VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.1]

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1st Release Date : 23 - 27 August 2010.

In this VMware-authorized, hands-on course based on ESX/ESXi 4 and vCenter Server 4, you will learn to install, configure, and manage VMware vSphere, which consists of VMware ESX/ESXi and VMware vCenter Server. You will develop and reinforce your skills in hands-on labs, with lab time and lecture evenly split throughout the course. Upon completion of this course, which meets the training requirement for VMware certification, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional (voucher not included).

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

1. Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Virtualization, the cloud, and vSphere components

2. Configuring ESX/ESXi

• ESX/ESXi architecture
• Manually configure ESX/ESXi

3. VMware vCenter Server

• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects

4. vNetwork Standard Switches

• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork standard switches, network connections, and port groups

5. Storage

• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSphere datastores

6. 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

7. Access Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions

8. Resource Monitoring

• Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

9. Data Protection

• Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

10. 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

11. Patch Management

• Managing patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

12. High Availability and Fault Tolerance

• Configure and manage a VMware High Availability cluster
• Configure fault-tolerance virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance

13. Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

• Introduce ESX and ESXi installable installation

System administrators, systems engineers, and operators responsible for ESXi, ESX, and/or vCenter Server

Hands-on lab exercises are interspersed throughout this course.

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