VMware Infrastructure 3

Global Knowledge Canada
Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Canada

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' In this intensive, extended-hours training course, you will cover the installation, management, and use of VMware ESX Server, VMware VirtualCenter, VMware DRS, VMware HA, VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB), VMware Converter, Storage VMotion, and VMware Update Manager. The course combines the content from the 3.5 versions of the VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure and VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze training courses. Upon completion, you can use the voucher included with the course to take the VMware Certified Professional exam.

What You’ll Learn


Perform manual and scripted ESX Server installations
Understand and configure security on the Service Console
Install, configure, migrate, manage, and monitor virtual machines using ESX Server and VirtualCenter
Utilize VMware Converter and VMware Update Manager
Learn specific commands used to administer an ESX Server
Configure and implement VMware HA, DRS, and VCB
Perform fault analysis in Virtual Infrastructure
Course Outline


1. Introduction
What Virtual Infrastructure Is
VMware Infrastructure
2. Virtual Infrastructure Overview
Virtualization
A Virtual Machine
How Virtualization Works
Virtualization Using a Bare-Metal Hypervisor
ESX Server Architecture
Using VMware Infrastructure in a Data Center
Using VDI with VMware Infrastructure
Using Lab Manager with VMware Infrastructure
3. ESX Server
ESX Server Installation
ESX Server Physical Setup
Hardware Prerequisites
Partitioning an x86 Disk
Partitions Created During Installation
Launch ESX Server Installation
Build Disk Partitions for the Service Console
Recommended Partitions
Configure Service Console Networking
ESX Server Physical Console After Install
VMware Infrastructure (VI) Client
Single-Host Licensing
Configure ESX Server as NTP Client
Configure an ESX Server User Account
ESX Server Troubleshooting Guidelines
ESX Server Troubleshooting Philosophy
What Happens If ESX Server Crashes?
Collecting Diagnostics Data
4. Networking
Create Virtual Switches Using the VI Client
Virtual Switches
Network Connections
Connection Type: Service Console Port
Connection Type: VMkernel Port
Connection Type: Virtual Machine Port Group
Defining Connections
Naming Virtual Switches and Connections
Mapping vmnics to Physical NICs
Create Virtual Switches Using the Command Line
Physical & Virtual Switch Comparison
Virtual Switches & Spanning Tree Protocol
Virtual Switch VLANs
Cisco Discovery Protocol
Modify Physical NIC Attributes
Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol
Create VMkernel Ports Using the Command Line
Configure VMkernel Ports
Handling VMkernel Traffic
VMkernel Networking
VMkernel Routing
Service Console Networking
Configure Service Console Port Group
Advanced Service Console NIC Configurations
Modify Virtual Switch Configurations
Virtual Switch Properties: Ports
Virtual Switch Properties: Network Adapters
Network Policy: Traffic
Load Balancing
Managing Failover and Failure Detection
Add an Uplink to a Port Group
Define Failover
Viewing Active/Standby NICs
Display vSwitch Configuration
Fault Tolerance Options
Troubleshooting NIC Teaming
Virtual Network Security
Using Network Segmentation
Security Considerations for VLANs
Virtual Switch Protection and VLANs
Securing Virtual Switch Ports
Notifying Switches
Service Console Firewall Management
Service Console Firewall Management
Client Utilities
5. Storage
Fibre Channel SAN Storage
How Fibre Channel is used with ESX Server
Addressing SAN LUNs in the VMkernel
Making SAN Storage Available to ESX Server
Fibre Channel HBA Configuration
Controlling VM Disk Requests
View HBA Driver Configuration
Modifying Adapter Properties
iSCSI SAN Storage
How iSCSI is used with ESX Server
Components of an iSCSI SAN
How iSCSI Storage Authenticates the ESX Server
iSCSI Software and Hardware Initiators
iSCSI Software Initiator Network Configuration
Enable iSCSI Traffic through the Service Console Firewall
Discover iSCSI LUNs
iSCSI Storage Command Line Utilities
iSCSI Design Considerations
Set Up Networking for iSCSI Software Initiator
Configure the Firewall for Software iSCSI
Configure iSCSI Targets
iSCSI Software Initiator Troubleshooting
VMFS Datastores
What a VMFS Is
VMFS Properties
Multipathing with Fibre Channel
Multipathing with iSCSI
Manage Multiple Paths
Managing VMFS Volumes
LUN Identification
Partitioning Disks
VMFS Partition Alignment
VMFS Volume Operations
Display Volume Consumption
NAS Storage and NFS Datastores
How NAS/NFS is used with ESX Server
Addressing and Access Control with NFS
Configure an NFS Datastore
Storage Considerations
Storage Comparison-Fibre Channel, NAS, iSCSI
ESX Server Feature Comparison by Storage Type
6. VirtualCenter Installation
VirtualCenter Software Installation
VirtualCenter Components
VirtualCenter Architecture
VirtualCenter Database
VMware License Server (Centralized Licensing)
VirtualCenter Server Services
VMware Infrastructure Client Overview
ESX Server and VirtualCenter Communication
Backup Strategy for VirtualCenter Server
VirtualCenter Inventory Hierarchy
VirtualCenter Inventory: Multiple Data Centers
VirtualCenter Inventory: Folders and Subfolders
VirtualCenter Inventory: Clusters
Using VirtualCenter to Manage Hosts and VMs
Scheduled Tasks
Administration
7. Virtual Machine Creation and Management
Create a Virtual Machine (VM)
What VM Is
VM Virtual Hardware
VM Console
Install Guest OS into VM
VMware Tools
Create Multiple VMs
Templates
Deploy VM from Template
Clone a VM
Deploying Across Data Centers
Virtual Appliances
Export VM with OVF Format
Import Virtual Appliance
Manage VMs
Move VM Between ESX Servers: Cold Migration
Snapshot a VM
Modify VM Settings
Virtual Machine Properties Options
Advanced - Boot Options
VMware Converter Enterprise
VMware Converter Enterprise Capabilities
VMware Converter Components
VMware Converter Concepts
Hot Cloning
Cold Cloning
Importing a Server
Guided Consolidation
Guided Consolidaion
Guided Consolidation Architecture
Physical System Discovery
Plan Consolidation
8. Access Control
VMware Infrastructure User Access
Security Model Overview
Defining Users and Groups
Permissions
VirtualCenter Security Model
ESX Server Security Model
Default Permissions for ESX Server
Accessing VMs Using Web Access
Web Access
Web Access Tasks
9. Resource Management
Using Resource Pools
VM CPU Resource Settings
VM Memory Resource Settings
How VMs Compete for Resources
Configuring a Pool’s Resources
Viewing Resource Pool Information
Expandable Reservation
Admission Control for CPU and Memory Reservations
Migrate VMs with VMotion
Move VM Between ESX Servers: VMotion Migration
How VMotion Works
Requirements for VMotion
CPU Constraints on VMotion
Checking VMotion Errors
Storage VMotion
Introduction to Storage VMotion
How Storage VMotion Works
Storage VMotion - Best Practices
Requirements and Limitations
VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
DRS Clusters
DRS Cluster Settings
Add Hosts to Cluster
Best Practices for DRS
Resource Pools in a DRS Cluster
Resource Pools in a DRS Cluster
Delegated Administration
Monitor Cluster Usage
Adding Host to DRS Cluster
Building and Monitoring DRS Clu ...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

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