Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I WHERE DO I START? -- Chapter 1 Introducing vSphere 5 -- VMware vSphere Editions -- The New Licensing Model -- VMware vSphere Management Interfaces -- VMware vSphere Bolt-On Products -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Planning a vSphere Installation -- Define Your Project-Architecture Vision -- Assessing What We Have-Architecture Analysis -- Design Considerations-Technology Architecture -- Putting the Plan into Motion-Migration Planning -- Summary -- Chapter 3 vSphere Upgrades -- Fresh Install versus Upgrading from a Previous Version -- Upgrade Paths -- Upgrading Licensing -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Working Smarter through Automation -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Security -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- PART II INFRASTRUCTURE CHOICES -- Chapter 5 ESXi-Your Host -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Security -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- Chapter 6 vCenter-Command and Control -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Security -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- Chapter 7 Networking-Getting Out of the Box -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Security -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Storage-Where Do We Put All This Stuff? -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Security -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- Chapter 9 Virtual Machines -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Security -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- PART III OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Chapter 10 Resource Optimization -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- Chapter 11 DRS Cluster Configuration -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- Chapter 12 High Availability -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- Chapter 13 Configuration and Patch Management -- Planning.

Implementation and Management -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- Chapter 14 Migrating to a Virtual Environment -- Planning -- Implementation and Management -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- PART IV WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- Chapter 15 Other VMware Products -- Datacenter & Cloud Infrastructure -- Security -- Desktop and End-User Computing -- Infrastructure and Operations Management -- Application Management -- IT Business Management -- vFabric Cloud Application Platform -- Summary -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.