VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 1: Storage and VMs

Overview/Description
Virtualized environments have unique requirements for storage and movement of data. The unit of virtualization is the VM, which essentially runs the instance of a computer on a software-defined hardware. This course covers storage management for a VMware vSphere 6 environment. It also covers virtual machine creation and management, and best practices for VMs in a vSphere 6 environment.

Target Audience
Virtualization and cloud administrators who install, configure and manage vSphere installations

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 1: Storage and VMs

• start the course
• contrast local and shared storage in a VMware vSphere 6 environment
• describe RAID options in VMware vSphere 6
• describe storage area network logical unit numbers in VMware vSphere 6
• describe datastores and raw disk mapping in VMware vSphere 6
• describe storage provisioning concepts used in VMware vSphere 6
• configure storage adapters in VMware vSphere 6
• measure and manage storage performance in a VMware vSphere 6 environment
• recognize the differences between storage network transport layer protocols in VMware vSphere 6
• describe tiered storage in VMware vSphere 6
• describe a virtual machine in VMware vSphere 6
• describe the files associated with a virtual machine in VMware vSphere 6
• configure virtual machine settings in VMware vSphere 6
• describe storage location options for virtual machines in VMware vSphere 6
• describe the benefits and drawbacks on virtual machines in VMware vSphere 6
• describe hardware versions in VMware vSphere 6
• create a virtual machine in VMware vSphere 6
• work with virtual machine templates in VMware vSphere 6
• create and manage virtual machine snapshots in VMware vSphere 6
• manually migrate a VMware vSphere 6 virtual machine between hosts
• use vCenter Server to manage virtual machines in VMware vSphere 6
• describe virtual machine best practices in VMware vSphere 6
• describe virtual machine placement best practices in VMware vSphere 6
• manage VMs and storage using VMware