Installing and Configuring VMware Infrastructure 3.x

AUDIENCE: This course is suitable for System administrators, operators and systems engineers responsible for VMware ESX Server and VirtualCenter.
PREREQUISITES: Delegates should have some system administration experience on the appropriate operating system, i.e. Microsoft Windows or Linux.
DURATION: 3 days. Hands on.
OBJECTIVES: This hands-on course explores VMware Infrastructure 3.x, covering both aspects of the product, i.e. VMware ESX Server and VMware VirtualCenter.
At the end of the course, delegates will understand the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3.x and understand how to:
- Install and configure virtual machines
- Deploy virtual machines from templates
- Allocate resources to virtual machines
- Migrate and manage virtual machines
- Ensure high availability of applications
- Troubleshoot typical VMware problems
COURSE CONTENT:
VMware Overview
Virtual Infrastructure overview
VMware products and application

ESX Server Installation
Setting up an ESX Server

Networking
Configuring virtual switches, network connections and ports

Storage
Storage management procedures and structure

VirtualCenter Installation
Setting up VirtualCenter

Creation and Management of VMs
Using templates
Cold and VMotion migrations
Managing VMware VirtualCenter
Web Access

Resource Management
Setting CPU, memory, and other Resources within VMware

Access Control of the Virtual Machine
Admin rights

Monitoring
Workload assessment
Service Console monitoring

Data and Availability Protection
Clustering
Backups
Failover

Troubleshooting and Common Errors
Systematic isolation of problems
Common problems, faults and solutions

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