VMware vSphere/vCenter: Install, Configure, Manage, Troubleshoot
Course: VMADM
Duration: 5 Days
Level: I
Course Summary
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.
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Topics Covered In This Course
Introduction to VMware Virtualization
- Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
- Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization
- Install and use vSphere user interfaces
Create Virtual Machines - 2 hrs
- Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
- Deploy a single virtual machine
VMware vCenter Server
- Introduce vCenter Server architecture
- Introduce vCenter Server appliance
- Configure and manage vCenter Server appliance
- Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
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
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
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
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
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
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
High Availability and Fault Tolerance
- Introduce new vSphere High Availability (HA) architecture
- Configure and manage a vSphere High Availability cluster
- Introduce VMware Fault Tolerance
Scalability
- Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
- Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
- Use vSphere HA and DRS together
Patch Management
- Manage ESXi patching using vCenter Update Manager
- Install Update Manager and Update Manager plug-in
- Create patch baselines
- Scan and remediate hosts
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)
What You Can Expect
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
- Create, 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
Who Should Take This Course
- System administrators
- Systems engineers
- Operators responsible for ESXi and vCenter Server
Recommended Prerequisites
System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
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