Eric Sloof

VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference, Automating vSphere Administration, 2nd Edition is a one-stop solution for vSphere automation. Fully updated to align with the latest vSphere and PowerCLI release, this detailed guide shows you how to get the most out of PowerCLI's handy cmdlets using real-world examples and a practical, task-based approach.


You'll learn how to store, access, update, back up, and secure massive amounts of data quickly through the power of virtualization automation, and you'll get acquainted with PowerCLI as you learn how to automate management, monitoring, and life-cycle operations for vSphere.


Coverage includes areas like the PowerCLI SDK, SRM, vCOPS, and vCloud Air. Plus guidance toward scheduling and viewing automation, using DevOps methodology and structured testing and source control of your PowerCLI scripts. Clear language and detailed explanations make this reference the manual you've been looking for.

This book is your complete reference for managing vSphere in a Windows environment, with expert instruction and real-world application.

• Automate vCenter Server deployment and configuration
• Create and configure virtual machines, and utilize vApps
• Monitor, audit, and report the status of your vSphere environment
• Secure, back up, and restore your virtual machines
• Work with other vSphere components from your PowerCLI scripts
• Take control of your PowerCLI scripts through versioning and structured testing

Don't spend another day slogging through routine systems management — automate it, with this invaluable guide.

This eLearning course on Horizon FLEX Fundamentals provides an overview of VMware Horizon FLEX and explains how it helps IT administrators maintain security and compliance with centrally managed, containerized desktops.

The course also explains the architecture of Horizon FLEX and provides a fundamental understanding of the installation and deployment processes.

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe how Horizon FLEX helps IT administrators to meet the emerging needs of today’s workforce
• Explain the installation and deployment processes of Horizon FLEX
• Explain the administrative tasks to be performed in Horizon FLEX

Horizon FLEX Hosted Evaluation - Hands-on Labs are the fastest and easiest way to test-drive the full technical capabilities of VMware products. These evaluations are free, up and running on your browser in minutes, and require no installation.

The VMware Site Recovery Manager Essentials eLearning course introduces students to the challenges of traditional Disaster Recovery (DR), the capabilities of Site Recovery Manager, its business use cases, terminology, and core components. There are two lessons in this course.

At the end of Lesson One you will be able to discuss the challenges of traditional Disaster Recovery (DR) as well as the capabilities and business use cases of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.

At the end of Lesson Two you will be able to identify the terminology, core components and high level implementation requirements of Site Recovery Manager 6.1 including storage dependencies.

What’s New in VMware Site Recovery Manager 6.1 

Frank Denneman, Chief Technologist at PernixData, collaborated with Tom Queen, SE lead at PernixData and other industry experts to write this new book, "Designing a Storage Performance Platform".

This book discusses how to build a modern storage platform using server-side storage technology and a context-rich hypervisor. It covers various design principles for PernixData FVP software, while discussing the intricacies of vSphere. In addition, it contains a deep dive into various memory technologies, including flash.

This free book is a "must read" for storage and virtualization experts looking to optimize storage performance without expensive SAN hardware rip and replace.

New book available: Designing a Storage Performance Platform

The VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) and NSX Extensibility Kit complements the native integration of these products by supporting additional Day 0 (provisioning time) and Day 2 (post provisioning) operations. It is intended to provide a functional example of how to leverage the vRA extensibility options of Workflow Stubs and Advanced Service Designer (ASD) for consumption of additional NSX functionality. 
   
The kit  includes the following components:

• vRA NSX vRealize Orchestrator Workflow package (vra-nsx-v1.0.1.package)
• vRA Advanced Service Designer Components (vra-nsx-asd-v1.0.1.zip)
• Guest customization Linux shell script (nsx-customize.sh)

The extension package has been validated  with the following  software versions but is expected to work with later versions of all software components:

• NSX 6.1.4
• vRA 6.2.1
• NSX Plugin for vRA 1.0.2

Examples of the available Day 0 workflows:
 
- DNAT rules for 1:Many NAT type
- Enable Edge High Availability
- Enable SSH on Edge
- Set Edge Size
- Configure Edge Firewall Rules
- Syslog configuration
- Advanced LB configuration
- IP customization for multi-tier applications
 
Example Day 2 workflows:
 
- Modify Firewall configuration
- Modify Load Balancer configuration
- Modify Edge configuration

In this video, we demonstrate a Network-Function Virtualization (NFV) feature that allows administrators to allocate resources for instances so that the workloads can meet the SLA guarantees.

Also take a look at VMware Integrated OpenStack for NFV: VM-Host Affinity Using DRS In this video, we demonstrate a Network Function Virtualization (NFV) feature that allows administrators to define placement policies for a group of VNFs/VMs to be placed on a specific group of hosts using DRS.