Virtualization (VCP-DCV)

Virtualization and vSphere Overview: > What is virtualization. > Hypervisor types. > Benefits of virtualization. Installing and Configuring ESXI: > ESXI requirements. > Download ESXI 8.0. > ESXI installation. > ESXI basic configuration. > Create and extend local datastore. > Mount NFS datastore. > ESXI network overview. > ESXI network configuration. > Creating virtual machines. > VM console (web and VMRC). > VM snapshots. > VM files. > OVF vs OVA files. > Join ESXI to the domain controller. > ESXi Users and Roles. > HOL. Deploying and Configuring vCenter: > vCenter Server Overview. > Deploy and configure vCenter Server Appliance. > VAMI - vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface. > Create a vCenter Data Center and add ESXI hosts. > Create a VM. > vSphere Editions and Licensing. > ESXi Lockdown Mode. > vCenter Backup and restore (File-Based Backup). > Add vCenter SSO users and permissions. > Active directory and vCenter integration. > vCenter and AD integration using LDAP/LDAPS. > Password policy and account lockout. > Creating vSphere scheduled task. > vCenter services. > Reset vCenter root and vCenter SSO administrator passwords Configuring vSphere Networking: > vSphere Virtual Networks & Virtual Switch. > vSwitch Connections Types. > Add new VM Port Group and VMKernel port. > View and configure virtual standard switch configurations. > View and configure virtual distributed switch configurations. > Recognize the difference between standard switches and distributed switches. > Migrate VMKernel Port from vStandard Switch to vDistributed Switch. > vDistributed Switch Backup and Restore. Configuring vSphere Storage: > Identify types of vSphere datastores. > Create and manage local VMFS datastores. > Configure and manage NFS datastores. > Configure and manage Fiber Channel components and addressing. > Configure and manage iSCSI components and addressing. > Adding the same LUN to different ESXI hosts. > iSCSI network port binding. > Configure and manage FCoE Storage. > Increase the size of VMFS Datastore storage. Deploying and Managing Virtual Machines: > Create and provision VMs. > Explain the importance of VMware Tools > Edit the VM settings. > Manage, delete and consolidate snapshots. > Create VM templates and deploy VMs from them. > Create customization specifications for guest operating systems. > VMs cloning. > Create local, published, and subscribed content libraries. > Deploy VMs from content libraries. > Manage multiple versions of VM templates in content libraries. > Migrating Virtual Machines. > Migrate VMs using vSphere vMotion. > Migrate VMs using vSphere Storage vMotion. > Virtual CPU and memory concepts. > vShphere monitoring and performance. Deploying and Configuring vSphere Clusters: > Create a vSphere cluster enabled for vSphere DRS and vSphere HA. > Explain how vSphere DRS determines VM placement on hosts in the cluster > Recognize use cases for vSphere DRS settings > Monitor a vSphere DRS cluster > Describe how vSphere HA responds to various types of failures > Identify options for configuring network redundancy in a vSphere HA cluster > Recognize vSphere HA design considerations > Recognize the use cases for various vSphere HA settings > Configure a vSphere HA cluster > Recognize when to use vSphere Fault Tolerance > Describe the role of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility in migrations. Managing the vSphere Lifecycle: > Describe features of the vCenter Update Planner > Describe vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) > Run vCenter upgrade prechecks and interoperability reports > Recognize features of vSphere Lifecycle Manager > Distinguish between managing hosts using baselines and managing hosts using images > Update hosts using baselines. > Validate ESXi host compliance against a cluster image and update ESXi hosts > Update ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager > Describe vSphere Lifecycle Manager automatic recommendations > Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware.