VSAA8VMVMwareVM-VSAA88<p>By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:</p> <ul> <li>Configure VMware vCenter&reg; and VMware ESXi&trade;</li><li>Configure and manage a vSphere cluster solution for vSphere HA, vSphere DRS, and vSAN</li><li>Configure vSphere storage and networking</li><li>Perform lifecycle operations on vSphere components</li><li>Troubleshoot vSphere infrastructure and connectivity issues</li><li>Back up vCenter configurations</li><li>Implement solutions for securing the vSphere infrastructure</li></ul><p>This course requires completion of the following prerequisites:</p> <ul> <li>VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage</li><li>VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale, and Secure</li><li>Working knowledge of VMware vSAN&trade;</li><li>System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems</li></ul><ul> <li>System administrators</li><li>System engineers</li></ul><h5>Course Introduction</h5><ul> <li>Introductions and course logistics</li><li>Course objectives</li></ul><h5>Creating and Configuring Management Clusters</h5><ul> <li>Create a vSphere cluster for management workloads</li><li>Activate vSphere cluster features that help to improve resource allocation and availability of virtual machines</li><li>Use standard virtual switches to create networking in a cluster</li><li>Select the appropriate vSphere storage types to meet requirements</li><li>Configure iSCSI storage</li><li>Configure VMFS and NFS datastores</li><li>Recognize when to configure ESXi NTP and PTP support</li><li>Recognize ESXi user account best practices</li><li>Configure ESXi host settings</li><li>Use vSphere configuration profiles to maintain consistent ESXi host configurations</li></ul><h5>Creating and Configuring Production Clusters</h5><ul> <li>Use Cluster Quickstart to create a vSAN-activated cluster</li><li>Configure advanced vSphere HA settings</li><li>Configure the vCenter identity provider</li><li>Assign specific permissions and roles to Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) users</li><li>Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility on a cluster and a VM</li><li>Perform a Cross vCenter Server migration</li><li>Use content libraries to share virtual machine templates between sites</li><li>Manage VM and ESXi host resources using resource pools, scalable shares, and vSphere DRS rules</li></ul><h5>Troubleshooting vSphere and Backing Up Configurations</h5><ul> <li>Troubleshoot ESXi connectivity issues</li><li>Troubleshoot ESXi storage issues</li><li>Troubleshoot vSphere cluster issues</li><li>Troubleshoot PowerCLI issues</li><li>Generate vCenter and ESXi log bundles</li><li>Back up vCenter</li><li>Create a vCenter profile to standardize configurations in the environment</li></ul><h5>Lifecycle Management</h5><ul> <li>Troubleshoot upgrade-blocking issues</li><li>Increase logging levels on vCenter</li><li>Configure a VMware Tools&trade; shared repository</li><li>Upgrade vCenter</li><li>Upgrade ESXi</li><li>Upgrade VMware Tools</li><li>Upgrade virtual machine hardware compatibility</li></ul><h5>vSphere Security</h5><ul> <li>Configure a key management server</li><li>Encrypt virtual machines using vSphere VM encryption</li><li>Secure VMs in transit with encrypted vSphere vMotion</li><li>Identify and implement different ESXi CPU scheduler options</li><li>Apply security hardening guidelines to ESXi hosts</li><li>Replace vCenter certificates with trusted CA-signed certificates</li><li>Reconfigure the primary network identifier for a vCenter instance</li></ul>By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: - Configure VMware vCenter® and VMware ESXi™ - Configure and manage a vSphere cluster solution for vSphere HA, vSphere DRS, and vSAN - Configure vSphere storage and networking - Perform lifecycle operations on vSphere components - Troubleshoot vSphere infrastructure and connectivity issues - Back up vCenter configurations - Implement solutions for securing the vSphere infrastructureThis course requires completion of the following prerequisites: - VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage - VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale, and Secure - Working knowledge of VMware vSAN™ - System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems- System administrators - System engineersCourse Introduction - Introductions and course logistics - Course objectives Creating and Configuring Management Clusters - Create a vSphere cluster for management workloads - Activate vSphere cluster features that help to improve resource allocation and availability of virtual machines - Use standard virtual switches to create networking in a cluster - Select the appropriate vSphere storage types to meet requirements - Configure iSCSI storage - Configure VMFS and NFS datastores - Recognize when to configure ESXi NTP and PTP support - Recognize ESXi user account best practices - Configure ESXi host settings - Use vSphere configuration profiles to maintain consistent ESXi host configurations Creating and Configuring Production Clusters - Use Cluster Quickstart to create a vSAN-activated cluster - Configure advanced vSphere HA settings - Configure the vCenter identity provider - Assign specific permissions and roles to Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) users - Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility on a cluster and a VM - Perform a Cross vCenter Server migration - Use content libraries to share virtual machine templates between sites - Manage VM and ESXi host resources using resource pools, scalable shares, and vSphere DRS rules Troubleshooting vSphere and Backing Up Configurations - Troubleshoot ESXi connectivity issues - Troubleshoot ESXi storage issues - Troubleshoot vSphere cluster issues - Troubleshoot PowerCLI issues - Generate vCenter and ESXi log bundles - Back up vCenter - Create a vCenter profile to standardize configurations in the environment Lifecycle Management - Troubleshoot upgrade-blocking issues - Increase logging levels on vCenter - Configure a VMware Tools™ shared repository - Upgrade vCenter - Upgrade ESXi - Upgrade VMware Tools - Upgrade virtual machine hardware compatibility vSphere Security - Configure a key management server - Encrypt virtual machines using vSphere VM encryption - Secure VMs in transit with encrypted vSphere vMotion - Identify and implement different ESXi CPU scheduler options - Apply security hardening guidelines to ESXi hosts - Replace vCenter certificates with trusted CA-signed certificates - Reconfigure the primary network identifier for a vCenter instance5 days3585.002060.003750.003750.004400.003750.003750.002950.002750.0026.0046.0026.0045.00