VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [v7]

ideal for

This course is intended for System Administrators and System Engineers.

Objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the software-defined data center (SDDC)

• Explain the vSphere components and their function in the infrastructure

• Describe the benefits and capabilities of VMware Skyline

• Install and configure ESXi hosts

• Deploy and configure VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™

• Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to manage the vCenter Server inventory and the vCenter Server configuration

• Manage, monitor, back up, and protect vCenter Server Appliance

• Create virtual networks with vSphere standard switches

• Describe the storage technologies supported by vSphere

• Configure virtual storage using iSCSI and NFS storage

• Create and manage VMware vSphere® VMFS datastores

• Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots

• Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library

• Manage virtual machine resource use

• Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere® vMotion® and VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®

• Create and manage a vSphere cluster that is enabled with VMware vSphere® High Availability and

• VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™

• Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle

• Use VMware vSphere® Lifecycle Manager™ to perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and virtual machines

Prerequisite Knowledge

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

Course Program

• Course Introduction

• Introduction to vSphere and the Software-Defined Data Center

• Virtual Machines

• vCenter Server

• Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks

• Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage

• Virtual Machine Management

• Resource Management and Monitoring

• vSphere Clusters

• vSphere Lifecycle Management