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Training Course Summary:

This hands-on course covers the new features and major changes in VMware Infrastructure 3, which consists of VMware ESX Server and VMware VirtualCenter.

Delivery Formats:
• Classroom or onsite 2 days
• Live online 3 days

At the end of the course, you should understand the new functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:
• Understand the upgrade process from ESX Server 2.x and VirtualCenter 1.x
• Leverage High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), and VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)
• Develop storage plans, including iSCSI support

Pre-Requisites:

• Hands-on experience configuring and administering ESX Server and VirtualCenter.
• Completion of “Virtual Infrastructure with ESX Server 2 and Virtual Center 1” training is highly recommended.

Who Should Attend:

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

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 1: Upgrade Procedures
• Upgrade VirtualCenter 1.x components to version 2.0
• Upgrade ESX Server 2.5.x software and VMFS 2 file systems to ESX Server 3.0 and VMFS 3
• Upgrade VMs’ virtual hardware and VMware tools from version 2 to version 3
Module 2: Networking
• Create virtual switches
• Define connection types and port policies
Module 3: Storage
• Add Fibre Channel SAN storage
• Create a VMFS datastore
• Create an NFS datastore
• Identify iSCSI storage components
Module 4: Virtual Machine Creation and Management
• Deploy VMs from templates
• Manage VMs using Web Access
• Migrate VMs using VMotion
Module 5: Resource Pools
• Use resource pools on a standalone host
• Create a DRS cluster
• Use resource pools in a DRS cluster
Module 6: Data Protection
• VM backup strategies, such as VCB
• High availability strategies: HA clusters