VMWare Courses vSphere VCP5 Training Online or CD-ROMS
Netwind Learning Center's VMware Course for version 5.x consists of over 40 hours of interactive training. To assist in preparing for the VCP exam, this
two part course is designed as a study guide for VMWare vSphere.
Our VMware course is for IT Operators, Engineers and Managers working with VMware ESXi and vSphere 5 who are looking to become VMware certified. A good
understanding of system administration on Microsoft Windows Server operating systems experience would be of benefit. Experience equivalent to or greater than CompTIA Network+ and with Linux Server operating systems
is strongly recommended. Our training includes demonstrations, information and additional topics to help students truly succeed.
Some of the topics covered include: Installation, Planning, Configuration, Deployment, Security
, Storage, Access Controls, High Availability, and Automation all in one complete training course.
Our VMware Training Online is intended for those IT professionals who wish to learn and master
VSphere for project planning and daily management and is for educational purposes. If you are a beginner to VMWare or have worked with previous versions of the software and are looking to
learn and master the new vSphere version, this is the course for you.
To sit for the VCP certification exam a candidate must:
- Attend a qualifying VMware authorized course
- Gain hands on experience with VMware vSphere 5
- Pass the VCP5 exam
VMware Course Includes
- Multi-Media Presentations
- Self-Paced Navigation
- One Year unlimited online access
- Certificate of completion of course
- Online Educational Support via Mentoring
VMware Course Outline
VMware: Datacenter Virtualization with vSphere 5 - Part 1
Introduction to Virtualization
Characteristics of vSphere computer virtualization
Types of hypervisors
Virtual network infrastructure benefits
Components of virtual datacenter
Characteristics of the vSphere virtual datacenter
Features of vCenter Server management
VMware vSphere management components and functions
vSphere management interfaces
vSphere product editions
vSphere licensing
vCenter Server Installation
vCenter Server system requirements
vCenter Server Appliance
Specific port numbers
ESXi account management
Ceating the vCenter Server database
Intalling SQL Server 2008 R2
64-bit ODBC connection
Prepare for a vCenter Server installation
vCenter installation components
vSphere Client and vCenter Server Configuration
Customize vSphere Client
Install vSphere Web Client
Features of vSphere Web Client
vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client differences
Configuring vCenter Server
configuring vCenter Server via vSphere Client
ESXi Installation and Configuration
ESXi installation options
ESXi hardware requirements
Interactive installation of ESXi
Configure ESXi via the DCUI
Configuring an ESXi server via the DCUI
How to configure ESXi via vSphere Client
Using vCenter Server to assign a static IP address to an ESXi host
Configure ESXi via vCenter Server
EXSi with vSphere Client
vCenter Server plug-ins and requirements
vCenter Server Inventory
vSphere Client interface Components
Components of the vSphere Web Client interface
vCenter Server datacenter requirements
vCenter Server datacenter items
Building a vCenter Server inventory
vCenter Hosts and Clusters view
vCenter Virtual Machine and Templates view
vCenter Datastores and Datastore Clusters view
vCenter Networking view
Common vCenter inventory items
vCenter Server Administration
Roles in vCenter Server
Customization of vCenter Server
Assign permissions to users and groups
Session tasks
Message of the day feature
Administering vCenter Server licensing
Add a license key
Using logs in vCenter Server and DCUI
Exporting system logs
View and export system log files
vCenter Service Status
vCenter Server Management
Configuring alarms
Manage alarms in vCenter Server
Scheduled tasks
Events in vCenter Server
Configuring events for export
Schedule tasks and view events
View maps
Features of maps
Export vCenter Server maps
Sysprep tool
Guest operating system
Creating Virtual Machines
Characteristics of virtual machines
How virtual machines are created
Mount an ISO image to a virtual machine
Creating a virtual machine through a Web Client
vSphere Web Client
Custom virtual machine and edit the settings
VM Console
Vvirtual machine template and clone
Deploy a virtual machine from a template
VM inventory
Cloning a VM
Converting virtual machines
P2V conversion process
Convert and clone virtual machines
Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines
vSphere hardware compatibility
Virtual machine hardware requirements
Vrtual machine properties
vSphere resource allocation controls
Allocating processors to virtual machines
Configure virtual memory
Types of virtual storage options
Configure virtual machine startup and shutdown options
Migrating a virtual machine through vMotion
Migrate virtual machines with a vCenter Server environment
VM snapshots
Manage snapshots within a virtualized environment
An Overview of Virtual Network Creation
Design of a virtual network
Standard virtual switch in vSphere Client
Port groups in vSphere 5
Virtualized network adapters
Virtual switch settings to communicate across VLANs
Virtual private network
Distributed virtual switch functionality
Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
Standard switch properties
Port group properties
Distributed switch features
Setting up an ESXi network
Virtual machine migration
Network resource pool
Setting up a port mirroring session
Introduction to vSphere Storage Concepts
Storage considerations
RAID configuration
LUN sizing
Shared storage and disaster recovery options
VMFS datastores and Raw Device Mapping
Datastore clusters
Type of provisions
Storage Configuration and Management
Adding an iSCSI storage adaptor
Configuring an iSCSI adapter
Add storage to ESXi host
Volume properties for a datastore
Add an NFS datastore to an ESXi host
Create a storage DRS cluster
Configuring datastore clusters
Datastore file management tasks
VMFS-5 iSCSI datastore
Format local disk as VMFS-5
VM storage profiles
Snapshot management
VMware: Datacenter Virtualization with vSphere 5 - Part 2
VSphere Clustering
Clustering resources in a datacenter
vSphere clustering limits
Creating a basic cluster
Changing cluster settings
Managing hosts assigned to a cluster
creating and adding hosts to a VSphere cluster
High Availability and Fault Tolerance
vSphere HA
HA failure and failover
HA admission control
Admission control policy options
Configure HA settings
Maintaining a healthy HA environment
Configure HA for a given cluster
Features of Fault Tolerance
Enabling Fault Tolerance on a VM
Impact of FT on datastore components
FT and HA capabilities
Processor and Resource Management
Configurations for virtualized processors
Power policy settings
Memory management methods and descriptions
Overcommitting a host's memory capacity
Optimal VM utilization within a cluster
Benefits of managing resources
Allocate resources
Manage resource allocation
View and edit shares, reservations, and limits for a VM
Resource Allocation tab t
DRS, Resource Pools, and vApps
DRS functions and requirements
Enabling and editing DRS cluster settings
Modifying DRS cluster settings
Access specific information using DRS
Resource pools to manage objects
Features of Resource Pools
Creating and editing Resource Pools
DRS, Reservations, and Resource Pools configuration
Virtual applications
Logging and Performance
Statistics intervals
Metric levels
Creating a performance chart
Customized performance charts
Monitoring specific host activities and performance
Monitor and view host performance
Configure alarms in vCenter Server
Manage alarms
Health statistics for a host
vMA installation requirements
The vMA installation process
vMA configuration
Target servers
Resxtop utility
Use the resxtop uitlity and install and configure vMA
vSphere Security
Managing users and groups on ESXi hosts
Add and edit a role
ESXi and vCenter server active directory integration processes
vSphere Authentication Proxy mechanism
Active Directory integration
Securing Hosts, Internal Components, Certificate Use
Security Profile
ESXi firewall and Lockdown mode
Firewall protection options
How vLANS and switch settings are used to protect standard switches
Ecryption and authentication methods
Securing components
Secure ESXi hostsi
ESXi certificate support
Host Profiles, Update Manager, and Auto Deploy
Purpose of Host Profiles
Configure a Host Profile
The VUM installation process
Update Manager for the virtual environment
Update Manager interface
Characteristics of baselines
Using baselines to keep hosts and VMs updated
Auto Deploy cycle
****Refund Policy- Student may go through a maximum of two hours of online training within 48 hours of the
purchase. Once this is exceeded, the online training is no longer returnable
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