Module 1: Course Introduction Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization
- Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components Module 3: Configuring ESXi/ESX
- Configuration of ESXi and ESX Module 4: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server
- Install and configure vCenter Server, and use the vSphere Client to manage vCenter inventory hierarchies Module 5: Networking
- Configuration of vNetwork standard and distributed switches, network connections, and port groups Module 6: Storage
- Storage management technologies Module 7: Virtual Machines
- Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, Guided Consolidation
- Modifying, managing, and migrating virtual machines Module 8: Access Control
- Controlling user access through roles and permissions Module 9: Resource Monitoring
- Workload assessment, monitoring using vCenter Server Module 10: Scalability
- VMware vMotion™ migrations
- Setup of resource pools and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster Module 11: High Availability and Data Protection
- Setup of a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster
- Backup and recovery of virtual machines using vCenter Data Recovery Module 12: Configuration Management
- Patching using vCenter Update Manager Module 13: Installing ESX
- Installation of ESX Approximately 26 hours of instructor-led, classroom training. 50% lecture and 50% hands-on lab.