vSphere Design Workshop v4

Prerequisites:

Knowledge of vSphere 4 installation, upgrade, configuration, and administration.

Course Description:

This course explores a design methodology, criteria, and approach for designing a VMware vSphere™ 4 virtual datacenter architecture consisting of VMware ESX™/ESXi 4 and VMware vCenter™ Server 4. This course, by discussing the benefits and risks of available design alternatives, provides information which supports making sound design decisions. This course also provides an opportunity to practice your design skills by working with peers on a design project.

At the end of this course, you will have applied the design methodology, criteria, and approach to create a vSphere design based on one or more case studies. You will also:

• Identify design goals, requirements, and constraints
• Identify useful information for making design decisions
• Recognize and analyze best practice recommendations
• Analyze alternative design choices
• Identify risks
• Work in a design team on a design project

This course includes the following modules:

Course Introduction

• Provide a general overview of the course

Design Process Overview

• Discuss the design methodology, criteria, and approach
• Introduce an example five-step design process

ESX/ESXi Host Design

• Identify useful information for making host design decisions
• Analyze best practices and alternate host design alternatives

vSphere Virtual Datacenter Design

• Identify useful information for making vCenter Server, database, cluster, and resource pool design decisions
• Analyze best practices and alternate vCenter Server, database, cluster, and resource pool design alternatives

vSphere Network Design

• Identify useful information for making network design decisions
• Analyze best practices and alternate network design alternatives

vSphere Storage Design

• Identify useful information for making storage design decisions
• Analyze best practices and alternate storage design alternatives

Virtual Machine Design

• Identify useful information for making virtual machine design decisions
• Analyze best practices and alternate virtual machine design alternatives

Management and Monitoring Design

• Identify useful information for making management and monitoring design decisions
• Analyze best practices and alternate management and monitoring design alternatives

Design Workshop

• Small group case study workshop to practice using the methodology, criteria, and approach required to design a vSphere virtual datacenter