Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course goals and objectives
- Online vSphere resources
- Location of online vSphere documentation
VMware Virtualization Overview
- Identify the differences between traditional and virtual architecture
- Identify the infrastructure components that can be virtualized
- Describe VMware virtualization concepts
- Describe the components of vSphere
- Describe the inventory objects managed by vSphere
- Identify the components of vCenter Server
vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client
- Identify the differences between the VMware vSphere® Web Client and VMware vSphere® Client™ interfaces
- Access and navigate through the vSphere Web Client interface
- Use vSphere Web Client to monitor and manage vSphere objects
- Perform searches in vSphere Web Client
- Remove stored data from vSphere Web Client
- Apply roles and permissions to users and user groups
Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
- Create and manage virtual machines
- Install a guest operating system and VMware Tools™
- Explain how to use clones and templates to manage virtual machines
- Explain the importance of content libraries
- Configure virtual machines
- Manage virtual machines using snapshots
- Explain how raw device mapping (RDM) allows a virtual machine to directly access and use a storage device
Monitor Virtual Machine Resources
- Explain virtual machine resource monitoring concepts
- Monitor virtual machine resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
- Describe and monitor tasks
- Describe, monitor, and manage events
- Describe, monitor, manage, and acknowledge alarms
Using vSphere vApp(s)
- Describe vApp(s)
- Explain the benefits of vApp(s)
- Create, edit, and manage a vApp
- Clone a vApp
- Manage the power status of a vApp
Migrating Virtual Machines
- Describe the types of migration
- Explain the importance of vSphere vMotion
- Identify the host and virtual machine requirements for vSphere vMotion
- Explain how to migrate virtual machines using vSphere vMotion
- Explain how to migrate storage with vSphere Storage vMotion
- Explain how to migrate virtual machines across virtual switches, vCenter Server systems, and long distances
Using vSphere for Scalability and Business Continuity
- Explain how vSphere DRS can be used to optimize the performance of the hosts and virtual machines in a cluster
- Explain how vSphere HA can be used to increase the availability of your virtual machines
- Explain how vSphere FT can be used for continuous availability of a virtual machine
- Explain how vSphere Data Protection and vSphere Replication can be used to replicate backup and restore data in your virtual environment
