VMware vSphere Performance: Designing CPU, Memory, Storage, and Networking for Performance–Intensive Workloads - Softcover

Liebowitz, Matt; Kusek, Christopher; Spies, Rynardt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118008197 ISBN 13: 9781118008195

Publisher: Sybex, 2014

Synopsis

Covering the latest VMware vSphere software, an essential book aimed at solving vSphere performance problems before they happen VMware vSphere is the industry's most widely deployed virtualization solution. However, if you improperly deploy vSphere, performance problems occur. Aimed at VMware administrators and engineers and written by a team of VMware experts, this resource provides guidance on common CPU, memory, storage, and network-related problems. Plus, step-by-step instructions walk you through techniques for solving problems and shed light on possible causes behind the problems. * Divulges troubleshooting methodologies, performance monitoring tools, and techniques and tools for isolating performance problems * Details the necessary steps for handling CPU, memory, storage, and network-related problems * Offers understanding on the interactions between VMware vSphere and CPU, memory, storage, and network VMware vSphere Performance is the resource you need to diagnose and handle VMware vSphere performance problems, and avoid them in the future.

About this title

About the Author

Matt Liebowitz is an Advisory Solution Architect with EMC Consulting focusing on virtualizing mission-critical business applications. Christopher Kusek is a technology visionary, VMware expert, and Internet personality. Rynardt Spies is a Private Cloud Virtualization and Automation Consultant with one of the largest IT service providers in Europe.

From the Back Cover

ENHANCE VMWARE PERFORMANCE TO KEEP DATA CENTERS RUNNING SMOOTHLY

VMware vSphere is the most widely used virtualization technology in the world and offers robust mechanisms for performance tuning. This Sybex guide provides a comprehensive overview of the interaction of the vSphere platform with computing, storage, and networking functions and provides guidance that helps you get the best possible performance for mission-critical virtualized environments.

• Read about performance design considerations for virtualized platforms
• Apply best-practice troubleshooting methods for VMware vSphere
• Build a comprehensive virtualization toolbox to increase performance
• Create a test lab for performance modifications and experimentation
• Benchmark and monitor performance in production environments
• Understand the interaction of vSphere with CPU, memory, storage, and network
• Virtualize performance-intensive applications and workloads

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118008197
• ISBN 13: 9781118008195
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264