What Is ZSphere?

ZSphere is the virtualization foundation of ZVF. It is used to build and manage server virtualization infrastructure. Through compute virtualization, storage virtualization, and network virtualization, ZSphere organizes physical server, storage, and network resources into centrally managed data center resource pools, and provides lifecycle management capabilities for virtual machines, images, data storage, distributed networks, and related resources.

ZSphere is designed for virtualization infrastructure deployment and VMware replacement scenarios. Administrators can use ZSphere to build virtualized data centers, manage x86 and ARM servers, and manage virtual machines, hosts, data storage, networks, security, monitoring, backup, and bare metal capabilities in a unified interface.

This book helps you understand the role, architecture, resource model, and major capabilities of ZSphere before you move on to installation, upgrade, resource management, operations, or security manuals.