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VMware vSphere 4.0 Ultimate Bootcamp

Course:   VM4BC
Duration:   5 Days
Level:   II
On our website at:   http://www.verhoef-training.com/courses/VM4BC.html
 
Course Summary

The VMware vSphere 4.0 Ultimate Bootcamp is taught by top virtualization experts and offers hands-on labs designed to expose the student to advanced virtualization concepts and the VMware vSphere 4.0 product suite.

Topics Covered In This Course

VMware vSphere Ultimate Bootcamp 

Course Introduction and Methodology (Labs)

Virtualization Overview

Planning and Installing ESX 4 (Labs)  

  • Planning ESX 4 Server Deployment
  • Deployment Guidelines
  • ESX 4 Installation (Labs)
  • ESX 4 Management
  • Configuring Hostname Resolution and NTP (Labs)
  • Troubleshooting ESX 4 Server

Using Tools to Administer a VMware Environment  

  • Overview of 3rd Party Tools (Labs)
  • Windows Commands vs. Linux Commands
  • ESX 4 Configuration Commands
  • Summary of Remote CLI Commands

Configuring Networking  

  • Create & Modify Virtual Networks (Labs)
  • Create & Modify Virtual Networks using CLI (Labs)

Configuring Storage  

  • Storage Concepts
  • iSCSI Storage (GUI & Cmd Line) (Labs)
  • Fibre Channel Storage (GUI & Cmd Line)
  • VMFS Datastores (GUI & Cmd Line) (Labs)
  • NAS Storage and NFS Datastores (GUI & Cmd Line) (Labs)
  • Raw Device Mapping (RDM) (Labs)

  VirtualCenter and License Server  

  • Licensing
  • vCenter Server 4 Installation (Labs)
  • vCenter Server 4 Inventory (Labs)
  • Managing vCenter Server 4 5. Planning vCenter Server 4 Deployment
  • Troubleshooting vCenter Server 4 Deployment
  • Troubleshooting the vSphere Client (Labs)

VM Creation and Configuration & Snapshots  

  • Create a VM (Labs)
  • Create Multiple VMs, Templates & Clones (Labs)
  • Virtual Appliances (Labs)
  • VMware vCenter Converter 4 (P2V, V2V) (Labs)
  • Manage VMs *HOL 6. Virtual Machine Startup / Shutdown
  • Virtual Machine Snapshots (Labs)
  • Web Access (Labs)
  • Troubleshooting Virtual Machines

Security and Permissions  

  • Security Overview (Labs)
  • User Access (LabsL)
  • ESX AD Integration Labs)
  • Managing Firewalls (Labs)
  • Advanced Security: SSH & SUDO (Labs)

 Advanced ESX and VirtualCenter Management  

  • Configuring Resource Pools (Labs)
  • Configuring VMotion (Labs)
  • Storage VMotion (Labs)
  • Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) (Labs)
  • Resource Pools in DRS Clusters (Labs)
  • Host Profiles (Labs)
  • vNetwork Distributed Virtual Switch (Labs)
  • Cisco Nexus 1000v Virtual Switch

  Patching and Upgrading ESX  

  • Patching ESX Server 4 (Labs)
  • Upgrades and Migrations (Labs)
  • Update Manager (Labs)
  • Upgrading from ESX 3.x to ESX 4.x (Labs)

Disaster Recovery and Backup  

  • Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
  • High Availability (HA) (Labs)
  • VMware Fault Tolerance
  • Microsoft Clustering
  • Backup Strategies
  • Using VCB Command Line Utilities (Labs)
  • VMware Data Recovery (Labs)
  • Third Party Backups (Labs)

Server and VM Monitoring  

  • Tools for Optimization
  • Monitor VM Performance (Labs)
  • Configuring Alarms (Labs)
  • Collecting Log Files (Labs)

Installing and Configuring ESXi (Labs)  

  • ESXi 4 Server Install (Labs)
  • Managing ESXi 4 with VIC
  • Managing ESXI 4 through VirtualCenter
What You Can Expect

The primary objective of the vSphere 4.0 Ultimate Bootcamp is to train the Ultimate virtualization expert through intense immersion in a five day accelerated training bootcamp.

Who Should Take This Course

System Administrators, Engineers, and Operators responsible for setup, support, and troubleshooting of ESX 4 Server and/or VirtualCenter.

Recommended Prerequisites

The Ultimate Bootcamp is intended for IT Professionals with 1 or more years of server and infrastructure experience. Individuals should have experience on Microsoft Windows and/or Linux Servers.

Training Style

Five (5) 10 hour days of intense instruction with no outside distractions. Over 50 Labs

Personal access to the top virtualization experts in the industry

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