Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- 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
Virtual Machines
- Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
- Deploy a single virtual machine and virtual machine appliance
VMware vCenter Server
- Identify vCenter Server and database requirements
- Describe vCenter Server architecture
- Deploy a vCenter Server appliance
- View and create vCenter Server inventory objects
Configure and Manage Virtual Networks
- Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
- Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
Configure and Manage vSphere Storage
- Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
- Create and manage vSphere datastores
- Configure, deploy, and manage the VMware Virtual Storage Appliance
Virtual Machine Management
- Deploy virtual machines using templates, cloning, and VMware
- vCenter Converter™
- Modify and manage virtual machines
- Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
- Perform VMware vMotion® and Storage vMotion migrations
Access and Authentication Control
- Control user access through roles and permissions
- Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
- Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
- Introduce vShield Zones
Resource Management and Monitoring
- Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
- Introduce VMkernel methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
- Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
Data Protection
- Discuss strategies for backing up ESXi hosts
- Introduce the backup/recovery APIs
- Discuss strategies for backing up virtual machines
High Availability and Fault Tolerance
- Configure and manage a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster
- Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance
Scalability
- Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
- Configuring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
- Using VMware HA and DRS together
Patch Management
- Manage ESXi patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager
Installing VMware vSphere 5 Components
- Introduce ESXi Installable installation
- Introduce vCenter Server installation
- Additional vCenter Server module installation