Virtualization with VMware ESX and VirtualCenter SMB to Enterprise This class is an intense, four-day introduction to virtualization using VMware s immensely popular Virtual Infrastructure suite including VMware ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5. Assuming no prior virtualization experience, this class starts with the basics and rapidly progresses to more advanced topics. Up to 40% of class time is devoted to labs so concepts and skills are reinforced. Initial labs focus on installation and configuration of stand-alone ESX servers. As the class progresses, shared storage, networking and centralized management are introduced. The class then continues on to more advanced topics including resource balancing, high availability, back up and recovery, troubleshooting and more. Disaster recovery, rapid deployment, hot migration and workload consolidation are also covered. By the end of the class, attendees will have learned the benefits, mechanics and best practices of virtualization. Attendees will be able to design, implement, deploy, configure, monitor, manage, troubleshoot and secure virtual infrastructure. Audience: System architects, senior administrators, security specialists, operators, performance and capacity analysts, Virtual Infrastructure Backup Administrators, business Continuity specialists, storage administrators, VMware customers and prospects, or managers who need a thorough understanding of virtualization.. Prerequisites: User, operator, or administrator experience on common operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX or other platforms. Experience installing, configuring and managing operating systems, storage systems and or networks is useful but not required. We assume that all attendees have a basic familiarity with PC server hardware, disk partitioning, IP addressing, O/S installation, etc. No Linux command line skills are assumed or required. Number of Days: 4 days 1. Virtualization Infrastructure Introduction to Virtual Infrastructure (VI) OS, Applications Tied to Server Physical Resource Utilization Utilization Solutions Datacenter Issues OS, Application Imaging New Workload Deployment Back Up & Recovery Sever Refresh Hardware Maintenance High Operating System Costs MX Virtualization Calculator Disaster Recovery Test, Development & QA Server Capacity Management IT Technical Career Benefits Virtual Infrastructure Software VMware ESX VMware ESXi VMware ESX Editions VMware Server vs. ESX Licensing Recommendations Best Bang for Buck! VMware VirtualCenter Single Host Deployment Multiple ESX Hosts Multiple ESX, Shared Storage Full Virtual Infrastructure 2. VMware ESX ESX Block Diagram Typical ESX Server ESX Server + SAN ITCourseware, LLC 1
ESX Server Hardware X86 Partitions HP Smart Array Disk Partitions Standard Disk Partitions Partition Mount Points ESX Default Partition Table ESX Install Steps ESX Boot Screen Media Integrity Test Initial Steps Installer Hardware Scan Unreadable Partitions Select Installation Volume Last Chance Before Format Review, Edit Partition Table Review Bootloader Configuration Network Configurations PCI NIC Addressing Select Time Zone Review & Install Installer Progress Completed Install ESX Ready for Service Download and Install VI Client Virtual Infrastructure Client Login to ESX with VI Client Security Warning VI Client Getting Started VI Client Configuration Tab Licensing ESX Host License File Network Time Protocol ESX Users & Groups Common Network Issues Common Boot Issues Sizing ESX CPU, Memory Sizing ESX Storage, NICs 3. Virtual Networking Physical Networking Virtual Networking ESX Networking Isolated Virtual Networking Outbound Virtual Networking Outbound Team Networking vswitch Properties Multi-homes Networking High Performance Networking vswitch Properties vswitch Connection Types Port Groups Current Network Configuration Add Network Wizard Physical Network Adapters vmnic# to Physical NIC Roster vswitch Rules 4. Network Attached Storage and Network File System Network Attached Storage NAS Options Network File System NAS/NFS Uses NAS Components Defining NFS Shares on Linux NFS VMkernel Port Define an NFS Share NFS Share in Storage Roster NAS/NFS Trade-offs Troubleshooting NFS 5. Virtual Hardware and Virtual Machines Virtual Machines VM Naming Rules Virtual Hardware Powered Off VMs Datastore Browser VM File Copy VMX File Contents New Virtual Machine Wizard Base Virtual Machine HW VM Wizard CPUs VM Wizard Memory VM Wizard Disk Virtual Disk Snapshots Complete the Virtual Machine Remote Console Virtual Machine BIOS Install Guest OS VM Running with Stock Drivers VMware Tools VMware Tools Time Sync VMware Tools Connections VMware Tools Scripts Supported Guest OS ITCourseware, LLC 2
VM and VC Web Access Virtual Machine Web Access Log in to Web Access Web to ESX Web Access to ESX Host 6. VirtualCenter VirtualCenter VirtualCenter Base Features Licensed Add On Features VirtualCenter Block Diagram VirtualCenter Deployment VirtualCenter HW Requirements Supported Databases MS SQL Express MS SQL Databases VI License Server Windows Services Remote VI Management VC is a Management Proxy When Using VirtualCenter Database Size Estimates VirtualCenter Install Sequence VirtualCenter Modules Recovering VirtualCenter Host Greyed Out VirtualCenter Crash VirtualCenter Host Issues Restart VirtualCenter 7. VirtualCenter Views VirtualCenter Uses 4 Views Start with Datacenters Folders Organize Datacenters Folders in Datacenters Folders can Organize Hosts VMs run on Clusters Primary Inventory Views Network, Datastore Views Enhanced Features View Active VC Sessions Resource Maps Schedule Tasks View Past Events View System Logs VI Client Plugin Manager VI Client Connection Settings VI Licensing 8. Rapid Deployment with VM Templates, Clones Need to Cut Deployment Time Template Theory Template Benefits Templates Disk Formats Select Template Disk Format Creating a New Template Template Properties Convert Template to VM Hosts & Clusters Templates Deploy VM from Template Clone a VM Clone a Template Windows VM Customization Linux, Solaris OS Customization Pre-Built Virtual Machines Virtual Appliance Pros and Cons Import/Export Virtual Appliances Editing and Adding Virtual Hardware Powered ON VMs Hot Add Virtual Disk Raw Disk Map (RDM) After Hot Add, Rescan Disks 9. Virtual Infrastructure Security and Permission Model Managing Access to VI Permissions Privileges Permissions Roles Permissions Users Assigned Permissions Determining Permissions Privilege Hierarchy Inventory Object Permissions Role Assignments Work with Roles Edit e Role VirtualCenter Users, Groups Checking Permissions View VC Base Permissions ESX Users, Groups View ESX Default Permissions Permissions Best Practices 10. Advanced Virtual Networking Resizing vswitch Ports Physical Adapter Properties ITCourseware, LLC 3
Adjust Link Properties Advanced vswitch Properties vswitch Security Traffic Shaping Traffic Shaping Settings NIC Team Settings Load Balancing Policies Originating Port Forwarding Forward Based on MAC Hash Forward Based on IP Hash IP Hash Forwarding Network Failure Resilient Network Configuration Notify Switches Active and Standby NICs VLANing vswitch Guidelines 11. Fibre and iscsi SAN Shared Storage Fibre Storage Area Networks Fibre SAN Block Diagram World Wide Names Hardware Paths Fibre HBAs Storage Volumes Add Storage Wizard Fibre SAN Review iscsi iscsi Redundancy Options iscsi Motivation iscsi Capabilities iscsi Block Diagram iscsi Qualified Names LUN Discovery Options iscsi CHAP Authentication iscsi Hardware Initiators iscsi Software Initiators SC Port iscsi CHAP SC iscsi Firewall Update Enable iscsi SW Adapter Change iscsi SW Adapter IQN Enter IP Address of SAN SPs iscsi SP Correctly Added Enter Your iscsi Credentials Scan iscsi SAN New iscsi LUNs iscsi Trade-offs Troubleshooting iscsi Boot From SAN 12. VMware File System (VMFS) Shared Storage VMFS Uses, Limits VMFS Features Using a VMFS Building a VMFS VMFS Settings New VMFS VMFS Details VMFS Capacity Management LUN Span Before and After To Add an Extent Spanned LUNs FYI Multipathing Fibre SAN Multi-pathing iscsi SAN Multi-pathing Adjusting Path Preferences 13. Resource Management and Resource Pools Resource Delegation CPU Resource Tunables Physical to Virtual CPU Service CPU Resource Tunables Memory Resource Tunables VM Memory Tunables Shares Resource Pool Resource Pool Settings Why Use Resource Pools? CPU Resource Allocations Memory Resource Allocations Virtual Hardware Resources Expandable Reservations 14. Virtual Machine Cold and Hot Migration Cold Migration Why Cold Migrate Storage VMotions Storage VMotion Scenarios Storage VMotion Experience VMotion Migration VMotion Benefits VMotion Requirements VMotion Initiate Memory Pre-Copy Progress is Monitored ITCourseware, LLC 4
VM is Descsheduled VM Context is Transferred Switch Over VM Scheduled to Run Housekeeping VMotin Experience Failed Validation Validation Warnings Host Compatibility CPU Compatibility CPUY Identification Utility 15. Distributed Resource Scheduler DRS Goals DRS Clusters Resource Management DRS Functions DRS Automation Levels Migration Thresholds Affinity, Anti-Affinity Rules Per-VM Overrides Distributed Power Management Adopting DRS DRS Best Practices 16. VMware High Availability Clusters HA VM Requirements HA Cluster Heartbeat Enabling HA Fail Over VMware HA Host Failures Host Failures Allowed HA Reserve Resources HA Restart Priority HA Isolation Response How Isolation Response Works Service Console NIC Failure VM Powered Off When Isolated Move, Power on VM Adding a Host to a Cluster Maintenance Mode Resolving HA Problems HA and DRS Isolation Response Issues Best Practices ITCourseware, LLC 5