Description

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 8.0 and vCenter Server 8.0.
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.
For advanced course options, see www.vmware.com/education

Objectifs pédagogiques

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

Public cible

Operators responsible for ESXi and vCenter Server
System administrators
Systems engineers

Pré-requis

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Programme de la formation

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)

Qualité

Cette formation est accessible aux personnes en situation de handicap, nous contacter en cas de besoin d’informations complémentaires.

Programme mis à jour le 4 décembre 2024