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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage Modules
Lesson 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Lesson 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
• Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization
• Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
• Install and use vSphere user interfaces

Lesson 3: Creating Virtual Machines

• Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
• Deploy a single virtual machine

Lesson 4: VMware vCenter Server

• Introduce the vCenter Server architecture
• Introduce VMware® vCenter™ Server Appliance™
• Configure and manage vCenter Server Appliance
• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses

Lesson 5: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks

• Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
• Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
• Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms

Lesson 6: Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage

• Introduce storage protocols and device names
• Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSphere datastores
• Deploy and manage VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance

Lesson 7: Virtual Machine Management

• Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
• Perform VMware vSphere® vMotion® and VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion® migrations
• Create a vApp

Lesson 8: Data Protection

• Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
• Discuss solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently

Lesson 9: Access and Authentication Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions
• Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
• Configure ESXi lockdown mode
• Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
• Explain VMware® vShield Endpoint™ integration in vSphere

Lesson 10: Resource Management and Monitoring

• Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
• Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory use
• Configure and manage resource pools
• Monitor resource use using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarm

Lesson 11: High Availability and Fault Tolerance

• Introduce the new VMware vSphere® High Availability architecture
• Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
• Introduce VMware vSphere® Fault Tolerance
• Describe VMware vSphere® Replication

Lesson 12: Scalability

• Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ cluster
• Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
• Use vSphere HA and vSphere DRS together

Lesson 13: Patch Management

• Use Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
• Install Update Manager and the Update Manager plug-in
• Create patch baselines
• Scan and remediate hosts

Lesson 14: Installing VMware Components

• Introduce ESXi installation
• Describe boot-from-SAN requirements
• Introduce vCenter Server deployment options
• Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
• Install vCenter Server (Windows-based)

VMware vCenter Operations Manager: Analyze and Predict Modules
Lesson 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Lesson 2: Introduction to VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite

• Understand the role of operations management in the cloud era
• Understand the vCenter Operations Management Suite and its packaging

Lesson 3: Architecture and Concepts

• Understand the data collection methodology of the vCenter Operations Manager architecture
• Learn how vCenter Operations Manager collects data
• Master the main components of the dashboard view
• Navigate the objects tree and understand the badge pane

Lesson 5: Analyzing with Heat Maps

• Work with predefined and custom heat maps through the Analysis tab

Lesson 6: Working with Smart Alerts

• Configure and use smart alerts
• Set up email notifications

Lesson 7: Working with Capacity Planning and Reports

• Schedule, use, and export predefined capacity management reports
• Perform what-if analyses

Lesson 8: Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Operations Manager

• Understand and meet preinstallation requirements
• Install vCenter Operations Manager
• Configure vCenter Operations Manager to gather data from its environment

Lesson A: VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite Update

• Discuss the VMware management suite solution and products
• List the key components and capabilities of vCenter Operations Management Suite
• Describe the main features available in each of the vCenter Operations Management Suite products and editions

Lesson B: VMware vCenter Operations Manager v5.6 Changes

• Discuss configuration of policies and groups
• Identify basic use cases and benefits from using policies and groups
• Make changes to the vCenter Operations Manager 5.6 configurations
• Explain changes to badges, metrics, and reports in version 5.6 of vCenter Operations Manager

Lesson C: Integration with Other VMware Products

• Identify use cases for the integration of other vCenter Operations Management Suite products
• Discuss integration with vCenter Operations Manager for group management
• Learn about new dashboard badges in vCenter Operations Manager