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VMware vSphere: Fast Track

Course:  VSPHFT
Duration:  5 Days
Level:  II
Course Summary

This intensive, extended-hours training course focuses on installing, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting VMware® vSphere™ . It combines the content of the VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.

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Topics Covered In This Course

Course Introduction

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

  • Discuss virtualization and vSphere components

Configuring VMware ESX/ESXi

  • Configure ESX/ESXi settings and view system logs

Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server

  • Install and configure vCenter Server and vSphere Management Assistant
  • Manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies

Networking

  • Configure and troubleshoot vNetwork components

Storage

  • Review storage management technologies
  • Analyze and troubleshoot storage-related issues

Virtual Machines

  • Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, and Guided Consolidation
  • Modify and manage virtual machines

Access Control

  • Control user access through roles and permissions

Resource Monitoring

  • Assess workloads and monitor resources through theGUI interfaces and CLI

Scalability

  • Scale resource management
  • Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
  • Perform VMware VMotion migrations
  • Configure clusters for VMware Distributed Resource Schedulerand VMware Distributed Power Management

High Availability and Data Protection

  • Review business continuity products and features
  • Follow best practices to configure VMware High Availability clustersand VMware Fault Tolerance
  • Install and configure VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
  • Deploy VMware Data Recovery to back up virtual machines

Configuration Management

  • Manage change in the vSphere environment with Host Profilesand VMware vCenter Update Manager

Installing ESX

  • Perform manual (ESX/ESXi) and scripted (ESX) installations
What You Can Expect
  • Install and configure VMware ESX™/ESXi, vCenter™ Server, and the vSphere Management Assistant
  • Configure, manage, and troubleshoot ESX/ESXi networking and storage
  • Create, configure, migrate, manage, convert, and monitor virtual machines and virtual appliances
  • Scale the vSphere virtual infrastructure
  • Implement business continuity solutions
  • Manage changes to the vSphere environment
Who Should Take This Course

Experienced system administrators and system integrators willing to work hard to achieve superior vSphere skills with minimal time away from the office.

Training Style

Classroom or Web-Based

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