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Training Course Summary:

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware Infrastructure 3, which consists of VMware ESX Server and VMware VirtualCenter. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course has been updated to reflect ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5.

Students who complete this course should enroll next in VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze.

Pre-Requisites:

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Who Should Attend:

System administrators, systems engineers, and operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 2: Virtual Infrastructure Overview
• Discussion of virtualization and virtual infrastructure components
Module 3: ESX Server Installation
• Set-up of ESX Server
Module 4: Networking
• Configuration of virtual switches, network connections and port groups
Module 5: Storage
• Storage management technologies
Module 6: VirtualCenter Installation
• Set-up of VirtualCenter components
Module 7: VM Creation and Management
• Use of templates
• Use of VMware Converter Enterprise
• Manage using VMware VirtualCenter and Web Access
• Use of Guided Consolidation
Module 8: Virtual Infrastructure Access Control
• Controlling administrator rights
Module 9: Resource Management
• VMotion migrations
• Set-up of resource pools and a VMware Distributed Resources Scheduler (DRS) cluster
• Setting VM priorities on CPU, memory, and other resources
Module 10: Resource Monitoring
• Workload assessment
• Monitoring using VMware VirtualCenter
Module 11: Data and Availability Protection
• Backup strategies
• Set-up of a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster
Module 12: Planning VI Deployment
• Guidelines and best practices for a basic deployment

Becoming a VMware Certified Professional is a straightforward, three-step process:

Participate in a VMware authorized course that is instructor-led 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. To register to take the VMware Certified Professional examination please contact Pearson VUE, a third-party testing center at www.pearsonvue.com/vmware

Exams are around £125