VMware vSphere-5.

5 Administration Training
Course

Course Duration : 20 Working Days

Class Duration : 3 hours per day
Fast Track: - Course duration 10days (Per day 8 hours)

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Module 1: VMware vSphere Introduction

Module 2: VMware vSphere Overview

What is Virtualization?
Virtual Machine Overview
How Virtualization Works
VMware History
VMware Products
vSphere 5.x Editions and licensing

Discussion of virtualization and virtual infrastructure components

Understand the concept of virtualization
Identify the benefits of using a virtual machine
Describe vSphere components
Describe scenarios for using virtualization

Module 3: Installation & configuration Administration --- (ESX-3.5, ESX-4.x and ESXi-5.x)

Hardware Prerequisites
Difference between vSphere 4.x & vSphere 5.x
ESX Host Maximums
Configure OS Boot Options
Setup ESXi Installable
Understanding ESX & ESXi Virtual & Physical Partitions Creation
Install ESX-3.5 Server on Local Volume
Installing ESX-4.x through GUI & CUI
Installing ESXi-5.x
Login ESXi-5.x Host Physical Console After Install
Accessing ESXi-5.5 through the vSphere Client and Web Access login
Set-up ESX Host Configurations

Enable the SSH login for root user

Enabling VMware web Access service
Configure VMware web Access as a startup service
Enabling ESXi Console for troubleshooting
ESX host Open in New window for managing individual
Configuring Authentication Services
Join ESX host to Domain
Select trusted domain if required
Configuring licensing features
Date & Time configuration
DNS & Routing Configuration

Module 4: vCenter Server Installation & Configuration

vCenter Server Overview
vCenter Components
vCenter Architecture

Installing vSphere Client & vCenter Server

Hardware and Software Prerequisites

Ports Used by vCenter Server & vCenter Server Appliance
Install SQL-Native client drivers
Configuring ODBC database for vCenter
Installing vCenter Single Sign On
Installing vSphere Web Client
Installing vCenter Inventory Service
Deploying vCenter Server Appliance

vSphere Client & vCenter Server Configuration

Add Host to vCenter-5.5 Inventory

vCenter Server Services
vSphere Client Overview
ESXi host and vCenter Server Backend Communication
Managing Across Geographies
Backup Strategy for vCenter Server
vCenter Inventory: Multiple Data Centers
vCenter Inventory: Clusters
Backing Up, Restoring, Inventory Service Database

Module 5: vCenter Linked Mode Administration

vCenter Linked Mode Overview

Linked Mode Prerequisites
Linked Mode Considerations
Joining vCenter Server to member of SSO
Join a Linked Mode Group
Isolating vCenter Server from a Linked Mode Group
URLs Configurations for vCenter Servers in Linked Mode.
Monitor vCenter Server Services
Linked Mode vCenter Server with Multiple Network Interfaces
Linked Mode Troubleshooting

Module 6: vCenter Server Administration

vCenter Server Settings Overview

vCenter Licensing
vCenter Statistics
vCenter Runtime settings
vCenter Mail alert configuration
Configure vCenter SNMP traps
vCenter SSL Settings
Configure vCenter Advanced Settings
Configuring the Max Database Connections

Module 7: Network Administration vSwitch

Comparison of Physical & Virtual Networking

Virtual Networking Components
Understanding Standard Switch
Virtual Switch vSwitch Maximums

Creating & Removing vSphere Standard Switch and port groups

from ESX ESXi command-line

Module 8: Command-Line Administration

Adding & Configuring vSphere Standard Switch

Adding & Configuring vSwitch Through VC
Adding & Configuring vSwitch Through SC
Network Connections
Virtual Switch Property: Ports
Virtual Switch Property: Network Adapters
Port Group Property: VLANs
Virtual Switch and Port Group Policies
Security Policy, Traffic-Shaping Policy, NIC Teaming Policy
Design and Manage vSphere Standard Switch
Adding & Configuring NIC Teaming for vSwitch & portgroups
Configuring vSwitch, Service Console and VMkernel using these
commands
Design Load-Balancing Redundancy Networks
Detecting and Handling Network Failure
Specifying MAC Addresses ranges

Adding & Configuring vSphere Standard Switch

Adding & Configuring vSwitch Through VC
Network Connections
Virtual Switch Property: Ports
Virtual Switch Property: Network Adapters
Port Group Property: VLANs
Virtual Switch and Port Group Policies
Security Policy, Traffic-Shaping Policy, NIC Teaming Policy
Design and Manage vSphere Standard Switch
Adding & Configuring NIC Teaming for vSwitch & portgroups
Design Load-Balancing Redundancy Networks
Detecting and Handling Network Failure
Specifying MAC Addresses ranges

Module 9: Storage Administration NFS iSCSI - FC

vSphere Storage Overview

Benefits of using Virtual Machine File System
VMFS Storage Maximums
Difference between VMFS3 & VMFS5
How Fibre Channel is used with ESX Host

Design & Configure iSCSI Storage Hardware & Software

Adding & Configuring Datastore Volumes

Addressing SAN LUNs in the VMkernel

Making SAN Storage Available to ESX Host
How iSCSI is used with ESX Host
How iSCSI Storage Authenticates the ESX Host
iSCSI Software and Hardware Initiators

ESXi Hosts and Multiple Storage Arrays

Setting Up Independent Hardware iSCSI Adapters
Configuring Dependent Hardware iSCSI Adapters
Configuring Software iSCSI Adapter
Modify General Properties for iSCSI Adapters
Setting Up iSCSI Network
Using Jumbo Frames with iSCSI

Securing and Optimizing iSCSI Storage

Designing & Managing VMFS Volumes

Deploy and Configure the vSphere Storage Appliance

Multipathing with Fiber Channel

Multipathing with iSCSI
Manage Multiple Paths
Volume Grow / Hot VMDK Extend
How NAS/NFS is used with ESX Host
Addressing and Access Control with NFS
iSCSI Storage
Multipathing with iSCSI
VMFS Data store
Extend a VMFS
Manage Multiple Paths
Addressing and Access Control with NFS

Configuring Discovery Addresses for iSCSI Adapters

Configuring CHAP Parameters for iSCSI Adapters
Configuring Advanced Parameters for iSCSI
iSCSI Session Management
Modifying iSCSI Storage Systems for ESXi
iSCSI Targets in vApps
Optimizing iSCSI SAN Storage Performance
Managing Duplicate VMFS Datastores
Upgrading & Increasing VMFS Datastores
Turn off Storage Filters
Set Up Dynamic Disk Mirroring
Creating a Diagnostic Partition
Host-Based Failover with iSCSI
Managing Multiple Paths

Using vmkfstools *

Module 10: Virtual Machine Administration

Module 11: Cloning & Templates Administration

Virtual Machine Overview

Virtual Machine Maximums

What is mean by Clone?

What is mean by Template?
Clone VM to VM
Clone the VM to Template
Convert the VM to Template
Deploy a Virtual Machine from Template
Hot Cloning
Cold Cloning
Guest Operating System Customization

Module 12: VMware Converter Standalone

Converter Standalone Components

Installing and Uninstalling Converter Standalone
Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine
Configure Virtual Machines
Manage Conversion and Configuration Jobs and Tasks

Creating & Managing Virtual Machines

Display a Virtual Machine's Files using the vSphere Client

Display a Virtual Machine's Files using the webAccess
Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware in the vSphere Web Client
Configuring Virtual Machine Options in the vSphere Web Client
Virtual Machine File types / Virtual Machine Virtual Hardware
Creating Virtual Machine using typical mode
Creating Virtual Machine using custom mode
Virtual Machine Console
Install Guest Operating System into a Virtual Machine
Deploying Virtual Machines in the vSphere Web Client
Deploying OVF Templates / Installing the Microsoft Sysprep Tool
Managing Multi-Tiered Applications with vSphere vApp in the vSphere Web Client
Monitoring Solutions with the vCenter Solutions Manager
Managing Virtual Machines / Upgrading Virtual Machines
VMware Tools Components, Configuration Options, and Security Requirements

Design & Optimize Virtual Machine

Move VM Between ESX Hosts: Cold Migration

Modify Virtual Machine Settings
Create a Virtual Machine
Allow Virtual Machine Access to a Raw LUN
Accessing Virtual Machines in vCenter
VM Operation using command-lets

Module 13: Host Profiles Administration

Host Profile Overview

Host Profile Maximums
Creating a Host Profile
Editing a Host Profile
Attaching the Profile to ESX hosts
Associating & Applying a Host Profile
Checking for Host Profile compliance
Applying a Host Profiles
Exporting/Importing Host Profiles

Module 14: vSphere Cluster Administration

Overview of VMware Clustering

VMware Cluster Components
VMware Cluster Prerequisites
Prepare the ESX hosts for clustering
Understanding VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC)
Configure a Virtual Machine Swapfile Location for a Cluster
Overview of App HA / Using vSphere App HA
Policies in vSphere App HA / Managing Services
Enable a vSphere App HA Plug-In
Disable a vSphere App HA Plug-In
Setting Up vSphere App HA

Module 15: VMware HA Cluster Administration

HA Cluster Overview / HA Cluster Maximums

Creating vSwitch and PortGroups Network for HA
Creating a vCenter High Availability (HA) Cluster
Adding Hosts to High Availability (HA) Cluster
Add the LUN 2 and 4 to your first ESX Host. This is shared LUNs for your VMs. The second
ESX Host should see this LUN after performing a rescan
Enable or Disable VMware HA
Configure VMware HA Options
Customize HA for Virtual Machines
Clustering Inside VMs for High Availability
22.0: Using VMware HA
22.1: Checking HA network failovers & 22.1: Checking HA VM failovers

Module 16: Fault Tolerance Administration

Fault Tolerance Overview

Fault Tolerance Configuration Requirements
Preparing Cluster, Hosts and VM for Fault Tolerance
Turning On Fault Tolerance for Virtual Machines
Failing Primary Fault Tolerance Virtual Machine
Failing Secondary Fault Tolerance Virtual Machine
Checking Secondary Fault Tolerance VM to become Primary Fault Tolerance VM
Troubleshooting Fault Tolerance

Module 17: DRS Cluster Administration

Distributed Resource Scheduler

What a DRS Cluster Is

Create a DRS Cluster
Enable or Disable VMware DRS
Configure Advanced Options
Configure the DRS Automation Level
Using Affinity Rules
Managing DRS Groups
Customize DRS for Virtual Machines
Move VM Between ESX Hosts: VMotion Migration
How VMotion Works
Virtual Machine Requirements for VMotion
Host Requirements for VMotion
Set Cluster Power Management Options
Monitor Cluster Usage
Planned Downtime: Maintenance Mode
Migrate Virtual Machines Using vMotion
Checking Resource balancing
VMware vCenter DPM/IPMI
Enabling IPMI
Enabling Power Management in a Cluster

Module 18: Resource Pool Administration

Resource Pool Overview

Creating Standalone Resource Pool
Resource Pools in a DRS Cluster
Managing resource allocations
Manage CPU Reservation & Limitation allocations
Manage RAM Reservation & Limitation allocations
Manage Storage Reservation & Limitation allocations
Using NUMA Systems with ESXi
Advanced Attributes / Fault Definitions
Administering Memory Resources
View Graphics Information

Module 19: vApp Administration

vApp Overview
Create a vApp
Edit vApp Settings
Configuring IP Pools for vApp
Power On / Off a vApp
Export vApp into OVF & OVA formats
Export and deploy vApp

Module 20: Performance Monitoring Administration

Module 22: Events & Logs Administration

Systems for Optimizing VM Resource Use

Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance
Performance-Tuning Methodology
Monitoring VM Resource Use with Performance Graphs
Tools for Improving VM CPU and Memory Performance
Monitoring Using Performance-Based Alarms
Monitor Virtual Machine Performance
Host-Based and VM-Based Performance Alarms
Checking ESX performance through Service Console
Checking VM performance Statistics through Service Console

Generating ESX Log bundles for VMware Support

Generating vSphere vCenter Server Log Bundle
Generating vSphere Client Server Log Bundle
Changing vCenter Server log generation Options
Clearing Events & Logs from Database

Module 21: Hardware Status Monitoring

Module 23: VMDirectPath Administration

Architectural Overview
Hardware Status Information
Available diagnostic data
Enabling/Disabling CIM providers

Overview of VMDirectPath
available & unavailable features
Enabling DirectPath for VMNIC
Assigning physical VMNIC to Virtual Machine
Enabling DirectPath for USB
Assigning physical USB to Virtual Machine

Module 24: vCenter Schedules Administration

Schedules Overview
Virtual Machine Schedules Administration
Host Schedules Administration
Resource Pool Schedules Administration
Monitoring Current Schedules

vSphere Security Overview

vSphere Security Components

Module 26: Security Administration

Security Profile Administration

Enable & Disable the ESX Services
Allow & Deny incoming & outgoing network traffic

Firewall Security Administration

Port Enabling & Disabling for ESX Services
Allow & Deny incoming & outgoing network traffic

Module 25: Alarms Administration

vSphere Alarms Overview

Configuring Alarms in vCenter level
Configuring Alarms in Datacenter, Networking level
Configuring Alarms in Host & Cluster level
Configuring Alarms in Data store & VM level
Configuring Alarms actions

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Module 27: Access Control Administration

Controlling administrator rights

Security Model Overview
Creating and Defining Users and Groups in ESX Host and vCenter Server
Creating Roles in Host Connection
Creating Roles in VC Connection
Creating Roles and checking dependencies
Creating Roles using Privileges
Assigning Roles to Users and Groups in ESX session and vCenter Server session.
User sessions Administration
Configuring session authentication time out
Configure Active Directory list View
vCenter-5.5 Security Model
ESX Host Security Model

Module 28: Security Administration vCenter-Level

Module 30: Update Manager Administration

vSphere Security Overview

vSphere Security Components
Security in the vSphere Environment
vSphere Authentication with vCenter Single Sign-On
vSphere Security Certificates and Encryption

Configure Database for update-manager

Create a 32-Bit DSN on a 64-Bit OS
Installing Update Manager
Configuring update manager patch downloads
Configuring update manager Settings
Importing Host Upgrade Release Files
Creating Baselines and Baseline Groups
Attaching Baselines and Baseline Groups
Scanning Selected vSphere Objects
Remediating Selected hosts

Module 29: Data Protection Administration

Understanding vSphere Data Protection

Installing and Configuring vSphere Data Protection
Deploy the OVF Template - Configure and Install the VDP Appliance
Changing vSphere Data Protection Configuration
Creating or Editing Backup Jobs
Setting the Retention Policy
Managing Backup Jobs - Editing a Backup Job - Cloning a Backup Job
Enabling or Disabling a Backup Job - Locking and Unlocking a Backup
Restoring Backups
Deleting a Backup

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This Course Specially designed for Mastering of vSphere Administration

Terms & Conditions

He/She must have any one of the Administration knowledge of IT infrastructure as mentioned below.
System administrators of (Windows, Linux, Unix, MAC etc.)
Systems engineers
Storage administrators
Network administrators
Network Security administrators etc.

Online LAB Access will be provided 24/7 for 30days as per additional payment only.
The course content can be changed as per the technology with or without prior notice.
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