Course Description
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Certified Virtual Machine Engineer course is designed for those who need to understand virtualization and the impacts it can have on an organization. This high impact course provides not only the foundational level of knowledge needed for an efficient datacenter. It also provides the most re-cent in virtualization and cloud technologies which gives the Certified Virtual Machine Engineer the knowledge and skills necessary to design and manage the datacenter effectively. When virtualization is properly utilized in an organization, it allows the organization to focus on their core business instead of being stopped by IT obstacles.
This course covers design, installation, configuration, best practices, performance monitoring, and just about everything else in between for VMware vSphere 5.5!
UPON COMPLETION
Students will:
- Have learned the pros, cons, best practices, and skills of virtualization.
- Be able to design, secure, deploy, and manage virtual machines.
- Be ready to sit for the C)VME exam
Who Should Attend
The C)VME 5.5 was created to train & certify the network engineer on vitualization. The expertise gained in this course will help business simplify their existing IT processes and is taught at an advanced level. We recommend that students have a couple of years of experience with networking technologies, operating system configuration, server configuration, and a strong interest in learning virtualization in vSphere 5.5!
Course Outline
1. Course Introduction
2. Virtualization and Cloud Overview
3. Installing and Managing ESXi
4. Installing and Managing vCenter
5. Configuring and Managing the Network
6. Designing for Security
7. Configuring and Managing Storage
8. Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines
9. vSphere Management
10. Security and Permissions
11. vSphere Monitoring and Performance
12. Backup and Disaster Recovery Implementation and Management
13. vSphere Upgrading and Patch Management
Course Details
Module 1 – Course Introduction
Module 2 – Virtualization and Cloud Overview
Overview of Virtualization
Overview of Cloud Technologies
Module 3 – Installing and Managing ESXi
Planning for the Installation
Installing ESXi
- Using the DCUI
- vSphere Client
- ESXi Configuration Settings
- Hostname Resolution
- NTP
- IP Address
- Syslog
Accessing ESXi
- Management User Interface (MUI)
- SSH Access
Managing ESXi
- esxcli and its many uses
- Troubleshooting
Module 4 – Installing and Managing vCenter
vSphere/vCloud Licensing
vCenter Requirements
- Minimum Specifications
- Database Requirements
vCenter Architecture
Planning vCenter Installation
vCenter Single Sign-On
vCenter Installation
vSphere Web Client
vCenter Overview of Capabilities
Managing vCenter related to general tasks
Troubleshooting vCenter Server and Database
Module 5 – Configuring and Managing the Network
Virtual Switch Types, Connections and Identification
Physical NIC configuration
- vSwitch Features
- Port Types
- Cisco Discovery Protocol
- VLAN’s
- Security Settings
- Traffic Shaping
- NIC Teaming
- Load Balancing Best Practices
Physical Switch Configuration
Using the CLI to create and manage vSwitches
Module 6 – Designing for Security
Designing the Network
Storage Implications
Implications of Management Access
Module 7 – Configuring and Managing Storage
Storage Overview
- iSCSI, Fiber Channel and NAS
vStorage API’s
Storage Multipathing
Storage Configuration
Monitoring Storage
Storage CLI Commands
Troubleshooting Software iSCSI
Virtual Machine File System
Raw Device Mapping
Solid State Disks
1Storage Views
Module 8 – Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines
Overview of VM Hardware
Creating a VM
Clones
Templates
Virtual Appliances
VMware® Converter
Managing the VM
Snapshots
Troubleshooting the VM
Module 9 – vSphere Management
Controlling User Access
vMotion
Storage vMotion
vCenter Host Cluster
- Covers all Cluster Features
Distributed Resource Scheduler
Using vApps
Module 10 – Security and Permissions
Controlling User Access
Active Directory Integration
Managing the Firewall
Hardening SSH
Securing Virtual Machines
Module 11 – vSphere Monitoring and Performance
Configuring ESXi resources for best performance
- Understanding the resources such as CPU,
Memory and Disk
Configuring the VM for best performance
Monitoring the vSphere and vCloud Infrastructure
- vCenter Performance Tab
- Esxtop
Configuring Alarms
Using Resource Pools properly
Troubleshooting performance issues
vSphere Logs
Module 12 – Backup and Disaster Recovery Implementation and Management
High Availability
Virtual Machine Fault Tolerance
Microsoft Clustering
- How it works
- Its uses in a vSphere Infrastructure
Backup Solutions
- vSphere Data Protection
- Third Party Solutions
Disaster Recovery Solutions
- vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- Third Party Solutions
Module 13 – vSphere Upgrading and Patch Management
Why do we worry about patching and upgrading?
Patching the ESXi host
- Stand Alone
- Using Update Manager
Patching Virtual Appliances
Patching Virtual Machines
Planning the Upgrade
Performing the Upgrade