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| Title | VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4] | |
| Summary |
- Format: Classroom - Length: 4 Days |
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| Overview | This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware® vSphere™, which consists of VMware ESXi/ESX™ and VMware vCenter™ Server. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course is based on ESXi 4.0, ESX 4.0, and vCenter Server 4.0. Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more-advanced vSphere courses. See www.vmware.com/education for options. |
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| Objectives | • Install and configure ESX • Install and configure vCenter Server • Configure and manage ESX networking and storage using vCenter Server • Deploy and manage virtual machines • Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure • Increase scalability using vCenter Server • Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server • Apply patches using VMware vCenter Update Manager • Manage higher availability and data protection using vCenter Server Best practices and lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course. |
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| Who Should Attend? | System administrators, systems engineers, and operators responsible for ESXi, ESX, and/or vCenter Server | |
| Prerequisites | System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems | |
| Outline | Module 1: Course Introduction Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization • Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components Module 3: Configuring ESXi/ESX • Configuration of ESXi and ESX Module 4: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server • Install and configure vCenter Server, and use the VMware vSphere Client to manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies Module 5: Networking • Configuration of vNetwork standard and distributed switches, network connections, and port groups Module 6: Storage • Storage management technologies Module 7: Virtual Machines • Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, Guided Consolidation • Modifying, managing, and migrating virtual machines Module 8: Access Control • Controlling user access through roles and permissions Module 9: Resource Monitoring • Workload assessment, monitoring using vCenter Server Module 10: Scalability • VMware VMotion™ migrations • Setup of resource pools and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster Module 11: High Availability and Data Protection • Setup of a VMware High Availability cluster • Backup and recovery of virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery Module 12: Configuration Management • Patching using vCenter Update Manager Module 13: Installing ESX • Installation of ESX |
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