Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Introduction to Virtualization :
History of Virtualization
Understanding Hypervisor
Types of Hypervisor
Introduction to VMware & its products
Software-Defined Data Center :
Introduce components of the SDDC
Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
Install and use vSphere Client
Overview of ESXi
Creating Virtual Machines :
Introduce virtual machines
Describing the Hardware Version
Files associated with VM
Create and work with virtual machines
vCenter Server :
Introduce the vCenter Server architecture
Deploy and configure vCenter Server Appliance
Install and use vSphere Web Client
Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
Explain the benefits of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks :
Understand NIC Teaming
Describe, create, and manage standard switches
Describing Portgroups
Describe and modify standard switch properties
Configure VLAN Tagging
Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
Create, configure, and manage vSphere distributed switches, network connections and port groups
Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage :
Introduce storage protocols and storage device names
Discuss ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
Create and manage VMware vSphere VMFS datastores
Introduce VMware VSAN
Introduce VMware Virtual Volumes
Virtual Machine Management :
Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
Modify and manage virtual machines
Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
Create a vApp
Explain the features of Hot-Add
Introduce the various types of content libraries and how to deploy and use them
Importing and exporting VMs by OVA and OVF
Resource Management and Monitoring :
Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
Configure and manage resource pools
Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
Use vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms to monitor resource usage
Create and use alarms to report certain conditions or events
Introduce vRealize Operations Manager for data center monitoring and management
vSphere HA and vSphere Fault Tolerance :
Explain the vSphere HA architecture
Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
Use vSphere HA advanced parameters
Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
Enable vSphere Fault Tolerance on virtual machines
Introduce vSphere Replication
Use vSphere Data Protection to back up and restore data
Host Scalability :
Describe the functions of a vSphere DRS cluster
Configure and manage a vSphere DRS cluster
Work with affinity and anti-affinity rules
Use vSphere HA and vSphere DRS together
Understanding the functions of DPM
vSphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance :
Use vSphere Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
Install vSphere Update Manager and the vSphere Update Manager plug-in
Create patch baselines
Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
Scan and remediate hosts
Understanding the process of Migration of VMs from Physical to Virtual