Description

Fast Track provides the quickest way to help you gain a superior set of skills, abilities, and knowledge to build and run a highly available and scalable VMware vSphere™ environment. The intensive, extended–hours instructor-led class includes the content of three full vSphere classes (Install, Configure, Manage; Manage Availability; and Manage Scalability), plus other advanced topics such as command-line administration. Fast Track also includes over seven hours of self-paced training to jump-start your VMware® knowledge and use as a review tool after class. Upon completing Fast Track, you can take the examination to qualify as a VMware Certified Professional.

Objectives

• Install and configure VMware ESX™/ESXi, vCenter™ Server, vCenter Converter, vCenter Server Heartbeat, Data Recovery, and vCenter Update Manager
• Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage from both graphical and command-line interfaces
• Create, configure, migrate, convert, monitor, patch, and back up virtual machines and virtual appliances
• Use VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) to automate resource management
• Implement high availability and fault-tolerance solutions

Prerequisites

• Comfort with system administration using command-line interfaces

Who Should Attend

Experienced system administrators and system integrators who want to achieve superior vSphere skills with minimal time away from the office.

• Module 1: Course Introduction
• Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization
  • Discuss virtualization and vSphere components
• Module 3: Configuring VMware ESX/ESXi
  • Configure ESX/ESXi settings and view system logs
• Module 4: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server
  • Install and configure vCenter Server
  • Create and manage inventory objects
  • Install VMware vSphere Management Assistant for command-line administration
• Module 5: Networking
  • Configure vNetwork components, including security, traffic-shaping, and load-balancing policies
• Module 6: Storage
  • Survey storage technologies and set up storage based on cost, performance, and manageability requirements
• Module 7: Virtual Machines
  • Deploy virtual machines using templates and vCenter Converter
  • Modify and manage virtual machines
• Module 8: Access Control
  • Control user access through roles and permissions
• Module 9: Resource Monitoring
  • Assess workloads, monitor resources, and configure alarms
• Module 10: Scalability
  • Create thin-provisioned virtual machines
  • Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
  • Use VMware VMotion™ to migrate virtual machines
  • Automate resource management by configuring clusters with DRS and VMware Distributed Power Management
• Module 11: High Availability and Data Protection
  • Set up and troubleshoot VMware High Availability clusters
  • Configure and monitor fault-tolerant virtual machines
  • Install and configure vCenter Server Heartbeat
  • Use Data Recovery to back up virtual machines
• Module 12: Configuration Management
  • Use Host Profiles to manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance
  • Install and configure Update Manager to patch and upgrade ESX/ESXi hosts and virtual machines
• Module 13: Installing ESX