Course Description
Mastering VMware vSphere 5.1 – Become a Virtualization Master
This Rock Solid Mastering
VMware vSphere with ESXi and vCenter Class includes the Virtualization
Council’s Master Infrastructure Architect (VC-MIA) certification; the leading
certification in the industry for Virtual Enterprise Architects. This
certification validates your skills on designing and optimizing VMware®
environments coupled with intensive training on a wealth of third-party
applications that are invaluable when designing and building a VMware
enterprise.
Course
Objectives
Upon
the completion of Rock Solid’s Mastering VMware vSphere with ESXi and vCenter,
students will master:
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All of the new and exciting features of
vSphere 5.1
·
Foundational terms and concepts concerning virtualization
·
How to install, configure and support ESXi
server 5.1 and vCenter 5.1
·
How to configure Virtual Machines, templates,
and clones
·
How to configure Virtual Networking and how to
support VMotion / Storage VMotion
·
P2V , V2V, V2P, and P2P Methods and Techniques
·
Server Consolidation Procedures and Reasoning
·
Tools to support a virtual infrastructure -
VMware, NetIQ (Platespin), Quest (Vizioncore), Veeam, and more
·
Advanced configuration and support for
VMotion, Update Manager, Power Management, Guided Consolidation, Clustering
–DRS/HA, and more
·
How to perform backups in the ESXi Environment
- Service Console and Virtual Machines - VCB
·
How to use the Command Line Interface for
supporting ESXi Servers - ESXi commands
·
Setup Host Profiles,vDs and link Mode for
enterprise environments
·
Best Practices within a Virtual Enterprise
·
Log file analysis, performance tuning and
troubleshooting
·
ESXi Security and the firewall
Our Mastering course is intended for students with significant
production experience in the vSphere product suite. It is our intention to take
your existing knowledge base and expand upon that.
Prerequisites
This class is for
IT professionals with 1 or more years of server and infrastructure experience
including System Administrators
with experience on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems, ESX/ESXi
Server familiarity, vCenter or vSphere usage and vCenter or vSphere
administration.
VMware
vSphere VC-MIA Certification
The Mastering VMware vSphere
class is capped off with a challenging certification, the VC-MIA
(Virtualization Council - Master Infrastructure Architect). This certification requires passing a
demanding exam that has been developed by an expert team of Virtualization
Professionals. So not only do you leave
trained, you leave TESTED by the top Virtualization Experts in the Industry!
VC-MIA (Virtualization Council - Master
Infrastructure Architect) Certification - Exam Details
Exam Quick
facts:
·
Exam Length: 60-minutes
·
# of exam items: 100
·
Benefits: Certification for wall mounting,
proof of knowledge-level
·
Multiple choice
·
Multiple answer
·
Cut Rate: 72%
Mastering VMware vSphere with ESXi and vCenter Schedule
In our 4 day class, Rock Solid’s expert instructors will immerse you in
unparalleled knowledge transfer. You will learn, participate in labs, test and
certify. The typical daily schedule rolls out as follows:
Schedule
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DAY 1
MON
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DAY 2
TUES
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DAY 3
WED
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DAY 4
THURS
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8:00am to 12:00pm
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Creating ESXi servers,
Configuring ESXi servers and Virtual Networking ESXi server Architecture
|
Connecting to iSCSI SAN and Advanced vCenter Configuration and
Clustering
|
VMware Data Recovery, Upgrading and Patching ESXi Hosts and vDS
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Log File Analysis and Session Management, Command Line Tools and
Critical ESXi and Virtual Machine Files
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12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Lunch Break
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Lunch Break
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Lunch Break
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Lunch Break
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1:00pm - 5:00pm
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Hardening the ESXi server and ESXi Storage Architecture
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Infrastructure upgrade to vSphere, Virtual Machines and Appliances and
Advanced 3rd Party Tools
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Host Profiles, Linking vCenter Servers and VM Fault Tolerance
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Run levels and Services, Disaster Recovery and Course review
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5:00pm - 10:00pm
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Access to Lab Room and time for Practice
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Access to Lab Room and time for Practice
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Access to Lab Room and time for Practice
|
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*The above schedule
is an example and is subject to change.
Mastering VMware vSphere with
ESXi and vCenter - Course Breakdown
DAY ONE
Module 1: Creating Enterprise ESXi
Servers
·
Understanding VMFS
·
VMFS Limits
·
ESXi Server Memory
·
Required Partitions
·
Optional Partitions
·
ESX Installation
·
Post-installation tasks
·
Scripted Installations
Module 2: Configuring ESX
Servers for the first time
·
Download and install
vSphere client
·
Log in to ESXi
Server
·
Configure VMKernel Port
Group
·
Make changes to ESXi
Firewall
·
Create VMFS volume(s)
·
Configure NTP services
·
Verify ESXi server
security
Module 3: Virtual
Networking and ESXi Server Security Architecture
·
Understanding ESXi Server
Security
·
The Virtualization Layer
·
Service Console Security
·
Virtual Networking
- Virtual Switch Security
- Virtual Switch Isolation
- VLAN’s
·
Security Recommendations
Module 4: Hardening the ESXi Server
·
The ESXi Server Firewall
- XML Configuration for Port Access
- CLI Configuration
Module 5: ESXi Storage
Architecture
·
ESXi Storage Architecture
·
ESXi Storage Systems
·
Local Storage
·
NAS
·
iSCSI
·
SAN Overview
·
SAN Components
·
SAN Reliability
·
ESX Storage Comparison
DAY TWO
Module 6: Connecting To
iSCSI SAN
·
Create VMKernel
Connection Type
·
Enable iSCSI and
configure targets
·
Attach ESXi Servers to
iSCSI
Module 7: Advanced
vCenter Configuration and Clustering
·
Cluster Types
·
DRS
·
Distributed Power
Management
·
VMware High Availability
·
HA Advanced
Options
·
Cluster Strategy
·
VMotion
·
Storage VMotion
Module 8: Infrastructure
Upgrade to vSphere
·
Review Phases of upgrade
·
Upgrading Virtual Center
·
Upgrading VIC
·
Use of Update Manager for
upgrade
·
Upgrading vCenter Plugins
·
Upgrading VMware tools
Module 9: Virtual Machines and Appliances
·
Virtual Appliances
·
Exporting Virtual
Machines
·
Importing Virtual
Machines
·
OVF – Open Virtualization
Format
·
3rd Party
Tools
·
Summary
Module 10: Advanced 3rd
Party Tools
·
vCenter Plug-ins
·
VM Disk Partitioning
Tools
·
Diagnostic Tools
·
Performance Monitoring
Tools
·
Reporting
Tools
·
Backup, DR and HA
·
USB and Dongle Support
Tools
·
PDA/Smart Phone Tools
DAY THREE
Module 11: VMware Data Recovery
·
VDR at a Glance
·
Architecture
·
Installation
·
Configuration
·
Integration
Module 12: Upgrading and
Patching ESXi Hosts
·
Command line Patches
·
Patch Manager
Module 13: vDS
·
Create vNetwork Distributed
Switch (vDS)
·
vDS Architecture
·
Add Ports
·
Add Hosts
·
Migrate VM’s
·
Connect vNics
Module 14: Host Profiles
·
Host Profiles Usage Model
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Access Host Profiles View
·
Creating a Host Profile
·
Edit a Host Profile
·
Associate with Additional
Hosts/Cluster
·
Checking Compliance
·
Benefits
Module 15: Linking vCenter Servers
·
Defining Linking Mode
·
Linked Mode Prerequisites
·
Joining a Linked Mode
Group during and after Installation
·
vCenter Maximums
Module 16: Fault Tolerance
·
Fault Tolerance and
Virtualization
·
Fault Tolerance in the
Physical World
·
Benefits of VMware Fault
Tolerance
·
Implementing FT
DAY
FOUR
Module 17: Log File Analysis and
Session Management
·
ESXi Server Log Files
·
vCenter Server Log Files
·
Virtual Machine Log Files
·
Session Management
Module 18: Command Line Tools
·
ESXi CLI Commands
- esxcfg commands
- vmkftools command
- vmkping
- vmware-cmd
- top
- esxtop
- vm-support
- esxupdate
·
ISO
and FLP Images
·
VMware
Remote CLI
Module 19: Critical ESXi and Virtual
Machine Files
·
Critical ESXi Files
·
Virtual Machine Files
Module 20: Runlevels and Services
·
Runlevels defined
·
ESXi Runlevels
·
The inittab file
·
Services available on
ESXi
·
ESXi Specific services
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/etc/rcX.d
·
Summary
Module 21: Disaster Recovery
·
Virtual Infrastructure
Architecture
·
Planning for DR
·
Asynchronous Mirroring
Defined
·
DR Models
·
DR Components
·
Redundancy and Rebuilding
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