VMware vSphere Fast Track Program

This intensive, extended-hours training course focuses on installing, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting VMware® vSphere™. It combines the content of the VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Upon completing this course, you can take the examination to qualify as a VMware Certified Professional.

Course Content

Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization
Discuss virtualization and vSphere components
Module 3: Configuring VMware ESX/ESXi
Configure ESX/ESXi settings and view system logs
Module 4: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server
Install and configure vCenter Server and vSphere Management Assistant
Manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies
Module 5: Networking
Configure and troubleshoot vNetwork components
Module 6: Storage
Review storage management technologies
Analyze and troubleshoot storage-related issues
Module 7: Virtual Machines
Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, and Guided Consolidation
Modify and manage virtual machines
Module 8: Access Control
Control user access through roles and permissions
Module 9: Resource Monitoring
Assess workloads and monitor resources through the GUI interfaces and CLI
Module 10: Scalability
Scale resource management
Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
Perform VMware VMotion™ migrations
Configure clusters for VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler and VMware Distributed Power Management
Module 11: High Availability and Data Protection
Review business continuity products and features
Follow best practices to configure VMware High Availability clusters and VMware Fault Tolerance
Install and configure VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
Deploy VMware Data Recovery to back up virtual machines
Module 12: Configuration Management
Manage change in the vSphere environment with Host Profiles and VMware vCenter Update Manager
Module 13: Installing ESX
Perform manual (ESX/ESXi) and scripted (ESX) installations

Skills

At the end of the course, you should be able to:

Install and configure VMware ESX™/ESXi, vCenter™ Server, and the vSphere Management Assistant
Configure, manage, and troubleshoot ESX/ESXi networking and storage
Create, configure, migrate, manage, convert, and monitor virtual machines and virtual appliances
Scale the vSphere virtual infrastructure
Implement business continuity solutions
Manage changes to the vSphere environment

Prerequisites

Willingness to participate in a demanding, high-intensity training experience
Comfort with system administration using command-line interfaces
Target Audience : Experienced system administrators and system integrators willing to work hard to achieve superior vSphere skills with minimal time away from the office