Reddit reviews VMware vSphere 5.1 Clustering Deepdive (Volume 1)
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Used Book in Good Condition
For the overall picture (vSphere only), you can't go wrong with Scott Lowe's Mastering vSphere 5.
Epping and Denneman wrote a technical deepdive book on clustering which really gets into the nitty gritty.
And for storage, Mostafa Khalil wrote the bible.
Also, if you want to really dive into the virtualization arena, definitely check out the VMware community site. Follow people on twitter, join the live podcasts (community podcast and vBrownBags), etc... Listening to recorded podcasts is also a great way to learn.
Well, one thing to consider is that DRS doesn't seek to "balance out the load." At least not at its core. It's main purpose is to ensure that all VMs are getting the resources they need and that there isn't a large disparity. Frank Denneman has a good write up, a little old, but still applicable. His Clustering Deepdive book is also an excellent resource on understanding DRS.
Edit: Another good read on DRS.
Some good books:
VMware vSphere Clustering Deepdive
Administering vSphere 5
VMware vSphere 5 Administration Instant Reference
Mastering VMware vSphere 5 as already mentioned - great book
Blogs:
www.yellow-bricks.com as someone else mentioned
http://vlp.vsphere-land.com/ <-- Link to list of more VMware blogs than you could ever possibly read
Other:
Follow virtualization guys on Twitter (@scott_lowe, @duncanYB, @rick_vmwaretips, @ChrisWahl, @FrankDenneman, etc, etc, etc.)
/r/vmware
VMware channel (#vmware) on Freenode
See if there's a local VMware Users Group that meets in your area. Lots of information/smart people to be found there. - www.vmug.com
Set up a home lab (can check out /r/homelab for information) and get some practical experience to go along with all of the reading that is in your future. :)
EDIT: Found a cool list of the top 10 virtualization Twitter accounts: http://vdestination.com/2010/09/23/top-10-virtualization-twitter-accounts/
Additionally, pick up VMware vSphere 5.1 Clustering Deepdive. It applies to 5.5 as well. Definitely a good book.