Importance Administrators must have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to build and run a VMware vSphere environment. You must know how to install and configure VMware ESXi hosts and VMware vCenter Server. You must also know how to manage ESXi hosts and virtual machines with vCenter Server.
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage 1-2
2015 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Learner Objectives (1) By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the software-defined data center Deploy an ESXi host and create virtual machines Describe the vCenter Server architecture Deploy a vCenter Server instance or VMware vCenter Server Appliance Use vCenter Server to manage an ESXi host Configure and manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere Client and VMware vSphere Web Client Configure virtual networks with vSphere standard switches Use vSphere distributed switches to improve network scalability Use vCenter Server to manage various types of storage Manage virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots Create a vApp Describe and use the content library
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage 1-3
2015 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Learner Objectives (2) By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere vMotion Use VMware vSphere Storage vMotion to migrate virtual machine storage Monitor resource usage and manage resource pools Use VMware vRealize Operations Manager to identify and solve problems through analytics and alerts Manage VMware vSphere High Availability and VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance Use VMware vSphere Replication and VMware vSphere Data Protection to replicate virtual machines and perform data recovery Use vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler clusters to improve host scalability Use VMware vSphere Update Manager to apply patches and perform upgrades Perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and vCenter Server
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2015 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. You Are Here
2. Software-Defined Data Center 8. Resource Management and Monitoring 3. Creating Virtual Machines 9. vSphere HA and vSphere Fault 4. vCenter Server Tolerance 5. Configuring and Managing 10. Host Scalability Virtual Networks 11. vSphere Update Manager and 6. Configuring and Managing Host Maintenance Virtual Storage 12. Installing vSphere Components
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2015 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. Typographical Conventions The following typographical conventions are used in this course.
Monospace Filenames, folder names, path
names, and command names: Navigate to the VMS folder. Monospace bold What the user types: Enter ipconfig /release. Boldface User interface controls: Click the Configuration tab. Italic Book titles and placeholder variables: vSphere Virtual Machine Administration ESXi_host_name
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage 1-6
2015 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. References Title Location https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere vSphere Installation and Setup -esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere vCenter Server and Host Management -esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere vSphere Virtual Machine Administration -esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere vSphere Networking -esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere vSphere Security -esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere vSphere Resource Management -esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere vSphere Availability -esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere vSphere Monitoring and Performance -esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html
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2015 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. VMware Online Resources VMware vSphere Blog: http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/ VMware Communities: http://communities.vmware.com VMware Support: http://www.vmware.com/support VMware Education: http://www.vmware.com/education VMware Certifications: http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification VMware Education and Certification Blog: http://blogs.vmware.com/education/
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage 1-8
2015 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. VCP-Core Certification Alignment VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage aligns with the VCP-Core certification: The VCP-Core exam blueprint served as the basis for the design of this course. You should use the VCP-Core exam blueprint as a reference when preparing for the test. This course should not be used as the only resource for exam preparation. VMware certification details can be found at http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification/
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage 1-9
2015 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. VMware Education Overview Your instructor will introduce other Education Services offerings available to you: Learning Paths On-Demand Training VMware Learning Zone New Certification Framework