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VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 Bootcamp
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| Duration: 5 days |
| Course Price: $3995 |
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Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
The Infrastructure 3 suite of products consisting of: ESX Server 3.5, VirtualCenter 2.5 and VMware Consolidated Backup, is both exceptionally powerful and comprehensive.
Major Areas Covered:
- ESX Server 3.5
- Physical to Virtual (P2V) migrations
- VirtualCenter 2.5
- Virtual to Virtual (V2V) migrations
- Storage VMotion
- VMware Converter 3.0 Enterprise Edition
- Update Manager
- VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)
- Distributed Power Management
- Command line administration
- VMware Guided Consolidation
- 3rd Party Tools – Platespin, VizionCore, Veeam
Classroom setup:
Each student will have a ESX Server and a Windows Server 2003 workstation. Our classroom lab will share a cluster of ESX Servers, a variety of different Storage solutions (SAN, NAS, ISCSI, local, etc..) as needed, a VirtualCenter Server, Variety of 3rd party tools and access to many already pre-configured VM’s (Microsoft, Novell, Red Hat, Ubuntu …etc).
Who Should Attend:
IT Pros with a minimum of 1-2 years of server experience.
Course Length:
5 Days 8AM-6PM
Certification
Virtual Infrastructure Professional Exam:
Learn IT!’s VMware Bootcamp is designed to give you all the advanced skills and knowledge you need to implement and maintain VMWare, however our course is not an official VMware certification course. The VIP (Virtual Infrastructure Professional) certification is a 3rd party certification from the Virtualization Council, a vender neutral testing solution focusing on virtualization. The cost of the test is not included in the course fee.
What’s Included
This course includes all the content you would find in 5 of VMware’s most popular courses:
VMware I3 - What's New
VMware I3 - Install and Configure
VMware I3 - Deploy, Secure, and Analyze
VMware I3 - P2V Assistant (converter)
VMware I3 – Fast Track
Course Outline
Module 1: The Next Generation of Virtual Infrastructure
- VMware ESX Server. Platform for virtualizing servers, storage and networking.
- VMware VMFS3. High-performance cluster file system for storage virtualization.
- VMware Virtual SMP. Multi-processor support for virtual machines.
- VMware VirtualCenter. Centralized management, automation and optimization for I3.
- VMware HA. Cost effective high availability for virtual machines.
- VMware DRS. Dynamic balancing and allocation of resources for virtual machines.
- VMware VMotion. Live migration of virtual machines without service interruption.
- VMware VMotion Storage. Live migration of storage files without service interruption
- VMware Update Manager. Patching of ESX hosts and Virtual Machines
- VMware DPS. Distributed Power Service configuration and administration
- VMware Consolidated Backup. Centralized backup software for virtual machines.
- VMware Licensing. FlexLM licensing model. Server and Host based
Module 2: Terms and Concepts
- VMware Terms and Concepts
- Host
- Virtual Machine (VM)
- Encapsulation
- Portability
- P2V/V2P/V2V/P2V
- Isolation
- Idealized Hardware
- Virtualization Layer
- VMnet
- VMnic
- Virtual Switch
- Swap Space
- Root
- Case Sensitive
- Infrastructure Client
- The Service Console
Module 3: Installation
- Pre-installation Tasks
- The ESX Server Build Document
- Performing the Installation
- Installation of ESX Server 3.5
- Graphical Installer
- Installation Process
- Post-installation Tasks
- Log files
- Reporting a Problem
- vm-support
Module 4: Configuring a Virtual Machine
- Gold Builds, and Clones
- Introduction
- Virtual Machine Basics
- Configuring a Virtual Machine
- Loading the Operating System
- Gold Builds and Clones
- Modify Your Master
- Persistent and nonpersistent disks
- Shares, Reservations, and limits
- CPU affinity
Module 5: Virtual Networking
- Virtual Switches
- OSI Module
- VMnets
- VMnics
- Network Labele
- Creating Virtual Switches
- Physical and Virtual NICS
- Physical NICs
- The Service Console NIC
- Virtual NICs
- Bonded NICs
- MAC Addresses
- MAC Address Overview
- Manually Setting MAC Addresses
- Port Groups and VLANs
- Networking Tools
- service network restart
- esxcfg commands
- ifconfig
Module 6: Physical-to-Virtual Migrations
- P-to-V Terms
- P-to-V for Free
- cat Your Hard Drive
- cat P-to-V Prerequisites
- cat Process
- BartPE
- P-to-V with BartPE
- Creating Your BartPE Disc
- Including Ghost 8.0
- Including Network Driver for Your Physical Server
- Including Disk Drivers for Your Physical Server
- Creating a Share or Swing Virtual Machine
- Network and Mapped Drive Setup
- The Image Source Server
- Image the Target Virtual Server
- Prerequisites
- Hal and Ntoskrnl
- VMware P2V Converter 3.0
- Platespin PowerP2V
- P-to-V Conclusion
Module 7: Server Consolidation
- Server Consolidation and Virtualization Defined
- Adoption and Support of Server Virtualization
- Business Case and Technical Requirements
- Technology Strategy: Technology Refresh and Aging
- Infrastructure
- Cost Performance
- Service Agility
- Simplifying the Environment
- Compliance and Risk Reduction
- High-Level Requirements
- Classification and Estimated Work Hours
- The Financial Model
- Developing Your Project Methodology
- Establishing the Project
- Best Practices
- Addressing Typical Challenges
- Gathering Data and Application/Server Inventory
- Structured Interviews
- Application Inventory
- Process Documentation
- Application Repository
- Buy In and Collation
- Assessment
- Application Readiness
- Rationalization
- Technical Leadership to Provide Guidance and Structure
- Assessing Processes, Roles, and Responsibilities Technology Design
- Testing and Validating
- Capacity Planning
- Migration
Module 8: Cool Tools for a Virtual Infrastructure
- Veeam
- Root access tools
- VMFS to VMFS volumes copy tools
- Creating ISO Images
- Creating flp images
- Patch Management – command line and GUI
- PuTTY
- NewSID
- Platespin’s PowerConvertor and PowerRecon
- ESXRanger Backup solutions
- VirtualCenter 2.5 —Vmotion
- VMware Lab Manager
- vmkfstools and vmware-cmd
- vmkfstools Basics
- VMware Tools
Module 9: Administering your Virtual Infrastructure
- Introduction
- VMware Tools for Managing the Virtual Infrastructure
- ESXServer Management Interface and the Service
- Console
- VMware VirtualCenter
- VMware Remote Console
- Understanding Virtual Center Terms and Managed Components
- Software Components
- VirtualCenter Organizational Hierarchy
- Functional Components
- Installing and Configuring VirtualCenter 2.5
- VirtualCenter Server
- System Requirements
- VirtualCenter Server
- VirtualCenter Client
- VirtualCenter Managed Host Requirements
- VirtualCenter Managed Virtual Machine Requirements
- Supported Databases
- Setting Up Microsoft SQL Server for VirtualCenter 2.0
- Creating the Database for VirtualCenter Installation
- VMware VirtualCenter 2.5
- Installation Procedures Configuring VirtualCenter 2.5
- Logging In to Virtual Center
Module 9: Administering your Virtual Infrastructure (continued)
- Creating Data Center Groups
- Adding a New Host to a Data Center
- Configuring Security Settings in Virtual Center
- Using VirtualCenter to Administer Your Virtual Infrastructure
- Creating Virtual Machine Groups
- Managing Virtual Machine Groups and Virtual Machines
- Creating a New VM in VirtualCenter
- Cloning an Existing VM
- Creating a Template
- Customizing a Template
- Deploying the New VM from the Template
- Migrating Virtual Machines
- Hot migration (VMotion)
- Cold Migration (Migrating Powered Down VMs without VMotion)
- Working with the VM Console in VirtualCenter
- Monitoring Resources and Managing Performance
- through VirtualCenter
- Host Alarms
- Host Alarm Actions
- VM Alarms
- VM Alarm Actions
- Creating a New Host Alarm
- Reviewing Events
- Viewing Performance Data and Configuring
- Resource Allocations
- Scheduled Tasks in VirtualCenter
- Using the Management Interface and Service Console to Administer the Virtual Infrastructure
- Virtual Machine Security in ESX Server
- Viewing and Editing File Permissions with the Infrastructure Client
- Creating New Users and Groups or Modifying Existing
- Users and Groups on ESX Server
- Modifying Existing Users or Creating New Users
- Modifying Existing Groups or Creating New Groups
- Configuring HA
- Configuring DRS
- Setting up DPM (Distributed Power Management)
- Patch Manager – Patching the ESX Host and Virtual Machines
- Consolidation Manager
- Configuration Resource Pools
- Performance Monitoring and Management through
- ESX Server
- Performance Monitoring
- Performance Tuning
Module 10: Best Practices, Gotchas, and Common
- Problems
- Introduction
- Best Practices
- ESX Server Hardware
- Purchasing Supported Hardware
- Multiple NICs
- Memory
- Documentation
- Server Sizing
- Disks
- ESX Server Software
- Practice, Practice, Practice
- Security
- The Service Console’s Swap Space
- VMkernel Swap Space
- Backups
- Modifying or Updating the Linux Kernel on Your ESX Server
- Virtual Machine Builds
- Using Templates
- Defrag
- Virtual Machine Swap, ESX swap and OS swap
- Guest OS Memory Requirements
- Mixing Your Virtual Machine Workloads
- ISOs
- Flp’s
- Turning Off the Unnecessary
- Keeping Off the Unnecessary
- Administrative Tasks
- Licensing
- Gotchas
- Virtual Evolution
- Microsoft Support
- Common Problems
- Being Unable to Boot from Your Operating
- System ISO
- Sluggish Windows
- Shutting Down the Host
Module 11: Backup Strategies for ESX Server
- Backing Up the Service Console
- Backing Up Virtual Machines
- Backing Up Virtual Machines Like Physical Servers
- Pros Cons
- Backing Up Virtual Disk Files
- Backing up Virtual Machines (Virtual Disk) from the Service Console
- Cons and Pros
- Creating a Snapshot for Backups
- Cons and Pros
- Best Practices
- General Recommendations for Backups Planning
- Boot Disk Contents
- Backup Schedule
- SAN Snapshots
Module 12: VMware Under the Covers
- Understanding the ESX Server File and Directory Structure
- The Service Console Directory Structure
- Critical ESX Server Configuration Files
- The ESX Server Boot Process
- High-Level Boot Process for ESX Server
- Detailed Boot Process
- The Start-up Process
- Interaction between the Service Console, VMkernel, and Virtual Machines
- Service Console Services
- Virtual Machines Processes
- VMkernel Services
Module 13: Common and Necessary Command-Line Interface (CLI) Commands
- Using the Command-Line Interface
- Connecting to the Service Console Virtual Terminal
- Remote Access Card SSH Client
- Telnet
- Man Pages
- Command-Line Shortcuts
- Command History
- Basic Commands for Directories and Files
- Changing Directories
- Moving and Copying Files
Module 13: Common and Necessary Command-Line Interface (CLI) Commands (continued)
- Finding Files and Searching Their Content
- Searching Virtual Machine Configuration Files for Important
- Information
- Editing Text Files
- Editing with vi
- Editing with Nano
- Managing Users and Groups
- Managing Directory and File Ownership and Permissions
- Changing Permissions on a File or Directory Changing File or Directory Owner or Group
Affiliation
- Archiving and Compressing Files and Directories Mounting ISO Images, CD-ROMs, and Virtual
- Disks in the Service Console
- Configuring and Managing ESX Server Service Console from the Command Line
- Managing Processes, Restarting Services, and Viewing Performance Statistics
- Managing Processes
- Restarting Services
- Viewing Service Console Performance Statistics
- Managing Physical and Virtual Disks
- Installing and Managing Software Packages
- Managing Devices and Changing Hardware and Network Settings
- Managing Virtual Machines from the Command Line
- Using vmware-cmd to Manage Virtual Machines Viewing Performance Data for Virtual Machines with esxtop
- Adding a New Virtual Disk, Blank Virtual Disk, and Extending Your Existing Virtual Disk
- Performing Backups and Restores of Virtual Machine Virtual Disks
- vmware-cmd and vmkfstools – in depth discussion and use
Appendix A: Licensing
- FlexLM licensing Model
- License Key Functionality
- Server Based Licensing
- Host Based Licensing
- Installing the licensing server
- Lose of the license server and VM functionality
- License types
- License file
Appendix B: Instructor notes
- Setting up a low cost SAN
- Miscellaneous notes
- Diskpart usage
Appendix C: VMware Security
- ESX Security
- Virtual Center Security
- Virtual Machine Security
- SAN Security
Appendix D: Logging
- Virtual Center Logs
- ESX Host logs
- VM logs
- Miscellaneous logs
Appendix E: ESX Server 3i
- What is 3i
- Configuration 3i
- ESX to 3i comparison
Appendix F: Module bullets
Appendix G: Helpful Websites
- Helpful websites for a virtual infrastructure
Appendix H: Test your knowledge answers
- Answers to test you knowledge question at end of Modules
Appendix I: Glossary
- Virtual Infrastructure terms and definitions
updated 2/4/09
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