VMware vSphere: Install, Configure and Manage [V4]

VMware courses are available at our Bristol and Guildford venues. These courses can be delivered onsite upon request.

The Course

This new 5-day version of the course is hands-on and explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware® vSphere™, which consists of VMware ESX™/ESXi and VMware vCenter™ Server. The course is based on ESX/ESXi 4 and vCenter Server 4. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to qualify as a VMware Certified Professional.

Who Should Attend

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

Pre-requisites

Students will need to have system administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

  • Introduce virtualization, the cloud, and vSphere components

Module 3: Configuring ESX/ESXi

  • Introduce the architecture of ESX and ESXi
  • Manually configure ESX/ESXi

Module 4: VMware vCenter Server

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

Module 5: vNetwork Standard Switches

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

Module 6: Storage

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

Module 7: 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

Module 8: Access Control

  • Control user access through roles and permissions

Module 9: Resource Monitoring

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

Module 10: Data Protection

  • Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

Module 11: 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

Module 12: Patch Management

  • Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

Module 13: High Availability and Fault Tolerance

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

Module 14: Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

  • Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation