VMware Virtualization

• Virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
• Server, network, and storage virtualization concepts
• Where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
• Install and use vSphere user interfaces

Virtual Machines

• Virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
• Deploy a single virtual machine and virtual machine appliance

VMware vCenter Server

• vCenter Server and database requirements
• vCenter Server architecture
• Deploy a vCenter Server appliance
• View and create vCenter Server inventory objects

Configure and Manage Virtual Networks

• Create and manage a standard virtual switch
• Modify standard virtual switch properties

Configure and Manage vSphere Storage

• Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSphere datastores
• Configure, deploy, and manage the VMware Virtual Storage Appliance

Virtual Machine Management

• Deploy virtual machines using templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
• Perform VMware vMotion and Storage vMotion migrations

Access and Authentication Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions
• Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
• Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
• vShield Zones

Resource Management and Monitoring

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

Data Protection

• Strategies for backing up ESXi hosts
• Backup/recovery APIs
• Strategies for backing up virtual machines

High Availability and Fault Tolerance

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

Scalability

• Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
• Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
• Using VMware HA and DRS together

Patch Management

• Manage ESXi patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager

Installing VMware vSphere 5 Components

• ESXi Installable installation
• vCenter Server installation
• Additional vCenter Server module installation