VMware vSphere 5 - Part 2: Securing Hosts, Internal Components, Certificate Use New Horizons Lebanon
Price: TBA
  • Duration: 2 Hours

Course details

In addition to securing against external threats you must also work to mitigate threats against the internal network components such as vLANs, switches, and iSCSI traffic within your vSphere Environment. This course describes how to protect internal components using ESXi Shell, Security Profiles. Firewalls, Lockdown mode, and encryption. Often times, the first time that you connect to a vCenter Server instance, you receive a Security Warning dialog box.This security warning appears because the vSphere Client uses HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS) to connect to vCenter Server while the vCenter Server is using a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate from an "untrusted" source. This course reviews ESXi SSL certificate options as well as explains the SSL certificate options available to correct errors security warning messages.

  • describe how to configure services from the Security Profile
  • describe how ESXi firewall and Lockdown mode provide security
  • recognize the options available when using firewall protection
  • describe how vLANS and switch settings can be used to protect standard switches
  • match the features of the encryption and authentication methods appropriately
  • describe best practice when securing components
  • secure ESXi hosts in a given scenario
  • describe the characteristics of ESXi certificate support
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About New Horizons Lebanon

As changes in technology have accelerated, it’s become even more essential for people to master technology to be productive, invaluable employees who optimize, program and invent solutions—and even grow companies of their own. With over 300 centers in 60 countries, New Horizons is the world’s largest independent IT and Business training company. Over the past 35 years, New Horizons has delivered a full range of IT and business skills/Management training through innovative learning methods that have transformed businesses and helped over 35 million students reach their goals. New Horizons Lebanon branch was established in 1996.

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