VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (VCP6.5) Training Course

• Describe the software-defined data center
• Explain the vSphere components and their function in the infrastructure
• Deploy an ESXi host
• Deploy VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™
• Use a local content library as an ISO store and deploy a virtual machine
• Describe vCenter Server architecture
• Use vCenter Server to manage an ESXi host
• Configure and manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere® Client™ and VMware vSphere® Web Client
• Describe virtual networks with vSphere standard switches
• Configure standard switch policies
• Use vCenter Server to manage various types of host storage: VMware vSphere® VMFS, NFS, virtual SAN, Fibre Channel, and VMware Virtual SAN™
• Manage virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
• Create, clone, and export a vApp
• Describe and use the content library
• 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 esxtop to identify and solve performance issues
• Discuss the VMware vSphere® High Availability cluster architecture
• Configure vSphere HA
• Manage vSphere HA and VMware vSphere® Fault Tolerance
• Use VMware vSphere® Replication™ and VMware vSphere® Data Protection™ to replicate virtual machines and perform data recovery
• Use VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ clusters to improve host scalability
• Use VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ to apply patches and perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and vCenter Server operations

Software-Defined Data Center

• Introduce Components of the Software-Defined Data Center Where vSphere fits into the Cloud Architecture
• Install and Use vSphere Client
• Overview of ESXi

Creating Virtual Machines

• Introduce Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Hardware, and Virtual Machine Files.
• Create and Work with Virtual Machines

VCenter Server

• Introduce the vCenter Server Architecture.
• Deploy and Configure vCenter Server Appliance.
• Install and Use vSphere Web Client.
• Manage vCenter Server Inventory Objects and Licenses.
• Explain the Benefits of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility.

Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks

• Create and Manage Standard Switches
• Modify Standard Switch Properties
• Configure Virtual Switch Load-Balancing Algorithms
• Create, Configure, and Manage vSphere Distributed Switches, Network Connections, and Port Groups

Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage

• Introduce Storage Protocols and Storage Device Names
• Discuss ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel Storage
• Create and Manage VMware vSphere VMFS Datastores
• Introduce VMware Virtual SAN

Virtual Machine Management

• Use Templates and Cloning to Deploy Virtual Machines
• Modify and Manage Virtual Machines
• Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion Migrations
• Create and Manage Virtual Machine Snapshots
• Create a vApp
• Introduce the Various Types of Content Libraries and How to Deploy and Use Them

Resource Management and Monitoring

• Introduce Virtual CPU and Memory Concepts
• Configure and Manage Resource Pools
• Methods for Optimizing CPU and Memory Usage
• Use vCenter Server Performance Graphs and Alarms to Monitor Resource Usage
• Create and Use Alarms to Report Certain Conditions or Events
• Introduce vRealize Operations Manager for Data Center Monitoring and Management

VSphere HA and vSphere Fault Tolerance

• Explain the vSphere HA Architecture
• Configure and manage a vSphere HA Cluster
• Use vSphere HA Advanced Parameters
• Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
• Enable vSphere Fault Tolerance on Virtual Machines
• Introduce vSphere Replication
• Use vSphere Data Protection to Back Up and Restore Data

Host Scalability

• Functions of a vSphere DRS Cluster
• Configure and manage a vSphere DRS Cluster
• Work with Affinity and Anti-Affinity Rules
• Use vSphere HA and vSphere DRS Together

Module 10:

• VSphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance
• Use vSphere Update Manager to Manage ESXi Patching
• Install vSphere Update Manager and the vSphere Update Manager Plug-In
• Create Patch Baselines
• Use Host Profiles to Manage ESXi Configuration Compliance
• Scan and Remediate Hosts

Installing VMware Components

• ESXi Installation
• Boot-from-SAN Requirements
• Introduce vCenter Server Deployment Options
• VCenter Server Hardware, Software, and Database Requirements
• Installation of vCenter Server Appliance and a vCenter Server Instance
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• Deploy a vCenter Server instance or VMware vCenter Server Appliance.
• Configure and manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere Client and VMware vSphere Web Client.
• Construct virtual networks with vSphere standard switches through VMware Training Program
• Use vCenter Server to manage various types of host storage
• Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere vMotion
• Use VMware vSphere Storage vMotion to migrate virtual machine storage
• Monitor resource usage and manage resource pools
• 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 through study of VCP6.5 Training Course
• Use VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler clusters to improve host scalability
• Use vSphere distributed switches to improve network scalability
• Use VMware vSphere Update Manager to apply patches

• System Administrators
• Systems engineers

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals course for VCA-DCV certification