Operating Systems And Server Technologies
VMware Certified Cloud Associate
VMware VCA: Cloud Overview
VMware VCA: vCloud Connector and vSphere
VMware VCA:vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations Manager

VMware VCA: Cloud Overview

Course Number:
cl_vcca_a01_it_enus
Lesson Objectives

VMware VCA: Cloud Overview

  • start the course
  • describe the development of computing from mainframes to the cloud
  • list the key technologies that enable cloud computing
  • define cloud computing according to relevant standards
  • describe the infrastructure as a service cloud service model
  • describe the platform as a service cloud service model
  • describe the software as a service cloud service model
  • describe the four main cloud deployment models
  • describe cloud availability challenges and how VMware products address them
  • describe cloud management challenges and how VMware products address them
  • describe cloud elasticity challenges and how VMware products address them
  • describe cloud efficiency challenges and how VMware products address them
  • describe the software-defined enterprise
  • identify the benefits of a software-defined datacenter
  • identify vSphere and Datacenter Virtualization components
  • identify use cases for deploying Linked Clones
  • describe Storage Service Classes
  • list use cases for deploying Virtual SAN
  • describe cloud-relevant vSphere components
  • list cloud attributes and challenges and describe parts of the VMware cloud vision

Overview/Description
Cloud computing is the hot technology for the 21st century and underpins the compute infrastructure we all use daily. In this course, you will learn the basics of cloud computing, from principles to implementations, and begin to look at ways that VMware products tackle the challenges of cloud. This course is one of a series of Skillsoft courses that covers the objectives for the VMware certification exam, VMware Certified Associate 6 – Cloud Management and Automation Fundamentals.

Target Audience
Learners embarking on a career in cloud computing with VMware's product line; non-technical learners who wish to be conversant in VMware cloud technologies

VMware VCA: vCloud Connector and vSphere

Course Number:
cl_vcca_a03_it_enus
Lesson Objectives

VMware VCA: vCloud Connector and vSphere

  • start the course
  • describe the features and capabilities of vCloud Connector
  • describe how vCloud Connector enables cloud content transfer
  • identify use cases for extending the datacenter using vCloud Connector
  • describe content synchronization using vCloud Connector
  • describe the features and capabilities of vCenter Site Recovery Manager
  • describe the functionality of vCenter Site Recovery Manager in a cloud environment
  • identify how vCenter Site Recovery Manager automates orchestration and testing of disaster recovery
  • identify use cases for using vCenter Site Recovery Manager for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
  • describe the components and benefits of NSX automated network virtualization
  • describe automated provisioning using NSX
  • describe the functionality of VMware IT Business Management for Cloud environments
  • describe the process of IT benchmarking using VMware IT Business Management
  • identify VMware IT Business Management License Editions, including Standard, Advanced and Enterprise
  • describe using VMware IT Business Management for service quality management
  • describe the functionality and use cases of vCenter Hyperic
  • describe the components and functionality of the vFabric Suite
  • describe using blueprints within the vFabric Suite for deployment and provisioning
  • describe the components and functionality of vCloud Hybrid Services (vCHS)
  • describe how vCHS provides core compute and storage services for Dedicated Cloud, Virtual Private Cloud, and Disaster Recovery Cloud environments
  • identify VMware products that will address IT efficiency challenges
  • identify VMware products that will address IT availability challenges
  • identify VMware products that will address IT elasticity challenges
  • identify VMware products that will address IT management challenges
  • select the Vmware vSphere products to meet specific business challenges

Overview/Description
VMware vCloud Connector enables heterogeneous hybrid public and private clouds by linking your private cloud datacenter to public clouds such as vCloud Air. VMware vSphere is the all-encompassing virtualization product from VMware and is crucial to the VMware cloud vision. In this course, you will learn about the features, functionality, and use cases for vCloud Connector and vSphere. This course is one of a series of Skillsoft courses that covers the objectives for the VMware certification exam, VMware Certified Associate 6 – Cloud Management and Automation Fundamentals.

Target Audience
Learners embarking on a career in cloud computing with VMware's product line; non-technical learners who wish to be conversant in VMware cloud technologies

VMware VCA: vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations Manager

Course Number:
cl_vcca_a02_it_enus
Lesson Objectives

VMware VCA: vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations Manager

  • start the course
  • describe the functionality of VMware vRealize Automation
  • differentiate Infrastructure, Application, and Custom Services in VMware vRealize Automation
  • describe VMware vRealize Automation's extensibility in adapting it to on-premises environments
  • describe VMware vRealize Automation's extensibility in adapting to new XaaS IT services
  • describe the functionality of the VMware vRealize Automation Unified IT Service Catalog for end user requests
  • describe VMware vRealize Automation policy-based provisioning and governance
  • describe VMware vRealize Automation life cycle management for workloads
  • describe VMware vRealize Automation intelligent business and resource management
  • describe how to integrate vRealize Automation with NSX
  • differentiate managing and monitoring cloud vs. physical environments
  • describe using Super Metrics for performance management
  • identify requirements for monitoring applications, operating systems, middleware, and databases
  • describe how VMware vRealize Operations Manager implements self-learning analytics
  • describe how VMware vRealize Operations Manager implements dynamic thresholds
  • describe how VMware vRealize Operations Manager implements proactive smart alerts
  • describe how VMware vRealize Operations Manager enables capacity management
  • identify steps to configuring compliance management
  • describe how VMware vRealize Operations Manager utilizes intelligent groups
  • describe how VMware vRealize Operations Manager integrates with vRealize Orchestrator
  • describe the automation and monitoring functionality of vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations Manager

Overview/Description
VMware vRealize Automation, formerly vCloud Automation Center, achieves many of the objectives and promises of cloud computing through automation and associated efficiencies. The vRealize Operations Manager, formerly vCenter Operations Manager, intelligently and proactively monitors heterogeneous physical and virtual environments and ultimately frees up IT support staff for higher value work and projects. In this course, you will learn about the features, functionality, and use cases of vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations Manager. This course is one of a series of Skillsoft courses that covers the objectives for the VMware certification exam, VMware Certified Associate 6 – Cloud Management and Automation Fundamentals.

Target Audience
Learners embarking on a career in cloud computing with VMware's product line; non-technical learners who wish to be conversant in VMware cloud technologies

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