Chapter 3. Designing the Management Layer
In this chapter, we'll discuss the points you should take into account when you're designing your management layer. We'll examine the components of this layer and how you incorporate them into your design.
The management layer comprises several components. In this chapter, we'll address what you should consider for your design regarding these items, among others:
Operating system and resources to use for your vCenter
Deciding whether your vCenter should be physical or virtual
Providing redundancy for the vCenter Server
Planning for the security of the management layer
Components of the Management Layer
What is the management layer? It's definitely not the board of directors of your company. We're talking about ...
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