VMware 6.0 + Cisco UCS
Introduction :
- Introduce Components of the Software-Defined Data Center
- Where vSphere Fits into the Cloud Architecture
- Install and Use vSphere Client
- Overview of ESXi
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
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