This class is an intense, five-day introduction to virtualization using VMware’s immensely popular Virtual Infrastructure™ suite including VMware ESX™ 3.5 and VirtualCenter™ 2.5. Assuming no prior virtualization experience, this class starts with the basics and rapidly progresses to more advanced topics. Up to 40% of class time is devoted to labs so concepts and skills are reinforced. Initial labs focus on installation and configuration of stand-alone ESX servers. As the class progresses, shared storage, networking and centralized management are introduced. The class then continues on to more advanced topics including resource balancing, high availability, back up and recovery, troubleshooting and more. Disaster recovery, rapid deployment, hot migration and workload consolidation are also covered. By the end of the class, attendees will have learned the benefits, mechanics and best practices of virtualization. Attendees will be able to design, implement, deploy, configure, monitor, manage, troubleshoot and secure virtual infrastructure.

VMware Training Audience

System architects, senior administrators, security specialists, operators, performance and capacity analysts, Virtual Infrastructure Backup Administrators, business Continuity specialists, storage administrators, VMware customers and prospects, or managers who need a thorough understanding of virtualization..

VMware Training Prerequisites

User, operator, or administrator experience on common operating systems such as Microsoft Windows®, Linux™, UNIX™ or other platforms. Experience installing, configuring and managing operating systems, storage systems and or networks is useful but not required. We assume that all attendees have a basic familiarity with PC server hardware, disk partitioning, IP addressing, O/S installation, etc. No Linux command line skills are assumed or required.

Course duration

5 Days

VMware Training Course outline

Virtualization Infrastructure