Vmware ESX Server 3.5 - Install & Configure Training Course

VMware ESX Server 3.5 - Install & Configure Training Course Package Includes:

• 3 DVDs featuring live instructor-led classroom sessions with full audio, video and demonstration components by Shon Harris
• Printable Courseware
• Focused on practical solutions to real-world development problems
• Proven technique - Actual Exam Secrets Review
• Free 1 Year Upgrade Policy

Course Introduction:

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Virtualization technology continues to grow and VMware training has become a hot topic. This course, featuring expert instructor Rafiq Wayani, combines video instruction and demonstration with assessment test questions and printable courseware to help the student understand the subject matter.

Our VMware ESX Server 3.5 - Install & Configure course explores installation, configuration, and management of the VMware Infrastructure. Upon completion of this course, the student will have acquired an understanding of the functionality in VMware Infrastructure. This course addresses topics such as Installing ESX Server, Networking components, Managing Storage, and Virtual Machines.

VMware ESX Server 3.5 - Install & Configure Training Course Outline:

Module 1 - Virtual Infrastructure Overview

• Virtual Infrastructure Overview
• Introducing Virtual Machines (VMs)
• VMware Products and Use Cases
• VMware ESX Server: A Closer Look
• Virtual SMP
• VMware VirtualCenter: A Closer Look
• Individual Desktop Hosting with ESX Server and VirtualCenter
• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
• VMware Converter
• Workstation
• VMware Virtualization Layer
• VMware Player
• VMware Server
• Module 1 Review

ESX Server Installation

• ESX Server Installation
• ESX Server Core Components
• Pre-Installation Considerations
• Installation
• Demo - VMware Installation
• Demo - Virtual Infrastructure Client Install
• Module 02 - Review

Networking Components

• Networking Components
• Introduction
• Scenario
• Understanding Virtual Switches
• Virtual Network Cards and MAC Addresses
• Traffic Shaping and Bandwidth
• Virtual Switches and Firewalls
• NIC Teaming and "Failover"
• Defining Connections
• Nomenclature Considerations
• Network Policies
• NIC Teaming and Load Distribution
• Demo - NW Connections
• Demo - Connection Properties
• Module 03 - Review

Managing Storage

• Managing Storage
• World Wide Names (WWNs)
• Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs)
• VMKernel Disk Partition Addressing Scheme
• Disk Arrays
• PCI Devices
• Supported LUNs
• iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Storage Interface)
• Booting the ESX Server from iSCSI Storage
• The Initiator
• iSCSI Node
• iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) Naming Convention
• iSCSI Discovery
• Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
• Best Practices: Isolated IP Network
• Software Initiator: Cisco Implementation Port and Daemon Interaction
• Hardware Initiator
• Removing the Virtual Switch Display in the VI Client Inventory List
• Opening Outgoing Port 3260
• Configuring the iSCSI Adapter
• Setting a CHAP Login Name and Password
• Rescanning for iSCSI Target LUNs
• The VMware File System (VMFS)
• Accessing VMFS Volumes
• Creating a VMFS Datastore
• Extending a VMFS Volume
• Failover Policies
• Active/Passive Configurations
• No Support for Heterogeneous Multipathing
• Fibre Channel and iSCSI HBAs in the Same ESX Server?
• Network-Attacked Storage (NAS)
• Shared Storage Capabilities on NFS Volumes
• Accessing the NFS Server and Using NFS Volumes to Store VM Disks
• Confining the ESX Server with a VMkernel Port Defined on a Virtual Switch
• ETC/Exports
• Demo - Storage
• Module 04 - Review

Virtual Center

• Virtual Center
• VirtualCenter Architecture
• VirtualCenter Environment
• Recommended Virtual Center Installation Order
• VirtualCenter Database: A closer Look
• License Server: A Closer Look
• Management Server: A Closer Look
• Using the VI Client to Access the VirtualCenter Server
• Your VirtualCenter Inventory: A Hierarchy of Objects
• VI Client and the Web Client
• The vxpa and hostd Services
• Recommendations
• The Datacenter: A closer Look
• If Your VirtualCenter Fails?
• High Availability Strategies
• Demo - VirtualCenter Server Install
• Demo - VirtualCenter Server Usage
• Demo - License and Putty
• Module 05 - Review

Virtual Machines (VMs)

• Virtual Machines (VMs)
• VM Configuration
• Optimizing Your VM Memory Size
• Virtual SMP
• Creating VCPU V Ms
• Virtual Disks
• Snapshots
• Independent Modes
• Virtual Hardware
• Installing the VM's OS
• ISO Image Storage Locations
• Working with VMware Tools
• Working with Templates
• Enabling Guest as Customization
• Performing a Cold Migration
• Adding Additional Virtual Hardware
• Demo - Customize VM
• Demo - Create VM
• Demo - Configuring and Using VM
• Demo - VM Files and Snapshots
• Demo - NFSVM Creation
• Demo - NFS Setup and Usage
• Demo - Migrate VM to NFS
• Demo - Templates
• Module 06 Review

Management of System Resources

• Management of System Resources
• Virtual Infrastructure Security Model - Main Components
• Comparing VirtualCenter Server and ESX Server
• A Closer Look at Components
• Virtual Center Server and ESX Server Security Models - A Closer Look
• Using Web Access
• Demo - VirtualCenter Server Storage
• Module 07 - Review

Controlling Access to Resources

• Controlling Access to Resources
• CPU Resource Allocation Settings
• Memory Allocation Settings
• Shares - A Closer Look
• Understanding Resource Pools
• Expandable Reservations - A Closer Look
• Understanding VMotion and Migration
• Inventory Maps
• Resource Pools Revisited
• Load Balancing
• Defining Your Automation Level
• Defining Your Migration Threshold Level
• Creating Affinity and Anti-Affinity Rules
• Customizing the Automation Levels of Individual VMs
• Best Practices and Recommendations
• Cluster and Resource Pool Administrator Roles
• Should I Enable Expandable Reservation?
• Valid, Overcommitted & Invalid Clusters
• Determining Resource Pools for Added Hosts (with Resource Pools)
• Removing a Host From a Cluster
• Demo - VMotion
• Demo - VMotion Explained
• Module 08 - Review

Monitoring the Virtual Environment

• Monitoring the Virtual Environment
• Introduction
• Virtual Processors (VCPUs)
• What if a CPU Fails?
• The Service Console Does NOT Migrate
• Hyperthreading
• Page Sharing
• Balloon Drivers
• Vmkernel Swap Files
• Configuring Your Server Systems
• Controlling a VM's Access to CPU and Memory
• CPU "Ready Time"
• Disk Performance Problems
• Alarms
• Demo - Alarms
• Module 09 - Review

Maintaining High Availability

• Maintaining High Availability
• Data Backup Strategies
• Application Data and System Image Backups
• Storing Data in Separate Physical Disks
• Backups
• Restoration
• VMware HA Clustering
• Demo - High Availability
• Module 10 - Review

Troubleshooting Techniques

• Troubleshooting Techniques Overview
• Introduction
• Performing Diagnostics with the VI Client
• VM Monitor (VMM) Panic
• Troubleshooting Basics
• Troubleshooting Techniques
• Demo - Troubleshooting
• Module 11 - Review
• Course Closure