VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Clustering

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Clustering

• start the course
• describe the basic process of setting up a cluster
• describe limitations of a physical server environment
• identify situations when it is appropriate to cluster
• describe clustering fault tolerance, high availability, and Distributed Resource Scheduler
• describe vMotion and perform a manual vMotion transfer
• recognize characteristics of a Storage vMotion migration
• identify processor, storage, and networking limitations of vMotion
• describe characteristics of virtual machine fault tolerance
• specify the necessary requirements for virtual machine fault tolerance
• configure virtual machine fault tolerance
• use VMWare to verify a fault tolerance implementation
• identify best practices for fault tolerance implementation
• describe the fundamentals of high availability in a virtualized environment
• describe the various roles, and election process, within high availability
• create a high-availability cluster in a VMWare virtualized environment
• configure a high-availability cluster in a VMWare virtualized environment
• describe host monitoring in a VMWare virtualized environment
• recognize how admission control policies help manage hardware resources
• identify high-availability VM monitoring settings
• describe cluster monitoring settings in a VMWare virtualized environment
• describe and configure various clustering, fault tolerance, and high-availability settings in vSphere 6

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Design

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Design

• start the course
• describe how cluster resources are allocated within vSphere
• recognize best practices for allocating VM CPU resources within vSphere
• recognize best practices for allocating memory resources within vSphere
• describe how memory overcommitment functions within vSphere
• describe how paging assists with memory management within vSphere
• describe how resource pools assist with resource allocation within vSphere
• use vSphere to allocate resources with pools for optimal cluster design
• describe the benefits of expansion and nesting resource pools within vSphere
• recall the importance of optimal vApp resource allocation
• describe how to maximize resource efficiency within vSphere
• describe basic design best practices for an optimal VMWare virtualized environment
• identify basic design considerations for an optimal VMWare virtualized environment
• describe the organizational importance of the VMWare virtualized environment discovery phase
• describe characteristics of the VMWare virtualized environment conceptual design phase
• describe the organizational importance of the VMWare virtualized environment logical design phase
• describe characteristics of the VMWare virtualized environment physical design phase
• describe characteristics of VMWare virtualized environment design testing
• describe and recognize advanced resource management and basic design principles as they relate to vSphere 6 in a VMWare virtualized environment

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 DRS

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 DRS

• start the course
• recognize uses of Distributed Resource Scheduler in a VMware virtualized environment
• describe methods of enabling Distributed Resource Scheduler in a VMware virtualized environment
• compare the three levels of automation within Distributed Resource Scheduler
• select an appropriate automation migration threshold within Distributed Resource Scheduler
• create Distributed Resource Scheduler groups and apply rules
• describe how Distributed Resource Scheduler overrides function
• use Schedule DRS to automatically manage resources in a VMware virtualized environment
• use Distributed Resource Scheduler to monitor events, performance, and resource utilization
• describe the benefits of Distributed Power Management in DRS
• recognize how storage DRS assists with data store management
• describe various advanced storage Distributed Resource Scheduler options
• describe how shares benefit resource utilization in a VMware virtualized environment
• recognize how resource reservations are used in a VMware virtualized environment
• recognize how resource limits are used in a VMware virtualized environment
• recognize how resource pools are used in a VMware virtualized environment
• recognize how Distributed Resource Scheduler, DRS monitoring, and cluster resource management benefit resource utilization in a VMware virtualized environment

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Monitoring

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Monitoring

• start the course
• describe how performance charts offer a real-time look into hardware utilization within a VMWare virtualized environment
• use performance charts to identify potential hardware utilization issues within a VMWare virtualized environment
• use event results to identify potential issues within a VMWare virtualized environment
• identify how hardware status results help identify potential issues with host hardware
• use Log Browser as a troubleshooting tool within a VMWare virtualized environment
• use tags to help organize a VMWare virtualized environment
• describe how to effectively use searches and filters within a VMWare virtualized environment
• describe characteristics of alarms within vSphere
• recognize methods to configure alarms within vSphere
• configure an alarm within vSphere
• identify best practices for responding to alarms within vSphere
• describe how scheduled tasks help with maintenance within a VMWare virtualized environment
• describe the purpose of host profiles in vSphere
• create a host profile in vSphere
• apply a host profile to a host or cluster within vSphere
• describe how to scan for profile compliance within vSphere
• perform host profile remediation in vSphere to bring profiles into compliance
• describe how storage policies benefit a VMWare virtualized environment
• describe and configure monitoring, alarms, and profile features in vSphere 6

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Updating

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Updating

• start the course
• describe the purpose of Update Manager in a vSphere 6 environment
• recognize criteria for an Update Manager installation on a Windows server
• describe the purpose of the Update Manager plugin
• compare the different views of the Update Manager interface
• recognize the capabilities of the Update Manager administrative and compliance views
• describe basic network configuration options within administrative view of Update Manager
• recognize capabilities of the download settings configuration options within administrative view of Update Manager
• describe the importance of VM snapshots and recognize capabilities of the virtual machine settings within administrative view of Update Manager
• describe the functionality of maintenance mode under ESXi host cluster settings
• recognize the importance of cluster settings for an ESXi host
• describe XE boot and vApp settings under ESXi host cluster settings
• describe how the patch repository is used to maintain a vSphere 6 environment
• describe how ESXi images are imported within Update Manager
• describe the functionality of the vApp upgrade settings within Update Manager
• describe the functionality of events and notifications settings within Update Manager
• describe how baselines and groups help organize patches within vSphere 6
• use baselines and groups to apply patches within a vSphere 6 environment
• recognize how to attach baselines to various objects within a vSphere 6 environment
• list best practices for using baselines within a vSphere 6 environment
• recognize the importance of baseline groups and scanning for compliance within vSphere 6 environment
• use Update Manager to remediate a vSphere 6 environment
• describe and recognize how various Update Manager options ease patch management of vSphere 6 in a VMware virtualized environment

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Upgrading

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 2: vSphere 6 Upgrading

• start the course
• identify prerequisites for upgrading to VMWare vSphere 6
• recognize product licensing requirements for upgrading to VMWare vSphere 6
• select the appropriate upgrade path or type for upgrading to VMWare vSphere 6
• choose between performing a new installation or an in place upgrade to VMWare vSphere 6
• describe how to determine system requirements for upgrading to VMWare vSphere 6
• identify considerations with existing plugins and add-ons when upgrading to VMWare vSphere 6
• describe important elements to consider prior to initiating an ESXi manual upgrade
• describe the VMWare vSphere 6 installation upgrade process
• complete the VMWare vSphere 6 installation upgrade process
• describe VMWare vSphere 6 post upgrade actions
• identify common vCenter upgrade concerns
• describe vCenter Server Appliance upgrade recommendations
• describe vCenter host and Web Client upgrade recommendations
• use Update Manager to organize upgrade preconfiguration details
• work with Update Manager to upgrade VMWare vSphere from 5.5 to 6
• recall the importance of vCenter remediation
• describe considerations for VM tools and hardware upgrades
• describe and complete the vSphere 6 upgrade process, including vCenter and Update Manager upgrades