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VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure
 
Summary   
Format: Classroom
Length: 4 Days 

 
Overview    
This hands-on training course explores VMware Infrastructure 3, which consists of VMware ESX Server and VMware VirtualCenter.  Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional.  This course is a prerequisite for a course entitled VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze.
 
 
Objectives   
At the end of the course, you should understand the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:
•  Install ESX Server
•  Configure ESX Server networking and storage
•  Install and configure VirtualCenter
•  Control user access to the VMware infrastructure
•  Deploy and manage virtual machines using VirtualCenter
•  Allocate and monitor virtual machines’ resources
•  Ensure high availability of applications
•  Troubleshoot typical ESX Server issues

 
Who Should Attend?   
System administrators, systems engineers, and operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter

 
Prerequisites   
System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
  

Outline   
Module 1:  Virtual Infrastructure Overview
•  VMware products: functions and applications
Module 2:  ESX Server Installation
•  Set-up of ESX Server
Module 3:  Networking
•  Configuration of virtual switches, network connections and port groups
Module 4:  Storage
•  Storage management technologies
Module 5:  VirtualCenter Installation
•  Set-up of VirtualCenter
Module 6:  Creation and Management of VMs
•  Use of templates
•  Manage using VMware VirtualCenter and Web Access
Module 7:  Resource Management
•  VMotion migrations
•  Setting VM priorities on CPU, memory, and other resources
Module 8:  Virtual Machine Access Control
•  Controlling administrator rights
Module 9:  Monitoring Your Environment
•  Workload assessment
•  Service Console monitoring
Module 10:  Data and Availability Protection
•  Clustering, backups, failover
Module 11:  Troubleshooting
•  Systematic isolation of problems
•  Common symptoms, faults, fixes