VMware vSphere

This course is part of the following Certifications:

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

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 5.0 and vCenter Server 5.0. Completion of this course satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware® Certified Professional 5 exam.

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in vSphere 5 and be able to do the following:

• Install and configure ESXi
• Install and configure 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

The course consists of the following modules:

• Course Introduction
• Introduction to VMware Virtualization
• Create Virtual Machines
• VMware vCenter Server
• Configure and Manage Virtual Networks
• Configure and Manage Virtual Storage
• Virtual Machine Management
• Data Protection
• Access and Authentication Control
• Resource Management and Monitoring
• High Availability and Fault Tolerance
• Scalability
• Patch Management
• Installing VMware Components