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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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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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
Onze voordelen :
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
Free use of our Digital Competence Centre: Manuals, courses, exercises, …
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
Onze voordelen :
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
Free use of our Digital Competence Centre: Manuals, courses, exercises, …