VMware vSphere course for freshers by MSys Technologies Training Division

VMWARE ADMINISTRATION
This course explores the installation, configuration and management of VMware vSphere 5 which include
VMware ESXi(vSphere Hypervisor) and VMware vCenter Server (vSphere Server).
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
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)
Creating Virtual Machines
Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
Deploy a single virtual machine
VMware vCenter Server
Introduce the vCenter Server architecture
Introduce VMware vCenter Server Appliance
Configure and manage vCenter Server Appliance
Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
Configuring and Managing 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 VMware vSphere Storage Appliance
Virtual Machine Management
Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
Modify and manage virtual machines
Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
Perform VMware vSphere vMotion and VMware vSphere Storage vMotion migrations Create a VMware vSphere vApp

Data Protection
Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
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
Explain VMware vShield Endpoint integration in VSphere
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 the new VMware vSphere High Availability architecture
Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
Introduce VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance
Describe VMware vSphere Replication
Scalability
Configure and manage a VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
Use vSphere HA and DRS together
Patch Management
Use Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
Install Update Manager and the Update Manager plug-in
Create patch baselines
Scan and remediate hosts