Course Outline
1 Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
2 Introduction to vSphere and the Software-Defined Data Center
• Explain fundamental virtualization concepts
• Describe how vSphere integrates into the software-defined data center and cloud infrastructure
• Explain vSphere interactions with CPUs, memory, networks, and storage
• Identify user interfaces for accessing the vCenter Server system and ESXi hosts
• Describe the ESXi host architecture
• Navigate the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) to configure an ESXi host
• Recognize best practices for ESXi host user accounts
• Install an ESXi host
• Use the VMware Host Client to configure ESXi host settings
• Explain proactive management of the vSphere environment using VMware Skyline
3 Virtual Machines
• Create and provision a virtual machine
• Explain the importance of VMware Tools
• Install VMware Tools
• Identify the files that constitute a VM
• Recognize VM components
• Recognize virtual devices supported by a VM
• Describe the benefits and use cases for containers
• Identify the parts of a container system
4 vCenter Server
• Describe the vCenter Server architecture
• Discuss how ESXi hosts communicate with vCenter Server
• Deploy and configure the vCenter Server Appliance
• Use the vSphere Client to manage the vCenter Server inventory
• Add data centers, organizational objects, and hosts to vCenter Server
• Use roles and permissions to grant user access to objects in the vCenter Server inventory
• Back up the vCenter Server Appliance
• Monitor vCenter Server tasks, events, and appliance health
• Use VMware vCenter Server High Availability to protect a vCenter Server Appliance
5 Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
• Create and manage standard switches
• Describe virtual switch connection types
• Configure virtual switch security, traffic shaping, and load-balancing policies
• Compare vSphere distributed switches and standard switches
6 Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
• Identify storage protocols and storage device types
• Discuss ESXi host usage of iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage VMFS and NFS datastores
• Explain how multipathing works with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Recognize the components of a VMware vSAN configuration
7 Virtual Machine Management
• Use templates and cloning to deploy new virtual machines
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from library templates
• Use customization specification files to customize new virtual machines
• Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
• Describe the Enhanced vMotion Compatibility feature
• Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
• Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere Replication
• Describe the benefits of VMware vSphere Storage APIs – Data Protection
8 Resource Management and Monitoring
• Discuss CPU and memory concepts in a virtualized environment
• Describe the meaning of resource overcommitment
• Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
• Use various tools to monitor resource use
• Create and use alarms to report specific conditions or events
9 vSphere Clusters
• Describe the functions of a vSphere DRS cluster
• Create a vSphere DRS cluster
• Monitor a vSphere cluster configuration
• Describe options for achieving high availability in a vSphere environment
• Explain the vSphere HA architecture
• Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
• Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance
• Describe the function of the vSphere Cluster Service
10 vSphere Lifecycle Management
• Recognize the importance of the vCenter Server Update Planner
• Describe how VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager works
• Describe how to update ESXi hosts using baselines
• Validate ESXi host compliance using a cluster image
• Describe how to upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware
• Describe the integration of VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager and VMware vSAN
Requirements
This course requires the following prerequisites:
• Experience with system administration on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
Testimonials (1)
The training session was highly intensive and exceptionally well-structured. Eric provided us with comprehensive materials and practical labs featuring real-world examples, greatly enhancing our learning experience. We adhered closely to the planned schedule and efficiently skipped sections irrelevant to our interests. Eric demonstrated a high level of professionalism and extensive expertise, addressing all our questions thoroughly and effectively. Thank you very much for organizing this valuable training.
