VSphere

Install and Configure

4 Days

Learn How 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

Pre-Requisites

Delegates should be confident supporting a Windows server environment as can be gained from our Windows 2003/2008 Server Administration course.

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

Virtualization and vSphere components

 

Installing ESX

 

Configuring ESXi/ESX

Configure ESXi

Configure ESX

 

Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server

Install and configure vCenter Server

Use the vSphere Client to manage vCenter inventory hierarchies

 

Networking

Configure vNetwork standard and distributed switches

Configuring network connections

Configuring port groups

 

Storage

Storage management technologies

 

Virtual Machines

Deploy virtual machines using templates

VMware vCenter Converter

Guided Consolidation

Modify, manage, and migrate virtual machines

Access Control

Control user access through roles and permissions

 

Resource Monitoring

Workload assessment

Monitoring using vCenter Server

 

Scalability

VMware vMotion™ migrations

Setup of resource pools

VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster

 

High Availability and Data Protection

Setup of a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster

Backup and recovery of virtual machines using vCenter Data Recovery

 

Configuration Management

Patching using vCenter Update Manager