VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage V7

Inter-company training

Who is the training for?

Operators responsible for ESXi and vCenter Server, System administrators, Systems engineers

Duration

5,00 day(s)

Language(s) of service

EN FR

Next session

13.06.2024
Location
Windhof (Koerich)

Price

3200,00€

Prerequisites

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Goals

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere®, which consists of VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter™ Server.
The course is based on ESXi 6 and vCenter Server 6. Completion of this course satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware® Certified Professional 6 exam. Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more advanced vSphere courses.

  • Install and configure ESXi; vCenter Server components
  • Configure and manage 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 ESXi patches
  • Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Contents

1 Course Introduction
  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives
2 Introduction to VMware Virtualization
  • Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
  • Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization
  • Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
  • Install and use vSphere user interfaces
3 Create Virtual Machines
  • Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
  • Deploy a single virtual machine
4 VMware vCenter Server
  • Introduce vCenter Server architecture
  • Introduce vCenter Server appliance
  • Configure and manage vCenter Server appliance
  • Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
5 Configure and Manage Virtual Networks
  • Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
  • Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
  • Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
6 Configure and Manage Virtual Storage
  • Introduce storage protocols and device names
  • Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
  • Create and manage vSphere datastores
  • Deploy and manage the VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance
7 Virtual Machine Management
  • Deploy virtual machines using templates and cloning
  • Modify and manage virtual machines
  • Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
  • Perform VMware vSphere® vMotion® and Storage vMotion migrations
  • Create a vSphere vApp
8 Data Protection
  • Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
  • Introduce the VMware Data Recovery appliance
  • Discuss solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently
9 Access and Authentication Control
  • Control user access through roles and permissions
  • Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
  • Configure ESXi lockdown mode
  • Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
  • Introduce VMware vShield Zones
10 Resource Management and Monitoring
  • Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
  • Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
  • Configure and manage resource pools
  • Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
11 High Availability and Fault Tolerance
  • Introduce new vSphere High Availability (HA) architecture
  • Configure and manage a vSphere High Availability cluster
  • Introduce VMware Fault Tolerance
12 Scalability
  • Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
  • Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
  • Use vSphere HA and DRS together
13 Patch Management
  • Manage ESXi patching using vCenter Update Manager
  • Install Update Manager and Update Manager plug-in
  • Create patch baselines
  • Scan and remediate hosts
14 Installing VMware Components
  • Introduce ESXi installation
  • Describe boot from SAN requirements
  • Introduce vCenter Server deployment options
  • Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
  • Install vCenter Server (Windows based)

Certificate, diploma

Une attestation de participation sera transmise aux participants

Next session

Datum
City
Language and price
13.06.2024

17.06.2024
Windhof (Koerich)
FR 3200,00€
15.08.2024

19.08.2024
Windhof (Koerich)
FR 3200,00€
02.10.2024

06.10.2024
Windhof (Koerich)
FR 3200,00€
04.12.2024

08.12.2024
Windhof (Koerich)
FR 3200,00€

Organization contact details

Nathalie Thielemans / Nassera Aici

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