Class overview :

Class goals :

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware vSphere 5 and be able to:

• Install and configure ESXi
• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Configure and manage ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server
• Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
• Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
• Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
• Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
• Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESXi patches
• Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Content of VMware vSphere 5: Install, Configure, Manage

Course Introduction

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Introduce virtualization, the cloud, 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 interface

Virtual Machines

• Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
• Deploy a single virtual machine and virtual machine appliance

VMware vCenter Server

• Identify vCenter Server and database requirements
• Describe vCenter Server architecture
• Deploy a vCenter Server appliance
• View and create vCenter Server inventory objects

Configure and Manage Virtual Networks

• Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
• Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties

Configure and Manage vSphere Storage

• Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSphere datastores
• Configure, deploy, and manage the VMware Virtual Storage Appliance

Virtual Machines

• Deploy virtual machines using the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
• Perform VMware vMotion and Storage vMotion migrations

Access and Authentication Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions
• Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
• Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
• Introduce vShield Zones

Resource Management and Monitoring

• Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
• Introduce VMkernel methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

Data Protection

• Discuss strategies for backing up ESXi hosts
• Introduce the backup/recovery APIs
• Discuss strategies for backing up virtual machines

High Availability and Fault Tolerance

• Configure and manage a VMware High Availability cluster
• Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance

Scalability

• Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
• Configuring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
• Using VMware HA and DRS together

Patch Management

• Manage ESXi patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

Installing VMware vSphere 5 Components

• Introduce ESXi Installable installation
• Introduce vCenter Server installation
• Additional vCenter Server module installation