VMware vSphere4: Install, Configure, Manage (ICM) – Virtual Class

Overview

The VMware vSphere Install and Config course webinar series will consist of 14 modules spread over five consecutive days.

Day one

• Module 1: Course Introduction
• Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization
• Module 3: Configuring ESX/ESXi
• Module 4: VMware vCenter Server 
• Module 5: vNetwork Standard Switches

Day two

• Module 6: Storage
• Module 7: Virtual Machines

Day three

• Module 8: Access Control
• Module 9: Resource Monitoring

Day four

• Module 10: Data Protection
• Module 11: Scalability

Day five

• Module 12: Patch Management
• Module 13: High Availability and Fault Tolerance
• Module 14: Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

Delivery: all modules are designed to accommodate 12 participants per delivery. Each module serves as the prerequisite for the next and all are designed to be completed in order, with the same group of participants.

Pre-course work: some modules include pre-course work consisting of self-study reading and assignments, and an interactive, live, virtual classroom session, i.e. webinar.

Prerequisites

• System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

 Delegates on QA public virtual courses will be issued with headsets prior to the event

Delegates will learn how to

In completing all of the modules of this course, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure ESX or ESXi
• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Configure and manage ESX/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 ESX/ESXi patches
• Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Course Outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Introduce virtualization, the cloud, and vSphere components

Module 3: Configuring ESX/ESXi

• Introduce the architecture of ESX and ESXi
• Manually configure ESX/ESXi

Module 4: VMware vCenter Server

• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects

Module 5: vNetwork Standard Switches

• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork standard switches, network connections, and port groups

Module 6: Storage

• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSphere datastores

Module 7: Virtual Machines

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

Module 8: Access Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions

Module 9: Resource Monitoring

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

Module 10: Data Protection

• Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

Module 11: Scalability

• Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
• Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance using Host Profiles
• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
• Perform VMware vMotion migrations
• Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
• Configure and manage VMware Distributed Power Management

Module 12: Patch Management

• Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

Module 13: High Availability and Fault Tolerance

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

Module 14: Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

• Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation