VMware vSphere: Automation Fast Track (AUTOFT)

• System administrators
• Systems engineers
• IT managers
• Operators responsible for VMware ESX™, ESXi, and VMware vCenter™ Server

• System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
• Scripting experience in Windows PowerShell, VBScript, Perl, UNIX, or other languages featuring variables and control structures

At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of vSphere 4 and vSphere PowerCLI and be able to do the following:

• Install and manually configure and manage ESX/ESXi or vCenter Server components
• Manually deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
• Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection
• Automate ESX/ESXi, virtual machine, and cluster configuration
• Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
• Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
• Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
• Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESX/ESXi patches
• Automate reporting of ESX/ESXi and virtual machine properties

This fast-paced, extended-hour training course includes the content of the VMware vSphere 5: Install, Configure, Manage (VICM) and vSphere 4: Automation with vSphere PowerCLI (AUTO)courses. This hands-on course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere™ using the VMware vSphere Client and VMware vSphere PowerCLI. vSphere PowerCLI automation can reduce your IT costs while improving efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability. The course is based on VMware ESX™/ESXi 4.1 and VMware vCenter™ Server 4.1 and includes a prepaid voucher for the VMware Certified Professional 4 examination. Students who complete this course should be prepared for any of several additional vSphere courses.

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components

VMware ESX and ESXi

• 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, network connections, and port groups

Storage

• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• 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 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 Recovery

Scalability

• Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
• Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance using Profiles
• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed network connections, and port groups
• Perform VMware vMotion™ migrations
• Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
• Configure and manage VMware Distributed Power Management

High Availability

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

Patch Management

• Manage patching and patch compliance using vCenter Manager

Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

• Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation