vSphere Host Profiles is a new feature in vSphere 5.0 that allows you to manage virtual machine hosts by defining a consistent configuration for them. The configuration includes the hardware of the host, the configuration of the virtual machines, and the configuration of the virtual networks. vSphere Host Profiles can be created, managed, and applied using the vSphere Client.
This manual introduces the concepts and features of vSphere Storage, including storage virtualization, supported storage adapters, various types of physical storage, target and device representations, and storage access methods.
This document provides an update on vSphere Resource Management 2 and supports ESXi 5.0 and vCenter Server 5.0. It describes the features and characteristics of the resource management functionality.
This document describes the features and characteristics of vSphere Availability Update 1 ESXi 5.0 vCenter Server 5.0, including business continuity and minimizing downtime, reducing planned downtime, vSphere HA providing rapid recovery, and vSphere Fault Tolerance providing continuous availability.
This document is an update on vSphere troubleshooting, supporting vSphere 5.0 and subsequent versions. It describes the features and characteristics of vSphere products.
This document is a guide to upgrade vSphere to vSphere 5.0 Update 1. It provides information on the upgrade process, the differences between vSphere 5.0 and vSphere 4.x, and the system requirements.
vSphere 5.0 Installation and Setup Guide, introduces the installation and setup methods of vSphere 5.0, including system requirements, installation options, installation steps and so on
This document introduces the basics of VMware vSphere, covering vSphere infrastructure, virtual machine management, networking and storage management, data protection, backup and high availability, and monitoring and logging.