Administering VMWare vSphere

Time Duration 40 Hours

(Each Session is of 2 Hrs. Duration)

No. of Sessions - 20

Session 1-2: Getting an Overview of VMWare Introducing VMware vSphere 4 o Exploring VMware vSphere 4 o Licensing VMware vSphere o Discussing Why Choose vSphere Planning and Installing VMware ESX and VMware ESXi o Planning a VMware vSphere 4 Deployment o Deploying VMware ESX o Deploying VMware ESXi o Installing the vSphere Client o Performing Post-installation Configuration

Session 3-4: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server Introducing vCenter Server Planning and Designing a vCenter Server Deployment Installing vCenter Server Installing vCenter Server in a Linked Mode Group Exploring vCenter Server Creating and Managing a vCenter Server Inventory Exploring vCenter Server's Management Features Managing vCenter Server Settings

Session 5-6: Creating and Managing Virtual Networks Putting Together a Virtual Network Working with vNetwork Standard Switches Working with vNetwork Distributed Switches Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V Configuring Virtual Switch Security

Session 7-8: Creating and Managing Storage Devices The Importance of Storage Design Shared Storage Fundamentals VMware Storage Fundamentals New vStorage Features in vSphere 4 Leveraging SAN and NAS Best Practices

Session 9-10: Deploying and Managing Virtual Machines and vApps Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Managing VMs Deploying vApps

Session 11-12: Managing Compliance Installing, Configuring, and Managing VMware vCenter Update Manager Establishing and Applying ESX Host Profiles

Session 13-14: Migrating, Backing Up, and Restoring Virtual Machines Migrating Virtual Machines Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines

Session 15-16: Managing and Creating VMware Clusters Creating and Configuring VMware Clusters Enabling a Fault-Tolerant Virtual Machine Creating and Managing Resource Pools

Session 17-20: Performing Alarm Management and Basic Troubleshooting Performing Alarm Management o Creating and Responding to vCenter Connectivity Alarms o Creating and Responding to vCenter Utilization Alarms o Monitoring vSphere ESX/ESXi and Virtual Machine Performance Performing Basic Troubleshooting o Performing Basic Troubleshooting for ESX/ESXi Hosts o Performing Basic Troubleshooting for VMware FT and Third-Party Clusters o Performing Basic Troubleshooting for Networking o Performing Basic Troubleshooting for Storage o Performing Basic Troubleshooting for HA/DRS and VMotion