What You'll Learn

• Install and configure ESX or ESXi
• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Configure and manage ESX/ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server
• Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
• Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
• Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
• Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
• Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESX/ESXi patches
• Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Course Outline

1. Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components

2. VMware ESX/ESXi

• Architecture of ESX and ESXi
• Manually configure ESX/ESXi

3. VMware vCenter Server

• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects

4. Networking

• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork standard switches, network connections, and port groups

5. Storage

• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSphere datastores

6. Virtual Machines

• Deploy virtual machines using the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Perform Storage vMotion™ migrations

7. Access Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions

8. Resource Monitoring

• Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
• VMkernel methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

9. Data Protection

• Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

10. Scalability

• Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
• Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance using Host Profiles
• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
• Perform VMware vMotion migrations
• Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
• Configure and manage VMware Distributed Power Management

11. High Availability

• Configure and manage a VMware High Availability cluster
• Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance

12. Patch Management

• Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

13. Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

• Introduce ESX and ESXi installable installation

Labs

Lab 1: Configuring VMware ESXi

• Connect to an ESXi host with vSphere Client
• View host hardware configuration
• View virtual machine configuration
• Configure DNS and routing information for an ESXi host
• Configure the ESXi host as an NTP client

Lab 2: Installing VMware vCenter Server

• Access your vCenter Server system
• Configure a SQL Server ODBC connection to a remote database
• Install vCenter Server
• Install the vSphere Client on the vCenter Server system

Lab 3: Using VMware vCenter Server

• Log in to the vCenter Server system from your desktop virtual machine
• Add your ESXi host to the vCenter Server inventory
• Create folder objects
• Manage vSphere license keys

Lab 4: Standard Virtual Switches

• View the current standard virtual switch configuration
• Create a standard virtual switch
• Verify that your virtual machine has proper access to the production network

Lab 5: Accessing IP Storage

• Create a VMkernel port on a standard virtual switch
• Configure the iSCSI software adapter
• Configure access to an NFS datastore
• View iSCSI and NFS storage information

Lab 6: Managing VMware vStorage VMFS Datastores

• Review your shared storage configuration
• View VMFS datastore information
• Change the name of a VMFS datastore
• Create a VMFS datastore
• Expand the VMFS datastore to consume unused space on a LUN
• Remove a VMFS datastore
• Extend a VMFS datastore

Lab 7: Working with Virtual Machines

• Create a virtual machine
• Install a guest operating system in a virtual machine
• Create a virtual machine on an iSCSI VMFS datastore
• Import a virtual machine into the vCenter Server inventory
• Install VMware Tools into a virtual machine installed with a Windows operating system
• Enable time synchronization between a virtual machine and an ESXi host

Lab 8: Using Templates and Clones

• Configure a guest operating system customization on a vCenter Server system
• Create a template
• Deploy a virtual machine from a template
• Clone a virtual machine that is powered on

Lab 9: VMware vCenter Converter

• Install vCenter Converter
• Configure vCenter Converter guest operating system customization
• Install and enable the vCenter Converter plug-in
• Prepare a system for hot cloning
• Hot clone a system

Lab 10: Modifying a Virtual Machine

• Increase the size of a VMDK file
• Adjust memory allocation on a virtual machine
• Rename a virtual machine in the vCenter Server inventory
• Add a raw LUN to a virtual machine and verify that the guest operating system can see it
• Expand a thin-provisioned virtual disk

Lab 11: Managing Virtual Machines

• Unregister a virtual machine in the vCenter Server inventory
• Register a virtual machine in the vCenter Server inventory
• Unregister and delete virtual machines from disk
• Take snapshots of a virtual machine
• Revert to a snapshot
• Migrate virtual machine files with Storage vMotion

Lab 12: Access Control

• Configure an ESXi host to use directory services
• Use Active Directory accounts to verify proper access to your ESXi host
• Create a custom role in vCenter Server
• Assign permissions on vCenter Server inventory objects
• Verify permission usability

Lab 13: Resource Pools

• Create CPU contention
• Create a resource pool named Fin-Test
• Create a resource pool names Fin-Prod
• Verify resource pool functionality

Lab 14: Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance

• Create CPU contention
• Use vCenter Server to monitor CPU utilization
• Undo changes made to your virtual machine

Lab 15: Using Alarms

• Create a virtual machine alarm that monitors for a condition
• Create a virtual machine alarm that monitors for an event
• Trigger virtual machine alarms and acknowledge them
• Disable virtual machine alarms

Lab 16: VMware Data Recovery

• Install the Data Recovery plug-in
• Modify the Data Recovery virtual appliance
• Do the initial setup of the Data Recovery appliance
• Create a backup job
• Create a restore job

Lab 17: Working with Host Profiles

• Add a second ESXi host to the team vCenter Server system
• Create a disparate configuration
• Create a host profile
• Attach a host profile to an ESXi host and check compliance
• Apply a host profiles to an ESXi host

Lab 18: vNetwork Distributed Switches

• Remove the vmnic from the standard virtual switch
• Create a distributed virtual switch for the virtual machine network
• Create a distributed virtual switch port group
• Migrate virtual machines to a distributed switch port group
• Verify that your virtual machine has proper access to the production network

Lab 19: Migrating Virtual Machines

• Create a VMkernel port group for vMotion migration
• Verify that your ESXi host meets vMotion requirements
• Verify that your virtual machine meets vMotion requirements
• Perform a vMotion migration of a virtual machine

Lab 20: VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler

• Create a DRS cluster
• Populate the DRS cluster
• Verify proper DRS cluster functionality
• Apply DRS recommendations
• Create, test, and disable affinity rules
• Create, test, and disable anti-affinity rules

Lab 21:VMware Distributed Power Management

• Log in to your vCenter Server system and start the vSphere Client
• Configure IPMI/iLO as the VMware DPM wake protocol
• Configure VMware DPM
• Test VMware DPM
• Bring an ESXi host out of standby mode

Lab 22: Using VMware High Availability

• Create a cluster enabled for VMware HA
• Test VMware HA functionality

Lab 23: Working with Slot Sizes and Admission Control

• Use the Resource Allocation tab to determine resource use
• Manage VMware HA slot size
• Configure a VMware HA cluster with strict admission control
• Configure a VMware HA cluster with flexible admission control

Lab 24: Configuring VMware Fault Tolerance

• Enable FT logging
• Activate FT
• Test FT
• Disable FT

Lab 25: VMware vCenter Update Manager

• Install Update Manager
• Modify cluster settings
• Install and enable the Update Manager plug-in
• Create a patch baseline
• Attach a baseline and scan for updates
• Stage patches and remediate ESXi hosts

Classroom Dates and Locations

Date	Location
Sep 20 - 24, 2010	Edmonton, AB	Register
Sep 20 - 24, 2010	Moncton, NB	Register
Oct 4 - 8, 2010	Ottawa, ON	Register
Oct 18 - 22, 2010	Toronto, ON	Register
Oct 18 - 22, 2010	Vancouver, BC	Register
Oct 18 - 22, 2010	Halifax, NS	Register
Oct 25 - 29, 2010	St. John's, NL	Register
Nov 15 - 19, 2010	Montreal, QC	Register
Nov 22 - 26, 2010	Calgary, AB	Register
Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2010	Ottawa, ON	Register
Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2010	Toronto, ON	Register
Jan 3 - 7, 2011	Toronto, ON	Register
Jan 3 - 7, 2011	Vancouver, BC	Register
Jan 17 - 21, 2011	Montreal, QC	Register
Jan 24 - 28, 2011	Ottawa, ON	Register
Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2011	Toronto, ON	Register
Feb 14 - 18, 2011	Calgary, AB	Register
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Mar 21 - 25, 2011	Halifax, NS	Register
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