VMware Infrastructure Health Check
Overview

You've made a significant investment to virtualize your computing environment; let Lighthouse Virtualization Group help ensure that you are getting the most from your investment. Virtualization touches many aspects of your data center such as servers, networks and storage—as well as the organizations and processes that control them.

During a VMware Infrastructure Health Check, a VMware Certified Professional consultant will work with your team to understand your unique environment and provide guidance on the current leading practices for configuring and managing VMware systems. Working together with your team, they will review your VMware Infrastructure systems and provide concrete, actionable recommendations for any opportunities for optimization that are uncovered.

Target Audience

Architects and administrators currently using VMware ESX Server and VirtualCenter who have 3 or more months of experience with a VMware virtual environment.

Deliverables
  • Conduct assessment of VMware virtual environment (up to 2 nodes) using VMware Virtual Infrastructure Methodology (VIM) to validate current environment
  • Identify potential areas to optimize configuration and improve performance
  • Present an interactive workshop to facilitate knowledge transfer on VMware best practices
Roles and Responsibilities
  • VMware Certified Professional Consultant analyzes environment and processes, conducts workshop, transfers knowledge of best practices and makes recommendations for optimal performance
  • Customer IT Manager coordinates access to IT processes involving VMware virtual environment
  • Customer Systems Administrator is responsible for server hardware, storage and networking
  • Customer Server Administrator is responsible for operating system and applications
Key Activities

Activity Participants
Kickoff call All
Architecture and operations review All
Technical audit and analysis Consultant
Operational analysis including consideration of business objectives Consultant
On-site wrap up All
Create assessment report Consultant
Review final assessment report All

Key Benefits
  • Optimize VMware virtual infrastructure performance
  • Maximize resources through efficiencies and roadmap for future improvements
  • Mitigate risk by leveraging experienced consultants and proven best practices
Scope and Pricing
  • Up to 2 days on-site and 1 day off-site for creating assessment report
  • Maximum of 5 participants
  • VMware Infrastructure Health Check will be delivered by a Certified Professional Consultant
  • Contact the Lighthouse Virtualization Group at 888-542- 8030 for pricing information
Requirements
  • Existing VMware Infrastructure environment including VMware ESX Server
  • Administrator (root) access to VMware installations
  • Conference room with projector and networked desktops/laptops running MS Windows 2000 or higher

VMware Infrastructure Health Check Brochure

 

For more information or to schedule a no-cost initial consultation, please contact info@lighthousecs.com or call 401-334-0799.

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