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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage Content
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Course Introduction
Introduction to vSphere and the Software Defined Data Center
As a vSphere administrator, you must be familiar with the components on which vSphere is based. You must also understand the following concepts: Virtualization, the role of the ESXi hypervisor in virtualization and virtual machines Fundamental vSphere components and the use of vSphere in the software-defined data center Use of vSphere clients to administer and manage vSphere environments
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Overview of vSphere and Virtual Machines
vSphere Virtualization of Resources
vSphere User Interfaces
Overview of ESXi
Virtual Machines
You can create a virtual machine in several ways. Choosing the correct method can save you time and make the deployment process manageable and scalable.
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Creating Virtual Machines
Virtual Machine Hardware Deep Dive
Introduction to Containers
vCenter Server
vCenter Server helps you centrally manage multiple ESXi hosts and their virtual machines. If you do not properly deploy, configure, and manage vCenter Server Appliance, your environment might experience reduced administrative efficiency or ESXi host and virtual machine downtime.
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Centralized Management with vCenter Server
Deploying vCenter Server Appliance
vSphere Licensing
Managing the vCenter Server Inventory
vCenter Server Roles and Permissions
Monitoring vCenter Server Appliance
Backing Up and Restoring vCenter Server Appliance
vCenter Server High Availability
Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
When you configure ESXi networking properly, virtual machines can communicate with other virtual, and physical, machines. In this way, remote host management and IP-based storage operate effectively.
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Introduction to vSphere Standard Switches
Configuring Standard Switch Policies
Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
Understanding the available storage options helps you set up your storage according to your cost, performance, and manageability requirements. You can use shared storage for disaster recovery, high availability, and moving virtual machines between hosts.
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vSphere Storage Concepts
Fibre Channel Storage
iSCSI Storage
VMFS Datastores
NFS Datastores
vSAN Datastores
Virtual Machine Management
Virtual machines are the foundation of your virtual infrastructure. Managing VMs effectively requires skills in creating templates and clones, modifying VMs, migrating VMs, taking snapshots, and protecting the VMs through replication and backups.
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Creating Templates and Clones
Working with Content Libraries
Modifying Virtual Machines
Migrating VMs with vSphere vMotion
Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
Migrating VMs with vSphere Storage vMotion
Creating Virtual Machine Snapshots
vSphere Replication and Backup
Resource Management and Monitoring
Although the VMkernel works proactively to avoid resource contention, maximizing performance requires both analysis and ongoing monitoring. Developing skills in resource management, you can dynamically reallocate resources so that you can use available capacity more efficiently.
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Virtual CPU and Memory Concepts
vSphere Resource Controls
vSphere Resource Monitoring Tools
Monitoring Resource Use in vSphere
Using Alarms in vSphere
vSphere Clusters
Most organizations rely on computer-based services like email, databases, and web-based applications. The failure of any of these services can mean lost productivity and revenue. By understanding and using vSphere HA, you can configure highly available, computer-based services, which are important for an organization to remain competitive in contemporary business environments. And by developing skills in using vSphere DRS, you can improve service levels by guaranteeing appropriate resources to virtual machines.
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vSphere Clusters Overview
vSphere DRS
Introduction to vSphere HA
vSphere HA Architecture
Configuring vSphere HA
Introduction to vSphere Fault Tolerance
vSphere Lifecycle Management
Managing the life cycle of vSphere involves keeping vCenter Server and ESXi hosts up to date and integrated with other VMware and third-party solutions. To achieve these goals, you must understand how to use the new features provided by vSphere Lifecycle Manager, namely, clusterlevel management of ESXi hosts and the vCenter Server Update Planner.
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vCenter Server Update Planner
Overview of vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Working with Baselines
Working with Images
Managing the Life Cycle of VMware Tools and VM Hardware
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
About Lesson

vSphere Clusters Overview

Learner Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

  • Describe the benefits of vSphere clusters
  • Create a vSphere cluster
  • View information about a vSphere cluster

About vSphere Clusters

 

A cluster is used in vSphere to share physical resources between a group of ESXi hosts.

vCenter Server manages cluster resources as a single pool of resources. You can create one or more clusters based on the purpose each cluster must fulfill, for example:

  • Management
  • Production
  • Compute

A cluster can contain up to 64 ESXi hosts.

Creating a vSphere Cluster and Enabling Cluster Features

 

When you create a cluster, you can enable one or more cluster features:

  • vSphere DRS
  • vSphere HA
  • vSAN

You can also manage image setup and updates on all hosts collectively.

Configuring the Cluster Using Quickstart

After you create a cluster, you can use the Cluster Quickstart workflow to configure the cluster. With Cluster Quickstart, you follow a step-by-step configuration wizard that makes it easy to expand the cluster as needed.

Configuring the Cluster Manually

Alternatively, you can use the Configure tab to manually configure a cluster’s settings.

Adding a Host to a Cluster

To add a host to a cluster, drag the host onto the cluster object in the inventory.

Viewing Cluster Summary Information

For a quick view of your cluster configuration, the Summary tab provides general information about a cluster’s resources and its consumers.

Monitoring Cluster Resources

You can view a report of total cluster CPU, memory, memory overhead, storage capacity, the capacity reserved by VMs, and how much capacity remains available.

vSphere Clusters Overview

Review of Learner Objectives

After completing this vSphere Clusters Overview lesson, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

  • Describe the benefits of vSphere clusters
  • Create a vSphere cluster
  • View information about a vSphere cluster

 

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