VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] 

offered by Koenig Solutions

Software-Defined Data Center o Introduce components of the software-defined data center o Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture o Install and use vSphere Client o Overview of ESXi

Creating Virtual Machines o Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files o Create and work with virtual machines

vCenter Server o Introduce the vCenter Server architecture o Deploy and configure vCenter Server Appliance o Install and use vSphere Web Client o Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses o Explain the benefits of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility

Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks o Describe, create, and manage standard switches o Describe and modify standard switch properties o Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms o Create, configure, and manage vSphere distributed switches, network connections, and port groups

Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage o Introduce storage protocols and storage device names o Discuss ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage o Create and manage VMware vSphere® VMFS datastores o Introduce VMware Virtual SAN?

Virtual Machine Management o Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines o Modify and manage virtual machines o Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations o Create and manage virtual machine snapshots o Create a vApp o Introduce the various types of content libraries and how to deploy and use them

Resource Management and Monitoring o Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts o Configure and manage resource pools o Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage o Use vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms to monitor resource usage o Create and use alarms to report certain conditions or events o Introduce vRealize Operations Manager for data center monitoring and management

vSphere HA and vSphere Fault Tolerance o Explain the vSphere HA architecture o Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster o Use vSphere HA advanced parameters o Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance o Enable vSphere Fault Tolerance on virtual machines o Introduce vSphere Replication o Use vSphere Data Protection to back up and restore data

Host Scalability o Describe the functions of a vSphere DRS cluster o Configure and manage a vSphere DRS cluster o Work with affinity and anti-affinity rules o Use vSphere HA and vSphere DRS together 1

vSphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance o Use vSphere Update Manager to manage ESXi patching o Install vSphere Update Manager and the vSphere Update Manager plug-in o Create patch baselines o Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance o Scan and remediate hosts 1

Installing VMware Components o Introduce ESXi installation o Describe boot-from-SAN requirements o Introduce vCenter Server deployment options o Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements o Discuss installation of vCenter Server Appliance and a vCenter Server instance