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Perf Best Practices Vsphere5.0
Perf Best Practices Vsphere5.0
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VMware ESXi 5.0 vCenter Server 5.0
EN-000005-04
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Contents
Glossary Index 71
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Tables
Table 1. Conventions Used in This Manual 8 Table 4-1. DRS Advanced Options for Performance Tuning 54
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This book, Performance Best Practices for VMware vSphere 5.0, provides performance tips that cover the most performance-critical areas of VMware vSphere 5.0. It is not intended as a comprehensive guide for planning and configuring your deployments. Chapter 1, Hardware for Use with VMware vSphere, on page 9, provides guidance on selecting hardware for use with vSphere. Chapter 2, ESXi and Virtual Machines, on page 17, provides guidance regarding VMware ESXi software and the virtual machines that run in it. Chapter 3, Guest Operating Systems, on page 37, provides guidance regarding the guest operating systems running in vSphere virtual machines. Chapter 4, Virtual Infrastructure Management, on page 45, provides guidance regarding infrastructure management best practices. NOTE For planning purposes we recommend reading this entire book before beginning a deployment. Material in the Virtual Infrastructure Management chapter, for example, might influence your hardware choices.
Intended Audience
This book is intended for system administrators who are planning a VMware vSphere 5.0 deployment and want to maximize its performance. The book assumes the reader is already familiar with VMware vSphere concepts and terminology.
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Conventions
Table 1 illustrates the typographic conventions used in this manual.
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This chapter provides guidance on selecting and configuring hardware for use with VMware vSphere.