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1 VMware vsphere 6 - DATACENTER OPERATIONS 4 Days, 32 Classroom Hours COURSE DESCRIPTION This special "No Command Line" class will focus on providing Administrators with all the information they need to know for successful vsphere administration. In our VMware vsphere 6 - Datacenter Operations, each student will install and configure their own ESXi 5 server the right way and then build a complete VMware vsphere environment. Every participant will gain a solid understanding of Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud Computing along with a clear, real-world roadmap for planning and upgrading to vsphere 5 including: What's New in VMware vsphere 6 Installing, configure and manage VMware vsphere 6 Deploy VMware vcenter Server (Windows) and the VMware vcenter Appliance Create and manage Virtual Machines Backup Virtual Machines with the vsphere API for Data Protection Once each student has had the opportunity to configure his/her own vsphere environment, we will cluster the classroom ESXi Servers and explore the more advanced vcenter concepts like Distributed Resource Scheduling, High Availability and Distributed Power Management. All Labs will be done using our state-of-the-art VMware Hardware Compatibility List servers. We will focus on vsphere administration using the available GUI tools; the vsphere Client and vcenter Server. Administrators will learn what they need to know without loading up on deprecated or highly-specific command-line tools useful only in specialized situations. This class is ideal for Administrators who work primarily in Windows and have an immediate need for useful knowledge and ability with VMware vsphere. This class is fully compatible with VMware vsphere 5.1 and VMware vsphere 5

2 The VMware vsphere 6 - Datacenter Operations features over 40 interactive Step-By-Step Labs (SBS LAB ), complete with detailed instructions, full-color documentation and screenshots of all steps. The book alone is sure to become one of the most valued reference materials in your library. GOALS Every participant will gain real-world experience with VMware vsphere including a comprehensive understanding of Cloud Computing, Datacenter Operations and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) COURSE OBJECTIVES Install and configure ESXi 6, vcenter Server, VMware Consolidated Backup Create and manage Virtual Machines and Appliances Connect to SAN Storage, manage storage paths, create VMFS Volumes Manage virtual networking including multiple NIC's, Load Balancing and Fail-over Configure Roles, Privileges and Permissions Use Host Profiles Monitor Tasks, Events and Alarms Configure vsphere Clusters Implement vmotion and Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS) Implement High Availability (HA) Implement and use Distributed Power Management (DPM) Manage resources with Resource Pools Remediate (patch) ESXi Servers using the VMware Update Manager Backup VM's using VMware vstorage API for Data Protection and Veeam Utilize and integrate 3 rd Party Tools into the datacenter environment PREREQUISITES The VMware vsphere 6 - Datacenter Operations is intended for IT professionals with familiarity with Windows Server and TCP/IP Networking.

3 COURSE OUTLINE I. Introduction and Overview i. SBS LAB - Connecting to your server(s) II. Grounds for Virtualization 1. Virtualization defined 2. What's in it for me? 3. What is a hypervisor? i. Hypervisor Classifications ii. Comparison of production hypervisors III. VMware vsphere 1. What is vsphere? 2. vsphere Components IV. Preparing to deploy vsphere 1. Understanding Storage Architecture 2. Understanding VMFS 5 Filesystems V. Install ESXi (The VMware Hypervisor) i. SBS LAB - ESXi Server Installation process 2. The vsphere Client i. SBS LAB - Install vsphere Client ii. SBS LAB - Logging in to your ESX Server the first time 3. Time In a vsphere Environment i. SBS LAB - Configure NTP on ESX with an External Stratum 1 time source ii. SBS LAB - Validating ESX Time Configuration VI. Virtual Machines 1. Virtual Machine Concepts i. SBS LAB - Configuring a New Virtual Machine ii. SBS LAB - ISO Media location and connection iii. SBS LAB - Choosing a storage driver iv. SBS LAB - Installing Server Mission-Critical Virtual Machine build techniques v. SBS LAB - Installing Windows 7 1. Virtual Desktop/Workstation Best Practices 2. Virtual Machine Files i. SBS LAB - Virtual Machine Files and Extensions 3. Modifying Virtual Machines, Prepare VM for Production i. SBS LAB - VMware Tools ii. SBS LAB Editing Virtual Machine properties with the wizard iii. SBS LAB - Editing advanced Virtual Machine properties in the *.vmx file VII. vcenter Server 1. vcenter Server Services 2. vcenter Requirements 3. vcenter Required Components

4 4. vcenter Required Ports 5. Preparing for a vcenter Server Installation 6. The vcenter Database i. SBS LAB - Creating the Database for vcenter ii. SBS LAB - Preparing Windows for vcenter iii. SBS LAB - vcenter Server Installation 7. Worksheet For installing vcenter Server 8. Best Practices for a vcenter Server installation VIII. vcenter Management 1. Initial Configuration i. SBS LAB - Connecting to the vcenter Server ii. SBS LAB - Adding ESX Server(s) to vcenter 2. Tasks Events and Alarms i. SBS LAB - Tasks and Events ii. SBS LAB Using Scheduled Tasks iii. SBS LAB - Create an alarm 3. Host Profiles i. SBS LAB Create a Host Profile ii. SBS LAB Working with Host Profiles iii. SBS LAB Apply a Host Profile 4. vcenter Permissions i. SBS LAB - Create a vcenter Permission ii. SBS LAB Apply a vcenter Permission 5. Templates and Clones i. SBS LAB - Enable Customization Specification ii. SBS LAB - Create a vcenter Clone iii. SBS LAB - Convert to Template iv. SBS LAB - Convert to Virtual Machine v. SBS LAB - Clone to Template IX. VMware vcenter Update Manager (VUM) 1. How VUM Works i. SBS LAB Installing and configuring VMware Update Manager (VUM) ii. SBS LAB Patching ESX Servers X. Performance Charts and Monitoring 1. Charts, Options and Counters i. SBS LAB - Setting up Statistics 2. Using vcenter Performance Charts i. SBS LAB - Demonstrate CPU Saturation ii. SBS LAB - Examine Memory Utilization iii. SBS LAB - Examine Network Utilization XI. Virtual Networking 1. Standard vswitch Properties i. General / Number of ports ii. Security Policy Exceptions

5 XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. iii. Traffic Shaping iv. NIC Teaming, Load Balancing, and Failover Detection 2. Port Groups (Connection Types) i. Virtual Machine Port Group ii. Service Console Port Group iii. VMkernel Port Group iv. VLAN's 3. Uplinks (Physical NIC s) i. Physical NIC Considerations 4. VMkernel Port Group i. SBS LAB - Creating a Standard vswitch VMkernel Connection ESX Server SAN Storage and Multipathing i. SBS LAB - Connecting to iscsi SAN ii. SBS LAB - Create a VMFS Volume iii. SBS LAB Manage Storage Paths vmotion and Storage vmotion 1. vmotion requirements i. SBS LAB - Storage vmotion in action ii. SBS LAB - vmotion in Action vcenter Clustering 1. Reasons for Clustering 2. Types of vsphere Clusters i. VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) ii. VMware Distributed Power Management (DPM) 3. VMware High Availability i. Here's how HA works ii. SBS LAB - Configuring Clusters for DRS and HA iii. HA Considerations iv. SBS LAB - HA Options Distributed Power Management (DPM) 1. DPM Requirements and Considerations i. SBS LAB - Configuring DPM Resource Management 1. Memory Management 2. Transparent Page Sharing 3. Memory Ballooning 4. ESX Memory Swapping 5. Virtual Machine Resource Allocation: Shares, Reservations, and Limits i. SBS LAB - Virtual Machine Resource Allocation 6. Resource Pools i. Usage Scenarios for Resource Pools ii. SBS LAB - Create Resource Pool Backup Techniques for a Virtualized Datacenter 1. VMware vstorage API

6 XVIII. i. SBS LAB - Configure Windows optimally for backups with the vstorage API ii. SBS LAB - The vstorage API and Veeam Backup Tools and Integrations for a Virtualized Datacenter 1. Disk Partitioning i. SBS LAB Windows tools for expanding a System Disk 2. Archive Management ISO s, ZIP and TAR i. SBS LAB Tools for Managing Archives ii. SBS LAB - Prepare Slipstreamed Windows Installation 3. Management and Reporting Tools i. SBS LAB Automating the creation of Reports ii. SBS LAB Advanced Performance Monitoring (Windows Tools) VMware, VMware vsphere, ESX, VMware vcenter, VMware View, Site Recovery Manager (SRM), Enhanced vmotion Compatibility (EVC) and VMotion are registered trademarks of VMware, Inc.