In this intensive, extended-hours training course, you will install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot a VMware vSphere™ 4 infrastructure. The course combines the content of the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for troubleshooting a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. You will diagnose and resolve configuration problems created on VMware® ESX™/ESXi hosts and VMware vCenter™ Server systems. Completion of this course satisfies as a prerequisite to take the VMware Certified Professional 4 exam.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should have an understanding of vSphere capabilities and be able to:

• Install and configure ESX/ESXi
• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Use vCenter Server to configure and manage ESX/ESXi networking and storage
• Deploy, manage, convert, and migrate virtual machines
• Manage user access to the vSphere infrastructure
• Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
• Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
• Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESX/ESXi patches
• Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection
• Use the VMware vSphere Client and command-line utilities to configure, manage, and troubleshoot a vSphere infrastructure
• Configure and use a network packet capture utility to display and troubleshoot virtual switch network traffic

Target Audience

System administrators, systems engineers, consultants, or help desk personnel who need the knowledge, skills, and abilities to troubleshoot performance, configuration, or operational problems in vSphere deployments.

Prerequisites

• System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
• Experience entering commands at a command-line prompt