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VMS-ICM v4.1 - VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage v4.1
Duration: 5 Day Hands-On Lab & Lecture Course
Price: $ 3,495.00
Learning Credits: 35

Description

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere™, which consists of ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server. The course is based on ESX/ESXi 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1. Completion of this course satisfies as a prerequisite to take the VMware Certified Professional 4 exam.

Objectives

  • Install and configure ESX or ESXi
  • Install and configure vCenter Server components
  • Configure and manage ESX/ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server
  • Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
  • Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
  • Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
  • Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
  • Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESX/ESXi patches
  • Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Prerequisites

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

Who Should Attend

  • System administrators
  • Systems engineers
  • Operators responsible for VMware® ESX™, ESXi, and VMware vCenter™ Server

 
Course Outline

  • Course Introduction
    • Introductions and course logistics
    • Course objectives
  • Introduction to VMware Virtualization
    • Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
  • VMware ESX and ESXi
    • Introduce the architecture of ESX and ESXi
    • Manually configure ESX/ESXi
  • VMware vCenter Server
    • Install and configure vCenter Server components
    • Manage vCenter Server inventory objects
  • Networking
    • Create, configure, and manage vNetwork standard switches, network connections, and port groups Storage
    • Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
    • Create and manage vSphere datastores
  • Virtual Machines
    • Deploy virtual machines using the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter
    • Modify and manage virtual machines
    • Perform Storage vMotion migrations
  • Access Control
    • Control user access through roles and permissions
  • Resource Monitoring
    • Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
    • Introduce VMkernel methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
    • Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
  • Data Protection
    • Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery Scalability
    • Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
    • Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance using Host Profiles
    • Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
    • Perform VMware vMotion™ migrations
    • Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
    • Configure and manage VMware Distributed Power Management
  • High Availability
    • Configure and manage a VMware High Availability cluster
    • Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance
  • Patch Management
    • Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager
  • Installing VMware ESX and ESXi
    • Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation

 

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Start Time; Registration
9:00 AM Central * 09/13/2010
9:00 AM Central * 09/20/2010
9:00 AM Central * 09/27/2010
9:00 AM Central * 10/04/2010
9:00 AM Central * 10/18/2010
9:00 AM Central * 11/01/2010
9:00 AM Central * 11/08/2010
9:00 AM Central * 11/15/2010
9:00 AM Central * 11/29/2010
9:00 AM Central * 12/06/2010
9:00 AM Central * 12/13/2010
9:00 AM Central * 01/03/2011
9:00 AM Central * 01/10/2011
9:00 AM Central * 01/17/2011
9:00 AM Central * 01/24/2011
9:00 AM Central * 01/31/2011
9:00 AM Central * 02/07/2011
9:00 AM Central * 02/14/2011
9:00 AM Central * 02/28/2011
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Course Schedule
Location Registration
Brentwood, TN* 09/13/2010
New York, NY* 09/13/2010
Omaha, NE* 09/13/2010
Rochester, NY* 09/13/2010
Sacramento, CA* 09/13/2010
Kirkland, WA* 09/13/2010
Tampa, FL* 09/13/2010
Miami, FL* 09/13/2010
Irvine, CA* 09/13/2010
San Francisco, CA* 09/13/2010
Baton Rouge, LA* 09/13/2010
Sherwood, AR* 09/13/2010
Hunt Valley, MD* 09/13/2010
Louisville, KY* 09/13/2010
Atlanta, GA* 09/13/2010
Edison, NJ* 09/13/2010
El Segundo, CA* 09/13/2010
Irving, TX* 09/13/2010
Overland Park, KS* 09/13/2010
Austin, TX* 09/20/2010
Bountiful, UT* 09/20/2010
Charlotte, NC* 09/20/2010
Edmonton, Alberta* 09/20/2010
Indianapolis, IN* 09/20/2010
Orlando, FL* 09/20/2010
Phoenix, AZ* 09/20/2010
Richmond, VA* 09/20/2010
St. Louis Park, MN* 09/20/2010
San Diego, CA* 09/20/2010
Schaumburg, IL* 09/20/2010
Atlanta, GA* 09/20/2010
Burlington, MA* 09/20/2010
Columbus, OH* 09/20/2010
Dallas, TX* 09/20/2010
Denver, CO* 09/20/2010
Honolulu, HI* 09/20/2010
Houston, TX* 09/20/2010
Tampa, FL* 09/20/2010
Washington, DC* 09/20/2010
Wayne, PA* 09/20/2010
Arlington, VA* 09/27/2010
Atlanta, GA* 09/27/2010
Beverly Hills, MI* 09/27/2010
Burlington, MA* 09/27/2010
Denver, CO* 09/27/2010
Dublin, OH* 09/27/2010
Edison, NJ* 09/27/2010
Houston, TX* 09/27/2010
Hunt Valley, MD* 09/27/2010
Moon Township, PA* 09/27/2010
Morristown, NJ* 09/27/2010
Portland, OR* 09/27/2010
Schaumburg, IL* 09/27/2010
El Segundo, CA* 09/27/2010
Herndon, VA* 09/27/2010
Morrisville, NC* 09/27/2010
New York, NY* 09/27/2010
Orlando, FL* 09/27/2010
Ballwin, MO* 10/04/2010
Beachwood, OH* 10/04/2010
Cary, NC* 10/04/2010
Cincinnati, OH* 10/04/2010
Herndon, VA* 10/04/2010
Irving, TX* 10/04/2010
Kirkland, WA* 10/04/2010
Madison, WI* 10/04/2010
New York, NY* 10/04/2010
Ottawa, * 10/04/2010
Tampa, FL* 10/04/2010
Atlanta, GA* 10/04/2010
Burlington, MA* 10/04/2010
Chicago, IL* 10/04/2010
Columbus, OH* 10/04/2010
Dallas, TX* 10/04/2010
El Segundo, CA* 10/04/2010
Miami, FL* 10/04/2010
San Jose, CA* 10/04/2010
St. Louis, MO* 10/04/2010
Wayne, PA* 10/04/2010
Arlington, VA* 10/11/2010
Burlington, MA* 10/11/2010
Irvine, CA* 10/11/2010
Memphis, TN* 10/11/2010
Overland Park, KS* 10/11/2010
Sacramento, CA* 10/11/2010
St. Louis Park, MN* 10/11/2010
Santa Clara, CA* 10/11/2010
Downers Grove, IL* 10/11/2010
Herndon, VA* 10/11/2010
Honolulu, HI* 10/11/2010
New York, NY* 10/11/2010
Orlando, FL* 10/11/2010
San Jose, CA* 10/11/2010
Atlanta, GA* 10/18/2010
Beverly Hills, MI* 10/18/2010
Charlotte, NC* 10/18/2010
Edison, NJ* 10/18/2010
Irving, TX* 10/18/2010
New Orleans, LA* 10/18/2010
Phoenix, AZ* 10/18/2010
San Francisco, CA* 10/18/2010
Tallahassee, FL* 10/18/2010
Toronto, Ontario* 10/18/2010
Vancouver, * 10/18/2010
Hartford, CT* 10/18/2010
Burlington, MA* 10/18/2010
Houston, TX* 10/18/2010
Hunt Valley, MD* 10/18/2010
Washington, DC* 10/18/2010
Arlington, VA* 10/25/2010
Austin, TX* 10/25/2010
Bountiful, UT* 10/25/2010
Columbia, SC* 10/25/2010
Houston, TX* 10/25/2010
Kirkland, WA* 10/25/2010
Moon Township, PA* 10/25/2010
Morristown, NJ* 10/25/2010
New York, NY* 10/25/2010
Richmond, VA* 10/25/2010
San Diego, CA* 10/25/2010
Schaumburg, IL* 10/25/2010
Atlanta, GA* 10/25/2010
Columbus, OH* 10/25/2010
Dallas, TX* 10/25/2010
Denver, CO* 10/25/2010
Morrisville, NC* 10/25/2010
Wayne, PA* 10/25/2010
Albany, NY* 11/01/2010
Arlington, VA* 11/01/2010
Ballwin, MO* 11/01/2010
Beachwood, OH* 11/01/2010
Irving, TX* 11/01/2010
New York, NY* 11/01/2010
Portland, OR* 11/01/2010
St. Louis Park, MN* 11/01/2010
San Antonio, TX* 11/01/2010
San Francisco, CA* 11/01/2010
Schaumburg, IL* 11/01/2010
Tampa, FL* 11/01/2010
Brentwood, TN* 11/01/2010
El Segundo, CA* 11/01/2010
Hunt Valley, MD* 11/01/2010
Miami, FL* 11/01/2010
Atlanta, GA* 11/08/2010
Austin, TX* 11/08/2010
Burlington, MA* 11/08/2010
Edison, NJ* 11/08/2010
Irvine, CA* 11/08/2010
Kirkland, WA* 11/08/2010
Overland Park, KS* 11/08/2010
Sacramento, CA* 11/08/2010
San Francisco, CA* 11/08/2010
Santa Clara, CA* 11/08/2010
Dallas, TX* 11/08/2010
Downers Grove, IL* 11/08/2010
Herndon, VA* 11/08/2010
Houston, TX* 11/08/2010
Louisville, KY* 11/08/2010
Albuquerque, NM* 11/15/2010
Cary, NC* 11/15/2010
Charlotte, NC* 11/15/2010
Irving, TX* 11/15/2010
Miami, FL* 11/15/2010
Montreal, * 11/15/2010
Orlando, FL* 11/15/2010
Phoenix, AZ* 11/15/2010
Atlanta, GA* 11/15/2010
Burlington, MA* 11/15/2010
Chicago, IL* 11/15/2010
Columbus, OH* 11/15/2010
Denver, CO* 11/15/2010
Greensboro, NC* 11/15/2010
Hunt Valley, MD* 11/15/2010
Indianapolis, IN* 11/15/2010
New York, NY* 11/15/2010
San Jose, CA* 11/15/2010
Washington, DC* 11/15/2010
Wayne, PA* 11/15/2010
Calgary, Alberta* 11/22/2010
Arlington, VA* 11/29/2010
Birmingham, AL* 11/29/2010
Denver, CO* 11/29/2010
Herndon, VA* 11/29/2010
Kirkland, WA* 11/29/2010
Moon Township, PA* 11/29/2010
New York, NY* 11/29/2010
Ottawa, * 11/29/2010
St. Louis Park, MN* 11/29/2010
San Francisco, CA* 11/29/2010
Schaumburg, IL* 11/29/2010
Sherwood, AR* 11/29/2010
Tampa, FL* 11/29/2010
Toronto, Ontario* 11/29/2010
Urbandale, IA* 11/29/2010
Burlington, MA* 11/29/2010
Dallas, TX* 11/29/2010
El Segundo, CA* 11/29/2010
Houston, TX* 11/29/2010
Morrisville, NC* 11/29/2010
San Diego, CA* 11/29/2010
Washington, DC* 11/29/2010
Austin, TX* 12/06/2010
Baton Rouge, LA* 12/06/2010
Beachwood, OH* 12/06/2010
Burlington, MA* 12/06/2010
Cincinnati, OH* 12/06/2010
Edison, NJ* 12/06/2010
Las Vegas, NV* 12/06/2010
New York, NY* 12/06/2010
Overland Park, KS* 12/06/2010
Richmond, VA* 12/06/2010
San Diego, CA* 12/06/2010
Columbus, OH* 12/06/2010
Denver, CO* 12/06/2010
Downers Grove, IL* 12/06/2010
Herndon, VA* 12/06/2010
Hunt Valley, MD* 12/06/2010
Miami, FL* 12/06/2010
Sacramento, CA* 12/06/2010
Schaumburg, IL* 12/06/2010
Wayne, PA* 12/06/2010
Arlington, VA* 12/13/2010
Atlanta, GA* 12/13/2010
Ballwin, MO* 12/13/2010
Beverly Hills, MI* 12/13/2010
Bountiful, UT* 12/13/2010
Charlotte, NC* 12/13/2010
Irvine, CA* 12/13/2010
Irving, TX* 12/13/2010
Kirkland, WA* 12/13/2010
Moon Township, PA* 12/13/2010
Morristown, NJ* 12/13/2010
Phoenix, AZ* 12/13/2010
Portland, OR* 12/13/2010
St. Louis Park, MN* 12/13/2010
Schaumburg, IL* 12/13/2010
Tampa, FL* 12/13/2010
Burlington, MA* 12/13/2010
Chicago, IL* 12/13/2010
Dallas, TX* 12/13/2010
Houston, TX* 12/13/2010
Morrisville, NC* 12/13/2010
New York, NY* 12/13/2010
Orlando, FL* 12/13/2010
Washington, DC* 12/13/2010
Arlington, VA* 01/03/2011
Austin, TX* 01/03/2011
Burlington, MA* 01/03/2011
Cary, NC* 01/03/2011
Charlotte, NC* 01/03/2011
Hunt Valley, MD* 01/03/2011
San Francisco, CA* 01/03/2011
Santa Clara, CA* 01/03/2011
Toronto, Ontario* 01/03/2011
Vancouver, * 01/03/2011
Dallas, TX* 01/03/2011
Denver, CO* 01/03/2011
El Segundo, CA* 01/03/2011
Houston, TX* 01/03/2011
Arlington, VA* 01/10/2011
Atlanta, GA* 01/10/2011
Denver, CO* 01/10/2011
Edison, NJ* 01/10/2011
Irvine, CA* 01/10/2011
Irving, TX* 01/10/2011
Schaumburg, IL* 01/10/2011
Tampa, FL* 01/10/2011
Miami, FL* 01/10/2011
Morrisville, NC* 01/10/2011
Sacramento, CA* 01/10/2011
San Jose, CA* 01/10/2011
Atlanta, GA* 01/17/2011
Ballwin, MO* 01/17/2011
Beachwood, OH* 01/17/2011
Beverly Hills, MI* 01/17/2011
Greensboro, NC* 01/17/2011
Houston, TX* 01/17/2011
Hunt Valley, MD* 01/17/2011
Montreal, * 01/17/2011
Moon Township, PA* 01/17/2011
New York, NY* 01/17/2011
Orlando, FL* 01/17/2011
Richmond, VA* 01/17/2011
San Diego, CA* 01/17/2011
Albany, NY* 01/24/2011
Arlington, VA* 01/24/2011
Atlanta, GA* 01/24/2011
Centerville, UT* 01/24/2011
Dallas, TX* 01/24/2011
Denver, CO* 01/24/2011
East Petersburg, PA* 01/24/2011
Edison, NJ* 01/24/2011
Las Vegas, NV* 01/24/2011
Ottawa, * 01/24/2011
Overland Park, KS* 01/24/2011
Portland, OR* 01/24/2011
San Jose, CA* 01/24/2011
Wayne, PA* 01/24/2011
Herndon, VA* 01/31/2011
Irving, TX* 01/31/2011
Morristown, NJ* 01/31/2011
Toronto, Ontario* 01/31/2011
Arlington, VA* 02/07/2011
Charlotte, NC* 02/07/2011
Columbus, OH* 02/07/2011
El Segundo, CA* 02/07/2011
Hunt Valley, MD* 02/07/2011
Morrisville, NC* 02/07/2011
Omaha, NE* 02/07/2011
Rochester, NY* 02/07/2011
St. Louis Park, MN* 02/07/2011
San Diego, CA* 02/07/2011
San Francisco, CA* 02/07/2011
Santa Clara, CA* 02/07/2011
Wayne, PA* 02/07/2011
Atlanta, GA* 02/14/2011
Austin, TX* 02/14/2011
Beverly Hills, MI* 02/14/2011
Burlington, MA* 02/14/2011
Calgary, Alberta* 02/14/2011
Dallas, TX* 02/14/2011
Denver, CO* 02/14/2011
Edison, NJ* 02/14/2011
Greensboro, NC* 02/14/2011
Irvine, CA* 02/14/2011
Kirkland, WA* 02/14/2011
Montreal, * 02/14/2011
Morrisville, NC* 02/14/2011
New York, NY* 02/14/2011
Overland Park, KS* 02/14/2011
Phoenix, AZ* 02/14/2011
San Jose, CA* 02/14/2011
Schaumburg, IL* 02/14/2011
Toronto, * 02/14/2011
Arlington, VA* 02/21/2011
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