Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization
- Discussvirtualization and vSphere components
Module 3: Configuring VMware ESX/ESXi
- Configure ESX/ESXi settings and view system logs
Module 4: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server
- Install and configure vCenter Server and vSphere Management Assistant
- Manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies
Module 5: Networking
- Configure and troubleshoot vNetwork components
Module 6: Storage
- Review storage managementtechnologies
- Analyze and troubleshoot storage-related issues
Module 7: Virtual Machines
- Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, and Guided Consolidation
- Modify and manage virtual machines
Module 8: Access Control
- Control user access through roles and permissions
Module 9: Resource Monitoring
- Assess workloads and monitor resources through the GUI interfaces and CLI
Module 10: Scalability
- Scale resource management
- Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
- Perform VMware VMotion™ migrations
- Configure clusters for VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler and VMware Distributed Power Management
Module 11: High Availability and Data Protection
- Review business continuity products and features
- Follow best practices to configure VMware High Availability clusters and VMware Fault Tolerance
- Install and configure VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
- Deploy VMware Data Recovery to back up virtual machines
Module 12: Configuration Management
- Manage change in the vSphere environment with Host Profiles and VMware vCenter Update Manager
Module 13: Installing ESX
- Perform manual (ESX/ESXi) and scripted (ESX) installations