VMware course Beginner level by RootOps Technologies

Course objectives

Introduction to VMware Virtualization
Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization
Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
Install and use vSphere user interfaces
Create Virtual Machines

Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
Deploy a single virtual machine
VMware vCenter Server

Introduce vCenter Server architecture
Introduce vCenter Server appliance
Configure and manage vCenter Server appliance
Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
Configure and Manage Virtual Networks

Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
Configure and Manage Virtual Storage

Introduce storage protocols and device names
Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
Create and manage vSphere datastores
Deploy and manage the VMware vSphere Storage Appliance
Virtual Machine Management

Deploy virtual machines using templates and cloning
Modify and manage virtual machines
Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
Perform VMware vSphere vMotion and Storage vMotion migrations
Create a vSphere vApp
Data Protection

Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
Introduce the VMware Data Recovery appliance
Discuss solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently
Access and Authentication Control

Control user access through roles and permissions
Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
Configure ESXi lockdown mode
Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
Introduce VMware vShield Zones

Resource Management and Monitoring
Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
Configure and manage resource pools
Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
High Availability and Fault Tolerance

Introduce new vSphere High Availability (HA) architecture
Configure and manage a vSphere High Availability cluster
Introduce VMware Fault Tolerance
Scalability

Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
Use vSphere HA and DRS together
Patch Management

Manage ESXi patching using vCenter Update Manager
Install Update Manager and Update Manager plug-in
Create patch baselines
Scan and remediate hosts
Installing VMware Components

Introduce ESXi installation
Describe boot from SAN requirements
Introduce vCenter Server deployment options
Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
Install vCenter Server (Windows based)