Course Introduction

Module 1

VMware vSphere: What’s New

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Importance
VMware vSphere® 6.5 improves availability, scalability, security, and
automated management.
Being able to use and configure the new features and enhancements
enables you to fully support a VMware software-defined data center.

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Learner Objectives (1)
By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following
objectives:
• List and describe key enhancements in vSphere 6.5
• Use VMware vSphere® Client™, VMware Host Client™, and the VMware
vCenter® Server Appliance™ shell
• Add users to the lockdown exception users list and test the lockdown mode
• Configure virtual machines to check for and install newer versions of VMware
Tools™
• Upgrade virtual machines to the current hardware
• Create a multisite content library for synchronizing virtual machine templates,
vApps, ISO images, and scripts across VMware vCenter Server® instances
• Enable the VMware vSphere® Authentication Proxy service to automatically
add new hosts to the Active Directory domain

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Learner Objectives (2)
• Configure NFS- and iSCSI-backed virtual volumes to provide a common
storage platform, independent of the underlying storage hardware
• Create storage policies and use these policies with virtual machines and virtual
volume datastores
• Use VMware vSphere® Network I/O Control to create and configure a
distributed switch
• Use VMware vSphere® vMotion® to migrate virtual machines across vCenter
Server instances
• Activate the high availability feature for vCenter Server Appliance
• Back up a vCenter Server Appliance instance by using a file-based backup
solution from the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface
• Use virtual machine encryption to encrypt and decrypt virtual disks

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Learner Objectives (3)
• Use encrypted vSphere vMotion to securely migrate virtual machines
• Migrate from Windows vCenter Server to vCenter Server Appliance

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You Are Here

1. Course Introduction
2. New Features in vSphere 6.5
3. Installation and Upgrade
4. Compute Enhancements
5. Storage Enhancements
6. Security Enhancements
7. Network Enhancements
8. Management Enhancements
9. Availability Enhancements

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Typographical Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in this course.

Monospace Filenames, folder names, path

names, and command names:
Navigate to the VMS folder.
Monospace bold What the user types:
Enter ipconfig /release.
Boldface User interface controls:
Click the Configuration tab.
Italic Book titles and placeholder
variables:
• vSphere Virtual Machine
Administration
• ESXi_host_name

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 References
Title
vSphere Installation and Setup
What’s New in VMware vSphere
“Configuration Maximums: VMware
vSphere 6.5”
VMware Compatibility Guide
vSphere vCenter Server and Host
Management
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
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Location
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-
vcenter-server-6-pubs.html
http://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketin
g/vmware/en/pdf/whitepaper/vsphere/vmw-white-
paper-vsphr-whats-new-6-5.pdf
https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere6/r65/vsphere-
65-configuration-maximums.pdf
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-
vcenter-server-6-pubs.html
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-
vcenter-server-6-pubs.html
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VMware Online Resources
Documentation for vSphere 6.5:
https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-65/index.jsp
VMware vSphere Blog:
http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere
VMware Communities:
http://communities.vmware.com
VMware Support:
http://www.vmware.com/support
VMware Education:
http://www.vmware.com/education
VMware Certifications:
http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification
VMware Education and Certification Blog:
http://blogs.vmware.com/education

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VMware Education Overview
VMware Education provides training and certification programs to grow
your skills with VMware technology.

Learning paths help you find the course you need based on
product, your role, and your level of experience.
For example, this course is part of the Data Center
Virtualization Infrastructure learning path.

Examples of delivery methods:

• On-Demand
– Self-paced learning solution that combines modular training with hands-on
practice labs, and is an alternative to traditional classroom training
• Lab Connect
– Self-paced, technical lab environment designed to enhance your learning
experience
– These cloud-based, on-demand, labs let you practice skills learned during
instructor-led training, and get extra hands-on practice before applying your
new skills in an operational environment

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VMware Certification Overview
VMware Certification sets the standard for IT professionals and validates
critical skills with VMware technology.

This course can be used to fulfill the training

requirement for the VMware Certified
Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization
(VCP6-DCV) certification.

VMware Learning Zone provides a cloud-based

video training library that can help you prepare
efficiently and give you confidence to pass the
certification exam.

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