© 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved Course Introduction Module 1

1-2 © 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage – Revision A Importance This course will equip administrators with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to build and run a VMware vSphere® environment. This course focuses on the installation and configuration of VMware ESXi™ hosts and VMware vCenter Server™. This course also focuses on the management of ESXi hosts and virtual machines with vCenter Server. This course will help prepare IT professionals to achieve the status of VMware® Certified Professional on vSphere 5 (VCP5).

1-3 © 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage – Revision A Learner Objectives After this course, you should be able to do the following:  Deploy ESXi, vCenter Server (Windows-based) or vCenter Server appliance  Use vCenter Server to configure and manage ESXi host networking and storage  Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines  Manage user access to virtual datacenter objects  Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage and to increase scalability  Use vCenter Server to manage data protection and high availability  Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESXi host patches

1-4 © 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage – Revision A You Are Here Course IntroductionIntroduction to VirtualizationVirtual MachinesVMware vCenter ServerConfigure and Manage Virtual NetworksConfigure and Manage Virtual StorageManaging Virtual MachinesData ProtectionAccess & Authentication ControlResource Management and MonitoringHigh AvailabilityScalabilityPatch ManagementInstalling vSphere Components

1-5 © 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage – Revision A Typographical Conventions The following typographical conventions are used in this course: Monospace Filenames, folder names, path names, command names: the bin directory Monospace bold What the user types: Type ipconfig and press Enter. BoldfaceGraphical user interface items: the Configuration tab ItalicBook titles and emphasis: vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide Placeholders:

1-6 © 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage – Revision A What Is VMware vSphere? An infrastructure virtualization suite that does the following:  Provides virtualization, management, resource optimization, application availability, and operational automation capabilities  Aggregates physical hardware resources and provides virtual resources to the datacenter VMware vSphere VMware vCenter Suite App Existing ApplicationsFuture Applications Application Services Infrastructure Services VMware vSphere vMotion® vSphere Storage vMotion vSphere HA Fault Tolerance Data Recovery VMware vShield Zones VMware VMsafe® DRS Hot Add VMware ESXi™ DRS and VMware DPM Memory Overcommit VMFS Thin Provisioning Storage I/O Control Distributed Switch Network I/O Control Private Cloud Resource PoolsPublic Cloud Availability Scalability StorageNetwork Security Compute

1-7 © 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage – Revision A VCP on vSphere 5 Certification The VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Program  For technical individuals who want to demonstrate their vSphere expertise and advance their career

1-8 © 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage – Revision A VMware Online Resources VMware Communities:  Start a discussion, and access communities and user groups. VMware Support:  Access the knowledge base, documentation, technical papers, and compatibility guides. VMware Education:  Access the course catalog and worldwide course schedule.  Access information about advanced courses to continue on your virtualization training path. For easy access to online resources, install the VMware toolbar.

1-9 © 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage – Revision A vSphere Production Documentation For vSphere product documentation, go to See the current vSphere manuals at this Web site for information about configuration maximums and installation requirements.

1-10 © 2011 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage – Revision A Key Points  This course teaches you how to install, manage, and configure your vSphere environment.  This course helps prepare you to achieve the status of VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 (VCP5).