VMware vSphere Virtualization Fundamentals

07/2013
4:35 hours

Introduction to VMware vSphere Virtualization Fundamentals LiveLessons
Lesson 1 – Core VMware Virtualization Concepts
1.1 Comparing Physical Infrastructure with Virtual Infrastructure
1.2 Comparing Physical Architecture with Virtual Architecture
1.3 Real-World Benefits of Using Virtual Machines
Lesson 2 – What is vSphere?
2.1 vSphere Concepts
2.2 vSphere Networking
2.3 vSphere Storage
2.4 vSphere Management
Lesson 3 – Understanding Virtual Machines
3.1 Virtual Machine Files and Concepts
3.2 Virtual Machine Hardware
3.3 Guest OS Installation Options
3.4 Faster Ways to Deploy Virtual Machines
Lesson 4 – Managing Virtual Machines
4.1 Hardware Settings
4.2 Options Settings
4.3 Resource Settings
Lesson 5 – Allocating CPU and Memory Resources
5.1 Patented Technologies for Memory Efficiency
5.2 Best Practices for Virtual Machine CPU and Memory
5.3 Using Shares to Establish Priority
5.4 Using Limits and Reservations When Needed
5.5 Using Resource Pools
Lesson 6 – Scalability Features in vSphere
6.1 vMotion
6.2 Storage vMotion
6.3 High Availability and Fault Tolerance
6.4 Distributed Resource Scheduler
6.5 Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler
Lesson 7 – Performance Monitoring and Tuning
7.1 vCenter Performance Charts
7.2 vCenter Alarms
7.3 Resxtop
Lesson 8 – Extending vSphere Capabilities to the Cloud
8.1 Tools for Managing Large or Multiple Virtual Datacenters
8.2 Tools for Managing a Cloud Environment