CONTENUTI:

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course objectives

 

2 Create and Deploy vSphere 6.x Infrastructure Components

• Configure and manage host profiles
• Configure and manage a vSphere environment for vSphere Auto Deploy
• Configure advanced system settings on an ESXi host, including syslog, scratch partition, and core dump location
• Configure and manage an identity source and root level global permissions
• Use vSphere Update Manager for creating baselines and schedules, staging patches, and remediating hosts
• Perform virtual machine (VM) configurations, including adjusting CPU and memory allocations, and specifying swap file location

 

3 Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Storage Infrastructure

• Implement complex storage solutions - iSCSI storage, NFS datastores, and Storage I/O Control
• Deploy and configure vSAN, and create a vSAN storage policy
• Investigate and restore access to a VMware vSphere® VMFS datastore

 

4 Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Network Infrastructure

• Migrate a VMkernel network adapter and vmnic from a standard switch to a distributed switch
• Create and configure a custom TCP/IP stack on an ESXi host
• Configure Network I/O Control to support network bandwidth constraint issues

 

5 Configure a vSphere Deployment for Availability and Scalability

• Enable VMware vSphere® High Availability and configure core components such as admission control, heartbeat datastores, and a custom isolation address
• Enable DRS and configure automation settings, EVC mode, and an affinity rule
• Troubleshoot a VMware vSphere® vMotion® issue within a vSphere cluster

 

6 Configure a vSphere Deployment for Manageability

• Create a VM and generate a report using VMware vSphere® PowerCLITM
• Configure VMware vCenter Server® database log settings and diagnostic logging levels
• Analyze a log file to investigate a network connection problem and remediate the problem
• Import an OVF template and create a subscribed content library for a multi-vCenter Server environment

 

7 Configure a vSphere Deployment for Performance

• Use ESXi command-line utilities to collect vSphere performance metrics and perform VM network packet capture
• Update the configuration on a VM template

 

8 Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Recoverability

• Backup and restore a distributed switch configuration
• Backup and restore a resource pool tree
• Schedule vCenter Server backups using the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface

 

9 Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Security

• Register a KMS with vCenter Server, create an encryption storage policy, and create an encrypted VM
• Update advanced certificate parameters and renew an ESXi certificate
• Create a vCenter Server custom role and assign permissions to an identity source user
• Change password restrictions on an ESXi host
• Add an ESXi host to a directory service domain and enable lockdown mode