If you want to gain insight into the real-world uses of VMware ESXi, this cookbook provides scores of step-by-step solutions for working with this product in a wide range of network environments. You'll not only learn the basics—how to pool resources from hardware servers, computer clusters, networks, and storage, and then distribute them among virtual machines—but also the stumbling blocks you'll encounter when you monitor systems, troubleshoot problems, and deal with security.

Written by experts with experience using VMware in a production environment, VMware Cookbook shares tips and tricks earned through trial and error, and supplies the background information you need to apply them.

• Follow best practices for installing VMware and vSphere in your environment
• Discover how to secure and monitor your network
• Understand disk, SSD, and SAN storage implementation and configuration
• Use the distributed resource scheduler, shares, and resource pools to learn resource management
• Get solutions for using vCloud Director and vShield
• Configure logical and physical networks
• Learn how to clone and migrate servers
• Gain valuable tips for configuration and fine-tuning