- Module 1 - Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
Module 2 - 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 interfaces
Module 3 - Create Virtual Machines
- Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
- Deploy a single virtual machine
Module 4 - VMware vCenter Server
- Introduce vCenter Server architecture
- Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
Module 5 - Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
- Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
- Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
- Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
Module 6 - Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
- Introduce storage protocols and device names
- Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
- Create and manage vSphere datastores
- Introduce VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance
Module 7 - Virtual Machine Management
- Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
- Modify and manage virtual machines
- Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
- Perform VMware vSphere® vMotion® and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
- Create a vSphere vApp
Module 8 - Access and Authentication Control
- Control user access through roles and permissions
- Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
- Configure ESXi lockdown mode
- Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
- Introduce VMware® vShield Zones
Module 9 - Resource Management and Monitoring
- Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
- Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
- Configure and manage resource pools
- Use vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms to monitor resource usage
Module 10 - High Availability and Fault Tolerance
- Introduce new vSphere High Availability architecture
- Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
- Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
Module 11 - Host Scalability
- Use Host Profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
- Configure and manage a vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
- Configure and manage vSphere Distributed Power Management
Module 12 - Network Scalability
- Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
Module 13 - Storage Scalability
- Introduce Storage I/O Control
- Describe VMware vSphere® Storage APIs - Array Integration and VASA
- Explain policy-driven storage • Add a storage policy to a virtual machine storage profile
- Describe Storage DRS operation • Create a datastore cluster for Storage DRS
- Configure Storage DRS
Module 14 - Data Protection
- Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
- Introduce the VMware Data Recovery appliance
- Discuss solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently
Module 15 - Patch Management
- Use VMware vSphere® vCenter Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
- Install Update Manager and the Update Manager plug-in
- Create patch baselines
- Scan and remediate hosts
Module 16 - VMware vSphere Management Assistant
- Describe VMware vSphere® Management Assistant (vMA)
- Configure vMA • Discuss the esxcli and vicfg commands
- Perform command-line operations for host management, network management, storage management, and performance monitoring
Module 17 - Installing VMware Components
- Use vCenter Linked Mode to manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
- Introduce ESXi installation
- Describe boot-from-SAN requirements
- Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
- Install vCenter Server (Windows-based)
- Introduce VMware vCenter Server Appliance
- Configure and manage vCenter Server Appliance
- Use Image Builder to create an ESXi installation image
- Use Auto Deploy to deploy a stateless ESXi host