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| VMWare vSphere: What's New |
| Vendor Course Code: | vSphere New |
| Course Length: | 2 days |
| Course Price: | $1,500.00 + GST |
| Availability: | |
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| Overview: | This hands-on training course explores new features in VMware® vCenter™ Server 4 and ESX™/ESXi 4, as well as how to upgrade to VMware vSphere™ 4.
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| Skills Gained: | * Upgrading VMware deployments from VMware Infrastructure 3 to vSphere 4
* Deploying distributed virtual switches to simplify datacenter-wide network management
* Using VMDirectPath to assign a PCI adapter directly to a virtual machine
* Migrating virtual machines’ storage while they are live with VMware Storage VMotion
* Growing virtual disks and VMware vStorage VMFS volumes while they are live
* Employing VMware’s new Pluggable Storage Architecture
* Ensuring application availability with VMware Fault Tolerance
* Manage more than one vCenter Server instance from the same client
* Use the new Host Profiles feature to keep hosts uniformly configured
* Save energy with VMware Distributed Power Management
* Save disk space with thin provisioning
* Administer virtual appliances consisting of more than one virtual machine |
| Key Topics: | Module 1: Introducing vSphere 4
* Highlights vSphere 4 enhancements by component and reviews upgrade tools and strategies.
Module 2: Infrastructure Administration
* Presents new features that support better infrastructure monitoring and reduce the time it takes to provision ESX/ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
Module 3: Networking
* Discusses networking enhancements that simplify configuration, extend support, and improve performance.
Module 4: Storage
* Introduces new storage features that reduce storage costs, streamline management, and optimize performance.
Module 5: Resource Management
* Reviews VMware VMotion™ compatibility enhancements, new VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler monitoring and management tools, and extended VMware DPM support.
Module 6: Business Continuity
* Presents VMware High Availability enhancements and introduces VMware Fault Tolerance and vStorage APIs for data recovery. |
| Target Audience: | System architects, system administrators, IT managers, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing VMware Infrastructure architectures. |
| Prerequisites: | Completion of VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure, or equivalent experience with VMware ESX and vCenter Server. |
