1. Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
2. Course objectives
Introduction to VMware Virtualization
Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization
Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
Install and use vSphere user interfaces
3. Create Virtual Machines
Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
Deploy a single virtual machine
4. VMware vCenter Server
Introduce vCenter Server architecture
Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
5. Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
6. Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
Introduce storage protocols and device names
Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
Create and manage vSphere datastores
Introduce VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance
7. Virtual Machine Management
Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
Modify and manage virtual machines
Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
Perform VMware vSphere® vMotion® and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
Create a vSphere vApp
8. Access and Authentication Control
Control user access through roles and permissions
Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
Configure ESXi lockdown mode
Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
Introduce VMware® vShield Zones
9. Resource Management and Monitoring
Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
Configure and manage resource pools
Use vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms to monitor resource usage
10. High Availability and Fault Tolerance
Introduce new vSphere High Availability architecture
Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
11. Host Scalability
Use Host Profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
Configure and manage a vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
Configure and manage vSphere Distributed Power Management
12. Network Scalability
Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
13. Storage Scalability
Introduce Storage I/O Control
Describe VMware vSphere® Storage APIs - Array Integration and VASA
Explain policy-driven storage
Add a storage policy to a virtual machine storage profile
Describe Storage DRS operation
Create a datastore cluster for Storage DRS
Configure Storage DRS
14. Data Protection
Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
Introduce the VMware Data Recovery appliance
Discuss solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently
15. Patch Management
Use VMware vSphere® vCenter Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
Install Update Manager and the Update Manager plug-in
Create patch baselines
Scan and remediate hosts
16. VMware vSphere Management Assistant
Describe VMware vSphere® Management Assistant (vMA)
Configure vMA
Discuss the esxcli and vicfg commands
Perform command-line operations for host management, network management, storage management, and performance monitoring
17. Installing VMware Components
Use vCenter Linked Mode to manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
Introduce ESXi installation
Describe boot-from-SAN requirements
Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
Install vCenter Server (Windows-based)
Introduce VMware vCenter Server Appliance
Configure and manage vCenter Server Appliance
Use Image Builder to create an ESXi installation image
Use Auto Deploy to deploy a stateless ESXi host