Description

This course will provide you with all the elements necessary to operate VMware vSphere 5.5 in the most efficient conditions. You will see concretely how to manage virtual machines on a daily basis and back them up, how to monitor resource usage and how to update the infrastructure.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

Operators or operators in charge of operating ESXi, ESX and/or vCenter Server servers.

Prerequisites

Training objectives

Monitor and manage VMware vSphere 5

5 virtual platform resources Create, configure and administer virtual machines Back up virtual machines Manage virtual infrastructure updates with Update Manager Know how to analyze available log files

Training program

• Virtualization
  • Presentation of virtualization.
  • The VMware offer.
• VMware vSphere 5.5 Overview
  • The architecture of vSphere 5.
  • 5.
  • The components of vSphere 5.
  • 5 for operators.
  • Storage: Datastore.
  • Network: Port Group Virtual Machine VSphere inventory management.
  • Practical work Discovery and getting started with VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure 5.
  • 5.
• Deployment and administration of virtual machines (VMs)
  • Elements of a VM.
  • Virtual hardware management.
  • Creation and duplication of a new VM.
  • Creation and management templates.
  • Virtual hardware management: Thin provisioning, VMDirectPath.
  • Snapshots of virtual machines.
  • Cold migration of a VM.
  • Moving a VM from one host ESX server to another with VMware VMotion.
  • Transferring disks with Storage VMotion.
  • Practical work Creating a 'a simple virtual machine.
  • Deploying VMs with templates.
  • Migrating a VM with VMotion and Storage VMotion.
  • Using VM snapshots .
• Resource monitoring and utilization
  • Managing VM resources.
  • Optimizing CPU and memory usage.
  • Managing admission control.
  • Performance monitoring.
  • Infrastructure monitoring with alarms.
  • Using a Cluster Distributed Resource Scheduler.
  • Practical work r nSetting up alarms.
  • Monitoring VM parameters and modifying virtual platform resources.
• Backing up virtual machines
  • Types of backups, tools that can be used.
  • Backing up VMs with VMware Data Protection.
  • Practical work Backing up VMs with VMware Data Protection.
• Updating virtual infrastructure
  • Update recovery methods.
  • Managing updates with VMware Update Manager.
  • Switching the infrastructure to maintenance mode.
  • Practical work Updating the infrastructure with the VMware Update Manager tool.
• Diagnostics
  • Identification of available log files.
  • Management of vCenter, ESX and ESXi logs.
  • Practical work Analysis of log files.