VMware Course - VMware Training

Introduction

• This two-day, hands-on training course equips experienced VMware vSphere® administrators with the knowledge to install, configure, and manage VMware® vCenter™ Site Recovery Manager™ 5.5. This course also delivered vSphere administrators with the knowledge to assist in writing and testing disaster recovery plans that use vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
• This course is not required for any VMware® certification.

Pre-Requisites

• Completion of VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage or equivalent experience
• Basic knowledge of disaster recovery concepts
• Basic knowledge of storage array technology

Who Should Attend

• Programmers, IT managers, IT technicians that would like to gain skills in Windows Server 2008 and add more value to theirs career and organization.

Upon completion of this course, candidates should gain knowledge on:

• Install vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.5
• Understand the storage replication options
• Deploy and configure VMware vSphere® Replication
• Configure inventory and resource mappings
• Build protection groups based on vSphere Replication
• Create, edit, execute, and test a recovery plan
• Perform a planned migration
• Perform a reprotect and a failback

Course Content

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course goals and objectives

Overview and Architecture

• Describe how vCenter Site Recovery Manager can be used for disaster recovery
• List vCenter Site Recovery Manager features

Installing VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager

• Identify the necessary components to deploy and use vCenter Site Recovery Manager
• List prerequisites and guidelines
• Install the software and the VMware vSphere® Client™ plug-in
• Configure a site pair

Storage Replication

• Discuss vCenter Site Recovery Manager architecture when used with array-based replication
• Discuss vSphere Replication technology

Deploying Replication

• Deploy and configure a vSphere Replication appliance
• Deploy and configure a vSphere Replication server appliance
• Describe the architecture of vSphere Replication
• Describe the process for adding an array manager

Configuring Inventory Mappings

• Configure inventory and network mappings
• Configure placeholder datastores

Configuring vSphere Replication

• Discuss how vSphere Replication works
• Configure vSphere Replication for a single virtual machine
• Configure vSphere Replication for multiple virtual machines
• Manage vSphere Replication

Building Protection Groups

• Discuss differences between array-based protection groups and vSphere Replication protection groups
• Create, configure, and edit protection groups

Building Recovery Plans

• Discuss vCenter Site Recovery Manager recovery plan concepts
• Create a recovery plan
• Modify recovery plan properties

Testing and Running a Recovery Plan

• Discuss use cases for vCenter Site Recovery Manager recovery
• Describe recovery plan workflows
• Test a recovery plan
• Revert a tested recovery plan
• Discuss recovery plan execution
• Perform a planned migration
• Perform a reprotect
• Perform a failback