VMware Infrastructure:
Objectives
At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:
- Install ESX Server
- Configure ESX Server Networking and Storage
- Install and configure Virtualcenter
- Control user access to the VMware infrastructure
- Deploy and manage virtual machines using VirtualCenter
- Allocate and monitor virtual machines resource
- Ensure high availability of appilications
Troubleshooting guidance, best practices and lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course
Module 1: Virtual Infrastructure Overview
- Discussion of virtualization and virtual infrastructure components
Module 2: ESX Server Installation
Module 3: Networking
- Configuration of virtual switches, network connections and port groups
Module 4: Storage
- Storage management technologies
Module 5: VirtualCenter Installation
- Set-up of VirtualCenter components
Module 6: VM Creation and Management
- Use of templates
- Use of VMware Converter Enterprise
- Manage using VMware VirtualCenter and Web Access
- Use of Guided Consolidation
Module 7: Virtual Infrastructure Access Control
- Controlling administrator rights
Module 8: Resource Management
- VMotion migrations
- Set-up of resource pools and a VMware Distributed Resources Scheduler (DRS) cluster
- Setting VM priorities on CPU, memory, and other resources
Module 9: Resource Monitoring
- Workload assessment
- Monitoring using VMware VirtualCenter
Module 10: Data and Availability Protection
- Backup strategies
- Set-up of a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster
Module 11: Planning VI Deployment
- Guidelines and best Practices for basic deployment
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