Mastering vRealize Operations Manager

Key Features

• Get complete control of capacity management in your virtual environment.
• Display the most appropriate performance metrics and assemble your own dashboard.
• Analyze and process data from different sources into a single repository, allowing you to understand every layer of your environment.
• Understands private and public cloud costs directly by accessing vRealize Business for Cloud from within vRealize Operations Manager 6.5.

Book Description

As x86 server virtualization becomes mainstream for even the most demanding applications, the criticality of managing the heath and efficiency of virtualized environments is more important than ever. With the latest update on vRealize Operations Manager 6.5 (vROps 6.5) and critical vulnerability fix you can enhance your virtualized environment from being reactive to proactive.

Mastering vRealize Operations Manager 6.5 helps you streamline your processes and customize the environment to suit your needs. You will gain visibility across all devices in the network and retain full control. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and support images, you will quickly master the ability to manipulate your data and display it in a way that best suits you and the requirements of your colleagues.

From the new and impressive vROps 6.5 platform architecture to enhanced troubleshooting capabilities, capacity planning and additional monitoring capabilities, this book is aimed at ensuring you get the knowledge to manage your virtualized environment as effectively as possible.

What you will learn

• Discover advanced vROps concepts and design your processes effectively for the underlying architecture
• Migrate from previous versions or install new versions
• Apply proven capacity management theories and techniques in practical, real-world environments
• Manipulate data and metrics to display them in the most effective way possible
• Create custom dashboards fit for any use case
• Explore how policies have evolved in vROps 6.5 and how to apply them in the most effective manner

Peter has over 15 years of experience in IT Management, with emphasis on design and engineering of Cloud Computing and Virtualization solutions over the past 6 years. While at Enterprise, he has been leading complex projects to deliver IaaS via self-provisioning portal based on scalable and elastic resources that utilize shared converged infrastructure. His daily responsibilities involve leveraging his interpersonal and strong communication skills to work with business stakeholders to develop an architectural framework that tightly aligns corporate IT strategy, processes, policies, and assets with organizational goals. Peter's enterprising personality, strong work ethic, and analytical skills enable him to take ownership and consistently deliver tangible results, driving projects forward despite adverse conditions and inevitable scope creep. Recently, Peter took on a leadership challenge where he motivates and mentors junior team members to help them achieve their professional development goals.

Peter has been focused on design, deployment, and operationalizing support of VMware's core cloud and virtualization technologies such as: ESXi, vSphere, vCenter, SSO, vCloud Director, vCNS, vCenter Chargeback, vCenter Operation Manager, vSphere Update Manager, Virtual Distributed vSwitch, vMotion, Host Profiles, High Availability, DRS, Datastore Clusters, and Auto Deploy. While at Enterprise, Peter began working with VCE Vblock, including UCS and VNX platforms, as well as automating provisioning of infrastructure components such as blades and storage via UIM/P. Previously at Scottrade, he was introduced to PowerGUI and worked on PowerCLI scripting to automate host provisioning, VM deployments, storage allocations and reporting.

Over the years, his duties at Enterprise Holdings, Scottrade, and Boy Scouts have given him the opportunity to grow professionally, expand his IT horizons, and hone his business skills.