VM1121

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage V5.0

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere®, which consists of VMware ESXi^TM and VMware vCenter^TM 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.

Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more advanced vSphere courses.

Who Should Attend?

System administrators
Systems engineers
Operators responsible for ESXi and vCenter Server

Prerequisites

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Delegates will learn how 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

Course Outline:

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 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 Machine Management

Deploy virtual machines using templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter^TM
Modify and manage virtual machines
Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
Perform VMware vMotion® and Storage vMotion migrations

Access and Authentication Control