by William J. Lowe VMware ® Infrastructure 3 FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_277935-ffirs.indd iii 01_277935-ffirs.indd iii 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM 01_277935-ffirs.indd ii 01_277935-ffirs.indd ii 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM VMware ® Infrastructure 3 FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_277935-ffirs.indd i 01_277935-ffirs.indd i 8/21/08 9:57:02 PM 8/21/08 9:57:02 PM 01_277935-ffirs.indd ii 01_277935-ffirs.indd ii 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM by William J. Lowe VMware ® Infrastructure 3 FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_277935-ffirs.indd iii 01_277935-ffirs.indd iii 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM VMware® Infrastructure 3 For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permit- ted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies.com, Making Everything Easier, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/ or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permis- sion. VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITH- OUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION. THIS WORK IS SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT. NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM. THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND/OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FUR- THER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFOR- MATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY MAKE. FURTHER, READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ. For general information on our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 800-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993, or fax 317-572-4002. For technical support, please visit www.wiley.com/techsupport. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Control Number: 2008935262 ISBN: 978-0-470-27793-5 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 01_277935-ffirs.indd iv 01_277935-ffirs.indd iv 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM 8/21/08 9:57:03 PM About the Author Bill Lowe was tinkering with computers as a hobby long before it became his career. He has been working with computers in various capacities for nearly twenty years. He has been a system administrator, consultant, and held vari- ous hands-on technical management positions in several companies. Bill has several industry certifications and a Master of Science degree in Computer Networking from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is currently pursu- ing an MBA in Finance at Monmouth University. Bill is available for speaking opportunities. Please contact him via email at