• Describe the software-defined data center
• Deploy an ESXi host and create virtual machines
• Describe vCenter Server architecture
• Deploy a vCenter Server instance or VMware vCenter Server™ Appliance™
• Use vCenter Server to manage an ESXi host
• Configure and manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere® Client™ and VMware vSphere®
• Web Client
• Configure virtual networks with vSphere standard switches
• Use vCenter Server to manage various types of host storage: VMware vSphere® VMFS, NFS, virtual SAN,
• and Virtual Volumes
• Manage virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
• Create a vApp
• Describe and use the content library
• Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere® vMotion®
• Use VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion® to migrate virtual machine storage
• Monitor resource usage and manage resource pools
• Use VMware vRealize™ Operations Manager™ to identify and solve issues through analytics and alerts
• Manage VMware vSphere® High Availability and VMware vSphere® Fault Tolerance
• Use VMware vSphere® Replication™ and VMware vSphere® Data Protection™ to replicate virtual
• machines and perform data recovery
• Use VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ clusters to improve host scalability
• Use vSphere distributed switches to improve network scalability
• Use VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ to apply patches and perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi
• hosts, virtual machines, and vCenter Server operations
Description
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 6, which includes VMware ESXi™ 6 and VMware vCenter Server™ 6. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size and forms the foundation for most other VMware technologies in the software-defined data center.
Audience :
System administrators
Systems engineers
Topics :
Course Introduction
o Introductions and course logistics
o Course objectives
o References and resources
Software-Defined Data Center
o Introduce components of the software-defined data center
o Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
o Install and use vSphere Client
o Overview of ESXi
Creating Virtual Machines
o Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
o Create and work with virtual machines and templates
vCenter Server
o Introduce the vCenter Server architecture
o Deploy and configure vCenter Server Appliance
o Use vSphere Web Client
o Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
o Describe, create, and manage standard switches
o Configure virtual switch security and load-balancing policies
o Create, configure, and manage vSphere distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
o Introduce storage protocols and storage device types
o Discuss ESXi hosts using iSCSI and NFS storage
o Create and manage VMFS and NFS datastores
o Introduce VMware Virtual SAN™
o Introduce Virtual Volumes
Virtual Machine Management
o Use templates and cloning to deploy new virtual machines
o Modify and manage virtual machines
o Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
o Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
o Create vApps
o Introduce the types of content libraries and how to deploy and use them
Resource Management and Monitoring
o Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
o Configure and manage resource pools
o Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
o Use various tools to monitor resource usage
o Create and use alarms to report certain conditions or events
o Identify and troubleshoot virtual machine resource issues
o Introduce vRealize Operations Manager for data center monitoring and management
vSphere HA and vSphere Fault Tolerance
o Explain the vSphere HA architecture
o Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
o Use vSphere HA advanced parameters
o Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
o Enable vSphere Fault Tolerance on virtual machines
o Introduce vSphere Replication
o Use vSphere Data Protection to back up and restore data
Host Scalability
o Describe the functions and benefits of a vSphere DRS cluster
o Configure and manage a vSphere DRS cluster
o Work with affinity and anti-affinity rules
o Use vSphere HA and vSphere DRS together for business continuity
vSphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance
o Use vSphere Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
o Install vSphere Update Manager and the vSphere Update Manager plug-in
o Create patch baselines
o Use host profiles to manage host configuration compliance
o Scan and remediate hosts
Installing vSphere Components
o Install ESXi
o Introduce vCenter Server deployment options
o Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
o Discuss installation of vCenter Server Appliance and a vCenter Server instance
o Demonstrate vCenter Server installation
Recommended Knowledge :
• System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
• Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals course for VCA-DCV certification
Category :
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Networking
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Virtualization
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Network Administration
Labs :
This course includes several labs to ensure you will gain the targeted skills and experience.
Credential :
This course meets the prerequisite for advanced vSphere courses.
