VMware Training

  • Introduction to VMware Virtualization: Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
  • Explain server, network, and storage virtualization concepts
  • Describe where vSphere fits into cloud architecture
  • Install and use vSphere user interfaces

  • Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
  • Deploy a single virtual machine

  • Introduce vCenter Server architecture
  • Introduce vCenter Server appliance
  • Configure and manage vCenter Server appliance
  • Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses

  • Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
  • Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
  • Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms

  • Introduce storage protocols and device names
  • Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
  • Create and manage vSphere datastores
  • Deploy and manage VMware vSphere Storage Appliance

  • Deploy virtual machines using templates and cloning
  • Modify and manage virtual machines
  • Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
  • Perform vSphere vMotion and Storage vMotion migrations
  • Create a vSphere vApp

  • Discuss strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
  • Introduce VMware Data Recovery appliance
  • Discuss efficient virtual machine backup solutions

  • Control user access through roles and permissions
  • Configure and manage ESXi firewall and lockdown mode
  • Integrate ESXi with Active Directory

  • Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
  • Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
  • Configure and manage resource pools
  • Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

  • Introduce vSphere High Availability (HA) architecture
  • Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
  • Introduce VMware Fault Tolerance

  • Configure and manage VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
  • Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
  • Use vSphere HA and DRS together

  • Manage ESXi patching using vCenter Update Manager
  • Install Update Manager and plug-in
  • Create patch baselines, scan, and remediate hosts

  • Introduce ESXi installation
  • Describe boot from SAN requirements