Forbes Guthrie - VMware vSphere Design

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First and foremost, I dedicate this work to my Lord and Savior, who goes with me and will never forsake me (Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV). I also dedicate this book to my familyCrystal, Sean, Cameron, and Tim. Thank you for your love and your support; it means the world to me.

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A dedication to my family: To my parents, Ron and Carol, for instilling a strong work ethic and sense of family, and supporting my education throughout the years. I wouldn't be where I am today without you. And to my wife Lauren, who has exemplified the virtue of patience and continues to be the most loving and supporting person I know. I love you hunny bunny.

Kendrick Coleman

Acknowledgments

When accepting the challenge to revise this book from our previous incarnation, I certainly underestimated the voluminous nature of vSphere 5 and the multitude of new and improved features. Indubitable credit is due to VMware for delivering such progress. But that's not the point I'm trying to make. I've spent many evenings and weekends laboring over this task. Second time around, it has only been possible to devote so much time to it with the help and support of my wife, Tarn. Without her encouragement, this book would never have had my initial contributions and never been updated this year. Her mateship continues unbounded, and I'm forever grateful for the partnership we have. I would never have gotten through it once more. Thank you. Again.

I would like to acknowledge the book's other primary coauthor, Scott Lowe. He has stepped up to the plate with this edition, and his deep knowledge, experience, and style has enhanced the book considerably. Kendrick Coleman has been a fantastic addition to the team. He worked hard to provide wonderful insight into his disparate design topic, in an area that now complements the rest of the book so well. Thanks!

I continue to be amazed at the number of publishing-house staff involved in a single project. First and foremost I would like to thank Mariann Barsolo, the acquisitions editor, for her project steerage and the encouragement she gave to all the authors. We were all incredibly blessed to have Jason Boche (the Virtualization Evangelist) as our technical editor once more to check the subject matter and make suggestions so that every area was covered appropriately and was technically correct.

I grew up and was educated in Scotland, and I've lived and worked across the UK and in several English-speaking nations including New Zealand, Australia, and subsequently Canada. My interpretation of country-specific English lexicon, mixed with unique colloquialisms, makes for a frankly weird concoction of vernacular English. The Sybex editors' ability to decipher and translate this into something representing a sane American English dialect was undoubtedly no easy task. (However, I still maintain that the Queen's English is the only true authority, and virtualization should really be spelt with an