vSphere Skill for Operator

Course details

This hands-on training course explores configuration and management of VMware vSphere™ virtual machines. Upon completion of this course, you should have the skills necessary to work effectively with VMware® virtual machines. The course is based on VMware ESX™ 4.0 and VMware vCenter™ Server 4.0.

Objectives

• Create, deploy, and manage virtual machines
• Use vCenter Server to monitor virtual machine resource usage
• Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply patches to virtual machines
• Use VMware vMotion™ and Storage vMotion to migrate virtual machines
• Troubleshoot problems with virtual machine configuration
• Lab exercises are interspersed throughout the course.

Course Outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components

Module 3: Virtual Machine Creation and Management

• Create a virtual machine
• Install a guest operating system in a virtual machine
• Install VMware Tools into a Windows guest operating system
• Enable time synchronization between a virtual machine and the host
• Create a template
• Create a template and deploy a virtual machine from it
• Clone a virtual machine that is powered on
• Take snapshots of a virtual machine and revert to a snapshot
• Modify a virtual machine’s disk, memory, and name
• Manipulate virtual machines in the vCenter Server inventory
• Delete a virtual machine from disk
• Add a raw LUN to an existing virtual machine

Module 4: Virtual Machine Resource Monitoring

• Use vCenter Server to monitor CPU utilization

Module 5: Using Update Manager to Update Virtual Machines

• List all patches installed on both your virtual machine and template
• Create a patch baseline
• Scan for updates
• Remediate the virtual machine and template

Module 6: Migrating Virtual Machines

• Verify that your virtual machines’ settings meet vMotion requirements
• Verify that your ESX host meets vMotion requirements
• Perform a vMotion migration a virtual machine
• Perform a Storage vMotion migration a virtual machine

Module 7: Troubleshooting Virtual Machines

• Identify and correct common configuration issues with virtual machines