VMWAREICM – VMware vSphere 4.1 Install Configure Manage

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere„, which consists of ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server. The course is based on ESX/ESXi 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1. Completion of this course satisfies as a prerequisite to take the VMware Certified Professional 4 exam.

Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more-advanced vSphere courses. See www.vmware.com/education for advanced course options.

Prerequisites 

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Performance-Based Objectives

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware vSphere 4 and be able to:

• Install and configure ESX or ESXi

• Install and configure vCenter Server components

• Configure and manage ESX/ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server

• 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 vCenter Update Manager to apply ESX/ESXi patches

• Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Course Content

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Introduce virtualization, the cloud, and vSphere components

Module 3: Configuring ESX/ESXi

• Introduce the architecture of ESX and ESXi

• Manually configure ESX/ESXi

Module 4: VMware vCenter Server

• Install and configure vCenter Server components

• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects

Module 5: vNetwork Standard Switches

• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork standard switches, network connections, and port groups

Module 6: Storage

• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage

• Create and manage vSphere datastores

Module 7: Virtual Machines

• Deploy virtual machines using the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter

• Modify and manage virtual machines

• Perform Storage vMotion migrations

Module 8: Access Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions

Module 9: Resource Monitoring

• Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources

• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

Module 10: Data Protection

• Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

Module 11: Scalability

• Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode

• Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance using Host Profiles

• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups

• Perform VMware vMotion migrations

• Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster

• Configure and manage VMware Distributed Power Management

Module 12: Patch Management

• Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

Module 13: High Availability and Fault Tolerance

• Configure and manage a VMware High Availability cluster

• Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance

Module 14: Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

• Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation