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VMware vSphere, leverages the power of virtualization to transform datacenters into dramatically simplified cloud-computing infrastructures. With VMware vSphere, IT organizations can use internal and external resources to deliver the next generation of flexible and reliable IT, securely and with low risk.
Some of the new and enhanced features that vSphere 4.0 offers are listed below:
vCenter Server 4.0
Simplifies management for large environments, improves performance management, reduces storage management costs, and reduces the complexity involved with setup and ongoing management of virtual environments. vCenter Server 4.0 simplifies management for large environments with one-time setup and configuration, search-based navigation, and a single-pane-of-glass view for multiple vCenter Servers. In addition, vCenter Servers can be interconnected in Linked Mode.
vCenter Server Linked Mode
vCenter Server Linked Mode allows administrators to share roles and licenses across multiple connected vCenter Servers. Administrators can get an overview of their entire inventory by launching a single vSphere Client session. The vSphere Client also supports a granular search interface that searches all objects across multiple vCenter Server systems.
Automation and Orchestration with vCenter Orchestrator
vCenter Orchestrator is a powerful workflow engine that automates tasks for VMware vSphere and allows orchestration between multiple solutions. With VMware vCenter Orchestrator, you can capture best practices and turn them into workflows. This process ensures consistency, standardization, and achieve overall compliance with existing IT policies. vCenter Orchestrator provides a library of extensible workflows that allow you to create and execute automated, configurable processes to manage your infrastructure. Orchestrator exposes every operation in the vCenter Server API, so that you can integrate all these operations into your automated processes. Orchestrator also allows you to integrate with other management and administration solutions through its open plug-in architecture
Storage VMotion Enhancements
Storage VMotion can now be administered through vCenter Server and works across NFS, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI storage networking protocols. Resource consumption is minimized as Storage VMotion significantly diminishes memory and CPU requirements while taking advantage of a new and more efficient block copy mechanism in VMkernel. Virtual disk formats can also be converted during a Storage VMotion session. An example migration between datastores can convert thick formats to thin virtual disk format. Storage VMotion of virtual machines that are running in snapshot mode is not supported in this release. Snapshots must be committed prior to executing the Storage VMotion session.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Planning and installation of ESX/ESXi hosts
- Installation and management of vCenter Server
- Installation and management of Update Manager
- Planning and setting up virtual networks
- Planning and setting up storage
- Installation and management of virtual machines
- Migration and Importing VMs
- Configuration and Management of vSphere Access Controls
- vSphere Resource Allocation Management
- vSphere High Availability
- vSphere Performance Monitoring
- vSphere Security
- vSphere Automation
COURSE FEATURES:
- Instructor led training by the industry’s finest experts delivered via streaming video online or DVD
- Software demonstrations where the instructor shows you how to perform a task onscreen.
- Interactive multimedia presentations
- Easy to navigate controls
- Course bookmarking which allows you to resume training where you left off the last session.
- Hands-on activities and labs
- Free technology upgrades for one year
- Educational support
COURSE OUTLINE
Learning and Exploring VMware vSphere 4.0
Intro to vSphere 4.0
A general introduction to virtualization
The various parts and products that make up the vSphere suite
Some final thoughts and ideas about virtualization
Planning and installation of ESX/ESXi hosts
Differences between the ESX types
Compatibility Requirements
How to plan a deployment
Installation and Configuration
vSphere Client
Installation and management of vCenter Server
What is vCenter Server
Planning a vCenter Deployment
Setting up the vCenter Database
Installing the vCenter Server
Quick Overview of vCenter Features
Installation and management of Update Manger
Installation of vCenter Update Manager
Integration with vSphere Client
Determining the ESX hosts to patch
Using Update Manger to update VMs
Applying patches to ESX Hosts
Applying patches to VM Guest OS
Planning and setting up virtual networks
The components of virtual networking
Learn how to create virtual switches
Learn how to create distributed virtual switches
Configure NIC teaming, VLANs and private VLANs
Setup security policies for virtual switches
Planning and setting up storage
The basics of shared storage including Storage Area Networks and Network Attached Storage
The storage options in vSphere
Virtual Machine storage options
Best practices for storage in vSphere
Installation and management of virtual machines
How to create a virtual machine
Installing an operating system in a VM
Setting up VMware tools
Managing a virtual machine
Creating VM templates
Deploying virtual machines
Migration and Importing VMs
vCenter Server Guided Consolidation
Physical to Virtual Hot Migrations
Physical to Virtual Cold Migrations
Importing Virtual Appliances
Configuration and Management of vSphere Access Controls
Managing ESX permissions
Managing vCenter Server permissions
Managing VMs through a web browser
vSphere Resource Allocation Management
Managing VM memory and CPU allocation
Learn how to create and manage resource pools
Setup and Use VMotion
Setup and Manage Clusters
Setup and Manage the Distributed Resource Scheduler
vSphere High Availability
Windows Clusters
The High Availability Options
The Differences of VCB and VCDR
The Data Replication Options
vSphere Performance Monitoring
Using alarms
Using performance graphs
Using command lines tools to gather performance data
Monitoring resource usage at the host and VM level
vSphere Security
Managing users on local ESX hosts
Configuring authentication on ESX hosts
Controlling network access on ESX hosts
Providing secure network zones
vSphere Automation
The tools we can use to automate vSphere
vCenter Orchestrator
Creating PowerCLI scripts
Using shell scripts on ESX
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