Boot Camp Schedules:

Multiple Locations, Atlanta, GA

Boot Camps include experienced certified instruction, professional courseware, corresponding  practice exams, all certification exam vouchers (extra available).  Exclusive attention and open lab time.  Pass guarantee.  Fine catered breakfast and lunch daily, refreshments and snacks.  Quality travel and lodging arranged, if needed.

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VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure V3.5 explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware Infrastructure 3, which consists of VMware ESX Server and VMware VirtualCenter.  Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional.  The course has been updated to reflect ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5.

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:

•  Install ESX Server
•  Configure ESX Server networking and storage
•  Install and configure VirtualCenter
•  Control user access to the VMware infrastructure
•  Deploy and manage virtual machines using VirtualCenter
•  Allocate and monitor virtual machines’ resources
•  Ensure high availability of applications

Troubleshooting guidance, best practices and lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course

Who Should Attend?

System administrators, systems engineers, and operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter

Prerequisites

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows® or Linux® operating systems

Outline 

Module 2:  Virtual Infrastructure Overview
•  Discussion of virtualization and virtual infrastructure components
Module 3:  ESX Server Installation
•  Set-up of ESX Server
Module 4:  Networking
•  Configuration of virtual switches, network connections and port groups
Module 5:  Storage
•  Storage management technologies
Module 6:  VirtualCenter Installation
•  Set-up of VirtualCenter components
Module 7: VM Creation and Management
•  Use of templates
•  Use of VMware Converter Enterprise
•  Manage using VMware VirtualCenter and Web Access
•  Use of Guided Consolidation
Module 8:  Virtual Infrastructure Access Control
•  Controlling administrator rights
Module 9:  Resource Management
•  VMotion migrations
•  Set-up of resource pools and a VMware Distributed Resources  Scheduler (DRS) cluster
•  Setting VM priorities on CPU, memory, and other resources
Module 10:  Resource Monitoring
•  Workload assessment
•  Monitoring using VMware VirtualCenter
Module 11:  Data and Availability Protection
•  Backup strategies
•  Set-up of a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster
Module 12:  Planning VI Deployment
•  Guidelines and best practices for a basic deployment