VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, and Advanced Management Training

Public Training Price: $2895 per student
Private Training Price: $23100 for up to 12 students*
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VMware vSphere 4 Training Class Summary

This four-day training course teaches beginning and intermediate students how to install, configure, and manage VMware vSphere 4. With over 70% of the class time devoted to working within a live lab environment, students will receive the hands-on time they need to master the technology. Upon course completion, students will depart with comprehensive knowledge of ESX Server, vCenter and Virtual Machine Architecture, as well as advanced management techniques.

Audience: System Administrators, Engineers, and Operators responsible for setup support, and troubleshooting of ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter.

Prerequisites: System administration experience on Microsoft Windows and Linux operation systems.

Class Length: 4 days

VMware vSphere 4 Training Class Objectives
  • Build and secure an ESX Server.
  • Create Virtual Machine clones.
  • Migrate a physical computer to a Virtual Machine.
  • Utilize a wide variety of third-party tools.
  • Install vCenter and initiate VMotion.
  • Configure a cluster.
VMware vSphere 4 Training Class Outline
  1. Introduction - Why do we Virtualize?
    • What is Virtualization?
    • A Brief History of Virtualization
    • Virtualization
    • X86 Virtualization
    • Server Virtualization with VMware
    • Why do We Virtualize?
    • Save Money
    • Improve Agility
    • Implement Initiatives
    • What’s New in vSphere
  2. Terms and Concepts
    • Hose
    • Virtual Machine
    • Encapsulation and Portability
    • P2V – Physical to Virtual
    • Isolation
    • Idealized Hardware
    • Virtualization Layer
    • Hypervisor (Virtual Machine Monitor)
    • vmnic
    • VMnet / vSwitch
    • VMkernel
    • VMXNET
    • Hardware-assisted Memory Virtualization
    • VMware Paravirtualized SCSI (PVSCSI)
    • VMFS – Virtual Machine File System
    • Swap Space
    • Root /
    • Jumbo Frames
    • Virtual Infrastructure Client
    • Service Console
    • Compliance
    • Remediation
  3. Installing ESX Server 4
    • ESX Server 4 Hardware Requirements
    • VMFS File System Limits
    • ESX Server Maximums
    • ESX Server Disk Partitioning
    • Keeping a Server Build Document
    • ESX Install Methods
    • The ESX 4 Installation Process
    • Post-Installation Tasks
    • Troubleshooting
  4. Building and Configuring Virtual Machines
    • Virtual Machine Basics
    • Virtual Machine Resources
    • Installing the Virtual Infrastructure Client
    • Creating a Virtual Machine
    • Select a Datastore
    • Choose a Guest Operating System
    • Virtual Machine Remote Console
    • Virtual Machine Files
    • Independent Disk Mode
    • Virtual Machine Resource Utilization
    • Shares and Reservations
    • Processor Affinity
  5. Virtual Networking
    • Virtual Switches
    • Viewing Virtual Switches
    • Virtual Switch Properties
    • Physical Adapters
    • Physical Adapter Properties
    • Port Groups
    • Port Group Properties
    • Security and Traffic Shaping
    • MAC Addresses
    • Service Console Tools
  6. Physical to Virtual Migrations (P2V)
    • P2V Terminology
    • Four Common P2V Methods
    • Linux Command Line P2V
    • Ghost with Bart’s Preinstalled Environment
    • VMware Converter
    • Platespin Migrate
  7. Tools for a Virtual Infrastructure
    • Veeam Tools
    • Veeam Configurator
    • Veeam Backup and Fast SCP
    • Putty
    • WinSCP
    • Disk Images
    • Win ISO
    • Win Image
    • Adding Disk Images Files to Virtual Machines
    • New SID
    • Gparted
    • Wireshark
    • SysPrep
    • Platespin
    • Vizioncore
    • VMware Lab Manager
  8. Installing and Supporting vCenter
    • vCenter enables Services
    • vCenter Components
    • Virtual Infrastructure Client
    • vCenter Agent
    • vCenter Server
    • Virtual Infrastructure We Access
    • vCenter Database
    • License Server
    • vCenter Supported Databases
    • vCenter Minimum Requirements
    • vCenter Installation
    • Logging in to vCenter
    • Adding Datacenters and Hosts
    • vCenter Permissions and Roles
    • vCenter Default Roles
    • vCenter Custom Permissions
    • vCenter Customization Specification (Sysprep)
    • vCenter Cloning
    • vCenter Cone Wizard
    • vCenter Templates
    • vCenter Performance Charts
    • vCenter Tasks and Events
    • vCenter Alarms
    • vCenter Topology Maps
    • vCenter Guided Consolidation
    • vCenter Updated Manager
    • vCenter VMotion
    • VMotion Requirements
    • vCenter VMotion in Action
    • Storage VMotion
    • vCenter Clustering
    • vCenter Cluster Requirements
    • vCenter Distributes Resource Scheduling (DRS) Cluster Settings
    • vCenter High Availability (DAS) Cluster Settings
    • vCenter Distributed Power Management (DPM) Cluster Settings
    • vCenter Cluster Options
    • vCenter Resource Pools
  9. Best Practices
    • ESX Server Hardware Best Practices
    • ESX Server Software Best Practices
    • Common Problems and “Gotchas”
  10. Backup Techniques for a Virtual Infrastructure
    • Backup Terms
    • Backup Approaches
    • Backing up ESX Server
    • Backing up Virtual Machines
    • VMware Consolidated Backup (Backup Environment)
    • VCB Usage Models
    • VCB Requirements
    • VCB Workflow
    • Install and use Veeam Backup
  11. Inside ESX, Critical Files and Folders
    • Viewing the File systems
    • ESX Server Configuration Files
    • ESX Server Boot Process
    • Run Levels
    • ESX Server Services
  12. Using the CLI
    • CLI Shortcuts
    • Copy and Moving Files
    • Finding Files and Searching
    • Using VI
    • Managing Users on ESX
    • Directory and File Ownership
    • Archiving Files with tar
    • Mounting and Unmounting
    • Managing Processes
    • Starting and Stopping Services
    • VMware Commands
    • Working with VMFS
    • Managing Virtual Machines
  13. Appendix A – VMware Licensing for ESX 3.5 and vCenter 2.5
    • vCenter and ESX Server Licensing Model
    • License Key Functionality
    • Per-Feature Licensing
    • Server-Based Licensing
    • License Server Availability
    • ESX Server License Types
    • The License File

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