If you are an administrator of a VMware vSphere infrastructure and want to simplify storage delivery by integrating storage into vSphere, this book is for you. No extensive storage background is needed as VMware Virtual SAN integrates into the existing vSphere solutions with which you are already familiar.

在软件定义存储产品出现之前，x86结构下对于承载OLTP（Online Transaction Processing）或OLAP（Online Analytical Processing）之类的业务是有所欠缺的。因为x86结构下的业务模型，导致了对计算、I/O密集型业务的承载能力的欠缺，尤其是I/O密集型业务，比如Oracle RAC之类的业务、医疗领域PACS系统等。传统的SAN存储用于虚拟化，要么成本过高，要么无法匹配x86虚拟化本身。正是在这个背景之下，Server SAN出现了，其迅速迎合了这类业务的需求。

在软件定义存储产品出现之前，x86结构下对于承载OLTP（Online Transaction Processing）或OLAP（Online Analytical Processing）之类的业务是有所欠缺的。因为x86结构下的业务模型，导致了对计算、I/O密集型业务的承载能力的欠缺，尤其是I/O密集型业务，比如Oracle RAC之类的业务、医疗领域PACS系统等。传统的SAN存储用于虚拟化，要么成本过高，要么无法匹配x86虚拟化本身。正是在这个背景之下，Server SAN出现了，其迅速迎合了这类业务的需求。

本书是一本全面、系统讲解VirtuaI SAN技术的权威著作。书中从Virtual SAN的部署、安装、配置到虚拟机存储管理、架构细节和日常管理、维护等方面，深入探讨7Virtual SAN的各项技术细节，并用多个实例详细讲解Virtual SAN群集的设计和实现，为快速掌握VirtuaI SAN技术提供系统实用指南。

VMware vCloud Director Cookbook will adopt a Cookbook-based approach. Packed with illustrations and programming examples, this book explains the simple as well as the complex recipes in an easy-to-understand language. VMware vCloud Director Cookbook is aimed at system administrators and technical architects moving from a virtualized environment to cloud environments. Familiarity with cloud computing platforms and some knowledge of virtualization and managing cloud environments is expected.

This book is intended for virtualization professionals who are experienced with the setup and configuration of VMware vSphere, but didn't get the opportunity to learn how to secure the environment properly.

If you are a system administrator who is eager to provide better administration with VCM and are familiar with managing network users and resources along with performing system maintenance, then this book is for you.

If you are a software developer or administrator who wishes to create simple, reusable environments using Vagrant, this book is the perfect choice for you. Whether you are a system administrator with extensive experience in virtualization or a developer wishing to create development scripts for cloud deployment, you will find easy-to-follow recipes and techniques in this book that will allow you to create robust and reproducible virtual environments.

If you are a system administrator, support professional, or anyone interested in learning how to install, configure, and manage a vSphere environment, then this book is for you. This task-oriented reference guide will also benefit consultants or infrastructure architects who design and deploy vSphere 6.5 environments.

If you are a solutions architect, technical consultant, administrator, or any other virtualization enthusiast who needs to use Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager in a real-world environment, then this is the book for you.