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Training Updating Your Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist Skills to R2 – 3 days

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Class overview :

This three-day instructor-led course teaches IT Professionals experienced with Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist skills the new features of Windows Server 2008 R2. The course facilitates accelerated learning of Windows Server 2008 R2 features and features enabled in Windows Server 2008 R2 for Windows 7.

Class goals :

On completion of this training course, delegates will be able to:

  • Deploy and manage Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • Configure Active Directory in Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • Configure server virtualization by using Hyper-V.
  • Configure Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • Deploy and configure Remote Access Services.
  • Configure Windows Server 2008 R2 features for branch offices.
  • Configure and manage Windows Server 2008 R2 Web services.
  • Manage Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0.

Content of Updating Your Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist Skills to R2

Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Installing Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Configuring Windows Deployment Services
  • Migrating Server Roles, Features, and Settings to Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Managing Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Lab : Deploying Windows Server 2008 R2 (Configuring and Testing Virtual Hard Disk with Native Boot; Configuring New Features in Windows Deployment Services; Migrating Server Roles)
  • Lab : Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 (Using Server Manager for Remote Administration; Removing Anonymous Access to Confidential Files Automatically; Dealing with Stale Data; Using Features in Windows Server Backup)

Configuring Active Directory in Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Configuring Active Directory Domain Services Features
  • Configuring Group Policy in Active Directory Domain Services
  • Features of Other Active Directory Server Roles
  • Lab : Configuring Active Directory Domain Services Features (Installing and Configuring the Active Directory Administration Center; Configuring and Testing the Active Directory Recycle Bin; Configuring Offline Domain Join)
  • Lab : Configuring Group Policy in Active Directory Domain Services (Using Starter GPO; Using Group Policy Preferences; Implementing Application Control Policies)

Configuring Server Virtualization by Using Hyper-V

  • Configuring the Features of Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
  • Configuring Live Migration in Hyper-V
  • System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2
  • Lab : Configuring Server Virtualization by Using Hyper-V (Installing and Configuring Failover Clustering; Configuring Cluster Shared Volumes; Setting Up a Virtual Machine for Live Migration)

Configuring Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Configuring Remote Desktop Services
  • Configuring Remote Desktop Gateway
  • Configuring Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
  • Lab : Configuring Remote Desktop Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2 (Publishing Applications Using RemoteApp and Remote Desktop Connection Broker; Publishing Applications for External Users Using Remote Desktop Gateway; Configuring Virtual Desktop Pool)

Deploying and Configuring Remote Access Services

  • Overview of DirectAccess
  • Deploying DirectAccess
  • Configuring VPN Reconnect
  • Lab : Deploying and Configuring Remote Access Services (Reviewing Existing Infrastructure Configuration; Completing Configuration of Infrastructure Services for DirectAccess; Completing Configuration of the DirectAccess Server and Verify ISATAP-based connectivity; Implementing VPN Reconnect)

Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 Features for Branch Offices

  • Features for Optimizing Branch Office Network Access
  • Configuring BranchCache
  • Configuring Branch Office Security Features
  • Lab : Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 Features for Branch Offices (Configuring BranchCache in Distributed Cache Mode; Configuring BranchCache in Hosted Cache Mode; Configuring Read Only DFS Replica

Configuring and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Services

  • Configuring and Managing IIS
  • Configuring FTP
  • Lab : Configuring and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Services (Creating and Configuring a Web Site on Windows Server 2008 R2; Managing ASP.NET on Server Core; Configuring FTP Virtual Host Names and Deploying FTP over SSL)

Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0

  • Using Windows PowerShell
  • Managing AD DS with Windows PowerShell
  • Managing Server Roles with Windows PowerShell
  • Lab : Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0 (Using Windows PowerShell; Working with Active Directory by Using the Active Directory PowerShell Module; Managing IIS by Using Windows PowerShell; Configuring Server Manager Server Roles and Features by Using Windows PowerShell)
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Training Updating Your Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist Skills to R2

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  • Type of training: Inter-company, intra-company and individual
  • 100% flexible & personalised training : You choose the place, the dates and the training program
  • Offer request : Response within 24 hours
  • 50% discount for SME’s from Brussels-Capital Region
  • Free parking, lunch & drinks
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Training Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008 – 5 days

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Class overview :

This five day course is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and implement a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment. It incorporates both the planning of the server infrastructure andkey aspects of the implementation, management and maintenance of Active Directory and Network Infrastructure.

Class goals :

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Plan Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 deployments and upgrades
  • Plan server management and delegated administration strategies
  • Plan for network addressing with IPv4 and IPv6 and also the provisioning of DNS services
  • Plan and provision Active Directory Domain Services
  • Plan and implement Group Policy strategy
  • Plan and implement Active Directory Certificate Services
  • Plan and provision Application servers including Web services, presentation virtualization and application virtualization
  • Plan and implement file and print server roles
  • Plan and implement secure network access policies such as VPNs, Network Access Protection (NAP) and Direct Access
  • Plan and provision data and storage
  • Plan and implementan update management strategy using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
  • Plan and implement high availability
  • Plan for server performance and event monitoring
  • Plan and implement a backup and recovery strategy

Content of Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008

Planning Server Deployment and Upgrade

This module explains how to plan Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 deployments and upgrades.

  • Developing a Deployment Strategy
  • Virtualization Considerations
  • Selecting an Automation Strategy
  • Implementing an Automation Strategy
  • Lab: Planning and Implementing Server Deployment
  • Planning a Windows Server 2008 R2 Deployment
  • Modifying a Windows Server 2008 R2 Image
  • Preparing to Deploy the Windows Server 2008 R2 Image

Planning Server Management and Delegated Administration

This module explains how to plan for server management and delegated administration on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments

  • Server Management Tools
  • Decentralizing Systems Administration
  • Lab: Implementing Role Based Systems Administration
  • Create an administrative-level role group
  • Creating an account management group
  • Enable and configure auditing for sensitive groups

Planning Network Addressing and Name Resolution

This module explains how to plan for IPv4 and IPv6 addressing in your network and to plan and implement DNS and DHCP in a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment

  • Provisioning IPv4 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
  • Provisioning IPv6 Addresses on Enterprise Networks
  • Transitioning to IPv6
  • Provisioning DNS Services on Enterprise Networks
  • Lab: Planning and Implementing DHCP and DNS
  • Planning the Deployment of DHCP and DNS Servers
  • Implementing DNS
  • Implementing DHCP

Planning and Provisioning Active Directory Domain Services

This module explains how to plan and provision Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments.

  • Deploying Domain Controllers in Multi-Site Organizations
  • Planning Administrative and Management Structures for AD DS
  • Planning a Maintenance Strategy for AD DS
  • Planning a Backup and Restore Strategy for AD DS
  • Lab: Planning and Provisioning AD DS
  • Planning an Active Directory Structure
  • Planning an AD DS Maintenance Strategy
  • AD DS Backup and Recovery

Planning Group Policy Strategy

This module explains how to plan and implement Group Policy strategy n Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments

  • Planning Group Policy Settings
  • Planning Group Policy Assignment
  • Planning the Management of Group Policy Objects
  • Planning and Implementing Group Policy
  • Planning Group Policy
  • Implementing the Proposed GPO Plan

Planning Active Directory Certificate Services

This module explains how to plan Active Directory Certificate Services in Windows Server 2008 and Window Server 2008 R2 environments.

  • Enterprise PKI Deployment and Administration
  • Managing Certificate Templates
  • Planning Certificate Enrollment and Revocation
  • Lab: Configuring Certificate Services
  • Certificate Services Deployment Planning
  • Standalone Root and Subordinate CA
  • Configure Key Archiving and Recovery

Planning and Provisioning Application Servers

This module explains how to plan and provision application servers in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments.Lessons

  • Planning and Provisioning Web Services
  • Planning and Provisioning Presentation Virtualization
  • Planning and Provisioning Application Virtualization
  • Lab : Planning and Provisioning Application Servers
  • Planning Application Deployment
  • Configuring Remote Desktop Policies
  • Configuring Recovery for Application Servers
  • Configuring WSRM Policies

Planning File and Print Services

This module explains how to plan and implement File and Print services in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment

  • Provisioning File Services
  • Provisioning and Managing Storage
  • Provisioning and Managing Network Print Services
  • Migrating File and Print Services
  • Lab: Planning and Implementing File and Print Services
  • Planning File Services
  • Implementing File Services in the Branch Office
  • Implementing Print Services in the Branch Office

Planning Network Access

This module explains how to plan and implement your network infrastructure components in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows server 2008 R2 environment.

  • Planning Network Security
  • Planning Virtual Private Networks
  • Planning Network Access Protection
  • Planning DirectAccess
  • Planning Network Access
  • Implementing Network Access

Provisioning Data and Storage

This module explains how to provision data and storage in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows server 2008 R2 environment.

  • Planning and Implementing Distributed File System
  • Planning and Implementing BranchCache
  • Provisioning Storage
  • Lab : Planning and Implementing Data Access
  • Planning Data Access
  • Installing and Configuring DFS
  • Enabling and Configuring BranchCache

Planning Update Deployment

This module explains how to plan and implement a Windows Server Update Service topology and how to deploy and manage updates in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.

  • WSUS Topologies
  • Update Management
  • Lab : Multi-Site WSUS Deployment
  • Analyze WSUS Deployment Plan
  • Configure a Replica WSUS Server
  • Configure WSUS for BranchCache and BITS

Planning High Availability

This module explains how to plan and implement High Availability in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.

  • Planning Network Load Balancing
  • Planning Failover Clustering
  • Planning for Service Availability
  • Lab: Planning and Implementing High Availability
  • Planning High Availability
  • Implementing High Availability

Planning Performance and Event Monitoring

This module explains how to plan for performance and event monitoring in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.

  • Monitoring and Analyzing Server Performance
  • Managing Events
  • Lab: Event Log Forwarding
  • Planning Enterprise Event Log Management
  • Configuring Event Subscriptions
  • Creating Custom Views
  • Creating Event Tasks

Enterprise Backup and Recovery

This module explains how to plan for back ups and disaster recovery in your Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environmentLessons

  • Disaster Recovery Concepts
  • Planning Windows Server Backup
  • Planning and Administering Recovery
  • Lab: Backup and restore from VHD
  • Creating aDisaster Recovery Plan
  • Configure network backup with Windows Server Backup
  • Mount Backup VHD and Extract Data
  • Configure a Windows Server 2008 server to boot from backup VHD
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Training VMware vSphere: Skills for storage administrators – 2 days

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Class overview :

This course enables storage administrators to better plan and manage their storage systems to support a VMware vSphere™ environment. The course uses lecture, hands-on labs, and case studies to demonstrate vSphere interaction and operation with storage rather than to teach vSphere administration skills.

Class goals :

By the end of the course, you should understand storage functionality in vSphere and be able to:

  • Explain basic concepts related to virtual computing, including vSphere server and storage virtualization
  • Be a cooperative partner with vSphere administrators to design, configure, manage, and troubleshoot storage in a vSphere environment
  • Describe the trade-offs between storage design decisions
  • Plan a storage architecture that scales to the demands of a virtualized environment
  • Use the VMware vSphere Client, esxtop, resxtop, and vscsiStats to monitor storage configuration end to end from a virtual machine disk to a specific VMware® vStorage VMFS datastore

Content of VMware vSphere: Skills for Storage Administrators

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

  • Hypervisors (the VMkernel) and virtual machines
  • Benefits of server virtualization
  • Shared storage and the VMware features that depend on it
  • Supported storage configurations
  • Storage maximums
  • Introduce VMware storage virtualization stack
  • Course objectives

VMware Storage Virtualization

  • Describe and create a VMFS datastore
  • Using extents and Volume Grow to enlarge a VMFS volume
  • Introduce strategies for avoiding SCSI reservation conflicts
  • Describe the importance of VMFS alignment
  • Describe trade-offs between VMFS and RDM
  • Options for creating virtual machine disks and the trade-offs of each option
  • VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning and its effect on storage
  • Explore the effects of using Thin Provisioning with storage array thin provisioning

VMware Storage Virtualization

  • Describe and create a VMFS datastore
  • Using extents and Volume Grow to enlarge a VMFS volume
  • Introduce strategies for avoiding SCSI reservation conflicts
  • Describe the importance of VMFS alignment
  • Describe trade-offs between VMFS and RDM
  • Options for creating virtual machine disks and the trade-offs of each option
  • VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning and its effect on storage
  • Explore the effects of using Thin Provisioning with storage array thin provisioning

Storage Performance and Troubleshooting

  • Storage configuration and its effect on performance
  • vSphere utilities to monitor storage latency, capacity, and consumption
  • Troubleshooting storage performance problems

SAN Design Considerations

  • Storage device names in vSphere
  • Importance of configuring consistent host LUN ID numbering
  • Calculating I/O operations per second (IOPS) and megabytes per second (MBps) to properly configure LUNs
  • Using esxtop or resxtop to determine IOPS and MBps
  • Discuss storage network topologies, zoning, and access control in Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and NAS
  • Strategies for virtual disk placement
  • Interswitch linking and trunking considerations
  • Using esxcli to mask LUNs
  • Implementing flow control and jumbo frames in IP storage configurations
  • Configuring VMware vStorage adaptive queueing
  • Manual configuration of storage queues
  • Discuss VMware ESX™/ESXi boot from SAN

Multipathing Configuration and Management

  • Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and NAS multipathing
  • Managing multipathing algorithms available in vSphere
  • Integrating virtual port and target port group support, and asymmetric logical unit access arrays into a vSphere environment
  • Configuring active-active and active-passive arrays with vSphere

VMware vStorage VMFS and Virtual Machine Snapshots

  • LUN replication in a vSphere environment
  • Identifying a snapshot LUN in vSphere
  • Controlling how the VMkernel handles replicated LUNs
  • Using replicated LUNs for backup and disaster recovery
  • Introduce VMware APIs for Data Protection
  • Describe the impact of virtual machine snapshot use on storage architecture

VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration

  • Describe hardware-accelerated locking
  • Describe hardware-accelerated zeroing
  • Describe hardware-accelerated copy
  • Enable and disable hardware acceleration
  • Introduce new performance metrics added to esxtop and resxtop
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Training VMware vSphere 4: Manage and design for security – 3 days

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Class overview :

This course shows you how to follow best practices for secure design, deployment, and operation of a VMware vSphere environment. Through lecture, discussion, and hands-on practice, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the security and compliance goals of your organization.

Class goals :

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify vulnerabilities in the current design of a vSphere environment and recommend corrective actions
  • Harden vSphere components as described in vSphere Hardening Guide
  • Recommend configuration and change management policies, processes, and systems

Content of VMware vSphere 4: Manage and Design for Security

Course Introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Online resources for security and compliance

Security in a Virtual Environment

  • Review of information security and risk management concepts
  • How virtualization affects security and compliance
  • Top vulnerabilities in a virtual environment
  • Basic guidelines for securing a virtual environment
  • Security tools and technologies

Secure Virtual Networking

  • vNetwork security architecture
  • Network segmentation and traffic isolation
  • Secure virtual network configuration
  • Traffic isolation with private VLANs

Protecting the Management Environment

  • vCenter Server authentication, authorization, and accounting
  • Working with SSL certificates
  • Hardening the vCenter Server system

Protecting VMware ESX/ESXi Host Systems

  • ESX and ESXi security architecture
  • Controlling access to storage
  • Hardening ESX and ESXi hosts

Hardening Virtual Machines

  • Virtual machine security architecture
  • Configuring security parameters

Configuration and Change Management

  • Configuration and change management goals and guidelines
  • Maintaining the proper configuration of vSphere components
  • Monitoring logs for security-related events
  • Configuration and change management tools and technologies
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Training VMware Site Recovery Manager – 2 days

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Class overview :

This hands-on training course is aimed at experienced VMware Infrastructure 3 administrators. The course covers installation, configuration, and operation of VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and testing of disaster recovery plans with SRM.

Class goals :

At the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Create a disaster recovery workflow for your virtual machines using SRM
  • Install SRM components
  • Configure SRM storage replication adapters
  • Configure SRM protected and recovery sites
  • Configure SRM array managers
  • Define SRM inventory mappings
  • Create SRM recovery plans
  • Test SRM recovery plans
  • Execute SRM recovery plans (failover)

Content of VMware Site Recovery Manager

SRM Overview

Introduction to Disaster Recovery

SRM Planning

SRM Installation

Array Managers

Inventory Mappings

Protection Groups

Recovery Plans

Troubleshooting

Failover Testing and Failover

Failback

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Training VMware View: Design best practices – 1 day

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Class overview :

This hands-on training course explores the foundations of designing VMware® View™ architectures.

Class goals :

At the end of the course, you should understand the principles involved in designing a View architecture:

  • The recommended design process
  • The layered architecture design model and the reference framework for a View design
  • Design considerations to meet business needs
  • VMware’s best practices for a View deployment

Content of VMware View: Design Best Practices

Course Introduction

Design Methodology

  • Design process
  • Elements of a View deployment design
  • Multilayered reference architecture

Design Considerations

  • Designing for client access devices
  • Designing the access infrastructure
  • Designing the virtual infrastructure
  • Designing virtual desktops
  • End-user session management
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Training VMware View 5: Install, configure, manage – 4 days

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Class overview :

This hands-on training course builds your skills in the VMware View™ suite of products: VMware® View Manager, View Composer, and VMware ThinApp™. This course is based on the View 5.0 and ThinApp 4.6 releases.

Class goals :

At the end of the course, you should understand the features and operation of View and be able to do the following:

  • Install and configure View components
  • Create and manage dedicated and floating desktop pools
  • Deploy and manage linked-clone virtual desktops
  • Configure user profiles with View Persona Management
  • Configure and manage desktops that run in local mode
  • Configure secure access to desktops through a public network
  • Use ThinApp to package applications

Content of VMware View 5: Install, Configure, Manage

Course Introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives

Introduction to VMware View

  • View features and components

View Connection Server

  • Installation and configuration

View Desktops

  • View Agent
  • PCoIP and RDP remote display protocols
  • USB redirection and multimedia redirection

View Client Options

  • View Client
  • View Client with Local Mode
  • Thin clients
  • Virtual Printing with View Clients

View Administrator

  • Configuring the View environment
  • Managing users, sessions, and policies
  • Configuring and provisioning automated pools of desktops
  • Role-based delegated administration
  • Managing ThinApp applications within View
  • Monitoring the View environment

Configuring and Managing Linked Clones

  • View Composer operations
  • Deploying and provisioning linked-clone desktops
  • Managing linked-clone desktops
  • Managing persistent disks

View Persona Management

  • Configuring user profiles with View Persona Management
  • Persona Management and Windows Roaming Profiles
  • Configuring a Persona Management deployment
  • Best practices for a Persona Management deployment

Local-Mode Desktops

  • Configuring local-mode desktops
  • View Transfer Server and Transfer Server repository
  • Local-mode operations

Managing View Security

  • Configuring the View security server
  • Network configuration and authentication options

View Connection Server Performance and Scalability

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Training VMware View 4.5: Install, configure, manage – 4 days

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Class overview :

This hands-on training course builds your skills in the VMware View suite of products: VMware View Manager, VMware View Composer, and VMware ThinApp. This course is based on the View 4.5 and ThinApp 4.6 releases.

Class goals :

At the end of the course, you should understand the features and operation of VMware View and be able to:

  • Install and configure the VMware View components
  • Create and manage dedicated and floating desktop pools
  • Deploy and manage linked-clone virtual desktops
  • Configure and manage desktops that run in local mode
  • Configure secure access to desktops through a public network
  • Use ThinApp to package applications

Content of VMware View 4.5: Install, Configure, Manage

Course Introduction

Introduction to VMware View

  • View features and components

View Connection Server

  • Installation and configuration

View Desktops

  • View Agent
  • PCoIP and other remote display protocols
  • USB redirection and multimedia redirection

View Client Options

  • View Client
  • View Client with Local Mode
  • Thin clients
  • Virtual Printing

View Administrator

  • Configuring automated pools of dedicated and floating desktops
  • Role-based delegated administration
  • Managing ThinApp applications with View Manager
  • Monitoring the View deployment

Configuring and Managing Linked Clones

  • View Composer
  • Deploying and provisioning linked-clone desktops
  • Managing linked-clone desktops
  • Managing persistent disks

Local-Mode Desktops

  • Local-mode desktops
  • View Transfer Server and Transfer Server repository
  • Local-mode operations

Command-Line Tools and Backup Options

  • vdmadmin utility
  • Clients in kiosk mode
  • Backing up the View databases
  • Restoring the View databases

Managing View Security

  • View security server
  • Network configuration and authentication options

View Manager Performance and Scalability

  • Replica connection servers
  • Performance considerations and load balancing

VMware ThinApp

  • Using ThinApp to capture applications
  • Deploying and updating ThinApp packages
  • Virtualizing Internet Explorer 6 for use on a Windows 7 system
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Training VMware VSphere 4: Skills for operators – 2 days

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Class overview :

This hands-on training course explores configuration and management of VMware vSphere™ virtual machines. Upon completion of this course, you should have the skills necessary to work effectively with VMware® virtual machines. The course is based on VMware ESX™ 4.0 and VMware vCenter™ Server 4.0.

Class goals :

At the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Create, deploy, and manage virtual machines
  • Use vCenter Server to monitor virtual machine resource usage
  • Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply patches to virtual machines
  • Use VMware vMotion™ and Storage vMotion to migrate virtual machines
  • Troubleshoot problems with virtual machine configuration

Content of VMware vSphere 4: Skills for Operators

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

  • Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components

Module 3: Virtual Machine Creation and Management

  • Create a virtual machine
  • Install a guest operating system in a virtual machine
  • Install VMware Tools into a Windows guest operating system
  • Enable time synchronization between a virtual machine and the host
  • Create a template
  • Create a template and deploy a virtual machine from it
  • Clone a virtual machine that is powered on
  • Take snapshots of a virtual machine and revert to a snapshot
  • Modify a virtual machine’s disk, memory, and name
  • Manipulate virtual machines in the vCenter Server inventory
  • Delete a virtual machine from disk
  • Add a raw LUN to an existing virtual machine

Module 4: Virtual Machine Resource Monitoring

  • Use vCenter Server to monitor CPU utilization

Module 5: Using Update Manager to Update Virtual Machines

  • List all patches installed on both your virtual machine and template
  • Create a patch baseline
  • Scan for updates
  • Remediate the virtual machine and template

Module 6: Migrating Virtual Machines

  • Verify that your virtual machines’ settings meet vMotion requirements
  • Verify that your ESX host meets vMotion requirements
  • Perform a vMotion migration a virtual machine
  • Perform a Storage vMotion migration a virtual machine

Module 7: Troubleshooting Virtual Machines

  • Identify and correct common configuration issues with virtual machines
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Training VMware vSphere 4: Manage for performance – 3 days

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Class overview :

This hands-on training course explores the management of performance in a VMware® vSphere™ environment. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to make fundamental design decisions that enhance performance and to meet performance goals in an already-deployed vSphere installation.

Class goals :

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Explain the performance impact of using different monitor modes
  • Use vSphere tools to monitor the performance of ESX/ESXi hosts
  • Troubleshoot performance problems relating to CPU, memory, network, and storage on an ESX/ESXi host
  • Discuss how to achieve an optimal virtual machine configuration
  • Discuss guidelines for monitoring application performance

Content of VMware vSphere 4: Manage for Performance

Course Introduction

Performance in a Virtualized Environment

  • Discuss the vSphere performance troubleshooting methodology
  • Monitor performance using vCenter Server performance graphs and the ESX/ESXi resxtop command

Virtual Machine Monitor

  • Discuss software and hardware virtualization techniques and their impact on performance

CPU Performance

  • Discuss the CPU scheduler, NUMA, and CPU cache contention
  • Monitor key CPU performance metrics
  • Troubleshoot common CPU performance problems

Memory Performance

  • Discuss memory reclamation techniques and memory overcommitment
  • Monitor key memory performance metrics
  • Troubleshoot common memory performance problems

Network Performance

  • Discuss the performance features of modern network adapters
  • Monitor key network performance metrics
  • Troubleshoot common network performance problems

Storage Performance

  • Discuss how storage protocols, VMFS configuration, load balancing, and queuing affect performance
  • Monitor key storage performance metrics
  • Troubleshoot common storage performance problems

Virtual Machine Performance

  • Discuss guidelines for configuring a virtual machine for optimal performance

Application Performance

  • Discuss what applications can be virtualized
  • Discuss how VMware vCenter AppCenter manages application performance
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