Vmware Course Syllabus

Introduction to Virtualization Technologies

• VMware workstation
• VMware player
• Virtual box

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Introduce Virtualization
• Introduce Virtual machines
• Introduce vSphere components

VMware ESX and ESXi ( ESX/ESXi 4.1)

• Introduce the architecture of ESX and ESXi
• Manually configure ESX/ESXi

VMware vCenter Server

• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects

Networking

• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork standard switches
• Create, configure, and manage network connections
• Create, configure, and manage port groups

Storage

• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS,.
• Create and manage vSphere datastores

Virtual Machines

Deploy virtual machines using the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter

• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Perform Storage vMotion migrations

Access Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions

Resource Monitoring

• Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources
• Introduce VMkernel methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms

Data Protection

• Back up and recover virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

Scalability

• Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
• Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance using Host Profiles
• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and

Port Groups

• Perform VMware vMotion migrations
• Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster

High Availability

• Configure and manage a VMware High Availability cluster
• Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance

Patch Management

• Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager