Abhilash GB - VMware vSphere 5.1 Cookbook

Abhilash GB specializes in the area of Datacenter Virtualization and Cloud Computing. He is also a VMware Certified Advanced Professional in Datacenter Administration (VCAP-DCA #382).

He is currently working as a VMware Specialist at Hewlett-Packard, Bangalore.

He has nine years of IT experience, which includes over 6 years on VMware products and technologies.

His primary areas of interest include Datacenter Virtualization and Cloud Solutions using VMware technologies.

I would like to dedicate this book to my wife and my parents. Without their patience and support this book would not have been possible.

A big thanks to Dilip Venkatesh, Acquisition Editor, Packt Publishing, for giving me an opportunity to debut my first book. Special thanks to the Lead Technical Editors (Unnati Shah and Arun Nadar), the Project Coordinators (Vishal Bodwani and Arshad Sopariwala), and the Technical Reviewers (Christian Mohn, Chris Wahl, and Alessandro Cardoso) who helped me deliver this book.

Alessandro Cardoso is a virtualization and management enthusiast, author, and evangelist. He is a subject matter expert in cloud computing, virtualization, and management, and works at Insight as a Practice Manager for Cloud and Emerging technologies, leading award-winning IT projects in key areas involving Cloud, Virtualization, Security, Messaging, and Hosting within the IT, Health, and Government industries.

A VMware VCP and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in virtualization since 2009, his product skill set includes Microsoft infrastructure technologies such as O365, Hyper-V, System Center, Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, IIS, and Forefront, and he also has sound knowledge of Quest Migration Manager, Linux Infrastructure, Networking, Security Solutions, and VMware in complex and large scenarios.

He is a well-known speaker at IT-related events and is the author of the book System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 and was the technical reviewer of the Windows 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook .

You can also check his personal blog where he talks about Microsoft Virtualization and System Center at http://virtualisationandmanagement.wordpress.com or can follow him on twitter at @edvaldocardoso.

I would like to thank my wife Daniele and my kids Matheus, Lucas, and Nicole for the support and for being my inspiration. I love you all.

Christian Mohn is currently employed as a senior consultant at EVRY Consulting AS in Norway, and is currently serving as Tech Champion for Server Virtualization.

He has a background as an IT-professional since 1997, and has worked both as a consultant and as an infrastructure manager for a large Norwegian shipping company.

He is also one of the co-hosts of the vSoup Virtualization Podcast. Christian was awarded the VMware vExpert title for both 2011 and 2012.

He wrote the foreword in Building End-User Computing Solutions with VMware View , which is available at http://www.lulu.com/shop/mike-laverick-and-barry-coombs/building-end-user-computing-solutions-with-vmware-view/ebook/product-20368612.html.

Chris Wahl has over 13 years of IT experience in enterprise infrastructure design, implementation, and administration within a diverse set of business and regulatory requirements, such as HIPPA, SOX, PCI-DSS, ITIL, and ePHI. He has held architect and engineer roles in a variety of virtualization, converged infrastructure, and private cloud based engagements, while working with high-performance technical teams in tiered data center environments.

He has over 30 active industry certifications, including the VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX #104), and is a recognized VMware vExpert. Additionally, he holds an active "Master" rank on the VMware Technology Network (VMTN) as a contributor and forum moderator. Chris also volunteers as a Leader in the Chicago VMware User Group (VMUG) to help spread education and technical knowledge of VMware's products and related architecture.

As an Independent Blogger for the award winning "Wahl Network" Chris focuses on creating content that revolves around virtualization, converged infrastructure, and evangelizing products and services that benefit the technology community. Over the past three years, he has published over 200 articles and was voted the "Favorite Independent Blogger" by vSphere-Land.com for 2012. Chris also travels globally to speak at industry events, provide subject matter expertise, and offer insight as a technical analyst.

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