Course Introduction

Module 1

VMware vSphere:
Install, Configure, Manage

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Importance
Administrators must have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to build and
run a VMware vSphere environment.
You must know how to install and configure VMware ESXi hosts and
VMware vCenter Server. You must also know how to manage ESXi
hosts and virtual machines with vCenter Server.

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Learner Objectives (1)

By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following
objectives:
Describe the software-defined data center
Deploy an ESXi host and create virtual machines
Describe the vCenter Server architecture
Deploy a vCenter Server instance or VMware vCenter Server Appliance
Use vCenter Server to manage an ESXi host
Configure and manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere Client

and VMware vSphere Web Client

Configure virtual networks with vSphere standard switches
Use vSphere distributed switches to improve network scalability
Use vCenter Server to manage various types of storage
Manage virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
Create a vApp
Describe and use the content library
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Learner Objectives (2)

By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following
objectives:
Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere vMotion
Use VMware vSphere Storage vMotion to migrate virtual machine storage
Monitor resource usage and manage resource pools
Use VMware vRealize Operations Manager to identify and solve problems

through analytics and alerts

Manage VMware vSphere High Availability and VMware vSphere Fault

Tolerance
Use VMware vSphere Replication and VMware vSphere Data

Protection to replicate virtual machines and perform data recovery

Use vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler clusters to improve host

scalability
Use VMware vSphere Update Manager to apply patches and perform

upgrades
Perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and vCenter

Server
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You Are Here

1. Course Introduction

7. Virtual Machine Management

2. Software-Defined Data Center

8. Resource Management and

3. Creating Virtual Machines

4. vCenter Server
5. Configuring and Managing

Virtual Networks
6. Configuring and Managing

Virtual Storage

Monitoring
9. vSphere HA and vSphere Fault

Tolerance
10. Host Scalability
11. vSphere Update Manager and

Host Maintenance
12. Installing vSphere Components

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Typographical Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in this course.
Monospace

Filenames, folder names, path

names, and command names:
Navigate to the VMS folder.

Monospace bold

What the user types:

Enter ipconfig /release.

Boldface

User interface controls:

Click the Configuration tab.

Italic

Book titles and placeholder

variables:
vSphere Virtual Machine
Administration
ESXi_host_name

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References
Title

Location

vSphere Installation and Setup

https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-e
sxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html

vCenter Server and Host Management

https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-e
sxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html

vSphere Virtual Machine Administration

https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-e
sxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html

vSphere Networking

https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-e
sxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html

vSphere Security

https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-e
sxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html

vSphere Resource Management

https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-e
sxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html

vSphere Availability

https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-e
sxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html

vSphere Monitoring and Performance

https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-e
sxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html

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VMware Online Resources

VMware vSphere Blog: http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/
VMware Communities: http://communities.vmware.com
VMware Support: http://www.vmware.com/support
VMware Education: http://www.vmware.com/education
VMware Certifications: http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification
VMware Education and Certification Blog: http://blogs.vmware.com/education/

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VCP-Core Certification Alignment

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage aligns with the VCP-Core
certification:
The VCP-Core exam blueprint served as the basis for the design of this

course.
You should use the VCP-Core exam blueprint as a reference when preparing

for the test.

This course should not be used as the only resource for exam preparation.
VMware certification details can be found at

http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification/

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VMware Education Overview

Your instructor will introduce other Education Services offerings available
to you:
Learning Paths
On-Demand Training
VMware Learning Zone
New Certification Framework

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