VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure and Analyze V3.5

Course overview

This 4-day hands-on course covers mass deployment of ESX Server hosts using scripted installation, configuration and use of VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB), VMware Updated Manager and security features. The course conveys skills for management of ESX Server hosts using local CLI utilities, Troubleshooting tips are presented throughout. The course has been updated to reflect ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5, and focuses on ESX Server 3.5 rather than ESX Server 3i.

Prerequisites

• Achievement of a passing score on a short on-line pre-test: Click here to take the web-based pre-class self-test to help you determine if you have the right background to attend the HB934-DSA course.
• If you score less than 10 out of 13, we strongly encourage you to take the HB513S - VMware VI3: Install & Configure" class.
• If you score 10 or more, we recommend you to take the HB934S - VMware VI3: Deploy, Secure, Analyze" class.
• Comfort with fundamental Linux commands (such as ls and cp) and a Linux text editor
Recommended:
• Completion of VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure V3.5 (HB513S) or equivalent experience with VMware Infrastructure 3

Audience

• Systems administrators and systems integrators experienced with Virtual Infrastructure 3 who are responsible for scaling their organization’s deployment of VMware technology

Ways to save

Course objectives

• Perform scripted installations
• Learn specific commands used to administer an ESX server
• Understand and configure Virtual Infrastructure security
• Monitor Virtual Infrastructure
• Configure and implement VMware High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), Consolidated Backup, and Updated Manager
• Perform fault analysis on Virtual Infrastructure components

Course outline

Storage Administration

• Manage Virtual Machine File Systems (VMFS)datastores
• Introducing Storage VMotion

Network Administration

• Configure and secure virtual networking
• Configure software iSCSl adapter
• Manage service console firewall

Performance Monitoring

• Analyze and interpret performance esxtop and graphical tools
• Create and manage DRS enabled clusters

Business Continuity and Data Protectiony

• Configure advanced features of VMware HA cluster
• Perform backups and restoration of virtual machines using VMware Consolidated Backup

Operational Maintenance

• Configure and apply updates using VMware Update Manager

Modify Logging Behavior

• Configure VirtualCenter and ESX Server logging
• Consolidate and rotate log files

Service Console Security

• Configure SSH, sudo, TCP Wrappers

Rapid Deployment of ESX Servers

• Perform automated installation of ESX Servers for mass deployments