VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze v3.5

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Who Needs to Attend

Systems administrators and systems integrators experienced with Virtual Infrastructure 3 who are responsible for scaling their organization's deployment of VMware technology.

Prerequisites

Required

Achieving a passing score on a short, online pretest
Comfort with fundamental Linux commands (such as ls and cp) and a Linux text editor

Recommended

Completion of VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure or equivalent experience with VMware Infrastructure 3

VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure v3.5

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Take the next step in your VI3 training.

This hands-on training course, aimed at experienced VMware Infrastructure administrators, is a continuation of VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure and has been updated to reflect ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5. It focuses on ESX Server 3.5 rather than ESX Server 3i. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional.

What You'll Learn

Perform scripted installations
Administer an ESX server using commands
Configure Virtual Infrastructure security
Monitor Virtual Infrastructure
Configure and implement VMware High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), Consolidated Backup, and Update Manager
Perform fault analysis on Virtual Infrastructure components

Course Outline

1. Storage Administration

Managing VMFS Volumes
- LUN Identification
- Partitioning Disks
- VMFS Volume Operations
- Reading VMFS Volume Metadata
- Extending VMFS Volume
Datastore Security, Replication, and HBA Configuration Providing Datastore Security Securing Virtual Machine (VM) Access to Storage
- Supported Storage Types Distributed Lock Handling by VMFS-3
- Handling VMFS Replication
- VMFS LUN Replication
- Using LVM.EnableResignature
- View HBA Driver Configuration
- Modifying Adapter Properties
Common Storage-Related Events
- VMkernel Messages
- Sample Rescan Event vmkernel Log Entries
- Failover to Standby HBA
- Failover to Standby Storage Processor
Storage VMotion
- Introduction to Storage VMotion
- Storage VMotion - Performance
- Storage VMotion - Initial Implementation
- How Storage VMotion Works
- Requirements and Limitations

2. Network Administration

Create and Configure Virtual Switches
- Physical and Virtual Switch Comparison
- Virtual Switches and Spanning Tree Protocol
- Virtual Switch VLANs
- Cisco Discovery Protocol
- Locate Physical NICs
- Modify Physical NIC Attributes
- Enable/Disable TSO Support
- Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol
Virtual Network Security
- Using Network Segmentation
- Security Considerations for VLANs
- Virtual Switch Protection and VLANs
- Securing Virtual Switch Ports
- Notifying Switches
Create and Configure VMkernel Ports
- Configure VMkernel Ports
- Handling VMkernel Traffic
- VMkernel Networking
- VMkernel Routing
Managing Failover and Failure Detection
- Add an Uplink to a Port Group
- Define Failover Order
- Viewing Active/Standby NICs
- Display vSwitch Configuration
- Best Practices for NIC Teaming
- Troubleshooting NIC Teaming
Service Console Networking
- Host-Name Resolution
- Configure Service Console Port Group
- Advanced Service Console NIC Configurations
Service Console Firewall Management
- Required TCP and UDP Ports
Configuring the Software iSCSI Initiator
- iSCSI Overview
- Set Up Networking for iSCSI Software Initiator
- Configure the Firewall for Software iSCSI
- View General Properties of iSCSI Software Adapter
- Configure iSCSI Targets
- iSCSI Software Initiator Troubleshooting

3. DRS Configuration and Performance Monitoring

Building and Monitoring DRS Clusters
- Guidelines for Initial VM CPU Resources
- Guidelines for Initial VM Memory Resources
- Guidelines for Resource Allocation
- Adding a Host to the DRS Cluster
- Removing a Host from the DRS Cluster
- Monitor Cluster Usage
- Monitoring the DRS Cluster
- DRS Cluster Memory Resources
- Guidelines for DRS Clusters
Using Performance Monitoring Tools
- Tools for Performance Analysis
- Advanced per-VM CPU Statistics
- Monitoring Memory Utilization
- Viewing Memory Using the VI Client
- Monitoring Disk Utilization
- I/O Virtualization
- Analyzing Disk Performance
- Top Indications of Storage I/O Bottleneck
- Monitoring Network Utilization
- Common Network Issues
- Troubleshooting a VM's Network Throughput

4. Business Continuity and Data Protection

Microsoft Cluster Services
- Clustering Options
- Implementing Cluster in a Box
- Implementing a Cluster Across Boxes
- Implementing Standby Host Clustering
- Shared Storage Summary
Configuring VMware HA
- VMware HA Overview
- Cluster Configuration and Communication Details
- Viewing Your HA Cluster
- Customize VMware HA Cluster Behavior
- Customize VM Behavior in an HA Cluster
- Effect of DRS Affinity Rules on HA Clusters
- VMware HA Best Practices
Describe How VCB Works
- VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)
- VCB Components
- Virtual Machine Snapshots
- How a Snapshot Is Created
- File-Level Backup
- Full Virtual Machine Backup
- VCB and Storage Dependencies
- VCB Log Files
Using VCB Command-Line Utilities
- Using VCB Command-Line Utilities
- Identify a Virtual Machine's Backup or Snapshot
- Perform a Full Virtual Machine Backup
- Back Up Individual Virtual Disks
- Restore from VCB Backups
- Image-Level Restoration
- File-Level Restoration
- Restoration Using VMware Converter

5. Operational Maintenance

Install and Configure VMware Update Manager
- VMware Update Manager Overview
- Installing VMware Update Manager
- VMware Update Manager Database
- Configuring VMware Update Manager Settings
- Scheduling Patch Metadata Downloads
- Installing the Guest Agent
- Baseline Management
- Report on a Noncompliant Virtual Machine
- Responding to Guest Remediation Failure
- Scanning ESX Hosts
- DRS-Enabled Remediation
- Troubleshooting Update Manager

6. Modify Logging Behavior

Configure Logging for vpxd and vpxa
- Windows Environment Variables
- VirtualCenter Installation Logs
- The VirtualCenter Server Configuration File
- VirtualCenter Server vpxd Logs
- Log Options for vpxd and vpxa
- Collecting Log Files
- Virtual Machine Logging
Consolidating Service Console Log Files
- How to Configure /etc/syslog.conf
- ESX-Specific syslog.conf Entries
- Using the logger Command
- Time Synchronization
Rotating Service Console Log Files
- Configure Log File Rotation
- Third-Party Logs

7. Service Console Security

Configure SSH
- Direct ESX Server Login Authentication Process
- Controlling Remote Service Console Access
- Preventing Remote Root Access
- Controlling User Access
- Enable an Illegal Access Warning
- Tracking User Access
Employ TCP Wrappers
- Controlling Host Access
- Defining Host Rules

8. Rapid Provisioning of ESX Servers

Scripted ESX Server Installations
- Overview of Scripted Installation
- Create an Installation Script
- Installation Script Content
- Common Deployment Scenarios

Please note: Due to the advanced nature of this course, all students will be required to take and pass an assessment test. Your enrollment cannot be confirmed until you have passed this assessment. Please contact 1-800-COURSES for more information.