Initial thoughts: VMware vCenter Operations Manager Essentials
Posted: May 16, 2014 Filed under: Book Reviews, VMware | Tags: book reviews, packt publishing, vcenter books, vcenter operations, vcenter operations manager, vcops, vcops book, vmware books, vmware vcenter operations manager Leave a commentI recently had the opportunity to review this title by the good folks at Packt Publishing. They provided me with a free e-copy for this review. It was good timing, too, because a new project of mine involves more in-depth work with vCOPs than I’ve had so far.
My experience with vCOPs has been a couple installations and initial configurations for clients. I have not customized vCOPs greatly and have mainly used it’s default capabilities to glean health, performance, and capacity metrics for reporting purposes. So far, the topics I’ve found most useful include the troubleshooting performance sections in Chapter 4. This is where many people will find value in vCOPs. In addition, Chapter 5, covering capacity planning, is another area in which I’ve spent most of my time.
For someone like me who has dabbled in vCOPs, I’ve found this book useful more as a reference than one I need to read cover to cover. I imagine, though, for those new to the product, the chapters on installation and initial configuration will be worth your time.
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Book: VMware vCenter Operations Manager Essentials
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Book Review: Implementing VMware vCenter Server
Posted: March 23, 2014 Filed under: Book Reviews, VMware | Tags: packt, packt publishing, vcenter, vcenter books, vmware books, vsphere books Leave a commentI was recently given the opportunity to review Packt Publishing’s recent release of Implementing VMware vCenter Server: A practical guide for deploying and using VMware vCenter, suitable for IT professionals. At first glance, I wondered how an entire book could be written about vCenter alone. While reading it, though, I was pleasantly surprised time and again when I saw how much good information was shared. This book is an excellent primer for those new to vCenter and really, VMware in general.