This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere™, which consists of ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server. The course is based on ESX/ESXi 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1. Completion of this course satisfies as a prerequisite to take the VMware Certified Professional 4 exam.
Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more advanced vSphere courses.
Install and configure ESX or ESXi
• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Configure and manage ESX/ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server
• Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
• Manage user acess to the VMware infrastructure
• Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
• Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
• Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESX/ESXi patches
• Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection
Presencial, Expositiva, Demonstrativa, Interrogativa e Activa
| COURSE INTRODUCTION
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
| INTRODUCTION TO VMWARE VIRTUALIZATION
• Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
| VMWARE ESX AND ESXI
• Introduce the architecture of ESX and ESXi
• Manually configure ESX/ESXi
| VMWARE VCENTER SERVER
• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects
| NETWORKING
• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork standard switches, network connections, and port groups
| STORAGE
• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSphere datastores
| VIRTUAL MACHINES
• Deploy virtual machines using the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Perform Storage vMotion migrations
| ACESS CONTROL
• Control user acess through roles and permissions
| RESOURCE MONITORING
• Control virtual machine acess to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
• Introduce VMkernel methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
| DATA PROTECTION
• Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery
| SCALABILITY
• Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
• Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance using Host Profiles
• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
• Perform VMware vMotion™ migrations
• Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
• Configure and manage VMware Distributed Power Management
| HIGH AVAILABILITY
• Configure and manage a VMware High Availability cluster
• Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance
| PATCH MANAGEMENT
• Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager
| INSTALLING VMWARE ESX AND ESXI
• Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation
System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems