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VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage — A 4-day course

* Open Public Course* Closed In-House Course

Course Overview

Please note, from 23rd August 2010, this course will be changing to 5 days and consequently be increasing in price. The outline is subject to change for the longer length course.

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware® vSphere, which consists of VMware ESXi/ESX™, and VMware vCenter Server. The course is based on ESXi 4.0, ESX 4.0, and vCenter Server 4.0. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. Please note: The exam is not part of the course and the fee is not included in the price of the course.

Objectives

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

Suitable for

  • System administrators, systems engineers, and operators responsible for ESXi, ESX, and/or vCenter Server

Prerequisites

  • System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

There are currently some special offers for this course. To find out more, take a look at our Special Offers page.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

London — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 9–12 Aug 2010
  • 10–13 Aug 2010
  • 16–19 Aug 2010
  • 17–20 Aug 2010
  • 23–26 Aug 2010
  • 24–27 Aug 2010
  • 31 Aug–3 Sep 2010
  • 6–9 Sep 2010
  • 20–23 Sep 2010
  • 4–7 Oct 2010
  • 18–21 Oct 2010
  • 1–4 Nov 2010
  • 15–18 Nov 2010
  • 29 Nov–2 Dec 2010
  • 6–9 Dec 2010
  • 13–16 Dec 2010
  • 10–13 Jan 2011
  • 31 Jan–3 Feb 2011
  • 14–17 Feb 2011
  • 28 Feb–3 Mar 2011
  • 14–17 Mar 2011
  • 28–31 Mar 2011
  • 11–14 Apr 2011

Wokingham — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 11–14 Oct 2010
  • 24–27 Jan 2011
  • 21–24 Mar 2011
  • 4–7 Apr 2011

Bracknell — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 2–5 Aug 2010
  • 16–19 Aug 2010
  • 31 Aug–3 Sep 2010

Reading — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 17–20 Aug 2010
  • 24–27 Aug 2010

Coventry — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 27–30 Sep 2010
  • 17–20 Jan 2011
  • 9–12 May 2011

Leicester — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 3–6 Aug 2010

Manchester — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 31 Aug–3 Sep 2010
  • 13–16 Sep 2010
  • 15–18 Nov 2010
  • 24–27 Jan 2011
  • 21–24 Mar 2011

Leeds — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 3–6 Aug 2010
  • 16–19 Aug 2010
  • 11–14 Oct 2010
  • 6–9 Dec 2010
  • 21–24 Feb 2011
  • 4–7 Apr 2011

Sunderland — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 24–27 Aug 2010

Glasgow — £1995 (+VAT)

  • 31 Aug–3 Sep 2010

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

London — £2395 (+VAT)

  • 6–10 Sep 2010
  • 20–24 Sep 2010

Bracknell — £2395 (+VAT)

  • 13–17 Sep 2010
  • 27 Sep–1 Oct 2010

Contents:

Course Introduction

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

  • Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components

Configuring ESXi/ESX

  • Configuration of ESXi and ESX

Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server

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

Networking

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

Storage

  • Storage management technologies

Virtual Machines

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

Access Control

  • Controlling user access through roles and permissions

Resource Monitoring

  • Workload assessment, monitoring using vCenter Server

Scalability

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

High Availability and Data Protection

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

Configuration Management

  • Patching using vCenter Update Manager

Installing ESX

  • Installation of ESX

There are currently some special offers for this course. To find out more, take a look at our Special Offers page.