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vSphere Design Tools, what do you use?

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While I get preparred to leave my current company, I need to articulate in a clear consise manner our virutalized environments to the staff that's going to take over my responsibilities. I've seen many blogs/sites and in person designs of vSphere environments but none have really come close Hany Michael's Hypervizor blog. His diagrams, while thorough, are easy to follow and are just layed out extremely well.

I'd like to utlilize some of the tools that he uses and the stencils..etc he may use in Visio. Can anyone here who designs vsphere environments regularly ie , consultants etc that work for VAR's of VMware..etc point me in the right direction as far as tools outside of Visio and stencils for Visio that you use in your designs? I realize this question is a bit "out there," but there really isn't a site dedicated to designing vSphere environments, design philosophy's, etc, at least, that I'm aware of.
 
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Yeah..I have those...looking more at Hany Michael's Visio's it appears that he's basically used a utility like Snagit to cut out what he needs right out of the vSphere Client when he shows his network configs..etc and then uses the built in design drawing tools for a lot as well. I pretty much have the stencils for everything, just didn't know if there were other tools that people use along with Visio to make it easier. Visio, as you know, isn't that great in the drawing category...probably should get a better mouse..lol.
 
I use the common Visio stencils..plus some PowerPoint icons from VMware that are handy. Usually though I do more logical visios using shapes instead of stencils.
 
Usually though I do more logical visios using shapes instead of stencils.
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Yeah..i'm starting to see that's the best way..and it seems that's what a lot of people are doing.
 
Ok..took a shot...please critique. This is just an overview of one of our client's vsphere evironments...ip's removed..etc.

 
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