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VMWare ESX to ESXi free training
Overview
This hands-on training course covers the requirements and effects of transitioning your VMware vSphere environment to VMware® ESXi. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to make fundamental design decisions and successfully add ESXi to a deployed vSphere environment. The course is based on ESXi 4.0.
Objectives
Analyze ESXi and its benefits for your environment
Identify ESXi installation and configuration procedures
Use scripted installations for large-scale ESXi deployments
Employ scripting interfaces to manage ESXi
Identify risks when migrating to ESXi
Who Should Attend?
System administrators, systems engineers, technical support engineers, and consultants responsible for managing and supporting a vSphere installation
Prerequisites
Completion of the VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage course or the VMware vSphere 4: Whats New course or have experience using VMware ESX/ESXi and VMware vCenter products
Outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Working with VMware ESXi
Identify differences between ESX and ESXi
Recognize tasks and procedures when moving to ESXi
Module 3: Installing and Configuring VMware ESXi
Analyze ESXi Installable and ESXi Embedded
Install and configure ESXi Installable and ESXi Embedded
Recognize the steps for upgrading to ESXi
Module 4: Performing Management Tasks
Identify hardware monitoring techniques
Discuss system management and backup methodology
Distinguish the log files
Recognize security methodologies
Employ file management practices
Perform basic troubleshooting with the direct console user interface
Module 5: Using Scripting Interfaces
Identify the scripting interfaces for ESXi
Discuss primary scripting interfaces
Install VMware vSphere Management Assistant
Identify differences between commands used with ESX and those used with ESXi
Recognize custom commands and how to substitute VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface commands or vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets for them
Module 6: Large-Scale Deployment of VMware ESXi
Identify scripted installation programs for ESXi
Analyze the commands to perform scripted installation
Discuss best practices for large-scale deployment
Overview
This hands-on training course covers the requirements and effects of transitioning your VMware vSphere environment to VMware® ESXi. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to make fundamental design decisions and successfully add ESXi to a deployed vSphere environment. The course is based on ESXi 4.0.
Objectives
Analyze ESXi and its benefits for your environment
Identify ESXi installation and configuration procedures
Use scripted installations for large-scale ESXi deployments
Employ scripting interfaces to manage ESXi
Identify risks when migrating to ESXi
Who Should Attend?
System administrators, systems engineers, technical support engineers, and consultants responsible for managing and supporting a vSphere installation
Prerequisites
Completion of the VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage course or the VMware vSphere 4: Whats New course or have experience using VMware ESX/ESXi and VMware vCenter products
Outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Working with VMware ESXi
Identify differences between ESX and ESXi
Recognize tasks and procedures when moving to ESXi
Module 3: Installing and Configuring VMware ESXi
Analyze ESXi Installable and ESXi Embedded
Install and configure ESXi Installable and ESXi Embedded
Recognize the steps for upgrading to ESXi
Module 4: Performing Management Tasks
Identify hardware monitoring techniques
Discuss system management and backup methodology
Distinguish the log files
Recognize security methodologies
Employ file management practices
Perform basic troubleshooting with the direct console user interface
Module 5: Using Scripting Interfaces
Identify the scripting interfaces for ESXi
Discuss primary scripting interfaces
Install VMware vSphere Management Assistant
Identify differences between commands used with ESX and those used with ESXi
Recognize custom commands and how to substitute VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface commands or vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets for them
Module 6: Large-Scale Deployment of VMware ESXi
Identify scripted installation programs for ESXi
Analyze the commands to perform scripted installation
Discuss best practices for large-scale deployment