VMware vSphere 6: Install, Configure, Manage

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage is our best-selling course. It features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 6, which includes VMware ESXi™ 6 and VMware vCenter Server™ 6. This course will give you a solid understanding of how to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size.
You can complete the course in the evening or weekends.

Target Audience

• This course is intended for system administrators and systems engineers.

Course Content

Introduction and Overview

• Program Introduction
• Course Overview

What is VMware’s vSphere?

• VMware
• VCP and Other Certifications
• Overview of vSphere

What is Virtualization?

• Managing Your vSphere Environment
• vSphere Client Environment
• vSphere Commands
• ESXi Host Components

Module 03 – Virtual Machines

• Virtual Machine Components
• Virtual Machine Settings and Devices
• What are Virtual Appliances?
• Physical Build Demo
• ESXi Configuration
• Creating a Virtual ESXi Host
• Creating a VM Shell
• Deploying a Virtual ESXi Host
• Module Review

Host Management and Configuration

• Connecting to a Host
• What is VMware vCenter?
• Install and Create VM Windows Server W2K8
• Installing VMware Toolset
• Configure Networking
• Naming the Domain Controller
• Installing DNS
• Joining the Domain ‘workload’
• Download and Install vCenter from an .iso
• Managing vSphere with vCenter
• Adding the Host to vCenter
• vNetwork Standard Switches
• Module Review

Storage

• Datastore Types
• iSCSI Storage
• NFS (NAS) Storage
• Viewing Datastores
• Unmounting and Deleting an NFS Datastore
• Fiber Channel Storage
• vSphere and VMFS Datastores
• Module Review

Managing Virtual Machines

• Creating Templates and Clones
• Creating a Template
• Cloning a Virtual Machine
• vMotion: Migrating Virtual Machines
• Machine Migrations in vSphere
• Virtual Machine Snapshots
• Managing Snapshots
• vApps
• Creating a Virtual Application
• Module Review

Resource Management and Monitoring

• Clusters
• Enabling DRS on a Cluster
• Adding a Host To a Cluster
• Host Profiles
• Apply Profile
• Fine Tuning VM Resources
• Resource Pools
• Creating and Exploring Resource Pools
• Monitoring and Alarms
• vSphere Alarms
• Module Review

High Availability

• vSphere High Availability
• Configuring High Availability
• Monitoring Cluster Status
• Architecture of a High Availability Cluster
• Fault Tolerance
• Implementing Fault Tolerance
• Module Review

Plug Ins and Appliances

• Virtual Appliances Overview
• Virtual Machine Update Manager
• Installing Update Manager
• Installing vCenter Appliance
• Data Recovery Appliance
• Virtual Management Assistant
• Module Review
• Program Review

 Follow-On Courses

• CCNA and MCSA certifications