Chapter 2. Planning a VMM Deployment

The key to a successful deployment of VMM is proper design. Understanding VMM's architecture, features, and infrastructure components set the stage for tackling the deployment design phase.

All of the content in this chapter applies to your datacenter regardless of its size or the intended scope of the deployment. VMM is designed for environments of all sizes and configurations. This chapter will cover all the important design decisions you will need to make as you put together a deployment plan.

In this chapter, you will learn to:

  • Identify the different components in VMM

  • Optimize VMM

  • Understand important design considerations required for VMM

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