Course Details Level: 1 Course: V6PCRE Duration: 5 Days Language: English Delivery Methods Instructor Led Training Instructor Led Online Training Participants: Virtualization and Cloud Administrators, Virtualization and Cloud Engineers, System Engineers, System Administrators Technology: VMware vsphere 6, VMware vsphere vcloud Suite Certifications and Exams RAZR Certified Virtualization Administrator-V (RZ CVA-V) VMware Certified Professional 6 Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV) Prerequisites Network+ Certification or Equivalent Knowledge Two Years Experience with Microsoft or Linux Servers Basic Virtualization/Cloud Knowledge Student Materials: Student Workbook 700+ Pages Student Lab Guide 300+ Pages Introduction This fast paced, high energy, hands-on course provides not only the foundation needed for a top performing software defined datacenter it also provides the latest in virtualization and cloud technologies which gives the engineer or administrator the knowledge and skills needed to design and manage the datacenter for tomorrow s needs. This course will cover everything from design, installation, configuration, best practices, performance monitoring, and just about everything in between! Why Attend this Course Learn far more than just how to use the product. This course teaches the why behind the how which is vital to any engineer or administrator in the business. Why attend 2 to 4 other classes to get the same knowledge found in this one course? This course covers content and concepts from multiple VMware classes: Install, Configure, Manage; What's New!; Manage for Performance; Fast Track; and Troubleshooting! Our team of developers have many years of experience working and consulting in the industry. This team has included best practices learned from the field, no need to test the theoretical best practices, start implementing real world use cases directly after the course. Qualified Instructors do make a difference! Our trainers are not just trainers, they are consultants with a wellrounded knowledge base. Every datacenter makes use of 3 rd party products or tools, why not learn the best in the industry? This course will cover the best in the industry of both free and paid 3 rd party products that make a real difference! Every IT professional enjoys learning new technologies! This course will help in two ways A: It will teach you the fastest way to get the job done right! B: It will teach you the latest technologies used in today s datacenters related to virtualization and the private cloud. Take the VM s home with you for additional work after class! 50% of your time will be hands on!
Course Objectives You will learn: Outline Chapter 0 Course Introduction Latest technologies in virtualization and cloud infrastructures Foundational concepts in virtualization and cloud technologies Designing your infrastructure for today and tomorrow How to install ESXi How to configure the virtual network with performance and security in mind How to configure storage with performance and security in mind How vcli and PowerCLI can help do the job faster When to make use of advanced features such as DRS, DPM, Distributed Switches, Fault Tolerance and other key features How Multipathing to storage devices works and when it should be used How vmotion and SvMotion functions Hot to perform backups and what 3 rd party tools work best How vvols can make a difference in your datacenter Chapter 1 Software Defined Datacenter 1. Overview of Virtualization 2. Overview of Public and Private Cloud 3. How it all fits together a. Designing the Datacenter for today and tomorrow b. Key technologies for a virtual and private cloud datacenter Chapter 2 Installing and Managing ESXi 1. Planning for the Installation 2. Installing ESXi (Hands On Lab ) a. Using the DCUI b. ESXi Configuration Settings i. Hostname Resolution ii. NTP iii. IP Address iv. Syslog 3. Accessing ESXi a. vsphere Client i. Configuration Settings b. vsphere Host Client i. Configuration Settings c. Management User Interface (MUI) d. SSH Access 4. Managing ESXi a. esxcli and its many uses b. Controlling User Access c. Active Directory Integration d. Managing the Firewall e. Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Installing and Managing vcenter 1. vsphere/vcloud Licensing 2. vcenter Requirements a. Minimum Specifications b. Database Requirements 3. vcenter Architecture 4. Planning vcenter Installation a. Embedded Platform Services Controller b. External Platform Services Controller 5. vcenter Single Sign-On
6. vsphere Web Client 7. Certificate Authority a. Certificate Store 8. vcenter Overview of Capabilities a. Inventories i. Inventory Lists ii. Hosts and Clusters iii. VMs and Templates 1. VM Templates in Folders iv. Storage v. Networking vi. Hybrid Cloud vii. vcenter Orchestrator b. Monitoring i. Task Console ii. Event Console iii. vcenter Operations Manager iv. Host Profiles v. VM Storage Policies vi. Customization Specification Manager vii. VM Placement Policies c. Administration i. Roles ii. System Configuration iii. Licensing d. Policies and Profiles e. Virtual Datacenters f. Content Libraries 9. Managing vcenter related to general tasks 10. Troubleshooting vcenter Server and Database 11. vcenter Appliance Chapter 4 Configuring and Managing a vswitch 1. Virtual Switch Types, Connections and Identification 2. Physical NIC configuration 3. vswitch Features a. Port Types b. Cisco Discovery Protocol c. VLAN s d. Security Settings e. Traffic Shaping f. NIC Teaming g. Load Balancing Best Practices 4. Physical Switch Configuration 5. Using the CLI to create and manage vswitches Chapter 5 Configuring and Managing Storage 1. Storage Overview a. iscsi, Fiber Channel and NAS 2. vstorage API s 3. Storage Multipathing 4. Storage Configuration a. iscsi, FC and NAS 5. Monitoring Storage 6. Storage CLI Commands 7. Troubleshooting Software iscsi 8. Virtual Machine File System 9. vvols 10. Raw Device Mapping 11. Solid State Disks 12. Storage Views Chapter 6 Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines 1. Overview of VM Hardware a. VMware Tools 2. Creating a VM 3. Clones 4. Templates 5. Virtual Appliances 6. VMware Converter 7. Managing the VM 8. Snapshots 9. Troubleshooting the VM Chapter 7 Configuring and Managing Distributed Switches 1. DvSwitch Design Concepts 2. Physical Switch Configuration
3. DvSwitch Features a. Standard features i. Port Types ii. Port Groups 1. Port Binding iii. Discovery Protocols iv. VLAN s v. Security Settings vi. Traffic Shaping vii. NIC Teaming viii. Load Balancing b. Advanced features i. Network I/O Control ii. Port Mirroring iii. NetFlow iv. LACP Support v. Private VLANs vi. Traffic Filtering and Tagging c. Uplink Settings 4. Migrating from vswitch s to a DvSwitch 5. Using the CLI to create and manage a DvSwitch Chapter 8 vsphere Management 1. Controlling User Access 2. vmotion 3. Storage vmotion 4. vcenter Host Cluster a. Covers all Cluster Features 5. Distributed Resource Scheduler 6. Using vapps 7. Other Management Options a. vcli b. PowerCLI c. RVTools Chapter 9 vsphere Monitoring and Performance 1. Configuring ESXi resources for best performance a. Understanding the resources such as CPU, Memory and Disk 2. Configuring the VM for best performance 3. Monitoring the vsphere and vcloud Infrastructure a. vcenter Performance Tab b. esxtop 4. Configuring Alarms 5. Using Resource Pools properly 6. Troubleshooting performance issues 7. vsphere Logs Chapter 10 Backup and Disaster Recovery Implementation and Management 1. High Availability a. Fault Domain Manager 2. Virtual Machine Fault Tolerance 3. Microsoft Clustering a. How it works b. Its uses in a vsphere Infrastructure 4. Backup Solutions a. vsphere Data Protection b. Third Party Solutions 5. Disaster Recovery Solutions a. vcenter Site Recovery Manager b. Third Party Solutions Chapter 11 vsphere Upgrading and Patch Management 1. Why do we worry about patching and upgrading? 2. Patching the ESXi host a. Stand Alone b. Using Update Manager 3. Patching Virtual Appliances 4. Patching Virtual Machines 5. Planning the Upgrade 6. Performing the Upgrade
Appendix Advanced features only covered in extended hour s delivery (Bootcamp Format) 1. Storage Advanced Features a. Storage I/O Control b. Storage Clusters and Storage DRS i. Profile Driven Storage c. VMware Virtual SAN d. Third Party Storage Management Solutions 2. Advanced vsphere Management a. Host Profiles b. Linked Mode c. vcenter Mobile Connectivity d. vsphere Management Assistant (vma) e. vsphere SDK f. Third Party performance monitoring tools 3. VMware vcloud Director 4. vcloud Networking and Security vsphere Private Cloud RAZR s Edge