VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage (VICM)

 

On August 23rd the course duration will change to 5 days.

Who should attend

  • System administrators and Systems engineers
  • Operators responsible for VMware® ESX™, ESXi, and VMware vCenter™ Server

Certifications

This course is part of the following Certifications:

Prerequisites

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

Course Objectives

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere™, which consists of ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server. The course is based on ESX/ESXi 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1. Completion of this course satisfies as a prerequisite to take the VMware Certified Professional 4 exam. At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware vSphere 4 and be able to:

  • Install and configure ESX or ESXi
  • Install and configure vCenter Server components
  • Configure and manage ESX/ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server
  • Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
  • Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
  • Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
  • Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
  • Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESX/ESXi patches
  • Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Course Content

Course Introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

  • Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components

VMware ESX and ESXi

  • Introduce the architecture of ESX and ESXi
  • Manually configure ESX/ESXi

VMware vCenter Server

  • Install and configure vCenter Server components
  • Manage vCenter Server inventory objects

Networking

  • Create, configure, and manage vNetwork standard switches, network connections, and port groups

Storage

  • Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
  • Create and manage vSphere datastores

Virtual Machines

  • Deploy virtual machines using the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter
  • Modify and manage virtual machines
  • Perform Storage vMotion migrations

Access Control

  • Control user access through roles and permissions

Resource Monitoring

  • Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
  • Introduce VMkernel methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
  • Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

Data Protection

  • Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

Scalability

  • Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
  • Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance using Host Profiles
  • Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
  • Perform VMware vMotion™ migrations
  • Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
  • Configure and manage VMware Distributed Power Management

High Availability

  • Configure and manage a VMware High Availability cluster
  • Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance

Patch Management

  • Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

  • Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation

Classroom training

Duration: 5 days

Price (excl. VAT):

3,300.- €

VMware Training Credits:

56 VTC

Virtual class

Duration: 5 days

Price (excl. VAT):

3,300.- €

VMware Training Credits:

56 VTC

 
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Europe
Germany
03/08/2010 - 06/08/2010 Frankfurt 4 days guaranteed date! Spezialpreis: 2.800 € / 45 VTC
17/08/2010 - 20/08/2010 Berlin 4 days guaranteed date! Spezialpreis: 2.800 € / 45 VTC
30/08/2010 - 03/09/2010 Frankfurt
06/09/2010 - 10/09/2010 Hamburg
06/09/2010 - 10/09/2010 Hanover
20/09/2010 - 24/09/2010 Berlin
20/09/2010 - 24/09/2010 Münster
27/09/2010 - 01/10/2010 Stuttgart
Switzerland
24/08/2010 - 27/08/2010 Zurich 4 days
06/09/2010 - 10/09/2010 Zurich
20/09/2010 - 24/09/2010 Zurich
04/10/2010 - 08/10/2010 Zurich
18/10/2010 - 22/10/2010 Zurich
25/10/2010 - 29/10/2010 Zurich
08/11/2010 - 12/11/2010 Zurich
15/11/2010 - 19/11/2010 Zurich
Italy
20/09/2010 - 24/09/2010 Rome
04/10/2010 - 08/10/2010 Milan
15/11/2010 - 19/11/2010 Rome
13/12/2010 - 17/12/2010 Milan
Latvia
06/09/2010 - 10/09/2010 Riga Course language: English
Netherlands
13/09/2010 - 16/09/2010 Utrecht 4 days Course language: English Delivered by Partner
20/09/2010 - 23/09/2010 Drachten 4 days
11/10/2010 - 14/10/2010 Amstelveen 4 days
01/11/2010 - 04/11/2010 Wijchen (Nijmegen) 4 days
15/11/2010 - 18/11/2010 Utrecht 4 days
15/11/2010 - 18/11/2010 Amstelveen 4 days
15/11/2010 - 18/11/2010 Utrecht 4 days Course language: English Delivered by Partner
06/12/2010 - 09/12/2010 Groningen 4 days
Romania
13/09/2010 - 17/09/2010 Bucharest Course language: English
Serbia
13/09/2010 - 17/09/2010 Belgrade Course language: English
Slovenia
06/09/2010 - 10/09/2010 Ljubljana Course language: English
Sweden
30/08/2010 - 02/09/2010 Stockholm 4 days Delivered by Partner
20/09/2010 - 24/09/2010 Göteborg Delivered by Partner
04/10/2010 - 08/10/2010 Stockholm Delivered by Partner
08/11/2010 - 12/11/2010 Stockholm Delivered by Partner
13/12/2010 - 17/12/2010 Göteborg Delivered by Partner
17/01/2011 - 21/01/2011 Stockholm Delivered by Partner
United Kingdom
03/08/2010 - 06/08/2010 Edinburgh 4 days Delivered by Partner
09/08/2010 - 12/08/2010 London 4 days Delivered by Partner
10/08/2010 - 13/08/2010 London 4 days Delivered by Partner
16/08/2010 - 19/08/2010 Leeds (Islington House) 4 days
17/08/2010 - 20/08/2010 London 4 days Delivered by Partner
17/08/2010 - 20/08/2010 Reading 4 days Delivered by Partner
17/08/2010 - 20/08/2010 Leeds (Islington House) 4 days Delivered by Partner
24/08/2010 - 27/08/2010 London 4 days Delivered by Partner
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