Description

This course will provide you with all the elements necessary to operate VMware vSphere 6 effectively. 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 in charge of ESXi, ESX and/or vCenter Server servers.

Prerequisites

Training objectives

Monitor and manage the resources of the VMware vSphere 6 virtual platform Create, configure and administer virtual machines Back up virtual machines Manage virtual infrastructure updates with Update Manager Know how to analyze available log files< /p>

Training program

• Virtualization
  • Presentation of virtualization.
  • The VMware offer.
• VMware vSphere 6 Overview
  • The architecture and components of vSphere 6.
  • Storage: Datastore.
  • Network: Port Group Virtual Machine.
  • The vSphere inventory management.
  • Practical work Discovery and getting started with the VMware vSphere 6 virtual infrastructure.
• Deployment and administration of virtual machines (VMs)
  • Elements of a virtual machine.
  • Creation and duplication of a new VM.
  • Creation and management of models.
  • Management virtual hardware: 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 simple virtual machine.
  • VM deployment 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.
• Backup and replication of virtual machines
  • Types of backups, tools that can be used.
  • Replication of VMs with vSphere Replication.
  • Recovery of VMs (on schedule or in the event of a disaster).
  • Practical work Backing up VMs.
• 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.