VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V6.5]
COURSE OUTLINE:
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