VMware

Introduction to virtualization:

• What is virtualization?
• What is the VMKernal?
• VMware ESX Server vs VMware Server.
• What is the VMTN
• What is the Future of Virtualization?

• How Can I Test and Demo ESX at Work or Home?
• How is VMware ESX Server Supported and Licensed?

  Planning and Installing VMware ESX Server

• How to install VMware ESX Server.
• ESX Server installation Requirements, Reccommendations, and Maximums.
• Partitioning options for ESX Server.
• Installing VMware ESX Server.
• PC Requirements & Customizing the VMX file.
• Demonstration of how it works.

Configuring VMware ESX Server:

• VMware ESX Management options.
• Web-HTTP & HTTPS.
• VI Client.
• Installing the Virtual Infrastructure(VI) Client.
• Using the VI Client.
• Navigation.
• Remote Control of Virtual Servers
• Hot Keys.

Installing  & VMware Virtual Center(VC)

• Introduction to VMware Virtual Center.
• Product Description.
• Architecture.
• VC Minimums / Requirements.
• VC Maximums.
• Installing Virtual Center.

Creating & Modifying Virtual Guest Machines

• What does a running Virual Gues machine look like.
• Virtual Guest – Machine Specifications.
• Changing BIOS settings.                   
• How to create ISO Images of CD & DVD Installation media.
• How to create a new virtual machine & install a guest OS.
• Adding or removing virtual hardware.

Installing and Configuring VMware Tools

• About VMware Tools.
• Why you should use VMware Tools.
• Installing & Configuring VMware Tools in Linux.
• Installing & Configuring VMware Tools in Windows.
• Configuring VMware Tools.

VMware ESX – Tasks,Events,Alarms and Maps

• Configure SNMP and SMTP Email for your Virtual Center Server.
• Undrestanding Tasks & Events in Virtual Center & ESX.
• Configuring Alarms for Virtual data Centers & ESX.
• Exploring Maps of your Virtual Infrasturcture.

VMware ESX Disk Storage

• Storage Technology.
• What is a VMFS Virtual Disks,types & access modes.
• Understanding fiber channel (FC) SAN Storage.
• Local vs Iscsi vs FC compared.
• Using VMware Virtual Disk Manager Utility-VMKFS Tools.
• Configuring your ESX Server clock, Time Zone and NTP Time Synchronization.
• Configuring ESX Server to Work with open filer Iscsi SAN Server.

VMware ESX Server Virtual Networking

• Virtual Networking over View.
• Virtual Networking terms-vmnic, Vswitch,Vswif and port group.
• Using Vlans with ESX.
• Configuring Virtual Switchs.