VMware vSphere 4: Fast Track

This is an intensive, extended-hours training course. It combines the content of the Learn to Install, Configure and Manage VMware vSphere4 course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.

Course Introduction

Introduction to VMware Virtualization
Discuss virtualization and vSphere components

Configuring VMware ESX/ESXi
Configure ESX/ESXi settings and view system logs

Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server
Install and configure vCenter Server and vSphere Management Assistant
Manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies

Networking
Configure and troubleshoot vNetwork components

Storage

• Review storage management technologies
• Analyze and troubleshoot storage-related issues

Virtual Machines

• Deploy virtual machines using templates,
  
• VMware vCenter Converter,
  
• VMware Converter executable,
  
• VMware Converter CD ,
• Guided Consolidation and Storage Manager.
  
• Virtualising Microsoft, Linux and NetWare.
• Modify and manage virtual machines

Access Control
Control user access through roles and permissions

Resource Monitoring
Assess workloads and monitor resources through the GUI interfaces and CLI

Scalability

• Scale resource management
• Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
• Perform VMware VMotion™ migrations
• Configure clusters for VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler and VMware Distributed Power Management

High Availability and Data Protection

• Review business continuity products and features
• Follow best practices to configure VMware High Availability clusters and VMware Fault Tolerance
• Install and configure VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
• Deploy VMware Data Recovery to back up virtual machines

Configuration Management
Manage change in the vSphere environment with Host Profiles and VMware vCenter Update Manager

Installing ESX
Perform manual (ESX/ESXi) and scripted (ESX) installations