VMWARE vSphere Training

We are please to announce the availability of a three day Online VMware vSphere course to be held between the 12th - 14th April for members of the TTP.

Please note that although this course contains all of the required information it is not an ‘official VMware course’ and therefore cannot be used if you are pursuing the VMware certification. Our purpose here is to provide you with the information and our experiences at an economic price.

Places on this course will be limited so if you are interested please book early at the following link: Booking Form

Costs: $495 for the three day course

Timings:

This online course is aimed at TTP participants based in the Americas and will be made up of four 1.5 hour sessions per day (you need to attend all 4 sessions per day) with the following timetable:

Eastern 11.00-12.30 13.00-14.30 15.00-16.30 17.00-18.30
Central 10.00-11.30 12.00-13.30 14.00-15.30 16.00-17.30
Mountain 09.00-10.30 11.00-12.30 13.00-14.30 15.00-16.30
Pacific 08.00-09.30 10.00-11.30 12.00-13.30 14.00-15.30

Workstation requirements

To take part in the course you will require a workstation (PC or Mac), attached to the internet with a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768. The machine will also require a headset with microphone in case you need to ask questions. Please do not use internal microphones or speakers as these can lead to feedback. Prior to the course you will be sent a link to enable you to configure and test the Elluminate software and install Java if required.

 

VMware vSphere Three-Day Course Overview


Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization
  • Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components

  • Module 3: Installing ESX
  • Installation of ESX

  • Module 4: Configuring ESXi/ESX
  • Configuration of ESXi and ESX

  • Module 5: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server
  • Install and configure vCenter Server, and use the VMware Client to manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies

  • Module 6: Networking
  • Configuration of vNetwork standard and distributed switches, network connections, and port groups

  • Module 7: Storage
  • Storage management technologies

  • Module 8: Virtual Machines
  • Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, Guided Consolidation, VMware converter, VMware converter CD.

  • Physical to virtual conversion of Microsoft, Linux and Netware servers.

  • USB implementation solutions

  • Modifying, managing, Snapshots and migrating virtual machines

  • Module 9: Configuration Management
  • Patching using vCenter Update Manager

  • Module 10: Access Control
  • Controlling user access through roles and permissions

  • Module 11: Resource Monitoring
  • Workload assessment, monitoring using vCenter Server, and other utilities.

  • Implementing SNMP support

  • Module 12: Scalability
  • VMware VMotion™ migrations

  • Configuring resource pools and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster

  • Module 13: High Availability and Data Protection
  • Setup of a VMware High Availability cluster, including HA and Fault tolerance

  • Backup and recovery of virtual machines using VMware Data Recovery

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    To book a place on this course please complete the booking form.

    If you have any other questions please email peter@mindworksuk.com