Master Cloud Computing with CompTIA Cloud+ Certification

Modern software-defined compute, also known as virtualization, is the first step toward the Software-Defined Data Center. Introduced by VMware more than a decade ago, x86 server virtualization has become a standard technology used by a vast majority of data centres worldwide. Servers deployed the conventional way operate at less than 15 percent of capacity. Virtualization rewrites the entire equation. CPU and memory are decoupled from physical hardware, creating pools of resources for use wherever needed. Each virtualized application and its operating system are encapsulated in a separate, isolated software container called a virtual machine (VM). Many VMs can be run simultaneously on each server, putting the majority of hardware capacity to productive use. The results have transformed server efficiency by offering Superior performance, higher availability and significant savings. IT achieves significantly more at dramatically lower cost through virtualization.

As the foundation for VMware’s complete Software-Defined Data Center platform, vSphere with Operations Management is the starting point for building your Software-Defined Data Center. With vSphere in place, you can seamlessly extend virtualization to storage and network services and add automated, policy-based provisioning and management.

What You Will Learn:

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives with vSphere 6.5, NSX and VSAN:

Describe the software-defined data centre

Deploy an ESXi host and create virtual machines

Describe vCenter Server architecture

Deploy a vCenter Server instance or VMware vCenter Server Appliance

Use vCenter Server to manage an ESXi host

Configure and manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere Client and VMware vSphere Web Client

Configure virtual networks with vSphere standard switches

Use vCenter Server to manage various types of host storage: VMware

vSphere VMFS, NFS, virtual SAN, and Virtual Volumes

Manage virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots, Create a vApp

Describe and use the content library

Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere vMotion

Use VMware vSphere Storage vMotion to migrate virtual machine storage

Monitor resource usage and manage resource pools

Use VMware vRealize Operations Manager to identify and solve issues through analytics and alerts

Manage VMware vSphere High Availability and VMware vSphere

Fault Tolerance Use VMware vSphere Replication and VMware vSphere Data

Protection to replicate virtual machines and perform data recovery

Use VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler clusters to improve host scalability

Use vSphere distributed switches to improve network scalability

Use VMware vSphere Update Managerto apply patches and

Perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and vCenter Server operations

Describe the principal disaster recovery topologies that are used with Site Recovery Manager

Configuring Site Recovery Manager

Describe the vSphere Replication architecture

Deploy and configure vSphere Replication for use with Site Recovery Manager

Recommended Experience

• Familiarity with basic virtualization concepts
• Familiarity with VMware Workstation
• Familiarity with IP networking

Recommended Equipment

• Computer with 16 GB of RAM (32GB preferred) and Intel VT or AMD-V support

Related Certifications

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP6.5-DCV)
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP6.5)

Related Job Functions

• IT professionals
• Server administrators
• Virtual administrators
• Storage administrators
• Network administrators