A while back I had the opportunity to be a reviewer for the new book by PACK Publishing, https://www.packtpub.com/ , the VMware vSphere Security Cookbook, by Mike Greer.
This was my first time as a book reviewer, and I had thought it would be a few minutes in the evening reading the sections the publisher emailed me, then adding some short comments, wrong! As I read over the chapters I started thinking about how I would write or explain the specific topic, then doing research on the web or in the VMware KB’s to verify what I thought, or what was in the chapters accurate and the best way to explain the specific topics.
I can tell you from past experience in writing procedure documents for customers, you really need to have the steps to follow defined correctly and accurately. What I really like is the way it details the steps to configure the components of vSphere security whether you are doing it for the first time, or you have done it several times.
The book is based on vSphere vCNS 5.5, however I have been working with NSX since its release and I can see that many of the interfaces are identical. This is especially true with most of the Edge Services Gateway configurations.
This was my first time as a book reviewer, and I had thought it would be a few minutes in the evening reading the sections the publisher emailed me, then adding some short comments, wrong! As I read over the chapters I started thinking about how I would write or explain the specific topic, then doing research on the web or in the VMware KB’s to verify what I thought, or what was in the chapters accurate and the best way to explain the specific topics.
I can tell you from past experience in writing procedure documents for customers, you really need to have the steps to follow defined correctly and accurately. What I really like is the way it details the steps to configure the components of vSphere security whether you are doing it for the first time, or you have done it several times.
The book is based on vSphere vCNS 5.5, however I have been working with NSX since its release and I can see that many of the interfaces are identical. This is especially true with most of the Edge Services Gateway configurations.
The book covers additional security areas that you always need to interface with, such as Microsoft Active Directory and SSL Certificates. The use of the SSL Certificate Automation Tool, with real life examples, is covered as well!
You can find the book at: https://www.packtpub.com/virtualization-and-cloud/vsphere-security-cookbook
I hope you find the book helpful in your daily vSphere administration!!
You can find the book at: https://www.packtpub.com/virtualization-and-cloud/vsphere-security-cookbook
I hope you find the book helpful in your daily vSphere administration!!
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