VMware vSphere 4.x/5.x to 5.5 Upgrade & New Tech Ult. Bootcamp Series!
Overview: Our VMware Ultimate Bootcamp vSphere 4.0 series teaches advanced virtualization concepts and explores the VMware vSphere 4.0 product suite. This comprehensive series prepares the student to become a certified professional virtualization expert. The objective is to instill the knowledge required for the student to do their job efficiently and effectively, starting from installation of the product to real-world troubleshooting issues. The 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.
Series Taught By: Jeff Weiss
Available CEUs for Course Series Completion: 9
Students can earn up to 9 CEUs for fully completing this course series. This information will be displayed on the certificate of completion. Learn More
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Course Modules
(Duration: 5m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Introduction
- Course Flip Book Site
- Certified Virtualization Expert (CVE) Certification
- VMTraining’s Physical Setup
- VMTraining’s Setup – Student to Datacenter
- VMTraining’s Network IP Setup
- Lab Terms Used
- Lab Conventions Used
- Chapter 01 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 54m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Topic 1: vSphere 5.x New Technology Overview
- The Software-Defined Datacenter (SDDC)
- vCloud Suite 5.5
- vCloud Suite 5.5 – Add-ons
- VMware vSphere 5.5
- vSphere 5.x New Technology Overview
- vSphere 5.5 – Hypervisor Enhancements
- vSphere 5.5 – Virtual Machine Enhancements
- vSphere 5.5 – vCenter Server Enhancements
- vSphere 5.5 – Storage Enhancements
- vSphere 5.5 – Networking Enhancements
- Type 1 and Type 2 Hypervisors
- VMware ROI TCO Calculator V 4.0
- VMware TCO Comparison Calculator
- Topic 2: Licensing
- vCenter Server 5.x & ESXi Host Licensing Model
- vSphere Essentials 5.5 for Small Business
- vSphere 5.5 License Types and Pricing
- New Features per vSphere 5.1 License Type
- Windows Licensing Calculator
- VMware and Microsoft License Purchase Deal
- Topic 3: vSphere 5 Requirements
- ESXi Hardware Requirements
- vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 (VMware ESXi)
- VMware ESXi 5.x
- vCenter Server 5.x Summary
- vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1c
- vCenter Server 5.5/5.5a/5.5b & 5.5 Update 1
- vCenter Server 5.x Specifications
- Managing Multiple Enterprise Locations
- vCenter Server 5.1/5.5 SSO
- vCenter Server 5.1/5.5 Connection through SSO
- SSO 5.5 Interoperability
- vCenter Server 5.5 Architecture
- vCenter Server Database Overview
- vCenter Server 5 Database Sizing
- SQL Server vCenter Database Setup
- vCenter 5.5 Installation Options
- Order of vCenter 5.5 Manual Installation Method
- Install Single Sign On Service (SSO) 5.5
- vCenter Server 5.5 Simple Install (Windows)
- vCenter Server 5.5 Post Install
- Chapter 02 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 27m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Topic 1: Upgrades and Migrations
- Upgrade to 5.5 Methodology
- Upgrade vCenter to 5.0 Steps
- Upgrade- All on 1 Server
- Upgrade vCenter to 5.5– Separate Servers (Med-Lg Org)
- Upgrade of Multiple vSphere Products to Use vCenter 5.5
- Install vSphere Web Client 5.5
- Install vSphere 5.5 Inventory Service
- Upgrade Inventory Service 5.0 to 5.1/5.5
- Upgrade vCenter 4.1 to 5.5
- Upgrade Update Manager 4.1 to 5.5
- Upgrade Host to ESXi 5.5 Using Media
- ESX/ESXi Upgrade Using Update Manager (5.0 or 5.1 or 5.5)
- ESX/ESXi Migration to New Hardware
- Upgrade Distributed Switch to 5.5
- Upgrade the Virtual Machines
- Use the vSphere Client to Upgrade the VMware Tools
- Use vSphere Client to Upgrade Virtual Machine Hardware V10
- Use Update Manager to Upgrade Virtual Machines
- Chapter 03 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 6m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Topic 1: VM Details
- VM Virtual Hardware
- VM Properties HW v9 via vSphere Web Client
- vSphere 5.5– Virtual Machine Enhancements
- VM Graphics HW v10 via vSphere Web Client
- Types of Virtual NICs (vNIC)
- Virtual Machine Files
- VMDK Stub File Creation
- VM Swap Files
- VMDK Disk Provisioning
- Virtual Disk
- Larger 62 TB Virtual Disks
- AHCI SATA Controller
- Install Guest OS into VM
- Hot Add Memory and CPUs
- VM Properties- Hardware Tab
- Adding USB Devices to VM
- VM Properties- Options Tab
- Renaming a Virtual Machine
- vmware-cmd.pl (vCLI)
- Kill a VM with esxcli
- VM Console & Menus
- VMware Tools
- VMware Tools 5.0 & Earlier vs. 5.1/5.5
- Topic 2: Templates & Clones
- Clones & Templates
- Deploy VM from Template
- Customizing the OS in a Virtual Machine
- Customization Specification Manager
- Topic 3: VMware Converter 5.5
- VMware Converter 5.5
- VMware Converter Sources
- VMware Converter Standalone 5.5
- Post Conversion Steps
- VMware Converter Standalone 5.5 (Cont’d)
- Chapter 04 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 4m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Topic 1: Host Profiles
- Host Profiles Overview
- Per Host Answer Files
- Edit Host Profile
- Topic 2: Host Deployment Options
- vSphere 5.x ESXi Image Builder CLI
- vSphere 5.x Auto Deploy for ESXi PXE Boot
- vSphere 5 Auto Deploy Process
- vSphere 5 Auto Deploy Architecture
- Topic 3: ESXi 5.5 Management
- vCenter Server 5.0 & 5.x Host Functionality
- ESXi Host & vCenter Server Management Overview
- Direct Console User Interface (DCUI)
- Managing ESXi with the vSphere Client (VIC)
- The Management User Interface (MUI) (ESX/ESXi/vCenter)
- SSH Access: PuTTY, SecureCRT, FastSCP, etc.
- Troubleshooting Options: ESXi 5.x
- Configuration of Troubleshooting Options in ESXi 5.x
- CLI Commands Overview
- CLI Commands
- esxcli, vimsh, vim-cmd, “commands”
- vSphere Command Line Interface (vCLI)
- vCLI Commands
- Managing ESX/ESXi with the vSphere CLI (vCLI)
- vCLI Command Syntax
- vSphere SDK for Perl
- vSphere Management Assistant (vMA 5.5)
- PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2
- Common Command Line Interface (CLI) Options
- ESXi 5.x Text Editor
- Topic 4: vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA)
- vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (vCSA) Specifications
- Topic 5: vSphere Web Client
- vSphere Web Client
- vSphere Web Client– Requirements
- Install vSphere Web Client 5.5
- Using vSphere Web Client 5.5
- Topic 6: New Update Manager Features
- Update Manager 5.5 Patching
- Shavlik Protect (Standard & Advanced)
- Update Manager 5.5 Install (Windows)
- Update Manager vSphere Client Plugin
- Update Manager Baselines
- Update Manager Remediation Defaults and Configuration Options
- Update Manager Events
- Update Manager Notifications
- Patch Repository
- Update Manager Download Service
- Update Manager Sizing Estimator
- Update Manager Tab
- Remediation
- Topic 7: vCenter Server 5.x Management
- Collecting Windows vCenter Log Files
- Collecting vCSA Log Files
- Collecting vCenter Diagnostics Data
- Configuring Syslog on ESXi (GUI)
- Sending Logs to a Syslog Server (CLI)
- Syslog Servers
- vCenter Server 5.1 Shows Disabled Plug-ins
- Chapter 05 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 43m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Topic 1: Virtual Networks
- vSphere 5.x Virtual Switch Types
- Cisco Discovery Protocol
- Modifying vSwitch Properties (Ports Tab)
- Custom MAC Address
- Physical Switch Configuration
- Topic 2: vSphere Distributed Virtual Switches
- vSphere Distributed vSwitch (vDS) Overview
- vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) New Features in vSphere 5.0
- vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) New Features in vSphere 5.1
- vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) New Features in vSphere 5.5
- Creating a vSphere Distributed Switch
- Edit dvSwitch Settings
- Edit dvSwitch Uplink Policy Settings
- Edit dvSwitch Port Group Settings
- Port Binding Methods
- Private VLANs
- Private VLAN (PVLAN) Tagging
- Migrating Service Console Port or VMkernel Port to vDS
- Network I/O Control (NIOC)
- Network I/O Control (NIOC)– Best Practices
- Create NetFlow
- Using Port Mirroring
- vDS Health Check
- Create a LACP LAG
- Configure LAG Without Losing Connectivity
- Use Template Mode to Assign NICs to the LAG on Multiple Hosts
- Make the LAG Active to Finish Configuration
- Networking Review
- Topic 3: Creating & Modifying Virtual Networks using CLI
- Networking CLI Commands
- Physical NIC Commands
- Configure Physical NICs
- Virtual Switch Commands
- Configure Virtual Switches
- VMkernel Port Commands
- Configure the VMkernel Port
- Chapter 06 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 51m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Topic 1: Storage Concepts
- vSphere’s Family of Storage APIs
- Storage APIs – Array Integration
- Storage APIs – Multipathing
- Path Selection Considerations
- Viewing Multipathing
- All Paths Down (APD)
- Storage I/O Control (SIOC)
- SIOC Enhancements
- SIOC Monitoring
- Multipathing Commands
- Multipathing Commands (vCLI)
- Multipathing Command Examples
- Topic 2: iSCSI Storage (GUI & Command Line)
- Setup Steps – Multipathing with Software iSCSI
- iSCSI Software Initiator Networking
- Configuring iSCSI
- Configure Software Initiator
- Bind VMkernel ports to Storage Adapter (GUI)
- Bind VMkernel ports to Storage Adapter (CLI)
- Discovering iSCSI Targets
- Jumbo Frames
- iSCSI Session Options (CLI)
- Topic 3: Fibre Channel Storage
- What is Fibre Channel?
- ESX / ESXi and Fibre Channel SAN Environment and Addressing
- Scanning Fibre Channel LUNs
- Topic 4: VMFS Datastores
- Virtual Machine File System (VMFS-5)
- Virtual Machine File System (Updates in vSphere 5.5)
- Upgrade VMFS-3 to VMFS-5
- Viewing and Creating a VMFS-5 Datastore
- Advanced I/O Management
- Topic 5: NAS Storage and NFS Datastores
- Network Attached Storage (NAS) and ESX/ESXi
- Mount an NFS Datastore to Host
- NFS Configuration Options (CLI)
- Topic 6: Profile Driven Storage, Datastore Clusters & Storage DRS (SDRS)
- Profile-Driven Storage
- vSphere Storage API for Storage Awareness (VASA)
- Manage Storage Capabilities
- Enable VM Storage Profiles
- Expert Tip: Known Port Conflict
- Create VM Storage Profiles
- Apply VM Storage Profiles to VMs
- Datastore Clusters
- Storage DRS (SDRS)
- Create a Datastore Cluster for SDRS
- Datastore Cluster Information
- Edit a Datastore Cluster
- Topic 7: Solid State Disks (SSD)
- Solid State Disks (SSD)
- Host Cache Configuration
- When ESXi Fails to Identify Solid State Disks
- Using SMART with SSD
- Topic 8: vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA)
- vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA)– Overview (v5.1.1, replaced 5.1)
- vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA)- Components
- vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA)– New Features in 5.1/5.1.1
- vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA)- Architecture
- Topic 9: vSphere Flash Read Cache (vFRC)
- vSphere Virtual Flash
- Configure a Virtual Flash Resource
- Configure Virtual Flash Host Swap
- Virtual Flash Read Cache
- Topic 10: VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN)
- VSAN Overview
- VSAN Device Configuration
- VSAN Cluster Configuration
- VSAN Architecture
- Chapter 07 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 45m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Topic 1: vSphere Data Protection 5.5.5 (vDP)
- vSphere Data Protection 5.5.5
- vSphere Data Protection 5.5.5 Installation & Features
- vSphere Data Protection 5.5.5– What’s New
- vSphere Data Protection Advanced 5.5.5
- vDP 5.5.5- Configure Settings
- Using VDP to Backup a VM
- Using VDP to Restore a VM
- File Level Restore (FLR)
- Replication to/from Avamar
- Direct-to-Host Restore
- Topic 2: vSphere Replication 5.5
- vSphere Replication v5.5
- vSphere Replication v5.5– New Features
- VR v5.5 Setup
- VR v5.5 Configure Replication
- VR v5.5 Recovery
- Topic 3: Site Recovery Manager 5.5 (SRM)
- VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) V5.5
- VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) V5.5– Features
- VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) V5.5– What’s New
- SRM Architecture Overview
- SRM– Site Recovery Processes
- Topic 4: High Availability (HA)
- New vSphere 5 HA Features
- New vSphere 5.1 HA Features
- New vSphere 5.5 HA Features
- vSphere 5 HA in Action
- Configure HA Cluster
- VMware HA: Virtual Machine Options
- Host Isolation
- Guidelines for Isolation Response Setting
- HA VM Monitoring
- App HA – Application High Availability
- App HA – Policies
- App HA – Architecture
- HA Datastore Heartbeating
- Viewing your HA Cluster
- Troubleshooting VMware HA
- Chapter 08 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 14m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Topic 1: Managing Firewalls
- ESXi 5.x Firewall
- TCP & UDP Ports
- Data Encryption
- Security Certificates
- ESXi Firewall Configuration via vSphere Client
- ESXi Host Firewall Commands
- Topic 2: ESXi Active Directory (AD) Integration
- AD-ESX/ESXi 4.1/5 Authentication Services
- Assign ESXi 4.1/5 Permissions Directly to AD Users
- Topic 3: vShield Family
- vCloud Networking & Security
- VMsafe Components
- vShield Product Family Overview
- vShield App
- vShield Edge
- vShield Endpoint
- For More Security Information
- Chapter 09 Review
- Course Closure
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
- about 6.11 hours on-demand video
- 9 downloadable Pdf Workbooks
- Unlimited time access (During Membership)
- Access on mobile and Desktop
- Certificate of Completion
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