VMWUB - VMware Ultimate BOOTCAMP

Course Objective

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

To Train up the ultimate virtualization expert through intense immersion in a five day accelerated VMware ESX training Ultimate BootCamp.

Course Summary

The Ultimate Bootcamp is taught by top virtualization experts, with hand-on labs designed to expose the student to advanced virtualization concepts and VMware’s VI3.5 Product Suite.  This comprehensive class prepares the student to become a professional virtualization expert with the certification (Certified Virtualization Expert (CVE)) to attest to their knowledge of the material and technology.

• Five (5) 10 hour days of intense instruction with no outside distractions
• In-person access to the top virtualization experts in the industry
• Each student is provided their own dedicated server to practice on.
• 50 + labs to hone your skills and gain a 360° perspective on how to build and maintain virtual environments.
• Install, configure, deploy, secure, analyze, consolidate and design virtual networks from A-Z 
• Lunch and snacks provided on each day of class  
• Learn to apply third party solutions to simplify processes and make the job easier.
• Post mentoring from the best virtualization instructors in the industry.
• Create more value for yourself by becoming and Certified Virtualization Expert™

Ultimate Bootcamps give the student in-depth skills training through hands-on experience with state of the art equipment. The focus of this training is to instill the knowledge required for the student to do their job efficiently and effectively first.  To accomplish this, the Bootcamp provides a comprehensive A-Z training experience, starting from the installation of the licensed product to real world troubleshooting scenarios.  The course’s focus is not limited only to learning and harnessing the power of VMware, but the entire concept of virtualization and other 3rd party tools and technologies that will enhance VMware capabilities and increase the student’s virtualization expertise.

Who Should Attend:

System Administrators, Engineers, and Operators responsible for setup, support, and troubleshooting of ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter. The Ultimate BootCamp is intended for IT Professionals with a minimum of 1 year of server and infrastructure experience.

Prerequisites:

1-3 years System administration experience on Microsoft Windows

Upon Completion of the Ultime BootCamp, students will learn:

• About all of the new and exciting features of VMware Infrastructure 3.5
• Foundational terms and concepts concerning virtualization
• How to install, configure and support ESX server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5
• How to configure Virtual Machines, templates, and clones
• How to configure Virtual Networking and how to support VMotion
• P2V , V2V, V2P, and P2P Methods and Techniques
• Server Consolidation Procedures and reasoning
• Tools to support a virtual infrastructure - VMware, Platespin, Vizioncore, Veeam and more
• Vmotion, Update Manager, Power Management, Guided Consolidation, Clustering –DRS/HA,etc.
• Best Practices within a Virtual Enterprise
• How to perform backups in the ESX Environment - Service Console and Virtual Machines - VCB
• How to use the Command Line Interface for supporting ESX Servers - ESX commands
• How to install, upgrade, configure, and troubleshoot ESX Licensing server

Course Outline

Chapter 1 – Introduction (HOL)

Chapter 2 – Virtualization Overview

Chapter 3 – Installing ESX (HOL)

Chapter 4 – Tools to Administer a VMware Environment

Chapter 5 – Patching, Upgrading, & Configuring ESX

• Lesson 1: Patching and Upgrading ESX Server (HOL)
• Lesson 2: ESX Server Scripted Install (HOL)
• Lesson 3: Planning ESX Server Deployment
• Lesson 4: Configuring ESX (HOL)
• Lesson 5: Troubleshooting ESX Server

Chapter 6 – Networking

• Lesson 1: Creating Virtual Switches (HOL)
• Lesson 2: Modify Virtual Switches
• Lesson 3: Create Virtual Networks using CLI (HOL)

Chapter 7 – Storage

• Lesson 1: Fiber Channel SAN Storage
• Lesson 2: iSCSI SAN Storage (HOL)
• Lesson 3: VMFS Datastore (HOL)
• Lesson 4: NAS Storage and NFS Datastore (HOL)
• Lesson 5: Raw Device Mapping and Clustering
• Lesson 6: Storage Comparisons

Chapter 8 – VirtualCenter Installation

• Lesson 1: Licensing
• Lesson 2: VirtualCenter Installation
• Lesson 3: VirtualCenter Inventory
• Lesson 4: Managing VirtualCenter
• Lesson 5: Planning VirtualCenter Deployment
• Lesson 6: Troubleshooting Virtual Center, License, & Database
• Lesson 7: Troubleshooting

Chapter 9 – VM Creation and Configuration

• Lesson 1: Create a VM (HOL)
• Lesson 2: Create Multiple VMs (HOL)
• Lesson 3: Physical to Virtual & Virtual to Virtual Conversions
• Lesson 4: Manage VMs
• Lesson 5: Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown
• Lesson 6: Virtual Machine Snapshots (HOL)
• Lesson 7: Web Access (HOL)
• Lesson 8: Troubleshooting Virtual Machines

Chapter 10 – VM Creation and Configuration

• Lesson 1: Security Overview (HOL)
• Lesson 2: User Access (HOL)
• Lesson 3: Physical to Virtual Conversions (HOL)
• Lesson 4: Managing Firewalls (HOL)
• Lesson 5: SSH Access (HOL)
• Lesson 6: Configuring Sudo (HOL)

Chapter 11 – Resource Management, VMotion, DRS Clusters, & HA

• Lesson 1: Configuring Resource Pools (HOL)
• Lesson 2: Configure VMotion (HOL)
• Lesson 3: Distributed Resource Scheduler (HOL)
• Lesson 4: Resource Pools in DRS Clusters (HOL)
• Lesson 5: High Availability (HA) (HOL)
• Lesson 6: Update Manager (HOL)
• Lesson 7: Storage VMotion (HOL)

Chapter 12 – Backups and Snapshots

• Lesson 1: Backup Strategies
• Lesson 2: Using VCB Command Line Utilities (HOL)
• Lesson 3: Third Party Backups (HOL)

Chapter 13 – Monitoring

• Lesson 1: Tools for Optimization
• Lesson 2: Monitor VM Performance (HOL)
• Lesson 3: Configuring Alarms (HOL)
• Lesson 4: Collecting Log Files

**HOL – A Hands on Lab is provided for students on this chapter.

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