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VMware Infrastructure 3.x: Installing and Configuring VMware Infrastructure 3.x (ESX Server, VirtualCenter)

Course Code: VMW3      Days: 3
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Course Overview

This hands-on course explores VMware Infrastructure 3.x, covering both aspects of the product, i.e. VMware ESX Server and VMware VirtualCenter.

Audience

This course is suitable for experienced system administrators, operators and systems engineers responsible for VMware ESX Server and VMWare VirtualCenter, collectively known as VMware Infrastructure.

Skills Gained

At the end of the course, delegates will understand the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3.x and understand how to:

  • Install and configure virtual machines
  • Deploy virtual machines from templates
  • Allocate resources to virtual machines
  • Migrate and manage virtual machines
  • Ensure high availability of applications
  • Troubleshoot typical VMware problems

Prerequisites

Delegates should have some system administration experience on the appropriate operating system, i.e. Microsoft Windows, Solaris or Linux.

Course Outline

VMware and Virtualisation Overview

  • Virtual Infrastructure overview
  • VMware products and application (ESX Server, VirtualCentre, VI Client)

VMWare ESX Server Installation

  • Setting up an ESX Server

Networking

  • Configuring virtual switches, network connections and ports

Storage

  • Storage management procedures and structure - local, iSCSI, SAN and NFS storage.

VirtualCenter Installation

  • Setting up VirtualCenter

Creation and Management of VMs

  • Using templates
  • Cold and VMotion migrations
  • Managing VMware VirtualCenter
  • Web Access

Resource Management

  • Creating dynamic resource pools, controlling CPU & memory resources, Performing cold & VMotion migrations

Access Control of the Virtual Machine

  • Admin rights

Monitoring

  • Workload assessment
  • Service Console monitoring

Backup and Security

  • High Availability Clustering
  • Backup strategies
  • Failover

Troubleshooting and Common Errors

  • Systematic isolation of problems
  • Common problems, faults and solutions


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