This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere, which consists of VMware ESXi/ESX and VMware vCenter Server. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course is based on ESXi 4.0, ESX 4.0, and vCenter Server 4.0.
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
- Install and configure vCenter Server
- Configure and manage ESX networking and storage using vCenter Server
- Deploy and manage virtual machines
- Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
- Increase scalability using vCenter Server
- Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server
- Apply patches using VMware vCenter Update Manager
- Manage higher availability and data protection using vCenter Server
Best practices and lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course.
System administrators, systems engineers, and operators responsible for ESXi, ESX, and/or vCenter Server