Transition to ESXi Essentials
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- Format:
Self-Paced
- Length: 4 Hours
Overview:
This self-paced training course covers the requirements and effects of transitioning your VMware vSphere™ environment to VMware® ESXi. It provides the knowledge necessary to make fundamental design decisions and successfully add ESXi to a deployed vSphere environment. This course is based on ESXi 4.1.
Special Note: For those who prefer to learn this content in a classroom environment, whether virtual or face-to-face, there are several two-day classes scheduled worldwide. For a fee, you will receive the added value of hands-on lab exercises as well as interaction with fellow students and an instructor. Review the upcoming schedule and register today. |
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| Objectives: | At the end of the course, you should be able to: • Identify ESXi installation and configuration procedures • Leverage scripting interfaces to manage ESXi • Identify risks when migrating to ESXi |
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| Intended Audience: | System administrators, systems engineers, technical support engineers, and consultants responsible for managing and supporting a vSphere installation | |
| Prerequisites: | Experience with VMware vSphere and VMware ESX™. | |
| Outline: | Module 1: Transition to ESXi Overview • Inspect why ESXi and not ESX any more • Questions that customers might ask – when moving from ESX to ESXi Module 2: Compare and Contrast VMware ESXi and VMware ESX • Identify differences between ESX and ESXi Module 3: Install and Configure VMware ESXi • Analyze VMware ESXi Installable and ESXi Embedded editions • Install ESXi installable • Identify the tasks and procedures required to migrate to ESXi Module 4: Script Interfaces and Command Line Tools • Discuss primary scripting interfaces • Install vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) • Identify the scripting interfaces and programming tools for ESXi • Identify differences for the commands that were used with ESX and what to use with ESXi • Recognize any custom commands implemented and how to substitute them with vCLI or power vCLI commands Module 5: Management Tasks • Identify hardware monitoring techniques • Discuss system management • Identify the VMware back up tools • Distinguish the log files • Setup centralized logging • Recognize file management strategies • Analyze lockdown mode • Enable Tech Support Mode (TSM) |
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