Maximum vSphere is a new virtualization book from Eric Siebert and Simon Seagrave, two well known and respected members of the VMware and virtualization community. The book is described as a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute, working reference for everyone who plans, implements, or administers VMware virtual infrastructure. The book is said to bring together proven best practices, tips, and solutions for achieving outstanding performance and reliability in your production environment.
According to its authors, "This book brings together crucial knowledge you won’t find anywhere else, including powerful new vSphere 4 techniques drawn from the experiences of dozens of advanced practitioners. You’ll find sophisticated, expert coverage of virtual machines, vCenter Server, networking, storage, backups, vMotion, fault tolerance, vSphere management, installation, upgrades, security, and much more."
Coverage includes:
- Understanding how key vSphere 4 changes affect production environments
- Working with ESX and ESXi hosts and host profiles
- Getting “under the hood” with vSphere 4 virtual machines
- Making the most of vCenter Server and plug-ins
- Choosing and configuring storage for maximum efficiency
- vSphere Networking: physical/virtual NICs, standard/distributed vSwitches, Cisco Nexus 1000V, and more
- Monitoring and troubleshooting vSphere performance: CPU, memory, disk/storage, and other issues
- Backing up and recovering VMware environments
- Using advanced features, including High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource, Distributed Power Management (DPM) and Vmotion
- Managing vSphere through the client, Web access, command line, Management Assistant, Powershell, ESX Service Console, and third-party tools
- Building your own vSphere 4 lab
- Performing more efficient installations and upgrades
The 400 page book is available for pre-order now, and is expected to be out by VMworld 2010 this August. And if that happens, and you're lucky enough to be at VMworld, you might be able to purchase a copy at the VMworld bookstore and get your copy signed by the authors.
Personally, I know Eric Siebert, and he is one smart dude when it comes to everything VMware. I can't wait to read his tips and best practices. Congratulations on the new book.