Skills
At the end of this course, you will have applied the design methodology, criteria, and approach to create a vSphere design based on one or more case studies. You will also:
•Identify design goals, requirements, and constraints
•Identify useful information for making design decisions
•Recognize and analyze best practice recommendations
•Analyze alternative design choices
•Identify risks
•Work in a design team on a design project
Course Content
Module 1: Course Introduction
•Provide a general overview of the course
Module 2: Design Process Overview
•Discuss the design methodology, criteria, and approach
•Introduce an example five-step design process
Module 3: ESX/ESXi Host Design
•Identify useful information for making host design decisions
•Analyze best practices and alternate host design alternatives
Module 4: vSphere Virtual Datacenter Design
•Identify useful information for making vCenter Server, database, cluster, and resource pool design decisions
•Analyze best practices and alternate vCenter Server, database, cluster, and resource pool design alternatives
Module 5: vSphere Network Design
•Identify useful information for making network design decisions
•Analyze best practices and alternate network design alternatives
Module 6: vSphere Storage Design
•Identify useful information for making storage design decisions
•Analyze best practices and alternate storage design alternatives
Module 7: Virtual Machine Design
•Identify useful information for making virtual machine design decisions
•Analyze best practices and alternate virtual machine design alternatives
Module 8: Management and Monitoring Design
•Identify useful information for making management and monitoring design decisions
•Analyze best practices and alternate management and monitoring design alternatives
Design Workshop
Small group case study workshop to practice using the methodology, criteria, and approach required to design a vSphere virtual datacenter