VMware vSphere 8 Datacenter Operations (Live Online)

VMware vSphere™ 8 DCO class is designed for IT professionals that need to improve VMware vSphere skills. During class we focus exclusively on real-world knowledge and Best Practices that you will use in production every day.This class emphasizes using the latest VMware vSphere Clients and including use of the VMware Lifecycle Manager to upgrade your environment to vSphere 8 and apply security patches.For Q4 2022 we have a 100% new book, current with all of the latest VMware vSphere™ components:What’s new in VMware vSphere:• NEW vSphere HTML5 Web Client for vSphere 8• Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) with improved functionality for vCenter/VCSA 8• NEW vCenter VMware Photon OS Platform for vCenter 8• IMPROVED vCenter performance and reduced overhead for vCenter 8Our VMware® vSphere™ 8 Datacenter Operations (DCO) features over 60 interactive Step-By-Step Labs (SBS LAB ™), complete with detailed instructions and full-color screenshots of all steps. This is the most comprehensive class we offer. That means that our Step-by-Step Labs (SBS LABS™) are sure to become lasting reference materials and a clear, real-world roadmap for the design, implementation and management of VMware® vSphere™ 8 including:• Custom SBS labs available to supplement and enhance training• Use your classroom IaaS resources for at least one week after class for testing and practice• Our instructors are real-world consultants that will personally tell you all of the latest news and trendsCompatibilityThis class is based on VMware vSphere 8 and fully compatible with vSphere 7Why choose this class?Our instructors are real working consultants whose job is managing VMware Infrastructures from 3 to 300 Hosts. You will benefit from the same skills and knowledge that the instructor has applied to mission-critical systems for the Fortune 500, Government and companies just like yours.What makes our approach so unique is that we teach people what they actually need to know! Every participant builds a Best Practices Private Cloud from the ground up. Most importantly, we use the same procedures, in the same order, as they would be implemented in your own datacenter! Your book is your manual for successful VMware vSphere administration for years to come.Objectives:• Install, Configure, and Manage VMware vSphere™• Enable ESXi hypervisor security with Active Directory• Create and manage Virtual Machines and Appliances• Connect to SAN Storage, manage storage paths, create VMFS Volumes• Manage virtual networking including multiple NICs, Load Balancing and Fail-over• Configure Jumbo Frames the right way for iSCSI• Configure Roles, Privileges and Permissions• Monitor Tasks, Events and Alarms• Configure Clusters for HA and DRS• Use vMotion• Implement Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS)• Implement High Availability• Manage resources with Resource Pools• Configure and use the VMware vCenter Update Manager (VUM) to Upgrade and Patch ESXi hosts and Virtual Machines• Backup VMs using VMware the vStorage API for Data Protection (formerly VCB)• Utilize and integrate 3rd Party Tools into the datacenter environment• Command line management of vSphere™• Monitor performance using advanced tools and commandsEach objective will be reinforced with over 80 hands-on Step-by-Step Labs (SBS LABs).Who should attend?Administrators who are responsible for a VMware vSphere™ 8 environment.PrerequisitesThe VMware® vSphere™ 8 Datacenter Operations (DCO) is intended for IT professionals proficient in Windows and Server administration.Course OutlineModule 1. Introduction1.1.     What you will find in this bookModule 2. Grounds for Virtualization and Cloud Computing2.1.     Public, Private and Hybrid Clouds2.2.     Virtualization defined2.3.     What's in it for me?2.4.     What is a hypervisor?2.5.     Hypervisor Classifications2.6.     Comparison of production hypervisorsModule 3. VMware® vSphere™3.1.     What is VMware® vSphere™?3.2.     VMware® vSphere™ Components3.3.     What's new in VMware® vSphere™Module 4. Installing ESXi4.1.     Where should I get the ESXi ISO4.2.     Disk based or Diskless install?SBS LAB 1.     Accessing the ESXi Embedded Host Client (Replacement for the Windows Client)SBS LAB 2.     Connecting to a standalone ESXi HostModule 5. Time in a vSphere™ Environment5.1.     NTP (Linux) Time5.2.     Windows TimeSBS LAB 3.     ESXi and NTPModule 6. Active Directory and ESXi / vSphere™SBS LAB 4.     Joining ESXi to Active DirectoryModule 7. Virtual Machines7.1.     The Virtual Machine Remote Console7.2.     Windows VMsSBS LAB 5.     Building a Best Practice Windows VMSBS LAB 6.     Windows Server 2022 – new and different for VMwareSBS LAB 7.     VMware Tools7.3.     Virtual Machine File TypesSBS LAB 8.     Virtual machine Files and FoldersSBS LAB 9.     Files and Folders using Putty7.4.     VM Configuration ParametersSBS LAB 10.     Typematic Resolution7.5.     Timekeeping in Virtual MachinesSBS LAB 11.     Disable Timekeeping for Windows Server VM7.6.     Understanding SnapshotsSBS LAB 12.     Creating, Deleting, and Consolidating Snapshots7.7.     Managing mission-critical VMsSBS LAB 13.     Hot-extending a disk on Server 2022SBS LAB 14.     Adding a disk to Server 20227.8.     Linux VMsSBS LAB 15.     Building a VMware Photon VMSBS LAB 16.     Installing open-vm-toolsSBS LAB 17.     Patching and updating7.9.     Virtual Appliances – OVF and OVASBS LAB 18.     Export a VM to OFVSBS LAB 19.     Import a VM from OVFModule 8. vCenter Server8.1.     vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA)SBS LAB 20.     Installing the vCSASBS LAB 21.     Downloading log file bundlesSBS LAB 22.     Backup VCSA using VAMI8.2.     vCenter Consoles, Clients and connectionsSBS LAB 23.     Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) Web consoleSBS LAB 24.     vCenter Server HTML5 Web Client – supported for production useSBS LAB 25.     vCenter Server Flex Client – required for VUMModule 9. vSphere™ Management With vCenter ServerSBS LAB 26.     Adding AD as LDAPs ID SourceSBS LAB 27.     Initial Global Permission assignmentSBS LAB 28.     Adding ESXI server(s)SBS LAB 29.     LicensingSBS LAB 30.     Disabling SSH alarmSBS LAB 31.     Configuring vCenter to send and receive email9.2.     Scheduled TasksSBS LAB 32.     Scheduled Tasks9.3.     AlarmsSBS LAB 33.     Cresting an Alarm for one Inventory ItemSBS LAB 34.     Creating an Alarm for the whole environmentModule 10. Virtual Networking10.1.     802.2 Networking Terms10.2.     Virtual SwitchesSBS LAB 35.     Create a VMware Standard Virtual Switch (vSS)10.3.     Port Groups and VLANsSBS LAB 36.     Create a Port Group using VLANs10.4.     Best Practices Network ConfigurationSBS LAB 37.     Add physical NICs and create redundancySBS LAB 38.     Create separate network for non-management VMs (production)10.5.     Standard vSwitch PropertiesSBS LAB 39.     Security policySBS LAB 40.     Set Load BalancingSBS LAB 41.     Set Failover PolicyModule 11. The VMkernel port group11.1.     What is a VMkernel in reality?11.2.     Properties of the VMkernelSBS LAB 42.     Create Redundant iSCSI Network ConnectionsSBS LAB 43.     Set vSwitch Load Balancing for compliance with vSphere™ Port Binding requirementsModule 12. vSphere™ Storage12.1.     Terms12.2.     SAN Storage12.3.     Presenting Block Storage to vSphere™SBS LAB 44.     Add ISCSI SAN Storage AdapterSBS LAB 45.     Set Port Binding for iSCSI12.4.     VMFS File SystemSBS LAB 46.     Formatting a LUN as VMFS 6SBS LAB 47.     Setting the Path Selection Policy (PSP) for one LUN (GUI)Module 13. VMware HA and DRS Clusters13.1.     VMware vSphere Clusters overview13.2.     VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)13.3.     VMware vSphere High Availability (HA)13.4.     vMotionSBS LAB 48.     Create VMkernel interface for vMotionSBS LAB 49.     Join Class data centerSBS LAB 50.     Test vMotion13.5.     Cluster ManagementSBS LAB 51.     Create HA and DRS cluster13.6.     Distributed Power Management (DPM)SBS LAB 52.     Configure DPMModule 14. Virtual Machine Deployment Techniques14.1.     Templates and ClonesSBS LAB 53.     Create a vCenter CloneSBS LAB 54.     Use vSphere™ Customization Specification (Sysprep)SBS LAB 55.     Convert to templateSBS LAB 56.     Deploy a new VM from Template14.2.     Preparing VMs for production useSBS LAB 57.     Extending a VM disk liveSBS LAB 58.     Adding a disk to a mission critical ServerSBS LAB 59.     Static IP and domain joinSBS LAB 60.     Creating proper service accountModule 15. vSphere™ Fault Tolerance (FT)SBS LAB 61.     Enabling FT on a VMModule 16. Performance Charts and Monitoring16.1.     Metrics and Thresholds16.2.     Using Performance ChartsModule 17. Backup Techniques for a Virtualized Data Center with Veeam®17.1.     Third Party Backup in vSphere™SBS LAB 62.     Configure a Windows server as vSphere™SBS LAB 63.     Installing Veeam Backup & ReplicationSBS LAB 64.     Configure VeeamSBS LAB 65.     Configuring a backup jobSBS LAB 66.     Restoring from a backup