VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze v3.5 4-day, hands-on training course, $3,295 Related Courses: 1. VMware Install and Configure v3.5 2. VMware Fast Track v3.5 Course

Overview

This hands-on training course is a higher level course in VI3 training and is designed for experienced VMware Infrastructure administrators. It follows VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure course and has been updated to reflect ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5. It focuses on ESX Server 3.5 rather than ESX Server 3i. After the course, an examination for professional certification in VMware is available. Attendees of this course may take part in the certification exam. Successful participants will earn the 'VMware Certified Professional' credentials.

Important: Since this is an advanced VI3 course, all participants will be required pass a short, online assessment test. Participants failing to do so, will not be enrolled in this course until they have taken and passed this assessment test.

Participants will learn how to:

• Perform scripted installations
• Administer an ESX server using commands
• Configure Virtual Infrastructure security
• Monitor Virtual Infrastructure
• Configure and implement
  • VMware High Availability (HA)
  • Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
  • Consolidated Backup
  • Update Manager
• Perform fault analysis on Virtual Infrastructure components

This coarse is designed for:

• Experienced systems administrators and systems integrators who are responsible for scaling deployment of their organization's VMware technology.

• Professionals who have already participated in our VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure v3.5 training course.

Prerequisites

• Passing a short, online pre-test

• Comfort with fundamental Linux commands (such as ls and cp) and a Linux text editor

Recommendations

Experience with VMware Infrastructure 3 Installation and Configuration or participating in the VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure v3.5 training course.

Certification

Upon completion of the course, an examination for professional certification in VMware is available. Successful participants will earn the 'VMware Certified Professional' credentials.

The "VMware Certified Professional" program offers technology professionals the knowledge, skills, and credentials to deploy and maintain VMware virtualization technology. This VMware certification program is designed for any technical individual-partners, end users, resellers, and consultants.

Earning a VMware professional certification is a straightforward, three-step process:

• Participate in an instructor-led VMware authorized course to learn best practices and gain hands-on experience. If you are a current VCP, there are no course prerequisites.

• Gain hands-on experience with VMware. Individuals who do not have the hands-on experience find it very difficult to pass the exam.

• Enroll and pass the certification exam.

Agenda

1. Storage Administration

• Managing VMFS Volumes
  • LUN Identification
  • Partitioning Disks
  • VMFS Volume Operations
  • Reading VMFS Volume Metadata
  • Extending VMFS Volume

• Datastore Security, Replication, and HBA Configuration Providing Datastore Security Securing Virtual Machine (VM) Access to Storage

  • Supported Storage Types Distributed Lock Handling by VMFS-3
  • Handling VMFS Replication
  • VMFS LUN Replication
  • Using LVM.EnableResignature
  • View HBA Driver Configuration
  • Modifying Adapter Properties
• Common Storage-Related Events
  • VMkernel Messages
  • Sample Rescan Event vmkernel Log Entries
  • Failover to Standby HBA
  • Failover to Standby Storage Processor
• Storage VMotion
  • Introduction to Storage VMotion
  • Storage VMotion - Performance
  • Storage VMotion - Initial Implementation
  • How Storage VMotion Works
  • Requirements and Limitations

2. Network Administration

• Create and Configure Virtual Switches
  • Physical and Virtual Switch Comparison
  • Virtual Switches and Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Virtual Switch VLANs
  • Cisco Discovery Protocol
  • Locate Physical NICs
  • Modify Physical NIC Attributes
  • Enable/Disable TSO Support
  • Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol
• Virtual Network Security
  • Using Network Segmentation
  • Security Considerations for VLANs
  • Virtual Switch Protection and VLANs
  • Securing Virtual Switch Ports
  • Notifying Switches
• Create and Configure VMkernel Ports
  • Configure VMkernel Ports
  • Handling VMkernel Traffic
  • VMkernel Networking
  • VMkernel Routing
• Managing Failover and Failure Detection
  • Add an Uplink to a Port Group
  • Define Failover Order
  • Viewing Active/Standby NICs
  • Display vSwitch Configuration
  • Best Practices for NIC Teaming
  • Troubleshooting NIC Teaming
• Service Console Networking
  • Host-Name Resolution
  • Configure Service Console Port Group
  • Advanced Service Console NIC Configurations
• Service Console Firewall Management
  • Required TCP and UDP Ports
• Configuring the Software iSCSI Initiator
  • iSCSI Overview
  • Set Up Networking for iSCSI Software Initiator
  • Configure the Firewall for Software iSCSI
  • View General Properties of iSCSI Software Adapter
  • Configure iSCSI Targets
  • iSCSI Software Initiator Troubleshooting

3. DRS Configuration and Performance Monitoring

• Building and Monitoring DRS Clusters
  • Guidelines for Initial VM CPU Resources
  • Guidelines for Initial VM Memory Resources
  • Guidelines for Resource Allocation
  • Adding a Host to the DRS Cluster
  • Removing a Host from the DRS Cluster
  • Monitor Cluster Usage
  • Monitoring the DRS Cluster
  • DRS Cluster Memory Resources
  • Guidelines for DRS Clusters
• Using Performance Monitoring Tools
  • Tools for Performance Analysis
  • Advanced per-VM CPU Statistics
  • Monitoring Memory Utilization
  • Viewing Memory Using the VI Client
  • Monitoring Disk Utilization
  • I/O Virtualization
  • Analyzing Disk Performance
  • Top Indications of Storage I/O Bottleneck
  • Monitoring Network Utilization
  • Common Network Issues
  • Troubleshooting a VM's Network Throughput

4. Business Continuity and Data Protection

• Microsoft Cluster Services
  • Clustering Options
  • Implementing Cluster in a Box
  • Implementing a Cluster Across Boxes
  • Implementing Standby Host Clustering
  • Shared Storage Summary
• Configuring VMware HA
  • VMware HA Overview
  • Cluster Configuration and Communication Details
  • Viewing Your HA Cluster
  • Customize VMware HA Cluster Behavior
  • Customize VM Behavior in an HA Cluster
  • Effect of DRS Affinity Rules on HA Clusters
  • VMware HA Best Practices
• Describe How VCB Works
  • VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)
  • VCB Components
  • Virtual Machine Snapshots
  • How a Snapshot Is Created
  • File-Level Backup
  • Full Virtual Machine Backup
  • VCB and Storage Dependencies
  • VCB Log Files
• Using VCB Command-Line Utilities
  • Using VCB Command-Line Utilities
  • Identify a Virtual Machine's Backup or Snapshot
  • Perform a Full Virtual Machine Backup
  • Back Up Individual Virtual Disks
  • Restore from VCB Backups
  • Image-Level Restoration
  • File-Level Restoration
  • Restoration Using VMware Converter

5. Operational Maintenance

• Install and Configure VMware Update Manager
  • VMware Update Manager Overview
  • Installing VMware Update Manager
  • VMware Update Manager Database
  • Configuring VMware Update Manager Settings
  • Scheduling Patch Metadata Downloads
  • Installing the Guest Agent
  • Baseline Management
  • Report on a Noncompliant Virtual Machine
  • Responding to Guest Remediation Failure
  • Scanning ESX Hosts
  • DRS-Enabled Remediation
  • Troubleshooting Update Manager

6. Modify Logging Behavior

• Configure Logging for vpxd and vpxa
  • Windows Environment Variables
  • VirtualCenter Installation Logs
  • The VirtualCenter Server Configuration File
  • VirtualCenter Server vpxd Logs
  • Log Options for vpxd and vpxa
  • Collecting Log Files
  • Virtual Machine Logging
• Consolidating Service Console Log Files
  • How to Configure /etc/syslog.conf
  • ESX-Specific syslog.conf Entries
  • Using the logger Command
  • Time Synchronization
• Rotating Service Console Log Files
  • Configure Log File Rotation
  • Third-Party Logs

7. Service Console Security

• Configure SSH
  • Direct ESX Server Login Authentication Process
  • Controlling Remote Service Console Access
  • Preventing Remote Root Access
  • Controlling User Access
  • Enable an Illegal Access Warning
  • Tracking User Access
• Employ TCP Wrappers
  • Controlling Host Access
  • Defining Host Rules

8. Rapid Provisioning of ESX Servers

• Scripted ESX Server Installations
  • Overview of Scripted Installation
  • Create an Installation Script
  • Installation Script Content
  • Common Deployment Scenarios

LABS
Lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course.

Registration Fees
The per attendee registration fee is $3,295

Class begins at 8:30 AM each day and concludes at 4:30 PM unless otherwise directed. Please arrive early on the first day to sign-in and meet fellow attendees. If you register less than a week in advance of a class, please bring your confirmation letter. Business casual attire is appropriate.

To register, follow the "Book Now" link below or call (708) 246-0320

Seminar Schedule

Dec 1-4, '09

San Jose, CA

Santa Clara Offices ()

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