VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5

Become a VCP5

There are different paths to VCP5 certification based on your background. Choose your path and complete the three core validation components:

1. Attend a qualifying VMware authorized course.
   Already a VCP4? There is no course requirement until February 29, 2012.
2. Gain hands-on experience with VMware vSphere 5.
3. Pass the VCP5 Exam.

Overview		This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere®, which consists of VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter™ Server. The course is based on ESXi 5.0 and vCenter Server 5.0. Completion of this course satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware® Certified Professional 5 exam. Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more advanced vSphere courses. For advanced course options, see www.vmware.com/education.

Objectives

•  Install and configure ESXi •  Install and configure vCenter Server components •  Configure and manage ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server •  Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines •  Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure •  Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage •  Use vCenter Server to increase scalability •  Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESXi patches •  Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Prerequisites		System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
Outline		1  Course Introduction •  Introductions and course logistics •  Course objectives 2  Introduction to VMware Virtualization •  Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components •  Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization •  Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture •  Install and use vSphere user interfaces 3  Virtual Machines •  Introduce  virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files •  Deploy a single virtual machine and virtual machine appliance 4  VMware vCenter Server •  Identify vCenter Server and database requirements •  Describe vCenter Server architecture •  Deploy a vCenter Server appliance •  View and create vCenter Server inventory objects 5  Configure and Manage Virtual Networks •  Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch •  Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties 6  Configure and Manage vSphere Storage •  Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage •  Create and manage vSphere datastores •  Configure, deploy, and manage the VMware Virtual Storage Appliance 7  Virtual Machine Management •  Deploy virtual machines using  templates, cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter™ •  Modify and manage virtual machines •  Create and manage virtual machine snapshots •  Perform VMware vMotion® and Storage vMotion migrations 8  Access and Authentication Control •  Control user access through roles and permissions •  Configure and manage the ESXi firewall •  Integrate ESXi with Active Directory •  Introduce vShield Zones 9  Resource Management and Monitoring •  Control virtual machine access to CPU, memory, and I/O resources •  Introduce VMkernel methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage •  Monitor resource usage using  vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms 10  Data Protection •  Discuss strategies for backing up ESXi hosts •  Introduce the backup/recovery APIs •  Discuss strategies for backing up virtual machines 11  High Availability and Fault Tolerance •  Configure and manage a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster •  Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using VMware Fault Tolerance 12  Scalability •  Configure and manage a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster •  Configuring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility •  Using VMware HA and DRS together 13  Patch Management•  Manage ESXi patching and patch compliance using vCenter Update Manager 14  Installing VMware vSphere 5 Components •  Introduce ESXi Installable installation •  Introduce vCenter Server installation •  Additional vCenter Server module installation