This hands-on training course covers the requirements and effects of transitioning your VMware vSphere environment to VMware ESXi. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to make fundamental design decisions and successfully add ESXi to a deployed vSphere environment. The course is based on ESXi 4.1.
Class goals :
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
Analyze ESXi and its benefits for your environment
Identify ESXi installation and configuration procedures
Use scripted installations for large-scale ESXi deployments
Employ scripting interfaces to manage ESXi
Content of VMware vSphere: Transition to ESXi
Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Working with VMware ESXi
Identify differences between ESX and ESXi
Recognize tasks and procedures when moving to ESXi
Module 3: Installing and Configuring VMware ESXi
Analyze ESXi Installable and ESXi Embedded
Install and configure ESXi Installable and ESXi Embedded
Recognize the steps for upgrading to ESXi
Module 4: Performing Management Tasks
Identify hardware monitoring techniques
Discuss system management and backup methodology
Distinguish the log files
Recognize security methodologies
Employ file management practices
Perform basic troubleshooting with the direct console user interface
Module 5: Large-Scale Deployment of VMware ESXi
Identify scripted installation programs for ESXi (SDK and Weasel)
Analyze the commands to perform scripted installation
Discuss best practices for large-scale deployment
Module 6: Using Scripting Interfaces
Identify the scripting interfaces for ESXi
Discuss primary scripting interfaces
Install VMware vSphere Management Assistant
Identify differences between commands used with ESX and those used with ESXi
Recognize custom commands and how to substitute VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface commands or vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets for them
Training VMware VSphere 4
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This fast-paced, extended-hour, lab-intensive course includes the content of the VMware vSphere 5: Install, configure and Manager and are vSphere: Automation with vSphere PowerCLI courses.
Class goals :
At the end of the course, you should be able to do the following:
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
Automate VMware ESX™ configuration
Automate provisioning virtual machines
Automate virtual machine configuration changes
Automate cluster operations
Automate reportings
Content of VMware vSphere 5: Automation Fast Track
VMware Virtualization
Virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
Server, network, and storage virtualization concepts
Where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
Install and use vSphere user interfaces
Virtual Machines
Virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
Deploy a single virtual machine and virtual machine appliance
VMware vCenter Server
vCenter Server and database requirements
vCenter Server architecture
Deploy a vCenter Server appliance
View and create vCenter Server inventory objects
Configure and Manage Virtual Networks
Create and manage a standard virtual switch
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 Machine Management
Deploy virtual machines using 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
vShield Zones
Resource Management and Monitoring
Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
VMkernel methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
Data Protection
Strategies for backing up ESXi hosts
Backup/recovery APIs
Strategies for backing up virtual machines
High Availability and Fault Tolerance
Configure and manage a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster
Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance
Scalability
Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
Configure 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
ESXi Installable installation
vCenter Server installation
Additional vCenter Server module installation
Introduction to vSphere PowerCLI
Main vSphere PowerCLI Object
Main commandlets in vSphere PowerCLI
Connect to a vSphere infrastructure
Get help for commandlets
Automating ESX Host Configuration
Automate configuration of virtual switches on ESX hosts
Automate configuration of datastores on ESX hosts
Virtual Machine Provisioning, Configuration, and Protection
Automate creation of virtual machines
Change virtual machine settings programmatically
Run vSphere PowerCLI scripts in virtual machines
Automate virtual machine protection
Automating Cluster Operations
Automate virtual machine storage migration
Automate VMware vMotion™
Create a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler/VMware High Availability cluster
Automate cluster configuration
Automate resource pool creation and configuration
Training VMware VSphere 5
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This intensive, extended-hours training course focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 5. It combines the content of the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.
Class goals :
At the end of the course, you should be able to do the following:
Configure and manage ESXi networking and storage
Create, configure, migrate, manage, convert, and monitor virtual machines and virtual appliances
Manage user access to the virtual infrastructure
Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
Scale the vSphere virtual infrastructure
Implement business continuity solutions
Manage changes to the vSphere environment
Use a command-line interface to manage vSphere
Install and configure ESXi and vCenter Server
Use vSphere Auto Deploy to provision ESXi hosts
Content of VMware vSphere 5: Fast Track
Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Introduction to VMware Virtualization
Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, 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 interfaces
Create Virtual Machines
Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
Deploy a single virtual machine
VMware vCenter Server
Introduce vCenter Server architecture
Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere®, which consists of VMware ESXi™, and VMware vCenter™ Server. The course is based on ESXi 5.0 and vCenter Server 5.0. Completion of this course satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware® Certified Professional 5 exam.
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
Training VMware VSphere 5
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This hands-on training course introduces the most compelling features of VMware vSphere® 5, which is the foundational component of the cloud infrastructure suite of software from VMware®. This course demonstrates vSphere features that help reduce your IT costs while improving efficiency, availability, scalability, flexibility, and manageability.
Class goals :
By the end of the course, you will be able to explain vSphere 5.0 storage, network, and virtualization concepts and have hands-on experience with the following:
Using the VMware vSphere® Client™ to deploy and manage virtual machines
Using VMware vSphere® vMotion® to migrate live virtual machines
Using vSphere Storage vMotion to migrate live virtual machine data
Configuring ESXi clusters to automatically balance virtual machine workloads
Hierarchically allocating CPU and memory resources to specific business functions
Using vCenter Server alarms and performance graphs to actively monitor the datacenter
Content of VMware vSphere 5: Overview
Course Introduction
Understand the course goals
Understand the course objectives
Become familiar with the course outline
Virtual Infrastructure Overview
Describe server virtualization concepts
Identify vSphere components, including vCenter Server, ESXi,and the vSphere Client
View and describe virtual network and storage components
Learn to use the vSphere Client management interface
Create and use templates to deploy virtual machines
Describe the functionality and benefits of installing VMware Tools on virtual machines
Automate guest operating system customization
Allocating Compute Resources to Business Functions
Describe CPU and memory resource management techniques used in ESXi
Use virtual machine resource controls to allocate CPU and memory resources
Use resources pools to hierarchically allocate CPU and memory resources
Migrating Virtual Machines
Describe the operation and benefits of vMotion and Storage vMotion
Use vMotion to migrate a live virtual machine
Use Storage vMotion to migrate a live virtual machine’s data
Balancing Virtual Machine Workloads
Describe the operation and scalability benefits of vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
Configure a DRS cluster and resource pools
Describe the operation and scalability benefits of Storage DRS
Configure a Storage DRS cluster
Describe the operation and cost benefits of vSphere Distributed Power Management
Monitoring the Virtual Datacenter
Describe vCenter Server monitoring capabilities, including performance graphs and alarms
Use performance graphs to monitor ESXi hosts
Configure ESXi host and virtual machine alarms
High Availability and Fault Tolerance
Describe the operation and availability benefits of vSphere High vailability
Configure a vSphere HA cluster
Describe the operation and availability benefits of VMware Fault Tolerance
Configure a virtual machine for fault tolerance
Extending VMware vSphere Capabilities
Discuss how different VMware products and features work together to reduce the costs and improve the efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability of your datacenter
Training VMware VSphere 5
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XML has rapidly become a de-facto standard for exchanging data between applications and organisations. The growth of XML has led to the emergence of XPath and XSLT as standard ways of accessing and transforming content in an XML document.
Class goals :
After completing this course, delegates will be able to:
locate content in an XML document using XPath
write XSLT style sheets to transform XML documents
apply XSLT style sheets statically or dynamically to XML documents
generate new XML content using XSLT
perform repetition and conditional logic in an XSLT style sheet
sort documents, and control textual and numeric output
define and use named templates
parameterise template rules and style sheets
coordinate multiple XML documents using style sheets
reuse, customise, and extend XSLT style sheets
Content of Transforming XML using XSLT Style Sheets
XSLT and XPath Introduction
Recap of XML document structure
What is XPath?
What is XSLT?
Why are XSLT and XPath useful?
Transforming XML documents using XPath and XSLT
Generating XML and/or HTML output
Industry support for XPath and XSLT
Selecting XML Nodes using XPath
XPath nodes and properties
Axes, node tests, and predicates
Location paths and location steps
Accessing elements and attributes
Accessing other node types
Filtering nodes using predicates
Using XPath operators and functions
Writing and Applying XSLT Style Sheets
XSLT style sheet structure
Defining template rules
Obtaining node values
Invoking template rules
Literal result elements
Applying a style sheet to an XML document
Applying a style sheet dynamically using DOM
The XSLT Programming Language
Performing iteration
Making decisions
Creating named templates
Calling named templates
Defining and using variables
Defining and using parameters
Fine-Tuning XSLT Output
Formatting numbers
Sorting the result tree
Controlling whitespace
Character encodings
Specifying XML, HTML, and plain text output methods
Mapping XML dialects with XSLT
Creating new XML content with XSLT
Creating elements
Creating attributes
Namespace issues
Generating and formatting text content
Creating numeric output
Creating other XML content
Managing multiple XML documents with XSLT
Accessing multiple XML documents
Cross-referencing data using keys
Accessing XML data with keys
Generating cross references in XML documents
Producing Scalable Solutions with XSLT
Including style sheets
Importing style sheets
Overriding imported template rules
Invoking overridden template rules
Specifying template priorities
The Way Ahead
Extension elements
Extension functions
Forwards-compatible processing
Fallback processing
The role of XPath in XPointer
Likely impact of the XML Schema Definition Language (XSLD)
Training Transforming XML using XSLT Style Sheets
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This course is intended for Solaris 10 Administrators who wish to quickly get up to speed with the new features of Solaris 11. It covers all the major new facilities, in a workshop environment, providing extensive hands-on practicals.
Class goals :
This course is intended for Solaris 10 Administrators who wish to quickly get up to speed with the new features of Solaris 11. It covers all the major new facilities, in a workshop environment, providing extensive hands-on practicals.
Content of Transition to Solaris 11 (from Solaris 10)
Introduction to the new Solaris 11 operating system changes and enhancements
Considerations for a transition from Solaris 10 to 11
Solaris 11 Installations
Preparations for installation
Overview of install methods
Installation using the interactive installer (SPARC and Intel)
Installation with AI media (automated installer) (SPARC and Intel)
Using AI media for troubleshooting, etc.
Automated network installs, and how to migrate Solaris 10 Jumpstart rules, sysidcfg and profiles
The distribution constructor
Software Management
Overview of the IPS( Image Package System)
Using basic pkg commands to list packages and packages information
Installing, verifying, fixing and removing packages
Package group management
Using the packagmanager GUI
IPS repository management, including the creation and use of local release and support repositories
Manage Boot Environments
Boot environments in Solaris 11 compared to Live Upgrade in Solaris 10
Managing BEs with beadm
BEs and IPS – how they interact
Changes in Zones
Overview of new zone features
Creating and managing zones
Creating a branded Solaris 10 zone, including p2v and v2v conversions
NFS server now supported in a non-global zone
Read-only zones
Network Features and Changes
Day-to-day network configuration and management changes/enhancements
The new ipadm and enhanced dladm command
The new network virtualisation features
Network Auto-Magic (NWAM)
Implement IPMP (Internet Protocol Multi-Pathing)
Use network resource controls and network bridges
ipadm and IPv6
Disk Storage Enhancements
Overview of the new and changed features
ZFS deduplication
ZFS snapshot changes
ZFS zpool split – the ability to split a mirror from a pool, then import it
ZFS shadow migration
Describe the COMSTAR (COmmon Multiprotocol Scsi TARget) framework
Implement iSCSI including target and initiator systems
System Security New Features and Changes
Overview of the new security features
Configure data encryption, and create an encrypted file system
System integrity using the Basic Audit Reporting Tool (BART), including report customisation
Training Transition to Solaris 11
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This course presents the essential differences between administrating Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 and the Solaris 10 Operating Systems. The course covers skills and tasks that are new or are changed in Solaris 10 from Solaris 8 and 9. The course also covers tasks in Solaris 10 that replace previous Solaris tasks.
Class goals :
By the end of the course the delegate should be able to administer services with the Service Management Facility, describe features of Multiterabyte UFS, manage patches with the Sun Update Connection Services, configure various security features, create RAID volumes with the Solaris Volume Manager, create and manage ZFS file systems, control Log file rotation, manage Flash Archives for installation, install updates with the Live Upgrade feature and describe other differences between Solaris 10 and older Solaris versions.
The delegate will practice:
Administer services with the Service Management Facility
Control Log file rotation
Create RAID volumes with the Solaris Volume Manager
Create and manage ZFS file systems
Manage Flash Archives for installation
Install updates with the Live Upgrade feature
Configure various security features
Content of Managing Solaris 10 for Experienced Solaris 8 and 9 Systems Administrators
Course Introduction
Administration and Course Materials
Course Structure and Agenda
Delegate and Trainer Introductions
Service Management Facility (SMF)
Identify features of the Service Management Facility (SMF)
Manage services with various SMF commands
Disk and File Management
Identify changes to the format command
Implement EFI disk labels
Identify changes to the behaviour of the devfsadm command
Identify new pseudo file systems
Describe features of the Multiterabyte UFS
Describe changes related to logging in UFS
Display file activity with fsstat
Describe the effect of the /etc/inet/ipnodes file on the loghost variable for syslog
Log file rotation
Solaris Volume Manager (SVM)
Describe Solaris Volume Manager Software RAID concepts
Build a RAID-0 (concatenated) volume
Build a RAID-1 (mirror) volume for a file system including root
Backup a mirrored volume
Build a RAID-5 volume
Manage Hot Spares
ZFS
Basic Description
Requirements
Main Features
The ZFS Tools
Managing ZFS Pools with zpool
Managing ZFS File Systems with zfs
Installing a ZFS root File System
Software Management
State the installation requirements for the Solaris 10 OS
Describe additional software groups introduced in the Solaris 10 OS
Describe differences in Jumpstart Server configuration
Describe WAN boot installation
Describe how signed packages and patches are implemented
Describe related options with pkgadd and patchadd
Sun Connection Services and Patch Management
Implement patch management using the Sun Update Connection Services
Manage patches with the Sun Update Manager application and the smpatch command
Managing Flash Archives
Describe the Flash installation feature
Create a Flash archive
Use a Flash archive for installation
Using Live Upagrade
Create an alternate boot environment cloned from a running system
Create a differential flash archive in a Live Upgrade boot environment
Create an empty alternative boot environment for updating with a Flash Archive
Extend a base boot environment with a differential flash archive
User Management and Security
Manage users and groups with the Solaris Management Console (SMC)
Manage users and groups with SMC commands
Manage password generation
Manage user logins for failed attempts
Networking Services
Describe differences in managing the DNS (server and client) and LDAP (client) Naming Services
Describe the differences in the Network File System (NFS)
Describe the enhancements to Network File System version 4
Describe changes to managing AutoFS
Miscellaneous Features
Identify changes in printing services
Desktop Printer Management Tool
Describe the differences in the coreadm command from Solaris 10
Describe MPSS (Multiple Page Size Support)
System Administration with Solaris Management Console (SMC)
System Administration with Webmin
Zone (optional topic, depending on time)
Basic Description
Main Features and Benefits
Zone Configuration Settings and Characteristics
Creating Zones (zonecfg, zoneadm, zlogin)
Accessing Zones
Managing the Zone State
Zone Migration
Zone System Processes
GRUB (optional topic, depending on time)
Booting from an INTEL System with GRUB
Booting Procedures with GRUB
GRUB Files
Modifying the Boot Behaviour
Training Managing Solaris 10
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This hands-on training course explores new features in VMware vCenter™ Server 5.0 and VMware® ESXi™ 5.0. Topics include VMware vSphere® 5 installation and how to upgrade from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0. vSphere 5.0 is the first version of vSphere to include only the ESXi hypervisor.
Class goals :
At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functions and features in vSphere 5.0 and be able to do the following:
List and describe key enhancements in vSphere 5.0
Upgrade a deployment from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0
Use Image Builder to modify and export an image profile as part of Auto Deploy
Use Auto Deploy to Install a stateless ESXi host
Manage a version 8 virtual machine with the next-generation Web-based VMware vSphere Client
List and describe key networking enhancements, including the ESXi firewall and new features in vNetwork distributed switches
Upgrade and manage a VMware vSphere VMFS5 datastore
Understand and configure policy-driven storage management
Create a datastore cluster and configure Storage DRS
Configure a VMware High Availability cluster based on the new Fault Domain Manager agents
Use the Linux-based VMware vCenter Server Appliance
Content of VMware vSphere 5: What’s New
Introduction to VMware vSphere 5.0
Key enhancements in ESXi, vCenter Server, and VMware vSphere Upgrade Manager
Upgrade vSphere components from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0, including vCenter Server, Update Manager, and ESXi
Virtual Machine Management
Describe new virtual machine version 8 hardware features
Explain virtual machine snapshot consolidation
Describe the vCenter Solutions Manager
Upgrade a virtual machine to version 8 hardware
Install, register, and use the Web-based vSphere Client
Network Management
Describe the ESXi firewall
Describe new features of vNetwork distributed switches including NetFlow, port mirroring, and Link Layer Discovery Protocol
Describe enhancements to network I/O control, including 802.1p priority tagging, user-defined virtual machine resource pools, and the host-based replication traffic pool
Configure the ESXi firewall
Configure and test port mirroring
Storage Management
Describe new storage features, including VMFS5, Fibre Channel over Ethernet software adapters, policy-driven storage management and vStorage API for Storage Awareness, solid-state disk support, and VMware vSphere vStorage Appliance
Describe enhanced features, including snapshot support for VMware vSphere Storage vMotion, increased storage performance, and new primitives in the vStorage API for Array Integration
Upgrade VMFS3 to VMFS5
Create a storage policy
Scalability
Scaling enhancements to resource pools and VMware vSphere vMotion
Describe Storage DRS operation
Create a datastore cluster for Storage DRS
Configure Storage DRS
High Availability
Describe enhancements to the VMware Fault Tolerance and Enhanced vMotion Compatibility features
Describe the operation of VMware HA using the new Fault Domain Manager agents
Create a VMware HA cluster
New VMware vSphere Deployment Alternatives
Configure the Linux-based vCenter Server Appliance
Use Image Builder to create an installation image profile
Use Auto Deploy to deploy a stateless ESXi host
Training VMware VSphere 5
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This two-day, hands-on training course equips experienced VMware vSphere® administrators with the knowledge to install, configure, and manage VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager™ 5.0. This course also equips vSphere administrators ith the knowledge to assist in disaster planning and to test disaster recovery plans with SRM.
Class goals :
At the end of the course, you should be able to do the following:
Install SRM 5.0
Configure placeholder datastores
Configure inventory mappings in SRM
Configure datastore mappings
Replicate virtual machines using physical couriering
Configure vSphere replication-based protection groups in SRM
Create, edit, execute, test, and remove a recovery plan in SRM
Reprotect virtual machines
Configure SRM alarms
Troubleshoot SRM problems
Content of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.0: Install, Configure, Manage
Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Introduction to Disaster Recovery
Introduce disaster recovery terminology and concepts
Describe disaster recovery and business continuity planning
Use a runbook to guide disaster recovery
Overview and Architecture
Describe the SRM architecture and components
Discuss the functional differences between SRM and VMware
vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler and VMware vSphere High Availability
List the new features of SRM 5.0
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Planning
List the SRM prerequisites checklist
Identify and describe SRM site preparation activities, including DNS validation, SRM database requirements, datastore groups requirements, recovery site inventory preparation, and network communication planning
VMware vSphere Replication
Describe storage replication using the vRMS appliance
List storage replication limitations when using the vRMS appliance
Installation
Identify and complete SRM installation tasks
Integration with storage arrays using storage replication adapters
Configure storage replication
List and describe SRM security roles
Establishing the Replication Framework
Describe and configure SRM placeholder datastores
Configure datastore mappings for vRMS storage replication
Describe and configure SRM inventory, network, and datastore mappings
Protection Groups
Describe protection groups
Configure a protection group to protect virtual machines
Describe placeholder virtual machines
Create customizations to reconfigure virtual machine network connections after a failover
Recovery Plans
Discuss SRM recovery plans
List SRM recovery plan steps
Create an SRM recovery plan
Alarms and Site Status
Describe SRM alarms
Describe the available alarm actions
Configure an alarm
Failover Testing and Failover
Describe failover testing, including its effect on storage and network configuration
Test a recovery plan
Execute a failover
Discuss storage resignaturing
Planned Migration, Reprotect, and Failback
Discuss planned migration and how it is different from a failover
Execute a planned migration
Discuss when and how to reprotect a virtual machine
Describe SRM failback
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Logs, Simple Scripts, and Troubleshooting
Describe SRM logs
Resolve problems with the SRM database
Resolve site connection problems
Resolve LUN, datastore, and protection group problems
Use scripts with SRM
Training VMware VCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.0
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