VMware Install & Configure Beyond - LiveOnLine! - LQVMIC

VMware  Install & Configure Beyond V1.3 - LiveOnLine! - LQVMIC

This is a live online course.

Introduction

A complete course for all beginning and intermediate students with over 70% of all materials devoted to "Live Labs."  Students will complete the course with a comprehensive knowledge of ESX Server, vCenter and Virtual Machine Architecture, as well as advanced management techniques. Students will:

• Build their own ESX Server
• Build VM's
• Create Virtual Machine Clones
• Migrate a physical computer to a Virtual Machine
• Use a wide variety of third-party tools
• Install vCenter
• Configure a cluster
• Initiate VMotion
• See High Availability in action
• Secure their ESX Server
• Much, much more…

Module 1 - Introduction - Why Do We Virtualize?

• What is Virtualization
• A brief history of Virtualization
• Virtualization
• X86 Virtualization
• Server Virtualization with VMware
• Why do we Virtualize
• Save Money
• Improve Agility
• Implement Initiatives
• What's New in vSphere

Module 2 - Terms and Concepts

• Host
• Virtual Machine
• Encapsulation & Portability
• P2V - Physical to Virtual
• Isolation
• Idealized Hardware
• Virtualization Layer
• Hypervisor (Virtual Machine Monitor)
• vmnic
• VMnet / vSwitch
• VMkernel
• VMXNET
• Hardware-assisted Memory Virtualization
• VMware Paravirtualized SCSI (PVSCSI)
• VMFS - Virtual Machine File System
• Swap Space
• Root /
• Jumbo Frames
• Virtual Infrastructure Client
• Service Console
• Compliance
• Remediation

Module 3 - Installing ESX Server 4

• ESX Server 4 hardware requirements
• VMFS File system Limits
• ESX Server Maximums
• ESX Server Disk Partitioning
• Keeping a Server Build Document
• ESX install methods
• The ESX 4 Installation Process
• Post-installation tasks
• Troubleshooting

Module 4 - Building and Configuring VirtuaI Machines

• Virtual Machine Basics
• Virtual Machine Resources
• Installing the Virtual Infrastructure Client
• Creating a Virtual Machine
• Select a Datastore
• Choose a Guest Operating System
• Virtual Machine Remote Console
• Virtual Machine Files
• Independent Disk Mode
• Virtual Machine Resource Utilization
• Shares and Reservations
• Processor Affinity

Module 5 - Virtual Networking

• Virtual Switches
• Viewing Virtual Switches
• Virtual Switch Properties
• Physical Adapters
• Physical Adapter Properties
• Port Groups
• Port Group Properties
• Security and Traffic Shaping
• MAC Addresses
• Service Console Tools

Module 6 - Physical to Virtual Migrations (P2V)

• P2V Terminology
• Four Common P2V Methods
• Linux command line P2V
• Ghost with Bart's Preinstalled Environment
• VMware Converter
• Platespin Migrate

Module 7 - Server Consolidation

• Server Consolidation and Virtualization Defined
• Adoption and Support of Server Virtualization
• Business Case and Technical Requirements
• Technology Strategy: Technology Refresh and Aging
• Infrastructure
• Cost Performance
• Service Agility
• Simplifying the Environment
• Compliance and Risk Reduction
• High-Level Requirements
• Classification and Estimated Work Hours
• The Financial Model
• Developing Your Project Methodology
• Establishing the Project
• Best Practices
• Addressing Typical Challenges
• Gathering Data and Application/Server Inventory
• Structured Interviews
• Application Inventory
• Process Documentation
• Application Repository
• Buy In and Collation
• Assessment
• Application Readiness
• Rationalization
• Technical Leadership to Provide Guidance and Structure
• Assessing Processes, Roles, and Responsibilities Technology Design
• Testing and Validating
• Capacity Planning

Module 8 - Tools for a Virtual Infrastructure

• Veeam Tools
• Veeam Configurator
• Veeam Backup and Fast SCP
• Putty
• WinSCP
• Disk Images
• Win ISO
• Win Image
• Adding Disk Images files to Virtual Machines
• NewSID
• Gparted
• Wireshark
• SysPrep
• Platespin
• Vizioncore
• VMware Lab Manager

Module 9 - Installing and Supporting vCenter

• vCenter Enabled Services
• vCenter Components
• Virtual Infrastructure Client
• vCenter Agent
• vCenter Server
• Virtual Infrastructure Web Access
• vCenter Database
• License Server
• vCenter Supported Databases
• vCenter Minimum Requirements
• vCenter Installation
• Logging in to vCenter
• Adding Datacenters and Hosts
• vCenter Permissions and Roles
• vCenter Default Roles
• vCenter Custom Permissions
• vCenter Customization Specification (Sysprep)
• Customization Specification Wizard
• vCenter Cloning
• vCenter Clone Wizard
• vCenter Templates
• vCenter Performance Charts
• vCenter Tasks & Events
• vCenter Alarms
• vCenter Topology Maps
• vCenter Guided Consolidation
• vCenter Update Manager
• vCenter VMotion
• vMotion Requirements
• vCenter VMotion in Action
• Storage VMotion
• vCenter Clustering
• vCenter Cluster Requirements
• vCenter Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS) Cluster settings
• vCenter High Availability (DAS) Cluster Settings
• vCenter Distributed Power Management (DPM) Cluster Settings
• vCenter Cluster Options
• vCenter Resource Pools

Module 10 - Best Practices

• ESX Server Hardware Best Practices
• ESX Server Software Best Practices
• Common Problems and  "Gotcha's"

Module 11 - Backup Techniques for a Virtual Infrastructure

• Backup Terms
• Backup Approaches
• Backing up ESX Server
• Backing up Virtual Machines
• VMware Consolidated Backup (Backup environment)
• VCB Usage Models
• VCB Requirements
• VCB Workflow
• Install and use Veeam Backup

Module 12 - Inside ESX, Critical Files and Folders

• Viewing the File system
• ESX Server Configuration Files
• ESX Server Boot Process
• Run levels
• ESX Server Services

Module 13 - Using the CLI

• CLI Shortcuts
• Copy and Moving Files
• Finding Files and Searching
• Using VI
• Managing Users on ESX
• Directory and file Ownership
• Archiving files with tar
• Mounting and Unmounting
• Managing Processes
• Starting and Stopping Services
• VMware Commands
• Working with VMFS
• Managing Virtual Machines