VMware vSphere 4.1: Install, Configure, Manage — A 5-day course

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• VMware vSphere 5: Install, Configure, Manage

Course Overview

Please note that this course has been retired and is no longer available. Please see the VMware page for courses currently available in this subject area.

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 or ESXi
• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Configure and manage ESX/ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server
• Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
• Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
• Increase scalability using vCenter Server
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server
• Apply ESX/ESXi patches using VMware 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

Schedule

Contents:

Course Introduction

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Introduce virtualization, the cloud, and vSphere components

Configuring ESXi/ESX

• Introduce the architecture of ESX and ESXi
• Manually configure ESX/ESXi

VMware vCenter Server

• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects

vNetwork Standard Switches

• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork standard switches, network connections, and port groups

Storage

• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSphere datastores

Virtual Machines

• Deploy virtual machines using the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Perform Storage vMotion migrations

Access Control

• Controlling user access through roles and permissions

Resource Monitoring

• Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

Data Protection

• Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

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

Patch Management

• Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

High Availability and Fault Tolerance

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

Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

• Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation