VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V7]

Delegates will learn how to:

• Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise

• Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to manage certificates

• Use Identity Federation to configure

• VMware vCenter Server® to use external identity sources

• Use VMware vSphere® Trust Authority™ to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs

• Use host profiles to manage VMware ESXi™ host compliance

• Create and manage a content library for deploying virtual machines

• Manage VM resource usage with resource pools

• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators for compute, storage, and networking resources for ESXi hosts

• Optimize the performance in the vSphere environment, including vCenter Server Certifications

You must complete one of the following prerequisites: Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7] course Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESXi and vCenter Server Experience with working at the command line is highly recommended.

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

Network Scalability

• Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches

• Describe how VMware vSphere® Network I/O Control enhances performance

• Explain distributed switch features such as port mirroring and NetFlow

Storage Scalability

• Explain why VMware vSphere® VMFS is a high-performance, scalable file system

• Explain VMware vSphere® Storage APIs - Array Integration, VMware vSphere® API for Storage Awareness™, and vSphere APIs for I/O filtering

• Configure and assign virtual machine storage policies Create VMware vSAN™ storage policies

• Recognize components of the VMware vSphere® Virtual Volumes™ architecture

• Configure VMware vSphere® Storage DRS™ and VMware vSphere® Storage I/O Control

Host and Management Scalability

• Use the vSphere Client to manage vSphere certificates

• Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases

• Configure identity federation to allow vCenter Server to use external identity provider

• Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority

• Configure vSphere Trust Authority

• Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance

• Create a local content library and subscribe to a published content library

• Deploy VMs from a content library

• Create and manage resource pools in a cluster

• Describe how scalable shares work

• Explain the CPU scheduler operation and other features that affect CPU performance

• Explain NUMA and vNUMA support

• Use esxtop to monitor key CPU performance metrics

Memory Optimization

• Explain ballooning, memory compression, transparent page sharing, and host-swapping techniques for memory reclamation when memory is overcommitted

• Use esxtop to monitor key memory performance metrics

Storage Optimization

• Describe storage queue types and other factors that affect storage performance

• Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies

• Use esxtop to monitor key storage performance metrics

Network Optimization

• Explain performance features of network adapters

• Explain the performance features of vSphere networking

• Use esxtop to monitor key network performance metrics

vCenter Server Performance Optimization

• Describe the factors that influence vCenter Server performance

• Use VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™ tools to monitor resource use

• Supplemental Content

Appendix A: vSphere Auto Deploy

• Explain the purpose of VMware vSphere® ESXi ™ Image Builder CLI

• Explain the purpose of VMware vSphere® Auto Deploy™

• Describe how an autodeployed ESXi host boots

• Configure a vSphere Auto Deploy environment

Appendix B: vSphere Security

• Configure ESXi Host Access and Authentication

• Recognize strategies for securing vSphere components, such as vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines

• Describe vSphere support for security standards and protocols

• Describe virtual machine security features

• Describe the components of a VM encryption architecture

• Create, manage, and migrate encrypted VMs

• Encrypt core dumps

• List VM encryption events and alarms

Attending this course meets the training requirement to achieve the following certification:

VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)