VMWare vSphere (v4): Fast Track Program

VMWare vSphere (v4): Fast Track Program (VMW07)

This intensive, extended-hours training course focuses on installing, configuring, managing and troubleshooting VMware vSphere. It combines the content of the VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Some experience working with VMware ESX server is helpful to succesfully complete this course. At the end of the course, you should be able to:

Install and configure VMware ESX™/ESXi, vCenter™ Server, and the vSphere Management Assistant
Configure, manage, and troubleshoot ESX/ESXi networking and storage
Create, configure, migrate, manage, convert, and monitor virtual machines and virtual appliances
Scale the vSphere virtual infrastructure
Implement business continuity solutions
Manage changes to the vSphere environment

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Duration: 5 day(s)
Price: 4500.00 EUR

Dates for this course

Month	Date	Location	Languages
October	18-22/10/2010	Leuven	English	Register
January	17-21/01/2011	Leuven	English	Register

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Course Content

Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

Discuss virtualization and vSphere components

Module 3: Configuring VMware ESX/ESXi

Configure ESX/ESXi settings and view system logs

Module 4: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server

Install and configure vCenter Server and vSphere Management Assistant
Manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies

Module 5: Networking

Configure and troubleshoot vNetwork components

Module 6: Storage

Review storage management technologies
Analyze and troubleshoot storage-related issues

Module 7: Virtual Machines

Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, and Guided Consolidation
Modify and manage virtual machines
Module 8: Access Control
Control user access through roles and permissions

Module 9: Resource Monitoring

Assess workloads and monitor resources through the GUI interfaces and CLI

Module 10: Scalability

Scale resource management
Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
Perform VMware VMotion™ migrations
Configure clusters for VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler and VMware Distributed Power Management

Module 11: High Availability and Data Protection

Review business continuity products and features
Follow best practices to configure VMware High Availability clusters and VMware Fault Tolerance
Install and configure VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
Deploy VMware Data Recovery to back up virtual machines

Module 12: Configuration Management

Manage change in the vSphere environment with Host Profiles and VMware vCenter Update Manager

Module 13: Installing ESX

Perform manual (ESX/ESXi) and scripted (ESX) installations

Target Group

Experienced system administrators and system integrators willing to work hard to achieve superior vSphere skills with minimal time away from the office.

Prerequisites

Willingness to participate in a demanding, high-intensity training experience
Comfort with system administration using command-line interfaces

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