VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.1]
Hands-on training with VMware ESXi 5.1 and vCenter Server 5.1 provides you with the skills and knowledge needed to prepare for VMware certification exams.
This course covers,nstall, configure, and manage VMware vSphere, which consists of VMware vSphere ESXi and VMware vCenter Server and hands-on labs.
Objectives
- Install and configure ESXi
- Install and configure vCenter Server components
- Use vCenter Server to configure and manage ESXi networking and storage
- Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
- Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
- Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
- Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
- Use VMware vSphere Update Manage to apply ESXi patches
- Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection
Who can take this course
- System administrators
- Systems engineers
- Operators responsible for ESXi and vCenter Server
Prerequisites
System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
Follow-On Courses
Certification Programs
This course is part of the following programs
Course Content
1. VMware Virtualization
- Virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
- Concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization
- Fitting vSphere into the cloud architecture
- Installing and using vSphere user interfaces
2. Creating Virtual Machines
- Virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
- Deploying a single virtual machine
3. VMware vCenter Server
- vCenter Server architecture
- VMware vCenter Server Appliance
- Configuring and managing vCenter Server Appliance
- Managing vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
4. Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
- Creating and managing a standard virtual switch
- Modifying standard virtual switch properties
- Configuring virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
5. Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
- Storage protocols and device names
- Configuring ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
- Creating and managing vSphere datastores
- Deploying and managing VMware vSphere Storage Appliance
6. Virtual Machine Management
- Using templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
- Modifying and managing virtual machines
- Creating and managing virtual machine snapshots
- Performing VMware vSphere vMotion and Storage vMotion migrations
- Creating a VMware vSphere vApp
7. Data Protection
- Strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
- VMware Data Recovery
- Solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently
8. Access and Authentication Control
- Controlling user access through roles and permissions
- Configuring and managing the ESXi firewall
- Configuring ESXi lockdown mode
- Integrating ESXi with Active Directory
- VMware vShield Zones
9. Resource Management and Monitoring
- Virtual CPU and memory concepts
- Methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
- Configuring and managing resource pools
- Monitoring resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
10. High Availability(HA) and Fault Tolerance
- New VMware vSphere HA architecture
- Configuring and managing a vSphere HA cluster
- VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance
11. Scalability
- Configuring and managing a VMware vSphere Distributed
- Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
- Configuring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC)
- Using vSphere HA and DRS together
12. Patch Management
- Using Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
- Installing Update Manager and the Update Manager plug-in
- Creating patch baselines
- Scanning and remediating hosts
13. Installing VMware Components
- ESXi installation
- Boot-from-SAN requirements
- vCenter Server deployment options
- vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
- Installing vCenter Server (Windows-based)
Labs
Lab 1: Install VMware vSphere Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)
- Access your student desktop system
- Install the vSphere Client
Lab 2: Configure VMware ESXi
- Connect to an ESXi host with the vSphere Client
- View the host hardware configuration
- Configure the DNS and routing information for an ESXi host
- Configure an ESXi host as an NTP client
- Configure an ESXi host to use the directory services
Lab 3: Work with Virtual Machines
- Create a virtual machine
- Install a guest operating system in a virtual machine
- Identify a virtual machine's disk format and usage statistics
- Install VMware Tools on a virtual machine installed with a Windows operating system
- Prepare your virtual machine for upcoming labs
Lab 4: Use VMware vCenter Server
- Configure the vCenter Server Appliance (VCVA) for first use
- Install vSphere license keys
- Create a vCenter Server inventory datacenter object
- Create vCenter Server inventory folder objects
- Add your ESXi host to the vCenter Server inventory
- Use the web console to configure the vCenter Server Appliance to use Directory Services
- Use the vSphere Web Client to log in to the vCenter Server Appliance
Lab 5: Standard Virtual Switches
- View the current standard virtual switch configuration
- Create a standard virtual switch with a virtual machine port group
- Attach your virtual machine to a virtual switch port group
Lab 6: Access iSCSI Storage
- Add a VMkernel port group to a standard virtual switch
- Configure the iSCSI software adapter
Lab 7: Access IP Storage
- Configure access to NFS datastores
- View iSCSI and NFS storage information
Lab 8: Manage VMware vSphere Virtual Machine File System (VMFS)
- Review your shared storage configuration
- Change the name of a VMFS datastore
- Create a VMFS datastore
- Expand a VMFS datastore to consume unused space on a LUN
- Remove a VMFS datastore
- Extend a VMFS datastore
Lab 9: Use Templates and Clones
- Copy Sysprep files to the vCenter Server instance
- Create a template
- Create customization specifications
- Deploy a virtual machine from a template
- Clone a virtual machine that is powered on
Lab 10: Modify a Virtual Machine
- Increase the size of a Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) file
- Adjust memory allocation on a virtual machine
- Rename a virtual machine in the vCenter Server inventory
- Add a raw LUN to a virtual machine and verify that the guest operating system can see it
- Expand a thin-provisioned virtual disk
Lab 11: Migrate Virtual Machines
- Migrate virtual machine files with Storage vMotion
- Create a virtual switch and a VMkernel port group for vMotion migration
- Verify that your ESXi host meets vMotion requirements
- Verify that your virtual machines meet vMotion requirements
- Perform a vMotion migration of a virtual machine on a shared datastore
- Perform a vMotion migration to a private datastore
Lab 12: Manage Virtual Machines
- Unregister a virtual machine in the vCenter Server inventory
- Register a virtual machine in the vCenter Server inventory
- Unregister and delete virtual machines from disk
- Take snapshots of a virtual machine
- Revert to a snapshot
- Delete an individual snapshot
- Use the delete all function in Snapshot Manager
Lab 13: Manage vApps
- Create a vApp
- Power on a vApp
- Remove a vApp
Lab 14: Access Control
- Log in directly to the ESXi host
- Grant non-administrator access to a user
- Explore the ESX Admins AD group
Lab 15: User Permissions
- Create a custom role in vCenter Server
- Assign permissions on vCenter Server inventory objects
- Verify permission usability
Lab 16: Resource Pools
- Create CPU contention
- Create a resource pool named Fin-Test
- Create a resource pool named Fin-Prod
- Verify resource pool functionality
Lab 17: Monitor Virtual Machine Performance
- Create CPU activity
- Use vSphere Web Client to monitor CPU utilization
- Undo changes made to your virtual machines
Lab 18: Use Alarms
- Create a virtual machine alarm that monitors for a condition
- Create a virtual machine alarm that monitors for an event
- Trigger virtual machine alarms and acknowledge them
- Disable virtual machine alarms
Lab 19: Use vSphere High Availability (HA)
- Create a cluster enabled for vSphere HA
- Add your ESXi host to a cluster
- Test vSphere HA functionality
- Determine vSphere HA cluster resource usage
- Manage vSphere HA slot size
- Configure a vSphere HA cluster with strict admission control
Lab 20: Configure VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance
- Prepare the virtual machine
- Enable Fault Tolerance logging
- Activate Fault Tolerance
- Test Fault Tolerance
- Disable Fault Tolerance
Lab 21: vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler
- Create load imbalance
- Create a DRS cluster
- Verify proper DRS cluster functionality
- Create, test, and disable an affinity rule
- Create, test, and disable an anti-affinity rule
- Create, test, and disable a virtual machine to host an affinity rule
Lab 22: VMware vSphere Update Manager
- Install Update Manager
- Install the Update Manager plug-in into the vSphere Client
- Modify cluster settings
- Configure Update Manager
- Create a patch baseline
- Attach a baseline and scan for updates
- Stage the patches onto the ESXi hosts
- Remediate the ESXi hosts
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