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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 ESXiâ¢ hosts
Deploy and configure VMware vCenter Server Applianceâ¢
Use VMware vSphere Clientâ¢ 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 Schedulerâ¢
Create virtual networks with VMware vSphere Distributed Switchâ¢ and enable distributed switch features
Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle
Use VMware vSphere Lifecycle Managerâ¢ 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 Tanzuâ¢ portfolio

This five-day, intensive course takes you from introductory to advanced VMware vSphereÂ© 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 ServerÂ© 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 vSphereÂ© 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 vSphereÂ© 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

Explain distributed switch features such as port mirroring and NetFlow

vSphere Lifecycle Management

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 VMware vSphereÂ© Storage APIs - Array Integration, VMware vSphereÂ© API for Storage Awareness?, and vSphere APIs for I/O Filtering

Configure and assign virtual machine storage policies

Create VMware vSAN? storage policies

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.

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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.

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