VMware vSphere: Practitioner Workshop [V6.7]
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- Formats:
Classroom,
Live Online,
vFlex-ILT,
Onsite
- Length: 3 Days
Overview:
In this three-day workshop, students perform various tasks that a system administrator performs on a regular basis. These tasks include updating and upgrading an existing basic VMware vSphere® environment and troubleshooting common problems. Students apply the concepts learned during the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.7] course while they increase their skill and competence.
Product Alignment • ESXi 6.7 • vCenter Server 6.7 |
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Objectives: | By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: • Explore VMware vSphere® Distributed SwitchTM configuration options • Construct a vSphere Distributed Switch for VMware vSphere® vMotion® and VM Traffic • Discuss vSphere storage concepts • Differentiate between VMware vSphere® VMFS and NFS datastores • Construct an iSCSI VMkernel Interface on a vSphere Distributed Switch • Create VMFS datastores • Describe the architecture and requirements of vSAN configuration • Explain how to create and use vSAN disk groups and storage policies • Discuss vSphere vMotion migration workflow • Discuss VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion® migration workflow • Complete virtual machine storage migrations • Automate virtual machine migrations using VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource SchedulerTM • Configure vSphere DRS groups and rules • Discuss VMware vCenter Server® migration paths • Complete a migration of Windows vCenter Server to VMware vCenter® Server ApplianceTM • Discuss VMware vSphere® Update ManagerTM concepts • Perform VMware ESXiTM hosts upgrades using vSphere Update Manager • Employ host profiles to configure an ESXi host • Configure VMware vSphere® High Availability • Demonstrate the ESXi Cluster Quickstart feature • Create a content library • Create a virtual machine template • Create customization specifications • Deploy a virtual machine from a template in the content library • Clone virtual machines • Configure vCenter Server Appliance backup • Restore a vCenter Server Appliance from a backup • Forward vCenter Server Appliance log files to Remote Syslog Server • Configure VMware vCenter Server® High Availability |
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Intended Audience: | System administrators and engineers, with beginner to intermediate knowledge of vSphere, who want to gain proficiency in the management of the vSphere lifecycle | |
Prerequisites: | Completion of the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.7] course | |
Outline: | 1 Course Introduction • Introductions and course logistics • Overview of modules and course objectives 2 vSphere Networking • Describe vSphere Distributed Switch architecture • Create and configure a vSphere Distributed Switch for virtual machine and vMotion traffic • Migrate vSphere networking interfaces to a vSphere Distributed Switch 3 vSphere Storage • Identify storage protocols and iSCSI storage components • Create and manage VMFS and NFS datastores • Explain how multipathing works with iSCSI • Describe vSAN disk groups and storage policies 4 vSphere vMotion • Perform vSphere Storage vMotion migrations • Use vSphere DRS clusters to improve host scalability • View information about a vSphere DRS cluster • Configure DRS groups and rules 5 vSphere Upgrade • Discus vCenter Server migration paths and steps • Migrate and upgrade vCenter Server for Windows to vCenter Server Appliance • Describe the architecture, components, and capabilities of vSphere Update Manager • Use vSphere Update Manager to manage the update of ESXi hosts 6 vSphere Cluster Operations • Add ESXi hosts to vCenter Server • Describe and use host profiles • Customize ESXi host configuration • Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster • Create and customize a cluster using the Quickstart workflow • Configure VMware vSAN™ in a cluster 7 Virtual Machine Management • Define and use content libraries • Use templates and cloning to deploy new virtual machines • Use customization specification files to customize a new virtual machine 8 Native Features of vCenter Server Appliance • Access and configure the vCenter Server Appliance management interface • Create a vCenter Server Appliance backup schedule • Restore vCenter Server Appliance from a backup • Configure vCenter Server High Availability |
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