VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V6.5]

COURSE OUTLINE:

Description

In this course, you will learn how to configure and maintain a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you will configure and optimize the vSphere features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure, and you will learn when and where these features have the greatest effect.

Audience

Experienced system administrators
System engineers
System integrators

Prerequisites

Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.5] course (5673)
Experience with ESXi and vCenter Server
Experience with working at the command prompt is recommended but not required

Learning Objectives

Configure and manage ESXi networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise
Manage changes to the vSphere environment
Optimize the performance of all vSphere components
Harden the vSphere environment against security threats
Use VMware vSphere Client, VMware vSphere Web Client, and VMware vSphere ESXi Shell to manage vSphere
Use VMware vSphere Auto Deploy to provision ESXi hosts
Use VMware vRealize Log Insight to monitor system logs
Deploy VMware vCenter Server Appliance to be highly available and optimized for performance

1. Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Additional resources for after this course
Other VMware Education offerings

2. Network Scalability

Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches
Distributed switch features such as port mirroring, LACP, QoS tagging, and NetFlow

3. Storage Scalability

vSphere storage APIs for array integration and storage awareness
Configure and assign virtual machine storage policies
Configure VMware vSphere Storage DRS and VMware vSphere Storage I/O Control
Create and use virtual volumes in vSphere

4. Host and Management Scalability

Uses of VMware vCenter Converter
Use content libraries
Use host profiles
Use VMware vSphere ESXi Image Builder CLI and vSphere Auto Deploy

5. CPU Optimization

CPU scheduler operation, NUMA support, and other features that affect CPU performance
Use esxtop to monitor key CPU performance metrics

6. Memory Optimization

Ballooning, memory compression, and host-swapping techniques for memory reclamation when memory is overcommitted
Use esxtop to monitor key memory performance metrics

7. Storage Optimization

Factors that affect storage performance
Use esxtop to monitor key storage performance metrics

8. Network Optimization

Performance features of network adapters
Performance features of vSphere networking
Use esxtop to monitor key network performance metrics

9. Analyzing vSphere

How Proactive DRS enhances virtual machine availability
Use vRealize Log Insight to identify and troubleshoot issues

10. vCenter Server Availability and Performance

Native high-availability features of vCenter Server and VMware Platform Services Controller
Configure vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller high availability
Understand what factors influence vCenter Server performance

11. vSphere Security

Configure ESXi host access and authorization
Secure ESXi, vCenter Server, and virtual machines
Use VMware Certificate Authority to configure vSphere certificate management
Configure vSphere to encrypt virtual machines, core dumps, and VMware vSphere vMotion

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