VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.0]

Summary:

- Formats: Classroom, Lab, Live Online, vFlex-ILT, Onsite

- Length: 5 Days

Overview:

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere®, which consists of VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter Server™. The course is based on ESXi 5.0 and vCenter Server 5.0. Completion of this course satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware® Certified Professional 5 exam.

Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more advanced vSphere courses. For advanced course options, see www.vmware.com/education.

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Objectives:

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in vSphere 5 and be able to do the following:

•  Install and configure ESXi

•  Install and configure vCenter Server components

•  Configure and manage ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server

•  Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines

•  Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure

•  Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage

•  Use vCenter Server to increase scalability

•  Use VMware vCenter™ Update Manager to apply ESXi patches

•  Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Intended Audience:

•  System administrators

•  Systems engineers

•  Operators responsible for ESXi and vCenter Server

Prerequisites:

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Outline:

1  Course Introduction

•  Introductions and course logistics

•  Course objectives

2  Introduction to VMware Virtualization

•  Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components

•  Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization

•  Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture

•  Install and use vSphere user interfaces

3  Create Virtual Machines

•  Introduce  virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files

•  Deploy a single virtual machine 

4  VMware vCenter Server

•  Introduce vCenter Server architecture

•  Introduce vCenter Server appliance

•  Configure and manage vCenter Server appliance

•  Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses

5  Configure and Manage Virtual Networks

•  Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch

•  Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties

•  Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms

6  Configure and Manage Virtual Storage

•  Introduce storage protocols and device names

•  Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage

•  Create and manage vSphere datastores

•  Deploy and manage the VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance

7  Virtual Machine Management

•  Deploy virtual machines using  templates and cloning

•  Modify and manage virtual machines

•  Create and manage virtual machine snapshots

•  Perform VMware vSphere® vMotion® and Storage vMotion migrations

•  Create a vSphere vApp

8  Data Protection

•  Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server

•  Introduce the VMware Data Recovery appliance

•  Discuss solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently

9  Access and Authentication Control

•  Control user access through roles and permissions

•  Configure and manage the ESXi firewall

•  Configure ESXi lockdown mode

•  Integrate ESXi with Active Directory

•  Introduce VMware vShield Zones

10  Resource Management and Monitoring

•  Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts

•  Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage

•  Configure and manage resource pools

•  Monitor resource usage using  vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

11  High Availability and Fault Tolerance

•  Introduce new vSphere High Availability (HA) architecture

•  Configure and manage a vSphere High Availability cluster

•  Introduce VMware Fault Tolerance

12  Scalability

•  Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster

•  Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility

•  Use vSphere HA and DRS together

13  Patch Management

•  Manage ESXi patching using vCenter Update Manager

•  Install Update Manager and Update Manager plug-in

•  Create patch baselines

•  Scan and remediate hosts

14  Installing VMware Components

•  Introduce ESXi installation

•  Describe boot from SAN requirements

•  Introduce vCenter Server deployment options

•  Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements

•  Install vCenter Server  (Windows based)