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Advanced VMware vSphere Administration Training
Duration:
5 days
Training Overview:
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the Advanced vSphere 4.1 Administration of the vSphere Datacenter? Are you thinking about taking the VCAP-DCA exam? For the first time anywhere you can attend the course that will prepare you for this exam. This course covers the exam objectives for the Datacenter Administration (VCAP-DCA) exam. The DCA exam consists of up to 40 live lab activities designed to test both knowledge and experience. Each section of this course provides hands on labs to instill the knowledge at or above the level expected of an exam candidate.
Course Objectives:
- Students learn advanced methods to create and manage virtual machines
- Advanced security is covered for vCenter™ and for individual ESX hosts including detailed topics such as Active Directory Integration, remote access through SSH, the use of SUDO, the wheel group, and TCP Wrappers
- Students learn to use the command line tools for doing P2V conversions
- Students tackle and master the newer technologies of Storage VMotion, Host Profiles and Link Mode Group of vCenter™ Servers
- Disaster Recovery includes advanced coverage of High Availability, EVC, VM Fault Tolerance, Clustering technologies and Backups
- In-depth coverage of the details of logging, monitoring and SNMP, including third party solutions and lessons learned in the field
Training Outline:
Section 1 – Implement and Manage Storage
- Objective 1.1 – Implement and Manage Complex Storage Solutions
- Objective 1.2 – Manage Storage Capacity in a vSphere Environment
- Objective 1.3 – Configure and Manage Complex Multipathing and PSA Plug-ins
Section 2 – Implement and Manage Networking
- Objective 2.1 – Implement and Manage Complex Virtual Networks
- Objective 2.2 – Configure and Maintain VLANs, PVLANs and VLAN Settings
- Objective 2.3 – Deploy and Maintain Scalable Virtual Networking
- Objective 2.4 – Administer vNetwork Distributed Switch Settings
Section 3 – Deploy DRS Clusters and Manage Performance
- Objective 3.1 – Tune and Optimize vSphere Performance
- Objective 3.2 – Optimize Virtual Machine Resources
- Objective 3.3 – Implement and Maintain Complex DRS Solutions
- Objective 3.4 – Perform Capacity Planning in a vSphere Environment
- Objective 3.5 – Utilize Advanced vSphere Performance Monitoring Tools
Section 4 – Manage Business Continuity and Protect Data
- Objective 4.1 – Implement and Maintain Complex VMware HA Solutions
Section 5 – Perform Operational Maintenance
- Objective 5.1 – Implement and Maintain Host Profiles
- Objective 5.2 – Deploy and Manage Complex Update Manager Environments
Section 6 – Perform Advanced Troubleshooting
- Objective 6.1 – Configure, Manage and Analyze vSphere Log Files
- Objective 6.2 – Troubleshoot CPU and Memory Performance
- Objective 6.3 – Troubleshoot Network Performance and Connectivity
- Objective 6.4 – Troubleshoot Storage Performance and Connectivity
- Objective 6.5 – Troubleshoot vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi Host Management
Section 7 – Secure a vSphere Environment
- Objective 7.1 – Secure ESX/ESXi Hosts
- Objective 7.2 – Configure and Maintain the ESX Firewall
- Objective 7.3 – Deploy and Administer vShield Zones
Section 8 – Perform Scripting and Automation
- Objective 8.1 – Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI
- Objective 8.2 – Administer vCenter Orchestrator
- Objective 8.3 – Administer vSphere Using the vSphere Management Assistant
Section 9 – Perform Advanced vSphere Installations and Configurations
- Objective 9.1 – Install ESX Server with custom settings
- Objective 9.2 – Plan and Execute Scripted Installations
What’s Included:
- A printed manual that includes all power point slides and labs
- Participants will have access to their own rack of equipment to complete labs.
- The ability to remote into racks from home during the week of class
- One-on-one help during labs
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