Course objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Install and configure VMware vSphere components (ESXi, vCenter Server)
- Create and manage virtual machines
- Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions
- Configure storage and networking for virtual machines
- Troubleshoot common vSphere issues
- Understand vSphere security best practices
Course outlines
- Module 1: Introduction to VMware vSphere
- Overview of virtualization and cloud computing
- Key components of vSphere: ESXi, vCenter Server
- Benefits of using vSphere
- Module 2: Installing and Configuring ESXi
- Hardware requirements for ESXi hosts
- Installing ESXi using various methods (ISO, bootable USB)
- Configuring basic ESXi settings (network, storage, security)
- Managing ESXi hosts using vCenter Server
- Module 3: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server
- vCenter Server Appliance vs. Windows-based installation
- Installing and configuring vCenter Server
- Managing vCenter Server settings and permissions
- Module 4: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
- Creating virtual machines
- Configuring virtual machine hardware (CPU, memory, disk, network)
- Installing guest operating systems on virtual machines
- Managing virtual machine power states and snapshots
- Module 5: vSphere Storage
- Understanding vSphere storage concepts (VMFS, NFS, iSCSI)
- Creating and managing datastores
- Configuring storage policies
- Implementing storage DRS (Storage DRS)
- Module 6: vSphere Networking
- Understanding vSphere networking concepts (vSwitch, vLAN, port groups)
- Configuring virtual networks and port groups
- Implementing distributed switches
- Configuring network security policies (firewall rules, port security)
- Module 7: vSphere High Availability
- Understanding vSphere HA concepts (failover, heartbeat)
- Configuring vSphere HA clusters
- Implementing Fault Tolerance
- Module 8: vSphere Disaster Recovery
- Understanding vSphere DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler)
- Configuring vSphere DRS clusters
- Implementing vSphere Replication
- Module 9: vSphere Security
- Understanding vSphere security best practices
- Configuring user roles and permissions
- Implementing security policies (password policies, lockdown mode)
- Module 10: Troubleshooting vSphere
- Common vSphere troubleshooting techniques- Using vSphere tools for troubleshooting