Course Introduction
Module 1
VMware vSphere:
Install, Configure, Manage
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Importance
Administrators must have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to build and run a VMware vSphere® environment.
You must know how to install and configure VMware ESXi™ hosts and VMware vCenter Server™. You must also know how
to manage ESXi hosts and virtual machines with vCenter Server.
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Learner Objectives (1)
By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
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Describe the software-defined data center
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Deploy an ESXi host and create virtual machines
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Describe the vCenter Server architecture
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Deploy a vCenter Server instance or VMware vCenter Server™ Appliance™
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Use vCenter Server to manage an ESXi host
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Configure and manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere® Client™ and VMware vSphere® Web Client
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Configure virtual networks with vSphere standard switches
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Use vSphere distributed switches to improve network scalability
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Use vCenter Server to manage various types of storage
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Manage virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
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Create a vApp
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Describe and use the content library
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Learner Objectives (2)
By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
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Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSpheređ vMotionđ
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Use VMware vSpheređ Storage vMotionđ to migrate virtual machine storage
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Monitor resource usage and manage resource pools
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Use VMware vRealize™ Operations Manager™ to identify and solve problems through analytics and alerts
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Manage VMware vSpheređ High Availability and VMware vSpheređ Fault Tolerance
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Use VMware vSphere® Replication™ and VMware vSphere® Data Protection™ to replicate virtual machines and perform data
recovery
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Use vSpheređ Distributed Resource Scheduler clusters to improve host scalability
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Use VMware vSpheređ Update Manager to apply patches and perform upgrades
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Perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and vCenter Server
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You Are Here
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Virtual Machine Management
10. Software-Defined Data Center
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Resource Management and Monitoring
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vSphere HA and vSphere Fault Tolerance
Course Introduction
Creating Virtual Machines
12. vCenter Server
10. Host Scalability
13. Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
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14. Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
12. Installing vSphere Components
vSphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance
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Typographical Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in this course.
Monospace
Filenames, folder names, path names, and command names:
Navigate to the VMS folder.
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What the user types:
Enter ipconfig /release.
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User interface controls:
Click the Configuration tab.
Italic
Book titles and placeholder variables:
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vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
ESXi_host_name
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References
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Location
vSphere Installation and Setup
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vCenter Server and Host Management
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vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
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vSphere Networking
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vSphere Security
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vSphere Resource Management
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vSphere Availability
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vSphere Monitoring and Performance
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VMware Online Resources
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VMware vSphere Blog: />
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VMware Communities:
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VMware Support: />
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VMware Education: />
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VMware Certifications: />
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VMware Education and Certification Blog: />
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VCP-Core Certification Alignment
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage aligns with the VCP-Core certification:
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The VCP-Core exam blueprint served as the basis for the design of this course.
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You should use the VCP-Core exam blueprint as a reference when preparing for the test.
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This course should not be used as the only resource for exam preparation.
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VMware certification details can be found at />
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VMware Education Overview
Your instructor will introduce other Education Services offerings available to you:
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Learning Paths
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On-Demand Training
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VMware Learning Zone
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New Certification Framework
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