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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="37073" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/hewlettpackard-h46dgs" lastchanged="2026-03-27T01:17:43+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software</title><productcode>H46DGS</productcode><vendorcode>HP</vendorcode><vendorname>HP</vendorname><fullproductcode>HP-H46DGS</fullproductcode><version>Rev. 26.11</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;After completing this course, you should be able to:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide an overview of VM Essentials by evaluating trends in virtualization markets, and differentiate and describe VM Essentials features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Examine, analyze, and evaluate VM Essentials architecture and networking requirements&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe VM Essentials deployment and configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Prepare VM Essentials for operations and examine its interfaces&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Integrate VM Essentials with VMware infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summarize and discuss security and troubleshooting options&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Before attending this course, you should have fundamental knowledge of IT concepts, including compute, storage, networking, and cloud computing.&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This course is ideal for any HPE partner, customer, or employee who needs to learn how to describe, position, recommend, demonstrate, set up, and configure virtualized environments using HPE solutions to meet an SMB customer&amp;rsquo;s business and technology requirements.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Module 1: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Module 2: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Module 3: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Deployment and Initial Configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Module 4: Using HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Module 5: Integrating HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software with VMware Infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Module 6: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Security and Troubleshooting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><outline>&lt;h5&gt;Module 1: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Introduction&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Evaluate trends and strategies in virtualization markets
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Competitor offerings&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Modern virtualization architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Differentiate and describe VM Essentials features, benefits, and licensing
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Value proposition&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Feature comparisons&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HPE solutions combined with VM Essentials&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module 2: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Architecture&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Examine VM Essentials and its components
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HVM hypervisor and logical architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Components features and operations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software console&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software manager appliance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Analyze different networking deployment options for VM Essentials
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Network types&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network bonding&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Logical network view&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network setup examples&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network traffic flow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Evaluate different storage deployment options for VM Essentials
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Storage types overview, including pros and cons&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Directory pool datastores&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NFS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;GFS2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 integration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MPIO and non-MPIO network configurations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain the concept of integration with VMware by Broadcom
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud sync&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module 3: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Deployment and Initial Configuration&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe the prerequisites and steps for VM Essentials installation
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Host requirements&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Installation sequence&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Install and configure VM Essentials using an integrated installer
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;HPE Unified ISO Installer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HVM installation and configuration process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VM Essentials console installation and configuration process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VM Essentials manager installation and upgrade steps&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss how to set up a shared datastore
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;NFS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;GFS2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module 4: Using HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prepare VM Essentials for operations
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Groups&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clouds&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clusters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore and use VM Essentials interface, including
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Operations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provisioning&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Library&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Backup&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;AdministrationTopic&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module 5: Integrating HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software with VMware Infrastructure&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Integrate and manage VMware components with VM Essentials
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VMware Cloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VMware resources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cloud synchronization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provisioning VMware VMs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Migrate VMware virtual machines to VM Essentials
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Migration overview and prerequisites&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Preparation process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating a migration plan&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Migration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Module 6: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Security and Troubleshooting&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Explain security options in VM Essentials
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Identity sources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Roles and permissions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss VM Essentials troubleshooting options and CLI management
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cluster monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Logs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Instance history&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HPE Support Center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Typical issues with troubleshooting guidance, including with the CLI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>After completing this course, you should be able to:


- Provide an overview of VM Essentials by evaluating trends in virtualization markets, and differentiate and describe VM Essentials features
- Examine, analyze, and evaluate VM Essentials architecture and networking requirements
- Describe VM Essentials deployment and configuration
- Prepare VM Essentials for operations and examine its interfaces
- Integrate VM Essentials with VMware infrastructure
- Summarize and discuss security and troubleshooting options</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Before attending this course, you should have fundamental knowledge of IT concepts, including compute, storage, networking, and cloud computing.</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This course is ideal for any HPE partner, customer, or employee who needs to learn how to describe, position, recommend, demonstrate, set up, and configure virtualized environments using HPE solutions to meet an SMB customer’s business and technology requirements.</audience_plain><contents_plain>- Module 1: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Introduction
- Module 2: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Architecture
- Module 3: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Deployment and Initial Configuration
- Module 4: Using HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
- Module 5: Integrating HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software with VMware Infrastructure
- Module 6: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Security and Troubleshooting</contents_plain><outline_plain>Module 1: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Introduction


- Evaluate trends and strategies in virtualization markets

- Competitor offerings
- Modern virtualization architecture
- Differentiate and describe VM Essentials features, benefits, and licensing

- Value proposition
- Feature comparisons
- HPE solutions combined with VM Essentials
Module 2: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Architecture


- Examine VM Essentials and its components

- 
- HVM hypervisor and logical architecture
- 
- Components features and operations
- 
- HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software console
- 
- HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software manager appliance
- Analyze different networking deployment options for VM Essentials

- Network types
- Network bonding
- Logical network view
- Network setup examples
- Network traffic flow
- Evaluate different storage deployment options for VM Essentials

- Storage types overview, including pros and cons
- Directory pool datastores
- NFS
- GFS2
- HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 integration
- MPIO and non-MPIO network configurations
- Explain the concept of integration with VMware by Broadcom

- Components
- Cloud sync
Module 3: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Deployment and Initial Configuration


- Describe the prerequisites and steps for VM Essentials installation

- Host requirements
- Installation sequence
- Install and configure VM Essentials using an integrated installer

- HPE Unified ISO Installer
- HVM installation and configuration process
- VM Essentials console installation and configuration process
- VM Essentials manager installation and upgrade steps
- Discuss how to set up a shared datastore

- NFS
- GFS2
Module 4: Using HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software


- Prepare VM Essentials for operations

- Groups
- Clouds
- Clusters
- Explore and use VM Essentials interface, including

- Operations
- Provisioning
- Library
- Infrastructure
- Backup
- Tools
- AdministrationTopic
Module 5: Integrating HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software with VMware Infrastructure


- Integrate and manage VMware components with VM Essentials

- VMware Cloud
- VMware resources
- Cloud synchronization
- Provisioning VMware VMs
- Migrate VMware virtual machines to VM Essentials

- Migration overview and prerequisites
- Preparation process
- Creating a migration plan
- Migration
Module 6: HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software Security and Troubleshooting


- Explain security options in VM Essentials

- Identity sources
- Roles and permissions
- Discuss VM Essentials troubleshooting options and CLI management

- Cluster monitoring
- Logs
- Instance history
- HPE Support Center
- Typical issues with troubleshooting guidance, including with the CLI</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="3">3 days</duration><pricelist><price country="DE" currency="EUR">2250.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>