VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage

Course Code: VMWARE4ICM
Duration: 4 Days - (5 Days from 23/08/2010)

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Overview

Please note: As of the end of August 2010 this will become a five day course. Feedback from delegates and instructors concluded that a 5-day course would enable more coverage of the necessary theoretical and practical elements of VMware vSphere required to successfully use the product. For differences please see the Course Outline below.

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere, which consists of VMware ESXi/ESX™ and VMware vCenter Server. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course is based on ESXi 4.0, ESX 4.0, and vCenter Server 4.0.

Please note that In accordance with VMware recommendations all Servers used in the classroom are shared between the delegates.

Prerequisites

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

Delegates will learn how to

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware vSphere 4 and be able to:

  • Install and configure ESX
  • Install and configure vCenter Server
  • Configure and manage ESX networking and storage using vCenter Server
  • Deploy and manage virtual machines
  • Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
  • Increase scalability using vCenter Server
  • Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server
  • Apply patches using vCenter Update Manager
  • Manage higher availability and data protection using vCenter Server

Best practices and lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course.

Course outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

  • Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components

Module 3: Configuring ESXi/ESX

  • Configuration of ESXi and ESX

Module 4: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server

  • Install and configure vCenter Server, and use the vSphere Client to manage vCenter inventory hierarchies

Module 5: Networking

  • Configuration of vNetwork standard and distributed switches, network connections, and port groups

Module 6: Storage

  • Storage management technologies

Module 7: Virtual Machines

  • Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, Guided Consolidation
  • Modifying, managing, and migrating virtual machines

Module 8: Access Control

  • Controlling user access through roles and permissions

Module 9: Resource Monitoring

  • Workload assessment, monitoring using vCenter Server

The next modules 10-13 are specific to the 4-day class (before August 23rd):

Module 10: Scalability

  • VMware vMotion™ migrations
  • Setup of resource pools and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster

Module 11: High Availability and Data Protection

  • Setup of a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster
  • Backup and recovery of virtual machines using vCenter Data Recovery

Module 12: Configuration Management

  • Patching using vCenter Update Manager

Module 13: Installing ESX

  • Installation of ESX

The next modules 10-14 are specific to the 5-day class (after August 23rd):

Module 10: Data Protection

  • Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

Module 11: Scalability

  • Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
  • Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance using Host Profiles
  • Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
  • Perform VMware vMotion migrations
  • Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
  • Configure and manage VMware Distributed Power Management

Module 12: Patch Management

  • Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

Module 13: High Availability and Fault Tolerance

  • Configure and manage a VMware High Availability cluster
  • Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance

Module 14: Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

  • Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation

Related Certifications

This course forms part of the following certification track(s):

  • WMware vSphere Certified Professional for Candidates new to VMware