Foreword xviii
   Introduction xix
Chapter 1 Intersight Foundations 1
   Introduction 1
   Intersight Architecture 1
   Licensing 21
   Summary 21
   References 21
Chapter 2 Security 23
   Introduction 23
   Connectivity 23
   Claiming 24
   Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) 26
   Audit Logs 28
   Data Security 29
   Security Advantages 30
   Summary 31
   References 31
Chapter 3 Infrastructure Operations 33
   Introduction 33
   Device Health and Monitoring 33
   Linking Intelligence Feeds 38
   Integrated Support 47
   Infrastructure Configuration 50
   ITSM Integration 54
   UCS Director Integration 56
   Summary 61
   References 61
Chapter 4 Server Operations 63
   Introduction 63
   Supported Systems 63
   Server Actions 64
   Server Deployment 69
   Server Policies 69
   ID Pools 70
   Domain Management 73
   Firmware Updates 80
   Summary 83
   Reference 83
Chapter 5 Network Operations 85
   Introduction 85
   Policy-Driven Network Infrastructure 85
   Summary 90
   Reference 90
Chapter 6 Storage Operations 91
   Introduction 91
   HyperFlex 92
   Deploying HyperFlex Clusters 101
   Managing HX Clusters 105
   Traditional Storage Operations 113
   Summary 116
   References 116
Chapter 7 Virtualization Operations 117
   Introduction 117
   Claiming a vCenter Target 118
   Claiming an AWS Target 120
   Contextual Visibility 121
   Contextual Operations 130
   Virtualization Orchestration 132
   Summary 134
   Reference 134
Chapter 8 Kubernetes 135
   Introduction 135
   Intersight Kubernetes Service 136
   Benefits of IKS 138
   Cluster Management 139
   Intersight Workload Engine 161
   Summary 165
   References 166
Chapter 9 Workload Optimization 167
   Introduction 167
   Users and Roles 169
   Targets and Configuration 170
   The Supply Chain 172
   Actions 174
   Groups and Policies 175
   Planning and Placement 180
   The Public Cloud 182
   Summary 185
   References 185
Chapter 10 Orchestration 187
   Introduction 187
   Automation and Orchestration 187
   Intersight Orchestration 188
   Use Cases 200
   Summary 203
Chapter 11 Programmability 205
   Introduction 205
   Client SDKs 209
   Authentication and Authorization 210
   Crawl, Walk, Run 213
   Advanced Usage 237
   Next Steps: Use Cases 244
   Summary 255
   References 255
Chapter 12 Infrastructure as Code 257
   Introduction 257
   What Is Infrastructure as Code? 258
   HashiCorp Terraform 262
   Intersight and Infrastructure as Code 263
   IST and Intersight Cloud Orchestrator 272
   Summary 273
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