VMware course for advanced learners by Satori Technologies and Solutions Private Limited

VMware vSphere 5.5 Hypervisor Agenda Index
DAY1& DAY 2:- History, Justifications & Key benefits and features
History of VMware and Founder details
What is VMware Virtualization
Front end & Back end Architecture history
VMware Key Benefits to the Business
Why companies building Virtualized Infrastructure
What is key differences between VMware and other Virtualized technologies
DAY3:- Pre-requisites Overview
Overview of Virtual Machine
Overview of ESXi compatible Hardware
Overview of VM Shared Storage
Overview of VM Networking
Overview of vCenter Integrated features
DAY4:- Introduction to ESXi and vSphere Installation and Setup
Overview of vSphere installation and Setup Process
System Requirements (H/w & S/w)
Options for Installing ESXi (Interactive, Auto Deploy, Script based & CLI)
ESXi 4.x & 5.x Installation SOPs
DAY 5:- Setting UP ESXi
ESXi Auto Configuration
ESXi Direct Console interface shortcuts
Managing ESXi Host Remotely after install
Preparing vCenter server Database
DAY6:- vCenter Server Installation and Configuration
Before Install vCenter Server (H/w & S/w prerequisites)
Installing vCenter Server along with SSO (NA in VCP 550)
After Installed vCenter server.

DAY 7: vCenter Server and Host Management
vSphere Integrated features
Managing vCenter Inventory
Data Center
Cluster
Remove & Delete Operations (VC,DC,Cluster,Host& VM)
Tasks and Alarams
DAY 8 & Day 9:- Virtual Machine Administration / Operations.
What is Virtual machine
Types of VM Deployments
vCenter VM Operations (Snapshot,Clone,FT,Template& Power Management)
Virtual machine management operations (Edit Settings)
DAY 10 & DAY 11:-vNetworking
Difference between physical and virtual networking
Introduction of vSwitches and Benefits of vSwitches
Types of Port Groups
Types of Network Security Policies
Setting up networking on Standard Switches
Setting up networking on Distributed Switches
DAY 12 & DAY 13:- vSphere Storage
Overview of multiple storages (FC, iSCSI & NAS)
What is the Shared Storage and background process
Storage Recommendations for SAN & NAS
How to provision LUN & Mount Point
How to Add Storage at Host & VM Level
Storage Decommission Process. (Detach & Delete)
What is Dead LUNs
Storage Clean UP Activities.
DAY 14 & DAY 15:- VMware Cluster (HA & DRS)
What is vMotion&SVmotion
Overview of Cluster
What is HA Cluster and recommended configurations
What is DRS Cluster and recommended configurations.
HA & DRS Conditions
Difference between HA &VMotion
Cluster re-configurations.
DAY 16:- EnvironmenatUpgradation process
Upgrading ESXi Host from ESXi 5.1 to ESXi 5.5
How to upgrade datatores
VM Upgradation (Hardware & Tools)
DAY 17:- Conversion Tools.
Overview of Conversion Tools
VMware Standalone Converter
P2V Conversion Process
V2V Conversion Process
DAY 18:- Update Manager
Overview of Update Manager
What is Baseline
Validation and Remediation
ESXi Patching through Command line.
DAY 19:- VMware Configurations and Hypervisor Differences.
Overview of All Hypervisors
Feature Differences
Max Configurations
Difference between ESX &ESXi
DAY 19:- vCenter User Administration.
vCenter different access levels
How to integrate ESXi with Active directory
Defining L1 ,L2 & L3 level of access
DAY 20:- Hypervisor Backend Architecture.
VM Creation
VMotion Process
P2V Process
HA & DRS Process
Update Manager Process.
DAY 21:- Tools& Scripts for Maitenance Activities.
VCheck Script
RVTools
DAY 22& DAY 23:- Troubleshooting.
Troubleshootings on VM
Troubleshootings on ESXi
Troubleshootings on vCenter
Troubleshootings on Networking
Troubleshootings on Storage.
DAY 24- DAY 30:- Real Time & Interview Concepts.
Real Time Scenarios
Day to Day VM ,Host &vCenter Jobs
Risks Identifications & Recommendations (Avoid Downtimes)
SOP Documents
VCP 510 & VCP 550 DUMPS discussion for Certification.
Skill set Level discussion (L1, L2 & L3)
Mock Interviews.