VMware vSphere training is here!

Eric Sloof

Wednesday, May 6. 2009

VMware vSphere training is here!

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage

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 take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course is based on ESXi 4.0, ESX 4.0, and vCenter Server 4.0.

Objectives:•  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
Outline:Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization
•  Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components
Module 3: Configuring ESXi/ESX
•  Configuration of ESXi and ESX
Module 4: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server
•  Install and configure vCenter Server, and use the VMware vSphere Client to manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies
Module 5: Networking
•  Configuration of vNetwork standard and distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
Module 6: Storage
•  Storage management technologies
Module 7: Virtual Machines
•  Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, Guided Consolidation
•  Modifying, managing, and migrating virtual machines
Module 8: Access Control
•  Controlling user access through roles and permissions
Module 9: Resource Monitoring
•  Workload assessment, monitoring using vCenter Server
Module 10: Scalability
•  VMware VMotion™ migrations
•  Setup of resource pools and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
Module 11: High Availability and Data Protection
•  Setup of a VMware High Availability  cluster
•  Backup and recovery of virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery
Module 12: Configuration Management
•  Patching using vCenter Update Manager
Module 13: Installing ESX
•  Installation of ESX

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