This 2-day, Instructor-led, hands-on training course explores new features in VMware® vCenter Server 4 and ESX™/ESXi 4, as well as how to upgrade to VMware vSphere 4. The course is 50% lecture and 50% hands-on labs and simulations.
By the end of the course, you should understand how to use vSphere core features, including: • Using VMware vCenter™ Server to deploy virtual machines
• Performing live migrations of virtual machines Configuring VMware ESX™ clusters to automatically balance virtual machine workloads • Hierarchically allocating CPU and memory resources to specific business functions • Using vCenter Server alarms to proactively monitor the virtual datacenter • Ensuring high availability of applications
Use the new host profiles feature to keep hosts uniformly configured • Save energy with VMware Distributed Power Management • • Save disk space with thin provisioning Administer virtual appliances consisting of more than one virtual machine
Introducing vSphere 4 • Highlights vSphere 4 enhancements by component and reviews upgrade tools and strategies. Infrastructure Administration • Presents new features that support better infrastructure monitoring and reduce the time it takes to provision ESX/ESXi hosts and virtual machines. Networking • Discusses networking enhancements that simplify configuration, extend support, and improve performance. Storage • Introduces new storage features that reduce storage costs, streamline management, and optimize performance. Resource Management • Reviews vMotion™ compatibility enhancements, new VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler monitoring and management tools, and extended VMware DPM support. Business Continuity • Presents VMware High Availability enhancements and introduces VMware Fault Tolerance and vStorage APIs for data recovery.
This course is designed for technical persons responsible for evaluating ESX, ESXi, and vCenter Server, including IT managers, system architects, and system administrators.
System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
