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vSphere 4: Skills for Operators

Course information
Price: SAR5,624.99
Day(s): 2
Course Code: VSSO
PSO: 25

Overview

This hands-on training course explores configuration and management of VMware vSphere™ virtual machines. Upon completion of this course, you should have the skills necessary to work effectively with VMware® virtual machines. The course is based on VMware ESX™ 4.0 and VMware vCenter™ Server 4.0.

Pre-Requisites

  • System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Content

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

  • Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components

Module 3: Virtual Machine Creation and Management

  • Create a virtual machine
  • Install a guest operating system in a virtual machine
  • Install VMware Tools into a Windows guest operating system
  • Enable time synchronization between a virtual machine and the host
  • Create a template
  • Create a template and deploy a virtual machine from it
  • Clone a virtual machine that is powered on
  • Take snapshots of a virtual machine and revert to a snapshot
  • Modify a virtual machine’s disk, memory, and name
  • Manipulate virtual machines in the vCenter Server inventory
  • Delete a virtual machine from disk
  • Add a raw LUN to an existing virtual machine

Module 4: Virtual Machine Resource Monitoring

  • Use vCenter Server to monitor CPU utilization

Module 5: Using Update Manager to Update Virtual Machines

  • List all patches installed on both your virtual machine and template
  • Create a patch baseline
  • Scan for updates
  • Remediate the virtual machine and template

Module 6: Migrating Virtual Machines

  • Verify that your virtual machines’ settings meet vMotion requirements
  • Verify that your ESX host meets vMotion requirements
  • Perform a vMotion migration a virtual machine
  • Perform a Storage vMotion migration a virtual machine

Module 7: Troubleshooting Virtual Machines

  • Identify and correct common configuration issues with virtual machines

Objectives

  • Create, deploy, and manage virtual machines
  • Use vCenter Server to monitor virtual machine resource usage
  • Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply patches to virtual machines
  • Use VMware vMotion™ and Storage vMotion to migrate virtual machines
  • Troubleshoot problems with virtual machine configuration
  • Lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course.

Target Audience

System administrators and operators responsible for ESXi, ESX, or vCenter Server

Schedule

Dates available on request. Please contact us.

Course description

Download a PDF document of the complete course description: vSphere 4: Skills for Operators

All course dates
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June
17 Jun - 18 Jun, 2013 Virtual Request Space
17 Jun - 18 Jun, 2013 Virtual Training Centre Request Space
17 Jun - 18 Jun, 2013 Oslo, Global Knowledge Request Space
19 Jun - 20 Jun, 2013 Virtual Request Space
19 Jun - 20 Jun, 2013 Virtual Training Centre Request Space
24 Jun - 25 Jun, 2013 Zoetermeer (Centrum West 21) Request Space
July
01 Jul - 02 Jul, 2013 TOULOUSE Request Space
August
19 Aug - 20 Aug, 2013 Nieuwegein (Iepenhoeve 5) Request Space
21 Aug - 22 Aug, 2013 Mechelen (Zandvoortstraat 1) Request Space
September
16 Sep - 17 Sep, 2013 Oslo, Global Knowledge Request Space
23 Sep - 24 Sep, 2013 Mechelen (Zandvoortstraat 1) Request Space
26 Sep - 27 Sep, 2013 Amsterdam (Kingsfordweg 43) Request Space
26 Sep - 27 Sep, 2013 Groningen (Helperpark 296) Request Space
October
28 Oct - 29 Oct, 2013 RUEIL ATHENEE Request Space
December
05 Dec - 06 Dec, 2013 Oslo, Global Knowledge Request Space
23 Dec - 24 Dec, 2013 RUEIL ATHENEE Request Space

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