VMware vSphere: Automation with vSphere PowerCLI [V4]

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Who Needs to Attend

Technical persons responsible for managing ESX, VMware ESXi, and VMware vCenter™ Server, including IT managers, system architects, and system administrators

Prerequisites

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux
Scripting experience in one of the following: VBScript, Perl, UNIX shell scripts, Python, or other languages with variables and control structures
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4] or VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V4]

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Certification Programs and Certificate Tracks

This course is part of the following programs or tracks:

VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)

Learn to automate common tasks in VMware vSphere.

This hands-on VMware® training course introduces the use of VMware vSphere™ PowerCLI to automate VMware vSphere 4. You will learn to automate tasks that can reduce your IT costs while improving efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability.

Certification:

This course is recommended for VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 4 - Datacenter Administration Certification (VCAP4-DCA)

What You'll Learn

Automate VMware ESX™ configuration
Automate provisioning virtual machines
Automate virtual machine configuration changes
Automate cluster operations
Automate reporting

Course Outline

1. Introduction to vSphere PowerCLI

2. Main vSphere PowerCLI Object

Main commandlets in vSphere PowerCLI
Connect to a vSphere infrastructure
Get help for commandlets

3. Automating ESX Host Configuration

Automate configuration of virtual switches on ESX hosts
Automate configuration of datastores on ESX hosts

4. Virtual Machine Provisioning, Configuration, and Protection

Automate creation of virtual machines
Change virtual machine settings programmatically
Run vSphere PowerCLI scripts in virtual machines
Automate virtual machine protection

5. Automating Cluster Operations

Automate virtual machine storage migration
Automate VMware vMotion™
Create a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler/VMware High Availability cluster
Automate cluster configuration
Automate resource pool creation and configuration

Labs

You will spend approximately 60% of class time completing hands-on labs.

Classroom Dates and Locations

Date	Location Details
Oct 21 - 22, 2010	Columbus, OH	Register
Oct 28 - 29, 2010	Chicago (Schaumburg), IL	Register
Nov 4 - 5, 2010	Washington, DC	Register
Dec 9 - 10, 2010	Boston, MA	Register
Dec 20 - 21, 2010	New York, NY	Register