VMware vSphere 6: Install, Configure, Manage

VMware vSphere 6: Install, Configure, Manage

Overview:

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware® vSphere�, which consists of VMware ESXi/ESX and VMware vCenter Server. Upon completion of this course, you can opt for VCP examination.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware vSphere and be able to:

• Install and configure ESX


• Install and configure vCenter Server


• Configure and manage ESX networking and storage using vCenter Server


• Deploy and manage virtual machines


• Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure


• Increase scalability using vCenter Server


• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server


• Apply patches using VMware vCenter Update Manager


• Manage higher availability and data protection using vCenter Server


• Best practices and lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course.

Target Audience:

System administrators, systems engineers, and operators responsible for ESXi, ESX, and/or vCenter Server.

Prerequisites:

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

Course Outline:

Introduction to virtualization
Various types of virtualization
Virtualization products comparison
Introduction to VMware vSphere
Discussion of vSphere components and Cloud Computing (Iaas and SaaS)
Installing and configuration of ESXi/ESX

Licensing and packaging

• Licensing changes, editions, kits and pricing.

Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server

• Install and configure vCenter Server, and use the VMware vSphere Client to manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies

Networking

• Configuration of vNetwork standard and distributed switches, network connections, and port groups

Storage

• Storage management technologies

Virtual Machines

• Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, Guided Consolidation
  �  Modifying, managing, and migrating virtual machines

Access Control

• Controlling user access through roles and permissions

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Resource Monitoring

• Workload assessment, monitoring using vCenter Server

Scalability

• VMware VMotionâ?¢ migrations
  �  Setup of resource pools and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster(DRS)

High Availability and Data Protection

• Setup of a VMware High Availability  cluster
  �  Backup and recovery of virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

Configuration Management

• vCenter Update Manager for patching