{"product_id":"9781785282973","title":"vSphere High Performance Essentials","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprove the performance of VMware vSphere using this fast-paced guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign, configure, and monitor your virtual landscape to run performance-intensive workloads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement a reliable and high-performance network for virtual infrastructures with confidence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigate and eliminate virtual machine performance issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're a system administrator who has some experience with VMware vSphere but would like a quick guide to be able to identify and fix performance issues in your vSphere systems, then this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose the right hardware and server components suitable for high-performance scenarios\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdopt availability and automatic load-balancing in your virtual infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand and monitor CPU and memory resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor performance on the vCenter, ESXi, and virtual machine levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure storage resources to achieve greater performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncorporate latency and performance sensible networking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTune and tweak common guest operating systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eVMware vSphere is all the components and operating system that comes together to make VMware's enterprise virtualization platform unique. When running enterprise-driven application workloads, the VMware vSphere family has become a preference of many developers. The vSphere platform is designed to work with numerous servers and infrastructure core components to create virtualized platforms and\/or a complete cloud computing fabrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will guide you through tuning, tweaking, and optimizing vSphere in order to improve the performance of your systems. It will also help you identify and fix common performance bottlenecks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting with planning high-performance infrastructure setups, the book covers the core concepts of cluster setups such as resource pools, DRS, and availability options, along with CPU virtualization concepts. Next, it covers the management of physical and virtual memory mechanisms, swapping, and ballooning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving on, you'll get an understanding of how vCenter Server can assist you with recognizing performance issues, and how to utilize advanced technologies such as Storage I\/O Control and vSphere Flash Read Cache to tune storage resources. Next, you'll learn to implement a reliable and high-performance network for virtual infrastructures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, the book shows you how esxtop and resxtop can provide advanced metrics to detect performance issues, and how you can optimize storage and network resources inside virtual machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle and approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a step-by-step guide, but at a fast pace. It explains high-performing VMware vSphere infrastructure setups and workloads through real-world examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135578128624,"sku":"9781785282973","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785282973_p0.jpg?v=1763726577","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785282973","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}