MODULE 1 - INTRODUCTION - WHY DO WE VIRTUALIZE?

·          What is Virtualization

·          A brief history of Virtualization

o    Virtualization

o    X86 Virtualization

o    Server Virtualization with VMware

·          Why do we Virtualize?

o    Save Money

o    Improve Agility

o    Implement Initiatives

·          What's New in vSphere

MODULE 2 - TERMS AND CONCEPTS

·          Host

·          Virtual Machine

·          Encapsulation & Portability

·          P2V - Physical to Virtual

·          Isolation

·          Idealized Hardware

·          Virtualization Layer

·          Hypervisor (Virtual Machine Monitor)

·          VMnic

·          Vmnet / vSwitch

·          VMkernel

·          VMXNET

·          Hardware-assisted Memory Virtualization

·          VMware Paravirtualized SCSI (PVSCSI)

·          VMFS - Virtual Machine File System

·          Swap Space

·          Root /

·          Jumbo Frames

·          Virtual Infrastructure Client

·          Service Console

·          Compliance

·          Remediation

MODULE 3 - INSTALLING ESX SERVER 4

·          ESX Server 4 hardware requirements

·          VMFS File system Limits

·          ESX Server Maximums

·          ESX Server Disk Partitioning

·          Keeping a Server Build Document

·          ESX install methods

·          The ESX 4 Installation Process

·          Post-installation tasks

·          Troubleshooting

MODULE 4 - BUILDING AND CONFIGURING VIRTUAL MACHINES

·          Virtual Machine Basics

·          Virtual Machine Resources

·          Installing the Virtual Infrastructure Client

·          Creating a Virtual Machine

·          Select a Datastore

·          Choose a Guest Operating System

·          Virtual Machine Remote Console

·          Virtual Machine Files

·          Independent Disk Mode

·          Virtual Machine Resource utilization

o    Shares and Reservations

o    Processor Affinity

MODULE 5 - VIRTUAL NETWORKING

·          Virtual Switches

·          Viewing Virtual Switches

·          Virtual Switch Properties

·          Physical Adapters

·          Physical Adapter Properties

·          Port Groups

·          Port Group Properties

·          Security and Traffic Shaping

·          MAC Addresses

·          Service Console Tools

MODULE 6 - PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL MIGRATIONS (P2V)

·          P2V Terminology

·          Four Common P2V Methods

·          Linux command line P2V

·          Ghost with Bart's Preinstalled Environment

·          VMware Converter

·          Platespin Migrate

MODULE 7 - TOOLS FOR A VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE

·          Veeam Tools

o    Veeam Configurator

o    Veeam Backup and Fast SCP

·          Putty

·          WinSCP

·          Disk Images

o    Win ISO

o    Win Image

o    Adding Disk Images files to Virtual Machines

·          NewSID

·          Gparted

·          Wireshark

·          SysPrep

·          Platespin

·          Vizioncore

·          VMware Lab Manage

MODULE 9 - INSTALLING AND SUPPORTING VCENTER

·          Center enables Services

·          VCenter Components

o    Virtual Infrastructure Client

o    VCenter Agent

o    VCenter Server

o    Virtual Infrastructure Web Access

o    VCenter Database

o    License Server

·          VCenter Supported Databases

·          VCenter Minimum Requirements

·          VCenter Installation

·          Logging in to VCenter

·          Adding Datacenters and Hosts

·          VCenter Permissions and Roles

·          VCenter Default Roles

·          VCenter Custom Permissions

·          VCenter Customization Specification (Sysprep)

·          Customization Specification Wizard

·          VCenter Cloning

·          VCenter Clone Wizard

·          VCenter Templates

·          VCenter Performance Charts

·          VCenter Tasks & Events

·          VCenter Alarms

·          VCenter Topology Maps

·          VCenter Guided Consolidation

·          VCenter Update Manager

·          VCenter Vmotion

o    Vmotion Requirements

o    VCenter Vmotion in Action

o    Storage Vmotion

o    VCenter Clustering

o    VCenter Cluster Requirements

o    VCenter Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS) Cluster settings

o    VCenter High Availability (DAS) Cluster Settings

o    VCenter Distributed Power Management (DPM) Cluster Settings

o    VCenter Cluster Options

·          VCenter Resource Pools

MODULE 10 - BEST PRACTICES

·          ESX Server Hardware Best Practices

·          ESX Server Software Best Practices

·          Common Problems and "Gotcha's"

MODULE 11 - BACKUP TECHNIQUES FOR A VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE

·          Backup Terms

·          Backup Approaches

o    Backing up ESX Server

o    Backing up Virtual Machines

·          VMware Consolidated Backup (Backup environment)

o    VCB Usage Models

o    VCB Requirements

o    VCB Workflow

·          Install and use Veeam Backup

MODULE 12 - INSIDE ESX, CRITICAL FILES AND FOLDERS

·          Viewing the File system

o    ESX Server Configuration Files

o    ESX Server Boot Process

o    Runlevels

o    ESX Server Services

MODULE 13 - USING THE CLI

·          CLI Shortcuts

·          Copy and Moving Files

·          Finding Files and Searching

·          Using VI

·          Managing Users on ESX

·          Directory and file Ownership

·          Archiving files with tar

·          Mounting and Unmounting

·          Managing Processes

·          Starting and Stopping Services

·          VMware Commands

o    Working with VMFS

o    Managing Virtual Machines