Creating Virtual Machines:

• Introduce Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Hardware, and Virtual Machine Files
• Create and Work with Virtual Machines

vCenter Server :

• Introduce the vCenter Server Architecture
• Deploy and Configure vCenter Server Appliance
• Install and Use vSphere Web Client
• Manage vCenter Server Inventory Objects and Licenses
• Explain the Benefits of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility

Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks :

• Create and Manage Standard Switches
• Modify Standard Switch Properties
• Configure Virtual Switch Load-Balancing Algorithms
• Create, Configure, and Manage vSphere Distributed Switches, Network Connections, and Port Groups

Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage :

• Introduce Storage Protocols and Storage Device Names
• Discuss ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel Storage
• Create and Manage VMware vSphere VMFS Datastores
• Introduce VMware Virtual SAN

Virtual Machine Management :

• Use Templates and Cloning to Deploy Virtual Machines
• Modify and Manage Virtual Machines
• Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion Migrations
• Create and Manage Virtual Machine Snapshots
• Create a vApp
• Introduce the Various Types of Content Libraries and How to Deploy and Use Them

Resource Management and Monitoring :

• Introduce Virtual CPU and Memory Concepts
• Configure and Manage Resource Pools
• Methods for Optimizing CPU and Memory Usage
• Use vCenter Server Performance Graphs and Alarms to Monitor Resource Usage
• Create and Use Alarms to Report Certain Conditions or Events
• Introduce vRealize Operations Manager for Data Center Monitoring and Management

vSphere HA and vSphere Fault Tolerance :

• Explain the vSphere HA Architecture
• Configure and Manage a vSphere HA Cluster
• Use vSphere HA Advanced Parameters
• Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
• Enable vSphere Fault Tolerance on Virtual Machines
• Introduce vSphere Replication
• Use vSphere Data Protection to Back Up and Restore Data

Host Scalability :

• Functions of a vSphere DRS Cluster
• Configure and Manage a vSphere DRS Cluster
• Work with Affinity and Anti-Affinity Rules
• Use vSphere HA and vSphere DRS Together

vSphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance :

• Use vSphere Update Manager to Manage ESXi Patching
• Install vSphere Update Manager and the vSphere Update Manager Plug-In
• Create Patch Baselines
• Use Host Profiles to Manage ESXi Configuration Compliance
• Scan and Remediate Hosts

Installing VMware Components :

• ESXi Installation
• Boot-from-SAN Requirements
• Introduce vCenter Server Deployment Options
• vCenter Server Hardware, Software, and Database Requirements
• Installation of vCenter Server Appliance and a vCenter Server Instance

Implement C-Series Standalone :

• Implement UCS C-Series rack servers
• Implement firmware updates
• Configure CIMC
• Configure network and storage connectivity
• Provision hard drives
• Install ESXI on local hard drives
• Configure logging and monitoring the methods for Cisco UCS

Configure Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity :

• Configure B-Series overall connectivity
• Implement UCS B-Series component installation
• Configure B-Series LAN connectivity
• Configure B-Series SAN connectivity

Manage Cisco UCS B-Series :

• Implement security in a Cisco UCS
• Identify the steps necessary to manage software and firmware versions and upgrades in a Cisco UCS
• Implement backup and import for Cisco UCS database
• Configure logging and monitoring the methods for Cisco UCS
• Configure the Call Home feature in a Cisco UCS system
• Describe high availability for the fabric interconnect cluster

Provision Cisco UCS Compute Resources :

• Provision network connectivity in a Cisco UCS
• Provision storage sources in a Cisco UCS
• Provision resource pools in a Cisco UCS
• Provision resource policies in a Cisco UCS
• Provision service profiles in a Cisco UCS
• Provision O/S parameters in a Cisco UCS
• Provision the base UCS system configuration
• Provision virtual HBAs
• Provision VNICs and VNIC policies in a Cisco UCS
• Provision C-Series integration

Implement Cisco UCS Server Virtualization Features :

• Provision UCS integration with Vmware vCenter server
• Provision UCS vm-fex
• Provision direct path I/O