VMware vSphere 5.1 Clustering Deepdive

VMware vSphere 5.1 Clustering Deepdive is the follow-up to best seller vSphere 5.0 Clustering Deepdive and zooms in on three key components of every VMware based infrastructure and. It provides the knowledge and expertise needed to create a cloud infrastructure based on the solid foundation of vSphere HA, vSphere DRS and vSphere Storage DRS. It explains the concepts and mechanisms behind HA, DRS and Storage DRS which will enable you to make well educated decisions. Besides a brand new stretched cluster use case section it includes a fully rewritten Storage DRS section, and new details on both vSphere HA and vSphere DRS.

This book will take you in to the trenches of HA, DRS and Storage DRS and will give you the tools to understand and implement e.g. HA admission control policies, DRS resource pools, Datastore Clusters and resource allocation settings. Each section contains basic design principles that can be used for designing, implementing or improving VMware infrastructures.

Coverage includes:

• Stretched Clusters
• HA node types
• HA isolation detection and response
• HA admission control
• VM Monitoring
• HA and DRS integration
• DRS imbalance algorithm
• Resource Pools
• Impact of reservations and limits
• CPU Resource Scheduling
• Memory Scheduler
• DPM
• Datastore Clusters
• Storage DRS algorithm
• Influencing SDRS recommendations

Duncan Epping is a Chief Technologist working for VMware in the Office of CTO. Duncan specializes in vSphere HA, Storage DRS, Storage I/O Control and vSphere Architecture. Duncan was among the first VMware Certified Design Experts (VCDX 007). Duncan is the owner of Yellow-Bricks.com and the author of Essential Virtual SAN He can be followed on twitter at http://twitter.com/DuncanYB.

Frank Denneman is a Chief Evangelist working for Pernix Data. Frank focused on Resource Management, features such as vSphere DRS, Storage DRS, Storage I/O Control and vMotion technology. Frank is among the first VMware Certified Design Experts (VCDX 029). Frank is the owner of FrankDenneman.nl. He can be followed on twitter at http://twitter.com/FrankDenneman.