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Thisbook,theVMwarevCenterAppSpeedUser’sGuide,describestheuserinterfacefortheVMwarevCenter
AppSpeed™virtualmachineandplugin.
Intended Audience
ThisbookisintendedforITadministratorswhouseAppSpeedtomonitortheperformance,usage,and
dependenciesofmultitierapplicationsrunningacrossbothvirtualandphysicalinfrastructure.
ThisdocumentiswrittentosupporttheVMwarevCenterAppSpeedplugin,runningonavSphereServer.
vSphereServerisanupgradefrom
vCenterServer2.5.Alltheproceduresdescribedinthisguidearealso
relevantwhentheAppSpeedpluginisrunningonavCenterServer,howeversomeoftheuserinterface
terminologyandlocationsofuserinterfacecomponentsmightdiffer.
ThisdocumentassumesabasicunderstandingofVMwaremanagementandtheVMware
vSphere™Client.
Document Feedback
VMwarewelcomesyoursuggestionsforimprovingourdocumentation.Ifyouhavecomments,sendyour
feedbacktodocfeedback@vmware.com.
Technical Support and Education Resources
Thefollowingsectionsdescribethetechnicalsupportresourcesavailabletoyou.Toaccessthecurrentversions
ofthisbookandotherbooks,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Online and Telephone Support
Useonlinesupporttosubmittechnicalsupportrequests,viewyourproductandcontractinformation,and
registeryourproducts.Gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support.
Customerswithappropriatesupportcontractsshouldusetelephonesupportforthefastestresponseon
priority1issues.Gotohttp://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.
Support Offerings
FindouthowVMwaresupportofferingscanhelpmeetyourbusinessneeds.Goto
http://www.vmware.com/support/services.
VMware Professional Services
VMwareEducationServicescoursesofferextensivehandsonlabs,casestudyexamples,andcoursematerials
designedtobeusedasonthejobreferencetools.Coursesareavailableonsite,intheclassroom,andlive
online.Foronsitepilotprograms andimplementationbestpractices,VMwareConsultingServicesprovides
offeringsto helpyouassess,plan,
build,andmanageyourvirtualenvironment.Toaccessinformationabout
educationclasses,certificationprograms,andconsultingservices,gotohttp://www.vmware.com/services.
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