Module 1: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Virtualization, Virtual Machines, and vSphere Components

Module 2: Configuring ESXi/ESX

• Architecture of ESX and ESXi
• Manually Configure ESX/ESXi

Module 3: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server

• Install and Configure vCenter Server Components
• Use the vSphere Client to Manage vCenter Inventory Hierarchies

Module 4: Networking

• Configure vNetwork Standard and Distributed Switches, Network Connections, and Port Groups

Module 5: Storage

• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel Storage
• Create and Manage vSphere Datastores

Module 6: Virtual Machines

• Deploy Virtual Machines using Templates, VMware vCenter Converter, Guided Consolidation
• Modify, Manage, and Migrate Virtual Machines

Module 7: Access Control

• Control User Access through Roles and Permissions

Module 8: Resource Monitoring

• Control Virtual Machine Access to CPU, Memory, and I/O Resources
• VMkernel Methods for Optimizing CPU and Memory Usage
• Monitor Resource Usage using vCenter Server Performance Graphs and Alarms

Module 9: Scalability

• Manage Multiple vCenter Server Inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
• Manage ESX/ESXi Configuration Compliance using Host Profiles
• Create, Configure, and Manage vNetwork Distributed Switches, Network Connections, and Port Groups
• Perform VMware vMotion Migrations
• Configure and Manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler Cluster
• Configure and Manage VMware Distributed Power Management

Module 10: High Availability and Data Protection

• Setup a VMware High Availability (HA) Cluster
• Backup and Recovery of Virtual Machines using vCenter Data Recovery

Module 11: Configuration Management

• Patching using vCenter Update Manager

Module 12: Installing ESX

• Introduce ESX and ESXi Installations

Lab 1: Configuring VMware ESXi
Lab 2: Installing VMware vCenter Server
Lab 3: Using VMware vCenter Server
Lab 4: Standard Virtual Switches
Lab 5: Accessing IP Storage
Lab 6: Managing VMware vStorage VMFS Datastores
Lab 7: Working with Virtual Machines
Lab 8: Using Templates and Clones
Lab 9: VMware vCenter Converter
Lab 10: Modifying a Virtual Machine
Lab 11: Managing Virtual Machines
Lab 12: Access Control
Lab 13: Resource Pools
Lab 14: Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance
Lab 15: Using Alarms
Lab 16: VMware Data Recovery
Lab 17: Working with Host Profiles
Lab 18: vNetwork Distributed Switches
Lab 19: Migrating Virtual Machines
Lab 20: VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler
Lab 21: VMware Distributed Power Management
Lab 22: Using VMware High Availability
Lab 23: Working with Slot Sizes and Admission Control
Lab 24: Configuring VMware Fault Tolerance
Lab 25: VMware vCenter Update Manager