VMware ESXi is the easiest way to get started with virtualization - and it's free. It allows administrators to consolidate their applications onto fewer servers and start saving money through reduced hardware, power, cooling, and administration costs. VMware ESXi has been optimized and tested to run even their most resource-intensive applications and databases with minimal performance overhead.
'VMware ESXi: Planning, Implementation, and Security' covers the key features critical to successfully planning for and implementing VMware's ESXi. The book is perfect for current VMware VI3 and vSphere administrators who may be planning their migration to vSphere ESXi. These users may have some experience with ESXi but not yet have it deployed within their production environment. This book provides the guidance to implement ESXi in their environment, ensuring a smooth transition from their current deployment of ESX.
Administrators will learn:
- How to get started with a quick install
- How to use the vSphere client, the vCenter Server, the vSphere command-line interface (vCLI), PowerCLI, and the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI)
- Which installation options are available
- How to migrate from ESX
- What the vital ins and outs are of system monitoring and management
- How to secure ESXi hosts
- How to script and automate with the vCLI and PowerCLI
- How to patch and update ESXi
- What's important about ESXi Tech Support Mode (TSM)
- Much more
