- Module 1: Course Introduction
- Module 2: Introduction to vSphere and the Software-Defined Data Center
- Module 3: Creating Virtual Machines
- Module 4: vCenter Server
- Module 5: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
- Module 6: Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
- Module 7: Virtual Machine Management
- Module 8: Resource Management and Monitoring
- Module 9: vSphere HA, vSphere Fault Tolerance, and Protecting Data
- Module 10: vSphere DRS
- Module 11: vSphere Update Manager
- Module 12: vSphere Troubleshooting
Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introduction, logistics, objectives, and content
- VMware education benefits
- Additional resources
Introduction to vSphere and the Software-Defined Data Center /h2>
- vSphere in the software-defined data center
- vSphere Interaction: CPUs, Memory, Network, Storage
- Access and manage vCenter Server system and ESXi host
- Virtual network adapters, VMXNET3, Virtual disk provisioning types
- ESXi host settings installation and configuration
- ESXi Quick Boot advantages
Module 3: Creating Virtual Machines
- Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine
- VMware Tools™ significance Import virtual appliance OVF template
Module 4: vCenter Server
- vCenter Server architecture
- ESXi hosts communication with vCenter Server
- Access and configure vCenter Server Appliance
- Manage the vCenter Server inventory
- Add data center, organizational objects, and hosts to vCenter Server
- Create custom inventory tags, custom role, vCenter Server Appliance backup schedule
- Rules for applying for permissions
- Monitoring and restorage of vCenter Server Appliance
Module 5: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
- Standard switches: configuration and management
- Configure virtual switch security
- vSphere distributed and standard switches
- Virtual switch connection types
- TCP/IP stack architecture
- Use of VLANs with standard switches
Module 6: Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
- Storage protocols and device types
- Use of iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
- VMware vSphere® VMFS and NFS datastores
- Multipathing works
- Advantages of VMware vSAN™
Module 7: Virtual Machine Management
- Deploy, modify, customize, and, manage new virtual machines
- Modify and manage virtual machines
- Instant cloning of a virtual machine
- Content libraries types and deployment
- Migration of vSphere vMotion and Storage
- Virtual machine snapshots
Module 8: Resource Management and Monitoring
- CPU and memory concepts
- Resource overcommitment of a resource means
- Resource pools management and configuration
- CPU optimization and memory usage
- Creation and use of alarms
Module 9: vSphere HA, vSphere Fault Tolerance, and Protecting Data
- vSphere HA architecture, configuration, and, management
- Use vSphere HA advanced parameters
- Infrastructural or intra-app dependencies
- vSphere Fault Tolerance, features, support, interoperability, and functions
- vSphere Replication features and functions
Module 10: vSphere DRS
- vSphere DRS cluster creation and functions
- Configuration of
- Virtual machine affinity
- DRS groups
- VM-host affinity rules
- Removal of the host from a vSphere DRS cluster
Module 11: vSphere Update Manager
- Architecture, Components, and Capabilities
- ESXi, virtual machines, and vApps patching
- vSphere Update Manager EAM integration features and functions
- Integration of vSphere Update Manager with vSphere DRS
Module 12: vSphere Troubleshooting
- Diagnosis, Application, review, and enhancement of troubleshooting efficiency
- Log files and use of vSphere Syslog Collector