What you need for this book

You should have knowledge of basic VMware virtualization concepts such as datacenters, clusters, hosts, datastores, networks, and virtual machines.

A background of governance and security is helpful when evaluating how the security procedures covered in this book can provide additional controls in a virtualized environment.

You need to install VMware vSphere Client 5.5 or VMware vSphere Web Client. The web client is heavily referenced in the text and is the preferred VMware management tool going forward.