1. © 2009 VMware Inc. All rights reserved Confidential VCP Club Iwan ‘e1’ Rahabok, Senior Systems Consultant e1@vmware.com | virtual-red-dot.blogspot.com | tinyurl.com/SGP-User-Group | facebook.com/e1ang August 2010

2. 2 Confidential Content Welcome | Introduction VCDX vSphere 4.1: Storage Drinks

3. 3 Confidential VCDX

4. 4 Confidential What is the VMware Certified Design eXpert (VCDX)? Highest tier of Technical Certification offered by VMware Beyond VCP Beyond VCAP (VMware Certified Advanced Professional) Differentiates from administrators – focused on architectural design skills Why VCDX? Validate your capabilities to plan and design a VMware Infrastructure environment Drastically increase your value to customers and employers Not for most people – targeted to architects  Other non-design tracks planned

5. 5 Confidential VCDX Why taking it? “Separate the man from the boyz” How hard is it? How much work is required? Get your manager approval.

6. 6 Confidential VCAP 2 choices Admin: deeper, troubleshooting, for support and admin Design: broader, for presales/implementer/admin Both are required for VCDX Design Blueprint Make it official Part of your performance appraisal Full support from management

7. 7 Confidential What Demonstrates Design Expertise? Design Considerations and Rationale Full understanding of business requirements Identification of constraints Enterprise architecture strategies Decision making, justification, and understanding of impact of choice Clear understanding of all aspects of design, decision choices, and inherent risk Defense Provides a complete solution that addresses all requirements, constraints, and risks Able to answer all questions on a design and defend the decisions Effectively manages time while working in design meetings with customers

8. 8 Confidential VCAP - Design Blueprint is the closest source. Coupled with design experience. Blueprint walk through Blueprint Study Guide (for Admin) Example 1: http://kendrickcoleman.com/index.php?/Tech-Blog/vcap- datacenter-administration-exam-landing-page-vdca410.html Example 2: http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-12414http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-12414 Make your own. Or share (see below) Study Club Active participation required. Divide and Conquer. Meeting every 3 weeks at VMware office. The fellowship of the ring Commitment. Get your company official approval

9. 9 Confidential Exam Scope Major Application: Exchange, SQL Server, Oracle, MS AD Design area Storage Design Network Design. Includes Nexus 1000V Security Server/Cluster Operational/Management Project Plan Test Guide Installation Guide Materials from Design Workshop Materials from PSO Plan and Design

10. 10 Confidential Blueprint: Table of Content Section 1 – Business Requirements Objective 1.1 – Gather and analyze business requirements (e.g. current availability, manageability) Objective 1.2 – Gather and analyze application requirements Objective 1.3 – Determine the risks, constraints, and assumptions Section 2 – Logical Design Objective 2.1 – Map business requirements to the logical design Objective 2.2 – Map service dependencies Objective 2.3 – Define logical storage design Objective 2.4 – Define logical network design Objective 2.5 – Define logical security design Objective 2.6 – Define management design Objective 2.7 – Design backup and availability solutions in a multi-site environment Section 3 – Technical Requirements Objective 3.1 – Perform current state analysis of CPU, memory, storage, and network Objective 3.2 – Determine storage solutions Objective 3.3 – Determine networking solutions Objective 3.4 – Determine security solutions Objective 3.5 – Determine host class Objective 3.6 – Determine DR, backup, and availability solutions Section 4 – Physical Design Objective 4.1 – Transition from a logical to a physical design Objective 4.2 – Design the network Objective 4.3 – Design storage Objective 4.4 – Size hosts, clusters, and resource pools. Objective 4.5 – Determine virtual machine attributes Section 5 – Implementation Planning Objective 5.1 – Identify test areas Objective 5.2 – Create implementation plan Objective 5.3 – Create installation guide Very detail. Both theory and GUI/CLI. Know the screen inside out. Very detail. Both theory and GUI/CLI. Know the screen inside out. Yes, this is considered part of “Design”. Includes automated installation Yes, this is considered part of “Design”. Includes automated installation

11. 11 Confidential Products involved ProductsKnowledgeRemarks ESX and ESXi In-depth vCenter In-depthWith LinkedMode Nexus 1000V Medium vShield Zones Medium vMA & SDK MediumKnowledge of CLI maybe required? vCenter Data Recovery Medium vCenter Orchestrator Medium vCenter Update Manager In-depth vCenter Server Heartbeat Medium VMware Data Recovery In-depth Site Recovery Manager Medium CapacityIQ Low VMware Capacity Planner Medium

12. 12 Confidential Areas outside scope? VMware desktop products VMware View, Workstation, ThinApp, etc Products moving to the cloud Lab Manager, Life Cycle Manager New products AppSpeed Chargeback Project Redwood IONIX Performance troubleshooting Non-performance troubleshooting: hang, crash Log analysis? PowerCLI Pending Jon Hall advice

13. 13 Confidential vSphere Design Workshop Course Content http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id _subject=13754 http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id _subject=13754 Class normally every 6 months in Singapore Next is 20 Sep 2010. No more in 2010. To get the most out of the class…. Clear the VCP 4 first vSphere hands-on and have accessed to lab Have gone thru at least 1 project Come with burning questions Share and network Browsing of material during break

14. 14 Confidential vSphere Troubleshooting Course Content http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id _subject=13754 http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id _subject=13754 Configuration troubleshooting. Not performance or availability (hang, crash, reboot, core dump) troubleshooting Class normally 3x a year in Singapore Next is 18 Oct 2010. No more in 2010. To get the most out of the class…. Clear the VCP 4 first vSphere hands-on and have accessed to lab Actual VMware administrator Come with questions Share and network Browsing of material during break

15. 15 Confidential vSphere 4.1: Storage

16. 16 Confidential vSphere Storage VAAI Concept Video: Chad Storage IO Control