VMware VCenter - VMware Courses

Introduction

This two day course will teach experienced delegates how to use the VMware vCenter as a forensic and predictive tool, to perform analysis of data

Pre-Requisites

Delegates should:

• Have completed “VMware vSphere - Install, Configure, Manage” course or have equivalent experience with the software
• Be experienced as an administrator of vSphere 5

Who Should Attend

• Experienced users of VMware vSphere and other VMware products, that wish to analyse and predict using the vCenter software

Course Objectives

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

• Navigate the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 user interface
• Use heat maps and create a custom heat map.
• Use smart alerts to detect system issues.
• Perform capacity management and what-if analyses.
• Use the Operations tab, the Planning tab, the Alerts tab, the Analysis tab, and the Reports tab.

Course Outline

Introduction to vCenter Operations Manager

• Understand the role of Operations Management in the cloud era
• Understand the vCenter Operations Manager suite and its packaging

Architecture and Concepts

• Understand the vCenter Operations Manager application architecture data collection methodology
• Learn how vCenter Operations Manager collects data
• Master the main components of the Dashboard view
• Navigate the objects tree and understand the Badge pane

Working with Dashboards and Badges

• Understand the function of major and minor badges
• Use the Health major badge
• Use the Risk major badge
• Use the Efficiency major badge
• Use the Operations tab to navigate to details

Analysing with Heat Maps

• Work with predefined and custom heat maps through the Analysis tab

Working with Smart Alerts

• Configure and use smart alerts
• Set up email notifications

Working with Capacity Planning and Reports

• Schedule, use, and export predefined capacity management reports
• Perform what-if analysis

Installing and configuring vCenter Operations Manager

• Understand and meet pre-installation requirements
• Install vCenter Operations Manager
• Configure vCenter Operations Manager to gather data from its environment