This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere™, which consists of ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server. The course is based on ESX/ESXi 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1. Completion of this course satisfies as a prerequisite to take the VMware Certified Professional 4 exam.

Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more-advanced vSphere courses.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware vSphere 4 and be able to:

• Install and configure ESX or ESXi
• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Configure and manage ESX/ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server
• Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
• Manage user access to the VMware 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

Target Audience

System Administrators, Systems Engineers, Operators responsible for VMware ESX™, ESXi, and vCenter™ Server

Prerequisites

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems