Course Details
This authorized VMware training course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 6, which includes VMware ESXi 6 and VMware vCenter Server 6. Approximately 45 percent of class time is dedicated to completing hands-on labs. This course will give you a solid understanding of how to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size.
Prior to obtaining a VCP6 level certification, candidates must attend an authorized VMware training course. This course satisfies the training requirement for the VCP6-DCV, VCP6-CMA, VCP6-NV, and VCP6-DTM certifications.
Course Prerequisites
- System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
- Understanding of virtual data center concepts comparable to those needed for VCA-DCV certification
Course Agenda
1. Software-Defined Data Center
- Introduce Components of the Software-Defined Data Center
- Where vSphere Fits into the Cloud Architecture
- Install and Use vSphere Client
- Overview of ESXi
2. Creating Virtual Machines
- Introduce Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Hardware, and Virtual Machine Files
- Create and Work with Virtual Machines
3. vCenter Server
- Introduce the vCenter Server Architecture
- Deploy and Configure vCenter Server Appliance
- Install and Use vSphere Web Client
- Manage vCenter Server Inventory Objects and Licenses
- Explain the Benefits of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
4. Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
- Create and Manage Standard Switches
- Modify Standard Switch Properties
- Configure Virtual Switch Load-Balancing Algorithms
- Create, Configure, and Manage vSphere Distributed Switches, Network Connections, and Port Groups
5. Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
- Introduce Storage Protocols and Storage Device Names
- Discuss ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel Storage
- Create and Manage VMware vSphere VMFS Datastores
- Introduce VMware Virtual SAN
6. Virtual Machine Management
- Use Templates and Cloning to Deploy Virtual Machines
- Modify and Manage Virtual Machines
- Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion Migrations
- Create and Manage Virtual Machine Snapshots
- Create a vApp
- Introduce the Various Types of Content Libraries and How to Deploy and Use Them
7. Resource Management and Monitoring
- Introduce Virtual CPU and Memory Concepts
- Configure and Manage Resource Pools
- Methods for Optimizing CPU and Memory Usage
- Use vCenter Server Performance Graphs and Alarms to Monitor Resource Usage
- Create and Use Alarms to Report Certain Conditions or Events
- Introduce vRealize Operations Manager for Data Center Monitoring and Management
8. vSphere HA and vSphere Fault Tolerance
- Explain the vSphere HA Architecture
- Configure and Manage a vSphere HA Cluster
- Use vSphere HA Advanced Parameters
- Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
- Enable vSphere Fault Tolerance on Virtual Machines
- Introduce vSphere Replication
- Use vSphere Data Protection to Back Up and Restore Data
9. Host Scalability
- Functions of a vSphere DRS Cluster
- Configure and Manage a vSphere DRS Cluster
- Work with Affinity and Anti-Affinity Rules
- Use vSphere HA and vSphere DRS Together
10. vSphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance
- Use vSphere Update Manager to Manage ESXi Patching
- Install vSphere Update Manager and the vSphere Update Manager Plug-In
- Create Patch Baselines
- Use Host Profiles to Manage ESXi Configuration Compliance
- Scan and Remediate Hosts
11. Installing VMware Components
- ESXi Installation
- Boot-from-SAN Requirements
- Introduce vCenter Server Deployment Options
- vCenter Server Hardware, Software, and Database Requirements
- Installation of vCenter Server Appliance and a vCenter Server Instance