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Print PageVMware vSphere 5: What’s New
Description:
This hands-on training course explores new features in VMware vCenter™ Server 5.0 and VMware® ESXi™ 5.0. Topics include VMware vSphere® 5 installation and how to upgrade from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0. vSphere 5.0 is the first version of vSphere to include only the ESXi hypervisor.
- Cost: €1250.00
- Duration: 2 days
- Cork Date:
- Limerick Date:
- Dublin Date: 17-18 Nov, 19-20 Dec, 09-10 Jan, 06-07 Feb, 05-06 Mar, 02-03 Apr
- This course is also available as a customised client specific course.
Prerequisites:
Attendance at one of these VMware vSphere 4 courses: Install, Configure, Manage
Fast Track
What’s New
Or equivalent vSphere 4 administration experience
Fast Track
What’s New
Or equivalent vSphere 4 administration experience
Objectives:
At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functions and features in vSphere 5.0 and be able to do the following:
List and describe key enhancements in vSphere 5.0
Upgrade a deployment from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0
Use Image Builder to modify and export an image profile as part of Auto Deploy Use Auto Deploy to Install a stateless ESXi host
Manage a version 8 virtual machine with the next-generation Web-based VMware vSphere Client
List and describe key networking enhancements, including the ESXi firewall and new features in vNetwork distributed switches
Upgrade and manage a VMware vSphere VMFS5 datastore
Understand and configure policy-driven storage management
Create a datastore cluster and configure Storage DRS
Configure a VMware High Availability cluster based on the new Fault Domain Manager agents
Use the Linux-based VMware vCenter Server Appliance
List and describe key enhancements in vSphere 5.0
Upgrade a deployment from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0
Use Image Builder to modify and export an image profile as part of Auto Deploy Use Auto Deploy to Install a stateless ESXi host
Manage a version 8 virtual machine with the next-generation Web-based VMware vSphere Client
List and describe key networking enhancements, including the ESXi firewall and new features in vNetwork distributed switches
Upgrade and manage a VMware vSphere VMFS5 datastore
Understand and configure policy-driven storage management
Create a datastore cluster and configure Storage DRS
Configure a VMware High Availability cluster based on the new Fault Domain Manager agents
Use the Linux-based VMware vCenter Server Appliance
Course Introduction:
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Other vSphere 5 learning resources
Course objectives
Other vSphere 5 learning resources
Introduction to VMware vSphere 5.0:
Key enhancements in ESXi, vCenter Server, and VMware vSphere Upgrade Manager
Upgrade vSphere components from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0, including vCenter
Server, Update Manager, and ESXi
Upgrade vSphere components from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0, including vCenter
Server, Update Manager, and ESXi
Virtual Machine Management:
Describe new virtual machine version 8 hardware features
Explain virtual machine snapshot consolidation
Describe the vCenter Solutions Manager
Upgrade a virtual machine to version 8 hardware
Install, register, and use the Web-based vSphere Client
Explain virtual machine snapshot consolidation
Describe the vCenter Solutions Manager
Upgrade a virtual machine to version 8 hardware
Install, register, and use the Web-based vSphere Client
Network Management:
Describe the ESXi firewall
Describe new features of vNetwork distributed switches including NetFlow, port mirroring, and Link Layer Discovery Protocol
Describe enhancements to network I/O control, including 802.1p priority tagging, user-defined virtual machine resource pools, and the host-based replication traffic pool
Configure the ESXi firewall
Configure and test port mirroring
Describe new features of vNetwork distributed switches including NetFlow, port mirroring, and Link Layer Discovery Protocol
Describe enhancements to network I/O control, including 802.1p priority tagging, user-defined virtual machine resource pools, and the host-based replication traffic pool
Configure the ESXi firewall
Configure and test port mirroring
Storage Management:
Describe new storage features, including VMFS5, Fibre Channel over Ethernet software adapters, policy-driven storage management and vStorage API for Storage Awareness, solidstate disk support, and VMware vSphere vStorage Appliance
Describe enhanced features, including snapshot support for VMware vSphere Storage vMotion, increased storage performance, and new primitives in the vStorage API for Array Integration
Upgrade VMFS3 to VMFS5
Create a storage policy
Describe enhanced features, including snapshot support for VMware vSphere Storage vMotion, increased storage performance, and new primitives in the vStorage API for Array Integration
Upgrade VMFS3 to VMFS5
Create a storage policy
Scalability:
Scaling enhancements to resource pools and VMware vSphere vMotion™
Describe Storage DRS operation
Create a datastore cluster for Storage DRS
Configure Storage DRS
Describe Storage DRS operation
Create a datastore cluster for Storage DRS
Configure Storage DRS
High Availability:
Describe enhancements to the VMware Fault Tolerance and Enhanced vMotion Compatibility features
Describe the operation of VMware HA using the new Fault Domain Manager agents Create a VMware HA cluster
Describe the operation of VMware HA using the new Fault Domain Manager agents Create a VMware HA cluster
New VMware vSphere Deployment Alternatives:
Configure the Linux-based vCenter Server Appliance
Use Image Builder to create an installation image profile
Use Auto Deploy to deploy a stateless ESXi host
Use Image Builder to create an installation image profile
Use Auto Deploy to deploy a stateless ESXi host