Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
Module 2: 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
Module 3: Creating Virtual Machines
- Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
- Deploy a single virtual machine
Module 4: VMware vCenter Server
- Introduce the vCenter Server architecture
- Introduce VMware® vCenter™ Server Appliance™
- Configure and manage vCenter Server Appliance
- Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
Module 5: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
- Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
- Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
- Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
Module 6: Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
- 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
Module 7: Virtual Machine Management
- Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
- Modify and manage virtual machines
- Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
- Perform VMware vSphere® vMotion® and Storage vMotion migrations
- Create a VMware vSphere® vApp™
Module 8: Data Protection
- Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
- Introduce VMware® Data Recovery
- Discuss solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently
Module 9: Access and Authentication Control
- Control user access through roles and permissions
- Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
- Configure ESXi lockdown mode
- Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
- Introduce VMware® vShield Zones™
Module 10: Resource Management and Monitoring
- 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
Module 11: High Availability and Fault Tolerance
- Introduce the new VMware vSphere® High Availability architecture
- Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
- Introduce VMware vSphere® Fault Tolerance
Module 12: Scalability
- Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ (DRS) cluster
- Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
- Use vSphere HA and DRS together
Module 13: Patch Management
- Use Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
- Install Update Manager and the Update Manager plug-in
- Create patch baselines
- Scan and remediate hosts
Module 14: Installing VMware Components
- Introduce ESXi installation
- Describe boot-from-SAN requirements
- Introduce vCenter Server deployment options
- Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
- Install vCenter Server (Windows-based)
LABS:
- Lab 1: Installing VMware vSphere Graphical User Interfaces
- Lab 2: Configuring VMware ESXi
- Lab 3: Working with Virtual Machines
- Lab 4: Using VMware vCenter Server
- Lab 5: Standard Virtual Switches
- Lab 6: Accessing ISCSI Storage
- Lab 7: Accessing IP Storage
- Lab 8: Managing VMware vSphere VMFS
- Lab 9: Using Templates and Clones
- Lab 10: Modifying a Virtual Machine
- Lab 11: Migrating Virtual Machines
- Lab 12: Managing Virtual Machines
- Lab 13: Managing vApps
- Lab 14: Access Control
- Lab 15: User Permissions
- Lab 16: Resource Pools
- Lab 17: Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance
- Lab 18: Using Alarms
- Lab 19: Using vSphere High Availability
- Lab 20: (Optional) Designing a Network Configuration
- Lab 21: Configuring VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance
- Lab 22: vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler
- Lab 23: VMware vSphere Update Manager
- Lab 24: (Optional) Installing VMware vCenter Server
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