Description

You will learn how to install, configure and administer the components of a VMware vSphere 6 virtual infrastructure. You will study how to manage the virtual network, storage, resources and deployment of machines. You will also see how to secure and safeguard the infrastructure set up.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

This training is aimed at system administrators and architects wishing to quickly get started with the VMware vSphere 6 software suite (ESXi Server 6 and vCenter 6).

Prerequisites

Training objectives

Install and configure the components of a VMware vSphere 6 virtual infrastructure: ESXi, vCenter

Configure and manage the virtual network under vSphere

Configure, manage and optimize storage under VMware vSphere

Improve and optimize resource allocation with VMware Distributed Resource Schedule

Implement VM replication with vSphere Replication

Implement virtual machine fault tolerance with Fault Tolerance

Secure access to VMware infrastructure

Training program

• VSphere 6, vCenter 6
  • Architecture, components, the PSC (Platform Services Controller).
  • Installation of vCenter Server 6 under Windows.
  • Practical work Install, configure a server ESXi, vCenter 6.
  • Deploy the vCenter 6 Appliance.
• Network and storage management
  • Standard virtual switches.
  • Advanced network configuration: security, traffic/teaming management.
  • Fibre Channel SAN storage, iSCSI SAN and NFS.
  • Datastores: creation and management.
  • Practical work Configure and manage the virtual network, optimize storage.
• Virtual machine (VM) administration
  • Cloning, snapshot and cold migration.
  • Virtual hardware management: Thin Provisioning, VMDirectPath.
  • Backup with VMware Data Protection.
  • Monitoring and managing resource usage.
  • Practical work Create VMs, templates.
  • Clone, backup and cold migration of VMs.
  • Monitoring and managing resource usage.
• Infrastructure access security
  • ESXi: the firewall, integrate it with the Active Directory.
  • Securing access: roles and permissions.
  • Update management ( VMware Update Manager).
  • Practical work Secure access to the VMware infrastructure.
  • Configure and administer the firewall in ESXi.
  • Install vCenter Update Manager.
  • Manage updates.
• Resource monitoring and management
  • Optimization of CPU and memory usage.
  • Alarms.
  • Practical work Implementation of alarms, monitoring CPU consumption on a VM.
  • Create an alarm linked to an event.
• High availability and continuity of service
  • Management of a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster.
  • Practical work Implement high availability and a VM backup policy.
  • Set up VM replication (vSphere Replication).
• Virtual Datacenter Scalability
  • VMware VMotion, VMware Storage VMotion, VMware Enhanced VMotion.
  • Managing a Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Cluster.
  • Configuring Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) ).
  • Distributed Power Management (DPM) management.
  • Installation of VMware Converter Standalone: ​​installation, migration.
  • Practical work Improve, optimize resources (VMware Distributed Resource Schedule).
  • Manage virtual infrastructure updates.