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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for vRealize Operations on-premises customers including operators and system administrators. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: List the vRealize Operations use cases Identify features and benefits of vRealize Operations Use interface features to assess and troubleshoot operational problems Create policies to meet the operational needs of your environment Recognize effective ways to optimize performance, capacity, and cost in data centers Troubleshoot and manage problems using workbench, alerts, and predefined dashboards Manage configurations Configure application monitoring using VMware vRealize Operations Cloud Appliance™ Monitor the health of the vRealize Operations cluster Perform cluster management tasks This two-day course is for users who are responsible for day-to-day management of VMware vRealize© Operations?. This course explains policies, capacity concepts, and workload optimization with real-world use cases. This course covers application monitoring, troubleshooting using workbench, alerts, predefined dashboards, and explains how to manage compliance and configurations. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to vRealize Operations List the vRealize Operations use cases Access the vRealize Operations User Interface (UI) vRealize Operations Concepts Identify the product UI components Create and use tags to group objects Use a custom group to group objects vRealize Operations Policies Create policies for the various workloads Explain how policy inheritance works Capacity Optimization Define the capacity planning terms Explain the capacity planning models Assess the overall capacity of a data center and identify the optimization recommendations Costing in vRealize Operations Discuss about the cost drivers in vRealize Operations Assess the cost of your data center inventory Performance Optimization Introduction to performance optimization Define the business and operational intentions for a data center Automate the process of optimizing and balancing workloads in data centers Report the results of the optimization potential Troubleshooting and Managing Configuration Describe the troubleshooting workbench Recognize how to troubleshoot problems by monitoring alerts Use step-by-step workflows to troubleshoot the vSphere objects Assess your environment?s compliance to standards View the configurations of the vSphere objects in your environment Operating System and Application Monitoring Describe the native service discovery and application monitoring features Configure the application monitoring Monitor the operating systems and applications Managing a vRealize Operations Deployment Monitor the health of a vRealize Operations cluster Generate a support bundle View the vRealize Operations log files and audit reports Perform the vRealize Operations cluster management tasks Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vRealize Operations for Operators [V8.6] training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the VMware vRealize Operations for Operators [V8.6] course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Storage and virtual infrastructure consultants, solution architects, and administrators who are responsible for production support and administration of VMware vSAN 8.0. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe vSAN concepts Detail the underlying vSAN architecture and components Explain the key features and use cases for vSAN Identify requirements and planning considerations for vSAN clusters Explain the importance vSAN node hardware compatibility Describe the different vSAN deployment options Explain how to configure vSAN fault domains Detail how to define and create a VM storage policy Discuss the impact of vSAN storage policy changes Detail vSAN resilience and data availability Describe vSAN storage space efficiency Explain how vSAN encryption works Detail VMware HCI Mesh™ technology and architecture Detail vSAN File Service architecture and configuration Describe how to setup a stretched and a two-node vSAN cluster Describe vSAN maintenance mode and data evacuation options Define the steps to shut down a vSAN cluster for maintenance Explain how to use proactive tests to check the integrity of a vSAN cluster Use VMware Skyline Health™ for monitoring vSAN health Use VMware Skyline Health to investigate and help determine failure conditions Discuss vSAN troubleshooting best practices Describe vSAN Express Storage Architecture™ concepts During this course, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to plan and deploy a VMware vSAN? cluster. You will learn about managing and operating vSAN. This course focuses on building the required skills for common Day-2 vSAN administrator tasks such as vSAN node management, cluster maintenance, security operations, troubleshooting and advanced vSAN cluster operations. You will learn these skills through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to vSAN Describe vSAN architecture Describe the vSAN software components: CLOM, DOM, LSOM, CMMDS, and RDT Identify vSAN objects and components Describe the advantages of object-based storage Describe the difference between All-Flash and Hybrid vSAN architecture Explain the key features and use cases for vSAN Discuss the vSAN integration and compatibility with other VMware technologies Planning a vSAN Cluster Identify requirements and planning considerations for vSAN clusters Apply vSAN cluster planning and deployment best practices Determine and plan for storage consumption by data growth and failure tolerance Design vSAN hosts for operational needs Identify vSAN networking features and requirements Describe ways of controlling traffic in a vSAN environment Recognize best practices for vSAN network configurations Deploying a vSAN Cluster Recognize the importance of hardware compatibility Ensure the compatibility of driver and firmware versioning Use tools to automate driver validation and installation Apply host hardware settings for optimum performance Use VMware vSphere© Lifecycle ManagerTM to perform upgrades Deploy and configure a vSAN Cluster using the Cluster QuickStart wizard Manually configure a vSAN Cluster using VMware vSphere© Client? Explain and configure vSAN fault domains Using VMware vSphere© High Availability with vSAN Understand vSAN Cluster maintenance capabilities Describe the difference between implicit and explicit fault domains Create explicit fault domains vSAN Storage Policies Describe a vSAN object Describe how objects are split into components Explain the purpose of witness components Explain how vSAN stores large objects View object and component placement on the vSAN datastore Explain how storage policies work with vSAN Define and create a virtual machine storage policy Apply and modify virtual machine storage policies Change virtual machine storage policies dynamically Identify virtual machine storage policy compliance status vSAN Resilience and Data Availability Describe and configure the Object Repair Timer advanced option Plan disk replacement in a vSAN cluster Plan maintenance tasks to avoid vSAN object failures Recognize the importance of managing snapshot utilization in a vSAN cluster Managing vSAN Storage Space Efficiency Discuss deduplication and compression techniques Understand deduplication and compression overhead Discuss compression only mode Configure erasure coding Configure swap object thin provisioning Discuss reclaiming storage space with SCSI UNMAP Configure TRIM/UNMAP vSAN Security Operations Identify differences between VM encryption and vSAN encryption Perform ongoing operations to maintain data security Describe the workflow of data-in transit encryption Identify the steps involved in replacing Key Management Server vSAN HCI Mesh Understand the purpose of vSAN HCI Mesh Detail vSAN HCI Mesh technology and architecture Perform mount and unmount of a remote datastore vSAN File Service and iSCSI Target Service Understand the purpose of vSAN File Services Detail vSAN File Services architecture Configure vSAN File Shares Describe vSAN iSCSI Target Service vSAN Stretched and Two Node Clusters Describe the architecture and uses case for stretched clusters Detail the deployment and replacement of a vSAN witness node Describe the architecture and uses case for two-node clusters Explain storage policies for vSAN stretched cluster vSAN Cluster Maintenance Perform typical vSAN maintenance operations Describe vSAN maintenance modes and data evacuation options Assess the impact on cluster objects of entering maintenance mode Determine the specific data actions required after exiting maintenance mode Define the steps to shut down and reboot hosts and vSAN clusters Use best practices for boot devices Replace vSAN nodes vSAN Cluster Monitoring Describe how the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) enables VMware to improve products and services Use VMware Skyline Health for monitoring vSAN cluster health Manage alerts, alarms, and notifications related to vSAN in VMware vSphere© Client? Create and configure custom alarms to trigger vSAN health issues Use IOInsight metrics for monitoring vSAN performance Use a vSAN proactive test to detect and diagnose cluster issues vSAN Troubleshooting Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems Apply troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and optimize troubleshooting efficiency Use VMware Skyline Health to investigate and help determine failure conditions Explain which log files are useful for vSAN troubleshooting vSAN Express Storage Architecture Understand the purpose of vSAN Express Storage Architecture Describe the vSAN Express Storage Architecture components Identify Storage Policy differences Understand compression and encryption operation differences

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for System administrators System engineers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the software-defined data center (SDDC) Explain the vSphere components and their function in the infrastructure Install and configure VMware ESXi™ hosts Deploy and configure VMware vCenter Server Appliance™ Use VMware vSphere Client™ to manage the vCenter Server inventory and the vCenter Server configuration Manage, monitor, back up, and protect vCenter Server Appliance Create virtual networks with vSphere standard switches Describe the storage technologies supported by vSphere Configure virtual storage using iSCSI and NFS storage Create and manage VMware vSphere VMFS datastores Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library Manage virtual machine resource use and manage resource pools Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere vMotion and VMware vSphere Storage vMotion Create and manage a vSphere cluster that is enabled with VMware vSphere High Availability and VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler™ Create virtual networks with VMware vSphere Distributed Switch™ and enable distributed switch features Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle Use VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager™ to apply patches and perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and virtual machines Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance Describe how vSphere storage APIs help storage systems integrate with vSphere Configure and use virtual machine storage policies Discuss the purpose and capabilities of VMware vSphere with Kubernetes and how it fits into the VMware Tanzu™ portfolio This five-day, intensive course takes you from introductory to advanced VMware vSphere© 7 management skills. Building on the installation and configuration content from our best-selling course, you will also develop advanced skills needed to manage and maintain a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you will install, configure and manage vSphere 7. You will explore the features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure and discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size using vSphere 7, which includes VMware ESXi? 7 and VMware vCenter Server© 7. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to vSphere and the Software-Defined Data Center Explain basic virtualization concepts Describe how vSphere fits into the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, and storage Recognize the user interfaces for accessing the vCenter Server system and ESXi hosts Use VMware Host Client? to access and manage ESXi host Virtual Machines Create and remove a virtual machine Provision a virtual machine with virtual devices Identify the files that make up a virtual machine Explain the importance of VMware Tools vCenter Server Describe the vCenter Server architecture Discuss how ESXi hosts communicate with vCenter Server Deploy and configure vCenter Server Appliance Use the vSphere Client to manage the vCenter Server inventory Add data center, organizational objects, and hosts to vCenter Server Use roles and permissions to enable users to access objects in the vCenter Server inventory Back up vCenter Server Appliance Monitor vCenter Server tasks, events, and appliance health Use vCenter Server High Availability to protect a vCenter Server Appliance Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks Create and manage standard switches Describe the virtual switch connection types Configure virtual switch security, traffic-shaping and load-balancing policies Compare vSphere distributed switches and standard switches Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage Identify storage protocols and storage device types Discuss ESXi hosts using iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage Create and manage VMFS and NFS datastores Explain how multipathing works with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage Deploy virtual machines on a VMware vSAN? datastore Virtual Machine Management Use templates and cloning to deploy new virtual machines Modify and manage virtual machines Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library Dynamically increase the size of a virtual disk Use customization specification files to customize a new virtual machine Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations Create and manage virtual machine snapshots Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere© Replication? Resource Management and Monitoring Discuss CPU and memory concepts in a virtualized environment Describe what over commitment of a resource means Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage Use various tools to monitor resource use Create and use alarms to report certain conditions or events vSphere Clusters Describe options for making a vSphere environment highly available Explain the vSphere HA architecture Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere© Fault Tolerance Configure a vSphere cluster using ESXi Cluster Quickstart Describe the functions of a vSphere DRS cluster Create a vSphere DRS cluster Network Scalability Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches Describe how VMware vSphere© Network I/O Control enhances performance Explain distributed switch features such as port mirroring and NetFlow vSphere Lifecycle Management Describe how VMware vSphere© Lifecycle Manager? works Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to update ESXi hosts in a cluster Host and Management Scalability Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance Create and manage resource pools in a cluster Storage Scalability Explain why VMware vSphere© VMFS is a highperformance, scalable file system Explain VMware vSphere© Storage APIs - Array Integration, VMware vSphere© API for Storage Awareness?, and vSphere APIs for I/O Filtering Configure and assign virtual machine storage policies Create VMware vSAN? storage policies Configure VMware vSphere© Storage DRS? and VMware vSphere© Storage I/O Control Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER Introduction to vSphere with Kubernetes Differentiate between containers and virtual machines Identify the parts of a container system Recognize the basic architecture of Kubernetes Describe a basic Kubernetes workflow Describe the purpose of vSphere with Kubernetes and how it fits into the VMware Tanzu portfolio Explain the vSphere with Kubernetes supervisor cluster Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid service Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vSphere: Fast Track [v7.0] training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the VMware vSphere: Fast Track [v7.0] course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This intermediate course is for technical specialists, support/services individuals, individuals implementing LPARs for Power Systems with IBM i. This course is also appropriate for IBM Business Partners who sell and plan for consolidated systems. Overview Describe the PowerVM features Identify, describe, and locate hardware components in the Power Systems, Flex System and Power Blade models Identify virtualization options available, reliability features and single points of failure for Power Systems Implement System Planning Tool in design or update your own system Explain Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) Describe memory allocation and affinity concepts Describe and configure a partition profile, including shared processors: Capped Uncapped Virtual processors Weighting factor Shared Processor Pools Explain virtual I/O: Serial, Ethernet and SCSI Understand and implement: IBM i installation through NFS, image virtual repository in VIOS, and assigning VSCSI disks to partitions in VIOS Understand base characteristics of IVM and how to implement IBM i on Power Blades Describe the NPIV PowerVM feature, how to configure virtual Fiber Channel adapters on the Virtual I/O Server and client partitions Discuss how to use the HMC GUI and commands to work with the World Wide Port Name (WWPN) pairs Identify commands used to examine the NPIV configuration In this course you begin with an overview of LPAR on Power Systems, followed with more detailed information on configuration planning and implementation using hands-on exercises to create and implement logical partitions. PowerVM for IBM i - Overview . Power Systems for IBM i . Introduction to System Planning Tool . Virtualization of IBM i - Processor, Memory, Processor Pools . Virtualization of IBM i - Virtual I/O . Virtualization of IBM i - Installation from NFS or VIOS repository . Implementation of IBM i on Power Blades . PowerVM for IBM i - NPIV .

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Linux system administrators, virtualization administrators, and hybrid infrastructure engineers interested in deploying large-scale virtualization solutions and managing virtual servers in their datacenters, based on the Red Hat Virtualization open virtualization management platform. Overview Configure Red Hat Virtualization Configure networking and storage for use with Red Hat Virtualization Manage user accounts and access to the Red Hat Virtualization environment Install and manage virtual machines in Red Hat Virtualization Use templates for rapid virtual machine deployment Manage virtual machine snapshots and images Migrate virtual machines and explore high-availability options Deploy, configure, manage, and migrate virtual environments Red Hat Virtualization (RH318) teaches you the skills needed to deploy, administer, and operate virtual machines in your organization using Red Hat© Virtualization. Through numerous hands-on exercises, you will demonstrate the ability to deploy and configure the Red Hat Virtualization infrastructure and use it to provision and manage virtual machines. This offering also prepares you for the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Virtualization exam. This course is based on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 4.3 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux© 7.6 and 8, as well as Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Virtualization 1.6. 1 - Red Hat Virtualization overview Explain the purpose and architecture of Red Hat Virtualization. 2 - Install and configure Red Hat Virtualization Install a minimal Red Hat Virtualization environment and use it to create a virtual machine. 3 - Create and manage datacenters and clusters Organize hypervisors into groups using datacenters and clusters. 4 - Manage user accounts and roles Configure user accounts using a central directory service, then use roles to assign access to resources based on job responsibilities. 5 - Adding physical hosts Add additional Red Hat Virtualization hosts automatically, and move and remove hosts from datacenters as needed. 6 - Scale Red Hat Virtualization infrastructure Add Red Hat Virtualization hosts automatically, configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux hosts when appropriate, and move and remove hosts from data centers as needed. 7 - Manage Red Hat Virtualization networks Separate network traffic into multiple networks on one or more interfaces to improve the performance and security of Red Hat Virtualization. 8 - Manage Red Hat Virtualization storage Create and manage data and ISO storage domains. 9 - Deploy and manage virtual machines Operate virtual machines in the Red Hat Virtualization environment. 10 - Migrate virtual machines Migrate and control automatic migration of virtual machines. 11 - Manage virtual machine images Manage virtual machine snapshots and disk images. 12 - Automating virtual machine deployment Automate deployment of virtual machines by using templates and cloud-init. 13 - Back up and upgrade Red Hat Virtualization Back up, restore, and upgrade the software in a Red Hat Virtualization environment. 14 - Explore high-availability practices Explain procedures to improve the resilience and reliability of Red Hat Virtualization by removing single points of failure and implementing high-availability features. 15 - Perform comprehensive review Demonstrate skills learned in this course by installing and configuring Red Hat Virtualization; using the platform to create and manage virtual machines; and backing up and updating components of Red Hat Virtualization. Additional course details: Nexus Humans Red Hat Virtualization (RH318) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Red Hat Virtualization (RH318) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for System administrators tasked with maintaining a vRealize Operations cluster Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Identify the vRealize Operations components affected in typical troubleshooting scenarios List the environmental and operational factors that can generate problems in vRealize Operations Use self-monitoring tools to assess and troubleshoot operational issues in vRealize Operations Access CLI-based tools to assess and troubleshoot operational issues in vRealize Operations Use the vRealize Operations API tool to retrieve cluster data and perform actions Retrieve and review log files associated with specific vRealize Operations components Use available tools to troubleshoot problem scenarios in vRealize Operations Identify the best practices to ensure a vRealize Operations instance remains in a healthy state Locate resources to help you troubleshoot vRealize Operations This two-day course gives VMware vRealize© Operations? administrators the skills to perform basic troubleshooting tasks. The course also gives administrators the skills to ensure that their vRealize Operations instance meets its use-case objectives of continuous performance optimization, app-aware intelligent remediation, and integrated compliance. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course objectives Running a vRealize Operations Instance Identify the components of a vRealize Operations cluster Identify common problems that affect vRealize Operations List the environmental and operational factors that can affect vRealize Operations Identify the affected components vRealize Operations Troubleshooting Tools Use vRealize Operations self-monitoring tools to troubleshoot problems Use CLI tools to troubleshoot vRealize Operations problems Identify the log files used by individual vRealize Operations components Run commands to analyze vRealize Operations log files Use the vRealize Operations API tool vRealize Operations Troubleshooting Scenarios Use relevant tools to troubleshoot problem scenarios Maintaining vRealize Operations Use best practices to ensure the vRealize Operations cluster remains in a healthy state Back up and restore vRealize Operations Identify vRealize Operations troubleshooting resources Additional course details: Nexus Humans Troubleshooting VMware vRealize Operations [V8.x] training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Troubleshooting VMware vRealize Operations [V8.x] course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for System administrators System engineers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Install and configure ESXi hosts Deploy and configure vCenter Use the vSphere Client to create the vCenter inventory and assign roles to vCenter users Configure vCenter High Availability Create and configure virtual networks using vSphere standard switches and distributed switches Create and configure datastores using storage technologies supported by vSphere Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots Configure and manage a VMware Tools Repository Create content libraries for managing templates and deploying virtual machines Manage virtual machine resource use Migrate virtual machines with vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion Create and configure a vSphere cluster that is enabled with vSphere High Availability and vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler Manage the life cycle of vSphere to keep vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines up to date Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise Use host profiles to manage VMware ESXi host compliance Monitor the vCenter, ESXi, and VMs performance in the vSphere client This five-day, extended hour course takes you from introductory to advanced VMware vSphere© 8 management skills. Building on the installation and configuration content from our best-selling course, you will also develop advanced skills needed to manage and maintain a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you will install, configure, and manage vSphere 7. You will explore the features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure and discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size using vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi? 8 and VMware vCenter Server© 8. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives vSphere and Virtualization Overview Explain basic virtualization concepts Describe how vSphere fits in the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure Recognize the user interfaces for accessing vSphere Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, storage, and GPUs Install an ESXi host vCenter Management Recognize ESXi hosts communication with vCenter Deploy vCenter Server Appliance Configure vCenter settings Use the vSphere Client to add and manage license keys Create and organize vCenter inventory objects Recognize the rules for applying vCenter permissions View vSphere tasks and events Create a vCenter backup schedule Recognize the importance of vCenter High Availability Explain how vCenter High Availability works Deploying Virtual Machines Create and provision VMs Explain the importance of VMware Tools Identify the files that make up a VM Recognize the components of a VM Navigate the vSphere Client and examine VM settings and options Modify VMs by dynamically increasing resources Create VM templates and deploy VMs from them Clone VMs Create customization specifications for guest operating systems Create local, published, and subscribed content libraries Deploy VMs from content libraries Manage multiple versions of VM templates in content libraries Configure and Manage vSphere Networking Configure and view standard switch configurations Configure and view distributed switch configurations Recognize the difference between standard switches and distributed switches Explain how to set networking policies on standard and distributed switches Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Recognize vSphere storage technologies Identify types of vSphere datastores Describe Fibre Channel components and addressing Describe iSCSI components and addressing Configure iSCSI storage on ESXi Create and manage VMFS datastores Configure and manage NFS datastores Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies Managing Virtual Machines Recognize the types of VM migrations that you can perform within a vCenter instance and across vCenter instances Migrate VMs using vSphere vMotion Describe the role of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility in migrations Migrate VMs using vSphere Storage vMotion Take a snapshot of a VM Manage, consolidate, and delete snapshots Describe CPU and memory concepts in relation to a virtualized environment Describe how VMs compete for resources Define CPU and memory shares, reservations, and limits Recognize the role of a VMware Tools Repository Configure a VMware Tools Repository Recognize the backup and restore solution for VMs vSphere Monitoring Monitor the key factors that can affect a virtual machine's performance Describe the factors that influence vCenter performance Use vCenter tools to monitor resource use Create custom alarms in vCenter Describe the benefits and capabilities of VMware Skyline Recognize uses for Skyline Advisor Pro Deploying and Configuring vSphere Cluster Use Cluster Quickstart to enable vSphere cluster services and configure the cluster View information about a vSphere cluster Explain how vSphere DRS determines VM placement on hosts in the cluster Recognize use cases for vSphere DRS settings Monitor a vSphere DRS cluster Describe how vSphere HA responds to different types of failures Identify options for configuring network redundancy in a vSphere HA cluster Recognize the use cases for various vSphere HA settings Configure a cluster enabled for vSphere DRS and vSphere HA Recognize when to use vSphere Fault Tolerance Describe the function of the vCLS Recognize operations that might disrupt the healthy functioning of vCLS VMs ESXi Operations Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance Recognize the benefits of using configuration profiles Managing the vSphere Lifecycle Generate vCenter interoperability reports Recognize features of vSphere Lifecycle Manager Describe ESXi images and image depots Enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager in a vSphere cluster Validate ESXi host compliance against a cluster image and remediate ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager Describe vSphere Lifecycle Manager automatic recommendations Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware Network Operations Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches Describe how VMware vSphere Network I/O Control enhances performance Define vSphere Distributed Services Engine Describe the use cases and benefits of vSphere Distributed Services Engine Storage Operations Describe the architecture and requirements of vSAN configuration Describe storage policy-based management Recognize components in the vSphere Virtual Volumes architecture Configure Storage I/O Control

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Administrators or application owners who are responsible for deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters and workloads Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the VMware Tanzu Mission Control architecture Configure user and group access Create and manage Kubernetes clusters Control access Create image registry, network, quota, security, custom and mutation policies Connect your on-premises vSphere with Tanzu Supervisor to VMware Tanzu Mission Control Create, manage, and back up VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid™ clusters Create and manage Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service clusters Perform cluster inspections Manage packages in your clusters Monitor and secure Kubernetes environments During this two-day course, you focus on using VMware Tanzu© Mission Control? to provision and manage Kubernetes clusters. The course covers how to apply image registry, network, security, quota, custom, and mutation policies to Kubernetes environments. It focuses on how to deploy, upgrade, back up, and monitor Kubernetes clusters on VMware vSphere© with VMware Tanzu©, and it also covers package management using the VMware Tanzu Mission Control catalog. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course Objectives What Is VMware Tanzu Mission Control Describe VMware Tanzu Mission Control Describe vSphere with Tanzu Describe Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Describe VMware Tanzu© for Kubernetes Operations Explain how to request access to VMware Tanzu Mission Control Describe VMware Cloud? services Describe the VMware Cloud services catalog Explain how to access VMware Tanzu Mission Control Identify the components of VMware Tanzu Mission Control Explain the resource hierarchy of VMware Tanzu Mission Control Access, Users, and Groups Explain VMware Cloud services and enterprise federation Describe VMware Cloud services roles Explain multifactor authentication Describe the VMware Tanzu Mission Control UI List the components of the VMware Tanzu Mission Control UI Describe the VMware Tanzu CLI Describe the VMware Tanzu Mission Control API Cluster Lifecycle Management Outline the steps for registering a management cluster to VMware Tanzu Mission Control Discuss what a management cluster is Describe provisioners Explain the purpose of a cloud provider account Describe Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service Describe Azure Kubernetes Service Workload Clusters Describe Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters Explain how to create a cluster Explain how to configure a cluster Describe Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service workload clusters Describe Azure Kubernetes Service workload clusters Explain how to attach a Kubernetes cluster Explain how to verify the connections to the cluster Describe cluster health Policy Management Explain how access policies grant users access to different resources Describe the policy model Describe the available policy types Explain how image registry policies restrict from which image registries container images can be pulled Outline how network policies are applied to clusters Discuss how security policies control deployment of pods in a cluster Discuss how quota policies manage resource consumption in your clusters Discuss how custom policies implement specialized policies that govern your Kubernetes clusters Describe mutation policies Explain how Policy Insights reports VMware Tanzu Mission Control policy issues Control Catalog Describe the VMware Tanzu Mission Control catalog Explain how to install packages Describe cert-manager Explain Service Discovery and ExternalDNS Describe Multus CNI and Whereabouts Describe Fluent-Bit Explain Prometheus and Grafana Describe Harbor Describe Flux Describe Helm Describe Git repositories Tanzu Mission Control Day 2 Operations Describe data protection Describe cluster inspections Explain life cycle management Describe VMware Aria Operations? for Applications Discuss VMware Tanzu© Service Mesh? Advanced edition Describe VMware Aria Cost? powered by CloudHealth©

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Linux system administrators, virtualization administrators, and hybrid infrastructure engineers interested in deploying large-scale virtualization solutions and managing virtual servers in their datacenters, based on the Red Hat Virtualization open virtualization management platform. Overview As a result of completing this offering, you should be able to create and deploy Red Hat Virtualization and virtual servers. Using a single, full-service management interface, Red Hat Virtualization Manager, you will be able to configure, manage, and migrate systems within the virtualization environment. In this course you will develop the skills needed to deploy, administer, and operate virtual machines in your organization using Red Hat© Virtualization. Through numerous hands-on exercises, you will demonstrate the ability to deploy and configure the Red Hat Virtualization infrastructure and use it to provision and manage virtual machines. This offering also prepares you for the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Virtualization exam.This course is based on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 4.3 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux© 7.6 and 8, as well as Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Virtualization 1.6.This course covers the same material as RH318, but includes the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Virtualization exam (EX318). Red Hat Virtualization overview Explain the purpose and architecture of Red Hat Virtualization. Install and configure Red Hat Virtualization Install a minimal Red Hat Virtualization environment and use it to create a virtual machine. Create and manage datacenters and clusters Organize hypervisors into groups using datacenters and clusters. Manage user accounts and roles Configure user accounts using a central directory service, then use roles to assign access to resources based on job responsibilities. Adding physical hosts Add additional Red Hat Virtualization hosts automatically, and move and remove hosts from datacenters as needed. Scale Red Hat Virtualization infrastructure Add Red Hat Virtualization hosts automatically, configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux hosts when appropriate, and move and remove hosts from data centers as needed. Manage Red Hat Virtualization networks Separate network traffic into multiple networks on one or more interfaces to improve the performance and security of Red Hat Virtualization. Manage Red Hat Virtualization storage Create and manage data and ISO storage domains. Deploy and manage virtual machines Operate virtual machines in the Red Hat Virtualization environment. Migrate virtual machines Migrate and control automatic migration of virtual machines. Manage virtual machine images Manage virtual machine snapshots and disk images. Automating virtual machine deployment Automate deployment of virtual machines by using templates and cloud-init. Back up and upgrade Red Hat Virtualization Back up, restore, and upgrade the software in a Red Hat Virtualization environment. Explore high-availability practices Explain procedures to improve the resilience and reliability of Red Hat Virtualization by removing single points of failure and implementing high-availability features. Perform comprehensive review Demonstrate skills learned in this course by installing and configuring Red Hat Virtualization; using the platform to create and manage virtual machines; and backing up and updating components of Red Hat Virtualization.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Workspace ONE UEM operators and administrators, account managers, solutions architects, solutions engineers, sales engineers, and consultants Workspace ONE Access operators and administrators, account managers, solutions architects, solutions engineers, sales engineers, and consultants Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Identify key benefits of Workspace ONE Access to address your specific use case Describe the different identity sources supported by Workspace ONE Access and apply the most appropriate to your organization's use case Differentiate common authentication methods in Workspace ONE Access and select the most suitable method to fit your business needs Illustrate how to use access policies and implement best practices within your organization Outline various authentication methods and workflows that can be implemented to ensure a robust end-user experience, while meeting your security requirements Summarize the capabilities and benefits of VMware Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub and Hub Services and learn how to effectively implement both Discuss how to implement Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub and Hub Services effectively Describe features of VMware Workspace ONE Intelligence™ and how to use it to support daily administration and maintenance Explain how to use the Workspace ONE UEM and Workspace ONE Access APIs to perform administration and maintenance Outline Workspace ONE design methodology and how it can apply to your organization In this five-day course, you build on the foundations learned in VMWare Workspace ONE: Deploy & Manage to accelerate the advancement of your deployment and management systems with VMware Workspace ONE© UEM and VMware Workspace ONE© Access?.Through a series of hands-on labs, simulations, and interactive lectures, you effectively evaluate your organization?s current practices and discover opportunities to target improvements in identity, authentication, and access management. Additionally, you learn the strategies and techniques necessary to construct an integrated management strategy, utilizing a comprehensive set of VMware Workspace ONE© services, including Hub Services, the Unified Catalog, Intelligence, and the API. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course objectives Workspace ONE Platform List the high-level components of the Workspace ONE platform Identify benefits of integrating Workspace ONE Access with other Workspace ONE products Explain what services Workspace ONE Access offers Outline the use cases for Workspace ONE Access Connector Identity Sources Identify different directory types in Workspace ONE Access based on identity sources Explain supported web standards for identity Explain Workspace ONE Access workflows of an Active Directory and an LDAP directory Identify features and use cases of third-party identity sources Identify the features and use cases of the VMware AirWatch© Provisioning app Authentication Identify the benefits of modern identity and access management Explain the workflows of connector-based authentication methods, such as Kerberos, RADIUS, and RSA SecureID Explain the workflows of cloud-based authentication methods, such as mobile SSO for iOS, mobile SSO for Android, and Workspace ONE Verify Access Policies Explain access policies and their importance Describe how identity providers (IdPs) and authentication methods work with access policies Explain how to create policy rules following best practice Catalog Define the types of resources in the Workspace ONE Access catalog Outline the common SAML authentication initiation methods for web applications in Workspace ONE Access Describe the high-level integration steps of a Horizon Cloud integration with Workspace ONE Access Hub Services Describe the relationship between Hub Services, Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub, Workspace ONE UEM, and Workspace ONE Access Illustrate the primary components of Hub Services Describe the features and use cases of Workspace ONE Verify Explain how to deploy mobile flows according to a use case Workspace ONE Intelligence Describe how Workspace ONE Intelligence supports your deployment and management strategy Explain how the Digital Employee Experience Management Solution helps improve employees' Anywhere Workspace journey Explain how you can use Dashboards to access different data for your device management use cases Explain how integration works to connect and share data with third parties Workspace ONE Application Programming Interface Outline the use cases for using the Workspace ONE API Explain how to perform Workspace ONE UEM administration and maintenance through the API Explain how to perform Workspace ONE Access administration and maintenance through the API Design Methodology Explain the Workspace ONE business drivers and use case definition Define Workspace ONE services Discuss how to make architectural design decisions Explain how to create component designs Discuss which third-party components are required for infrastructure design Discuss the process of platform integration Explain the required services for service integration Explain how to design user experience