Module 1: Introduction to VMware Virtualization

• Virtualization and vSphere components

Module 2: Configuring ESXi/ESX

• Configure ESXi
• Configure ESX

Module 3: Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server

• Install and configure vCenter Server
• Use the vSphere Client to manage vCenter inventory hierarchies

Module 4: Networking

• Configure vNetwork standard and distributed switches, network connections, and port groups

Module 5: Storage

• Storage management technologies

Module 6: Virtual Machines

• Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, Guided Consolidation
• Modify, manage, and migrate virtual machines

Module 7: Access Control

• Control user access through roles and permissions

Module 8: Resource Monitoring

• Workload assessment,
• Monitoring using vCenter Server

Module 9: Scalability

• VMware vMotion migrations
• Setup of resource pools and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster

Module 10: High Availability and Data Protection

• Setup of a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster
• Backup and recovery of virtual machines using vCenter Data Recovery

Module 11: Configuration Management

• Patching using vCenter Update Manager

Module 12: Installing ESX