Course Overview
In this hands-on course, explore the installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere components consisting of ESXi 6.0 and VMware vCenter Server 6.0 & vSphere Client (Web Client) 6.0
1. Data Center &
its Evolution
· Introduction to Legacy Datacenter, Virtualized Datacenter, Software Defined
· Datacenter & Cloud
· Describe where vSphere fits into the Virtualization part of the cloud architecture
· Understand Server, Network and Storage virtualization
· Understand VMWare redundancy designs & its advantages
2. Installing VMware
ESXi Host
· Understand VMWare’s ESXi Hypervisor features
· Install and configure ESXi Host using DCUI & vSphere client
3. Using vSphere
Client to manage the Host & VMs
· Understanding virtual machine hardware and virtual machine files
· Install a virtual machine on ESXi Host & install Guest OS in the VM
· Deploy VM from OVF template
· Install VMTools in a Guest VM
4. Configuring and
Managing Virtual Networks
· Create and manage a Standard Virtual Switch (vSS)
· Understand & configure multiple virtual switches, kernel ports , VM port groups & NIC teaming
· Understand and configure Switch policies
· Understand the difference between Standard & Distributed switches
5. Configuring and
Managing Virtual Storage
· Understand storage protocols & SAN connectivity Architecture – DAS, FC, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS, VVoL & VSAN
· Configure iSCSI, NFS, VVoL & VSAN
· Create and manage VMFS & NFS datastores
· Understand the significance of Software defined Storage in VVoL & VSAN
6. VMware vCenter
Server
· Introduction to vCenter Server architecture
· Understand the Deployment models
· Manage vCenter Server inventory objects using vSphere Client & the WebClient
· Understand new features including the Enhanced Linked mode & vMotion
· Understand backing up & file level restoration using VDP
· Understand DR solutions & vSphere Replication Appliance
7. Managing Virtual
Machines
· Understand Virtual CPU and memory management in vSphere environment
· Learn to optimize resources using Shares & Reservations
· Use Templates and Cloning to deploy new virtual machines
· Create and manage virtual machine Snapshots
· Configure and manage Resource Pools & vApps
· Understand & perform VM vMotion and Storage vMotion migrations
8. Resource
Management and Monitoring
· Monitor resource usage using vCenter Performance graphs, Tasks and Alarms
· Configure Customised Alarms (event & condition)
· Understand vRealize Operations Manager for DC Monitoring and Management
9. Host Profiles
· Learn to create Host configurations from a reference host & apply the same to configure another host
10. Patch Management
· Install Update Manager and use vSphere Client for ESXi patching
· Create patch baselines, Scan, Stage and Remediate hosts
11. VMConvertor
· Virtualize an existing Physical Machine into a VM using VMConvertor
12. Clustering, High
Availability and Fault Tolerance