 How it works… 148 NFS version 4.1 capabilities and limits 150 How to do it… 150 How it works… 150