--- product_id: 4167175 title: "VMware vSphere Design" brand: "forbes guthriescott lowekendrick coleman" price: "€ 98.91" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/4167175-vmware-vsphere-design store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # VMware vSphere Design **Brand:** forbes guthriescott lowekendrick coleman **Price:** € 98.91 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** VMware vSphere Design by forbes guthriescott lowekendrick coleman - **How much does it cost?** € 98.91 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/4167175-vmware-vsphere-design) ## Best For - forbes guthriescott lowekendrick coleman enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted forbes guthriescott lowekendrick coleman brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description VMware vSphere Design ## Images ![VMware vSphere Design - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51NEp9YU2tL.jpg) ![VMware vSphere Design - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/815uqx-NvIL.jpg) ![VMware vSphere Design - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41kCGNHRxjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Grab a Notebook! *by T***K on Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2015* This is the most comprehensive VMware book I have ever read, the amount of information contained in the tome of knowledge is incredible.I would suggest grabbing a notebook and taking notes as you go along. This book does assume a fair amount of familiarity with VMware technical concepts, it also assumes a fair amount of knowledge of storage concepts. While you don’t need to be a expert in these areas you will have to at least have touched a FC array and installed ESXi.I thank all of the authors Forbes Guthrie, Scott Lowe and Kendrick Coleman.Chapter 1 - IntroThis Chapter gives a good what, who and how of what this book is about, it does a good job of setting the stage and explaining what the book is aiming to do, what you should be aiming to do with the knowledge in the book.Chapter 2 - The ESXi HypervisorThis is were you start to get an idea of the knowledge of the authors, explaining certain things like offsetting power up (I’m trying to be vague, read the book). Again you better have a good understanding of the ESXi Hypervisor before beginning this.Chapter 3 - The Management LayerTalk about what can be used to manage your vSphere environment, goes over the vCenter chicken and egg issues. Also addresses some other tools in VMware’s toolbox to help with managing your vSphere environment.Chapter 4 - Server HardwareWhile not endorsing a particular platform it does detail a few vendors offerings. This chapter mainly deals with what type of hardware you should be looking into and gives you arguments for both sides of the Rack Mount vs Blade.Chapter 5 - Designing your networkFairly good overview of Network Design, not as technical detailed as the other chapters. But if you are installing a vSphere Environment in a “Greenfield's” environment you best read this network design.Chapter 6 - StorageMake sure you own a comfy chair, as they state in the book vSphere 5.1 was the storage release, this chapter covers the new features of storage in incredible detail. I suggest you have some storage experience, while the authors tend to steer away from naming particular vendor technologies they will speak in industry standard storage terms.Chapter 7 - Virtual MachinesWhile this book is aimed at Architects and a like I suggest that ops staff and admins read this chapter, gives a very good view on how to configure VMs and some operating procedures with VMs.Chapter 8 - Data Centre DesignAgain if you are looking a “greenfield’s” deployment, this chapter is must. You gain the knowledge and experience of the authors and how they have done and seen it done before.Chapter - 9 Design with Security in mindThis is a number of security scenarios and what you can do about them in your design. This chapter is not aimed at security professionals it is aimed a architects to make sure they perform some hardening and segregation into their design.Chapter - 10 Monitoring and Capacity PlanningMonitoring and Capacity planning is a great chapter and I wish I had read it before I wasted a lot time in a businesses case to my employer to buy more Capacity for my hosted infrastructure. This chapter has clear capacity planning techniques, they also show you the dirty way of doing it by free hand (excel). While this is not as complex and accurate as lets say vCenter Operations Manager, if you need to explain this to your business you can easily explain how and why you came to the conclusion “I need 5 more hosts” if your approvers require to be slow walked to the answer.Chapter - 11 Bringing a vSphere Design togetherThe Bringing a vSphere Design together is a “talk” through of everything you have learned. This is a not a full design that you can copy and paste, but more of a few pages on each section and what you should include.Chapter - 12 vCloud DesignThis is a good Chapter, but if you have never used vCloud before it takes a while to wrap your head around the concepts. This details private clouds and their usage within business. It also goes into great detail on the Storage and Network Design of vCloud. This Chapter could have been split up into two or three. Very detailed.I loved reading this book, while I am little bit late to the party for this book as I read it in 2015 and technologies such as NSX and vSAN are now out these would have changed certain chapter such as Storage, Servers and Networking. The concepts and knowledge in the book are still relevant today and I learned a lot. I hope these authors do get together and make a 3rd edition for the upcoming vSphere 6, or another group of equally talented architects pick this up.Small bit about the reviewer - I worked in VMware Technology since 2008, I have worked in small service providers as a consultant on their hosted IaaS services, most recently I have built a “private cloud” offering for another provider using a lot of the technologies in this book.Great book thanks to all those who wrote it and inspired them.- @iiToby ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars good overall book *by E***A on Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014* Covers the fundamental infrastructure of vsphere here very well. Some reference tables of thresholds would be nice along with more examples and situations of use. It also covers most of the high end technologies such as vcloud in a good general manner to help you get a good rough idea on design strategies. It is a good overall book for someone creating or reassessing their vsphere architecture ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Good *by S***I on Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2018* Good --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/4167175-vmware-vsphere-design](https://www.desertcart.at/products/4167175-vmware-vsphere-design) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-05-01*