VCP5: VMware vSphere: VCP5-DCV Prep Kit

Description

About This Course

Prerequisites

• System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

• Understanding of virtual data center concepts comparable to those needed for VCA-DCV certification

Course Objectives

• Deploy an ESXi host

• Deploy a vCenter Server instance

• Deploy a vCenter Server Appliance™

• Manage an ESXi host using vCenter Server

• Manage ESXi storage using vCenter Server

• Manage ESXi networking using vCenter Server

• Manage virtual machines using vCenter Server

• Deploy and manage thin-provisioned virtual machines

• Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere vMotion^®

• Manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere Web Client

• Migrate virtual machines using VMware vSphere Storage vMotion

• Manage access control using vCenter Server

• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server

• Manage VMware vSphere High Availability, VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance, and VMware vSphere Data Protection™ using vCenter Server

• Apply patches using VMware vCenter Update Manager™

Course Outline

Lesson 1. Virtualized Data Center

• Introduce components of the virtualized data center

• Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture

• Introduce VMware vCenter Single Sign-on

• Install and use vSphere Web Client

Lesson 2. Creating Virtual Machines

• Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files

• Deploy a single virtual machine

Lesson 3. 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 4. Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks

• Describe, create, and manage a standard switch

• Describe and modify standard switch properties

• Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms

Lesson 5. 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 Virtual SAN™

Lesson 6. Virtual Machine Management

• Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines

• Modify and manage virtual machines

• Create and manage virtual machine snapshots

• Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations

• Create a VMware vSphere vApp(s)™

Lesson 7. 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

Lesson 8. Resource Management and Monitoring

• Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts

• Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage

• Configure and manage resource pools

• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

Lesson 9. High Availability and Fault Tolerance

• Introduce the new vSphere High Availability architecture

• Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster

• Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance

• Describe VMware vSphere Replication

Lesson 10. Scalability

• Configure and manage a VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler™ (DRS) cluster

• Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility

• Use vSphere HA and DRS together

Lesson 11. Patch Management

• Use vCenter Update Manager to manage ESXi patching

• Install vCenter Update Manager and the vCenter Update Manager plug-in

• Create patch baselines

• Scan and remediate hosts

Lesson 12. 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)

Lab Outline

Lab 1: Installing VMware vSphere GUIs

• Access Your Student Desktop System

• Install the vSphere Client

Lab 2: Configuring VMware ESXi

• Connect to an ESXi Host with the vSphere Web Client

• View the Host Hardware Configuration

• Configure the DNS and Routing Information for an ESXi Host

• Configure an ESXi Host as an NTP Client

• Configure an ESXi Host to Use Directory Services

Lab 3: Working with Virtual Machines

• Create a Virtual Machine

• Install a Guest Operating System in a Virtual Machine

• Identify a Virtual Machine’s Disk Format and Usage Statistics

• Install VMware Tools on a Virtual Machine Installed with a Windows Operating System

• Prepare the Virtual Machine for Upcoming Labs

Lab 4: Configuring VMware vCenter Server Appliance

• Configure vCenter Server Appliance for First Use

• Install vSphere License Keys

• Create a vCenter Server Inventory Data Center Object

• Add Your ESXi Host to the vCenter Server Inventory

Lab 5: Using the VMware vSphere Web Client

• Install the Client Integration Plug-In

• Navigate the vSphere Web Client

• Pin and Unpin Panes

• Hide the Getting Started Tabs

• Upgrade Virtual Machine Hardware

Lab 6: Configuring VMware vCenter Single Sign-On

• Use the Web Console to Configure vCenter Server Appliance to Use Directory Services

• Use the vSphere Web Client to Add the Domain Admins Group to Administrators

Lab 7: Creating Folders in VMware vCenter Server

• Create a Host Folder Object

• Create a Virtual Machine Folder

Lab 8: Standard Switches

• View the Current Standard Switch Configuration

• Create a Standard Switch with a Virtual Machine Port Group

• Attach Your Virtual Machine to a Virtual Switch Port Group

Lab 9: Accessing iSCSI Storage

• Add a VMkernel Port Group to a Standard Switch

• Configure the iSCSI Software Adapter

Lab 10: Accessing NFS Storage

• Configure Access to NFS Datastores

• View NFS Storage Information

Lab 11: Managing VMware vSphere VMFS

• Review the Shared Storage Configuration

• Change the Name of a VMFS Datastore

• Create a VMFS Datastore

• Expand a VMFS Datastore to Consume Unused Space on a LUN

• Remove a VMFS Datastore

• Extend a VMFS Datastore

Lab 12: Using Templates and Clones

• Copy Sysprep Files to the vCenter Server Instance

• Create a Template

• Create Customization Specifications

• Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template

• Clone a Virtual Machine that is Powered On

Lab 13: Modifying a Virtual Machine

• Increase the Size of a VMDK File

• Adjust Memory Allocation on a Virtual Machine

• Rename a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Inventory

• Add a Raw LUN to a Virtual Machine

• Expand a Thin-Provisioned Virtual Disk

Lab 14: Migrating Virtual Machines

• Migrate Virtual Machine Files with vSphere Storage vMotion

• Create a Virtual Switch and a VMkernel Port Group for vSphere vMotion Migration

• Verify that Your ESXi Host Meets vSphere vMotion Requirements

• Verify that Your Virtual Machines Meet vSphere vMotion Requirements

• Perform a vSphere vMotion Migration of a Virtual Machine on a Shared Datastore

• Perform a vSphere vMotion Migration to a Local Datastore

Lab 15: Managing Virtual Machines

• Unregister a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Inventory

• Register a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Inventory

• Unregister and Delete Virtual Machines from Disk

• Take Snapshots of a Virtual Machine

• Revert to a Snapshot

• Delete an Individual Snapshot

• Use the Delete All Function in Snapshot Manager

Lab 16: Managing VMware vSphere vApps

• Create a vApp

• Power on a vApp

• Remove a vApp

Lab 17: User Permissions

• Create a Custom Role in vCenter Server

• Assign Permissions on vCenter Server Inventory Objects

• Verify Permission Usability

Lab 18: Resource Pools

• Create CPU Contention

• Create a Resource Pool Named Fin-Test

• Create a Resource Pool Named Fin-Prod

• Verify Resource Pool Functionality

Lab 19: Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance

• Create CPU Activity

• Use vSphere Web Client to Monitor CPU Utilization

• Undo Changes Made to the Virtual Machines

Lab 20: Using Alarms

• Create a Virtual Machine Alarm that Monitors for a Condition

• Create a Virtual Machine Alarm that Monitors for an Event

• Trigger Virtual Machine Alarms and Acknowledge the Alarms

• Disable Virtual Machine Alarms

Lab 21: Using VMware vSphere High Availability

• Create a Cluster Enabled for vSphere HA

• Add Your ESXi Host to a Cluster

• Test vSphere HA Functionality

• Determine the vSphere HA Cluster Resource Usage

• Manage vSphere HA Slot Size

• Configure a vSphere HA Cluster with Strict Admission Control

Lab 22: Configuring VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance

• Prepare the Virtual Machine

• Enable the vSphere FT Logging

• Activate the vSphere FT Protection

• Test the vSphere FT Configuration

• Disable the vSphere FT Protection

Lab 23: VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler

• Create Load Imbalance

• Create a DRS Cluster

• Verify Proper DRS Cluster Functionality

• Create, Test, and Disable a VM-VM Affinity Rule

• Create, Test, and Disable an Anti-Affinity Rule

• Create, Test, and Disable a Virtual Machines to Hosts Affinity Rule

Lab 24: VMware vSphere Update Manager

• Install vSphere Update Manager

• Install the Update Manager Client Plug-in

• Modify Cluster Settings

• Configure vSphere Update Manager

• Create a Patch Baseline

• Attach a Baseline and Scan for Updates

• Stage the Patches onto the ESXi Hosts

• Remediate the ESXi Hosts

Who Should Attend

• System administrators

• Systems engineers

• Operators responsible for ESXi and vCenter Server