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Course Outline

1. Introduction to vSphere 5.0

• VMware vSphere
• Problems and Opportunities
• Server Resource Utilization
• Server Consolidation
• Datacenter Issues
• OS, Application Imaging
• Back Up & Recovery
• Server Refresh
• Hardware Maintenance
• High Windows OS Costs
• MS Virtualization Calculator
• Disaster Recovery
• Test, Development & QA
• IT Technical Career Benefits
• Virtualization Over Time
• VMware ESXi
• vSphere Hardware Limits
• Small Business Bundles
• vRAM
• VMware vCenter
• Single Host Deployment
• Multiple ESXi w. Shared Storage
• Full vSphere
• Storage, Server, Network Cloud
• New Features in vSphere 5
• VMSF and SSD

2. VMware ESXi 5.0

• Scalable ESXi Deployment
• Installing ESXi
• ESXi 5.0
• ESXi Configuration
• Configure Management Network
• IP, DNS Configuration
• Network Changes
• ESXi Ready for Service
• vSphere Client -> ESXi Host
• ESXi > Configuration
• Sizing ESXi CPU, Memory, Storage, NICs

3. Virtual Networking

• Virtual to Physical Networking
• Project Plan
• vNetwork Switches
• Standard vSwitches
• Distributed vSwitches
• Physical and Virtual Networking
• ESXi Networking
• vSwitch Properties
• Multi-homed Networking
• Port Groups
• Add Network Wizards
• ESXi Physical NICs
• vSwitch Rules

4. NAS/NFS

• Basic ESXi Deployment
• Network Attached Storage
• Network File System
• NAS/NFS Uses
• Define NFS Shares
• NFS Share in Storage Roster
• NAS/NFS Trade-offs
• Troubleshooting NFS

5. Virtual Machines

• Virtual Hardware
• Creating Virtual Machines
• Datastore Browser
• New Virtual Machine Wizard
• Multicore vCPUs
• Snapshot Manager
• Complete the Virtual Machine
• VMware Tools
• USXi 5.0 Supports USB
• Windows Performance Tips
• Supported Guest OS

6. vCenter

• Central Management w. vCenter
• Introduction to vCenter
• Licensed Add-On Features
• vCenter Deployment
• Supported Databases
• MS SQL Express
• vCenter is a Management Proxy
• Database Size Estimates
• Install/Select Database
• vCenter uses a Java VM
• vSphere Client Plug-ins
• Restart vCenter
• Home View
• Organizing Inventory
• Folders in Datacenters
• VMs run on Clusters
• Resource Maps
• Licensing
• vCenter Power Management
• Web Access
• Migrating a VM

7. Templates, Clones

• Template Theory
• Template Benefits
• Disk Formats
• Creating a New Template
• VM Cloning
• Clone a Template
• Windows VM Customization
• Non-Windows OS Customization
• Virtual Machines / Pros and Cons
• Import/ Export Virtual Appliances
• Adding Virtual Hardware
• All VMs Support Simple Changes
• Hot Add Virtual Disk

8. Permissions

• Permission Privileges and Roles
• Determining Permissions
• Privilege Hierarchy
• Role Assignments
• vCenter Users, Groups
• View vCenter Base Permissions
• ESXi Users, Groups
• Permissions

9. Shared Storage

• Fibre Storage Area Networks
• World Wide Names
• Hardware Paths
• iSCSI
• LUN Discovery Options
• CHAP Authentication Process
• Troubleshooting iSCSI
• Storage Views

10. VMware File System

• VMFS Overview
• Unique features and benefits
• New VMFS
• Create/Grow a LUN Span
• Multipathing
• iSCSI SAN Multipathing
• Pluggable Storage Architecture

11. Resource Pools

• Resource Administration
• CPU Resource Tunables
• Memory Balancing
• Resource Pool Settings
• Resource Allocations

12. Alarms

• Performance Alarms
• Alarm Settins
• ESXi Host Alarms
• Alarm Reporting
• Custom Alarms
• Alarm Best Practices

13. Host Profiles

• Managing ESXi Host Configuration
• Host Profiles
• Edit, Review, Attach a Profile
• Apply a Profile

14. Converter

• VMware vCenter Converter
• Install and Enable Converter
• Clone Physical Disk(s)
• Copying Disk Volumes
• VM Reconfiguration
• Converter Caveats

15. VMware Data Recovery

• Backup and Recovery
• VMware Data Recovery for VM backup
• ESXi configuration back up, data recovery
• Connect VMDR to vCenter
• Creating a Backup Job

16. VM Migration

• Virtual Machine Migration
• Cold Migration
• Hot Migration
• VMotion Migration
• Validation
• Host Compatibility
• Storage VMotion

17. DRS

• Distributed Resource Scheduler
• DRS Clusters
• DRS Automation Level
• Migration Threshold
• EVC and AMD
• Affinity, Anti-Affinity Rules
• DRS Groups Manager
• Adopting DRS

18. VMware HA

• High Availability Clusters
• VMware HA Host Failures
• Host Failures Allowed
• VM Monitoring
• HA and DRS

19. Update Manager

• VMware Update Manager capabilities
• Patch and update ESXi hosts
• VUM Components
• VUM and DRS Clusters
• Patches

20. Performance

• Performance Analysis & Tuning
• Active VM CPU Scheduling
• Memory Ballooning
• Ballooning vs. VMkernel Swap
• Performance Chart Options
• Performance Problems

21. Final Thoughts

• What to Virtualize
• CPU, Storage, Network Considerations
• Delivering High Availability
• Virtualization Security Issues