Virtual Infrastructure 3: Install & Configure

Overview

Course duration: 4 days.

This deep hands-on training course explores VMware Infrastructure 3, which consists of VMware ESX Server and VMware VirtualCenter.

“VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure” is a prerequisite to taking the certification exam and becoming a VMware Certified Professional.

This course is run in partnership with Global Knowledge.

Is it right for me?

This course is aimed at: System administrators, systems engineers, operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter.

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

What will I learn?

At the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Server Installation & Configuration
• Virtual Infrastructure Resources
• Virtual Center Installation and Configuration
• Virtual machines: Creating and Managing
• Monitoring the Virtual Infrastructure
• Data Protection

What will it cover?

Course Introduction

Module 1: Virtual Infrastructure Overview

• VMware products: functions and applications

Module 2: ESX Server Installation

• Set-up of ESX Server

Module 3: Networking

• Configuration of virtual switches, network connections and port groups

Module 4: Storage

• Storage management technologies

Module 5: VirtualCenter Installation

• Set-up of VirtualCenterModule 6: Creation and Management of VMs
• Use of templates
• Cold and Hot (VMotion) migrations
• Manage using VMware VirtualCenter and Web Access

Module 7: Resource Management

• Setting VM priorities on CPU, memory, and other resources

Module 8: Virtual Machine Access Control

• Controlling administrator rights

Module 9: Monitoring Your Environment

• Workload assessment
• Service Console monitoring

Module 10: Data and Availability Protection

• Clustering, backups, failoverModule 11: Troubleshooting
• System architecture
• Systematic isolation of problems
• Common symptoms, faults, fixes