Administering VMware vsphere and vcenter 5 Course VM-05 5 Days Instructor-led, Hands-on Course Description This 5-day class will teach you how to master your VMware virtual environment. From installation, configuration, operation, to security processes, and much more, you will conquer the management and automation of your virtual environment. Course Objectives At the end of the course, attendees will be able to: Install, configure, and manage the vcenter Server components Leverage the Support Tools to provide maintenance and updates Create and configure virtual networks, storage devices, and virtual machines Implement the latest features to ensure compatibility and flexibility Manage resource allocation and utilization to meet application needs Monitor infrastructure performance and availability Automate and orchestrate routine administrative tasks Prerequisites Before attending this course, students should have: System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems Course Outline Chapter 1 Introducing VMware vsphere 5 Exploring VMware vsphere 5 Examining the Products in the vsphere Suite Examining the Features in VMware vsphere Why Choose vsphere? Chapter 2 Planning and Installing VMware ESXi
Planning a VMware vsphere Deployment Selecting ESXi Installable or ESXi Embedded Choosing a Server Platform Determining a Storage Architecture Integrating with the Network Infrastructure Deploying VMware ESXi Installing VMware ESXi Interactively Performing an Unattended Installation of VMware ESXi Deploying VMware ESXi with vsphere Auto Deploy Deploying VMware ESXi Embedded Performing Post-installation Configuration Installing the vsphere Client Reconfiguring the Management Network Configuring Time Synchronization Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring vcenter Server Introducing vcenter Server Centralizing User Authentication Using vcenter Server Providing an Extensible Framework Choosing the Version of vcenter Server Planning and Designing a vcenter Server Deployment Sizing Hardware for vcenter Server Choosing a Database Server for vcenter Server Planning for vcenter Server Availability Running vcenter Server in a VM Installing vcenter Server Configuring the vcenter Server Backend Database Server Running the vcenter Server Installer Installing vcenter Server in a Linked Mode Group Deploying the vcenter Server Virtual Appliance Accepting the End-User License Agreement Configuring the Database Starting the vcenter Server Services Exploring vcenter Server What s in the vcenter Server Home Screen? Using the Navigation Bar Creating and Managing a vcenter Server Inventory Understanding Inventory Views and Objects Creating and Adding Inventory Objects Exploring vcenter Server's Management Features Understanding Basic Host Management Examining Basic Host Configuration
Using Scheduled Tasks Using Events View in vcenter Server Using vcenter Server's Maps Working with Host Profiles Managing vcenter Server Settings Custom Attributes vcenter Server Settings Roles Sessions Edit Message of the Day Export System Logs Chapter 4 Installing and Configuring vsphere Update Manager Overview of vsphere Update Manager Installing vsphere Update Manager Defining the Requirements Configuring VUM s Database Creating the Open Database Connectivity Data Source Name Installing VUM Installing the Update Manager Download Service (Optional) Installing the vsphere Update Manager Plug-in Reconfiguring the VUM or UMDS Installation with the Update Manager Utility Upgrading VUM from a Previous Version Configuring vsphere Update Manager Routine Updates Attaching and Detaching Baselines or Baseline Groups Performing a Scan Staging Patches Remediating Hosts Upgrading the VMware Tools Upgrading Virtual Appliances and Host Extensions Upgrading Hosts with vsphere Update Manager Importing an ESXi Image and Creating the Host Upgrade Baseline Upgrading a Host Upgrading VM Hardware Performing an Orchestrated Upgrade Investigating Alternative Update Options Using vsphere Update Manager PowerCLI Upgrading and Patching without vsphere Update Manager
Chapter 5 Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks Putting Together a Virtual Network Working with vsphere Standard Switches Comparing Virtual Switches and Physical Switches Understanding Ports and Port Groups Understanding Uplinks Configuring Management Networking Configuring VMkernel Networking Configuring VM Networking Configuring VLANs Configuring NIC Teaming Using and Configuring Traffic Shaping Bringing It All Together Working with vsphere Distributed Switches Creating a vsphere Distributed Switch Removing an ESXi Host from a Distributed vswitch Removing a Distributed vswitch Creating and Configuring dvport Groups Managing Adapters Using NetFlow on vsphere Distributed Switches Enabling Switch Discovery Protocols Setting Up Private VLANs Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V Installing the Cisco Nexus 1000V Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V Configuring Virtual Switch Security Understanding and Using Promiscuous Mode Allowing MAC Address Changes and Forged Transmits Chapter 6 Creating and Configuring Storage Devices Reviewing the Importance of Storage Design Examining Shared Storage Fundamentals Comparing Local Storage with Shared Storage Defining Common Storage Array Architectures Explaining RAID Understanding Midrange and Enterprise Storage Array Design Choosing a Storage Protocol Making Basic Storage Choices Implementing vsphere Storage Fundamentals Reviewing Core vsphere Storage Concepts Working with VMFS Datastores Working with Raw Device Mappings
Working with NFS Datastores Working with VM-Level Storage Configuration Leveraging SAN and NAS Best Practices Chapter 7 Ensuring High Availability and Business Continuity Understanding the Layers of High Availability Clustering VMs Introducing Network Load Balancing Clustering Introducing Windows Failover Clustering Implementing vsphere High Availability Understanding vsphere High Availability Understanding vsphere HA's Underpinnings Enabling vsphere High Availability Configuring vsphere High Availability Managing vsphere High Availability Implementing vsphere Fault Tolerance Using vsphere Fault Tolerance with vsphere High Availability Using vsphere Fault Tolerance with vsphere Distributed Resource Scheduler Examining vsphere Fault Tolerance Use Cases Planning for Business Continuity Providing Data Protection Recovering from Disasters Chapter 8 Securing VMware vsphere Overview of vsphere Security Securing ESXi Hosts Working with ESXi Authentication Controlling Access to ESXi Hosts Keeping ESXi Hosts Patched Managing ESXi Host Permissions Configuring ESXi Host Logging Reviewing Other ESXi Security Recommendations Securing vcenter Server Authenticating Users against vcenter Server Understanding the vpxuser Account Managing vcenter Server Permissions Examining vcenter Server Logging Securing Virtual Machines Configuring Network Security Policies Keeping VMs Patched
Chapter 9 Creating and Managing Virtual Machines Understanding Virtual Machines Examining Virtual Machines from the Inside Examining Virtual Machines from the Outside Creating a Virtual Machine Choosing Values for Your New Virtual Machine Installing a Guest Operating System Working with Installation Media Using the Installation Media Working in the Virtual Machine Console Installing VMware Tools Installing VMware Tools in Windows Installing VMware Tools in Linux Managing Virtual Machines Adding or Registering Existing VMs Changing VM Power States Removing VMs Deleting VMs Modifying Virtual Machines Changing Virtual Machine Hardware Using Virtual Machine Snapshots Chapter 10 Using Templates and vapps Cloning VMs Installing Sysprep on the vcenter Server Creating a Customization Specification Cloning a Virtual Machine Creating Templates and Deploying Virtual Machines Cloning a Virtual Machine to a Template Deploying a Virtual Machine from a Template Using OVF Templates Deploying a VM from an OVF Template Exporting a VM as an OVF Template Examining OVF Templates Working with vapps Creating a vapp Editing a vapp Changing a vapp's Power State Cloning a vapp Importing Machines from Other Environments
Chapter 11 Managing Resource Allocation Reviewing Virtual Machine Resource Allocation Working with Virtual Machine Memory Understanding ESXi Advanced Memory Technologies Controlling Memory Allocation Managing Virtual Machine CPU Utilization Default CPU Allocation Setting CPU Affinity Using CPU Reservations Using CPU Limits Using CPU Shares Summarizing How Reservations, Limits, and Shares Work with CPUs Using Resource Pools Configuring Resource Pools Understanding Resource Allocation with Resource Pools Regulating Network I/O Utilization Controlling Storage I/O Utilization Enabling Storage I/O Control Configuring Storage Resource Settings for a Virtual Machine Chapter 12 Balancing Resource Utilization Comparing Utilization with Allocation Exploring vmotion Examining vmotion Requirements Performing a vmotion Migration Ensuring vmotion Compatibility Using Per Virtual Machine CPU Masking Using VMware Enhanced vmotion Compatibility Exploring vsphere Distributed Resource Scheduler Understanding Manual Automation Behavior Reviewing Partially Automated Behavior Examining Fully Automated Behavior Working with Distributed Resource Scheduler Rules Using Storage vmotion Introducing and Working with Storage DRS Creating and Working with Datastore Clusters Configuring Storage DRS Chapter 13 Monitoring VMware vsphere Performance
Overview of Performance Monitoring Using Alarms Understanding Alarm Scopes Creating Alarms Managing Alarms Working with Performance Graphs Overview Layout Advanced Layout Working with resxtop Using resxtop Capturing and Playing Back Performance Data with resxtop Monitoring CPU Usage Monitoring Memory Usage Monitoring Network Usage Monitoring Disk Usage Chapter 14 Automating VMware vsphere Why Use Automation? Using Workflows with vcenter Orchestrator Understanding vcenter Orchestrator Prerequisites Configuring vcenter Orchestrator Using an Orchestrator Workflow Automating with PowerShell and PowerCLI Installing PowerCLI Working with Objects Running Some Simple PowerCLI Scripts Using vcli from vsphere Management Assistant Using vsphere Management Assistant for Automation with vcenter Leveraging the Perl Toolkit with vsphere Management Assistant