VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (VMware)

Duration: 4 days

This 4-day 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. Best

practices and lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course. This course is 50% lecture and 50% hands-on lab.

Audience

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.

Course Objective

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

Course Outline:

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