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VI3 to vSphere 4 Upgrade and New Technologies
2 DAYCLASS!
• Upgrading to vSphere 4 using the Host Update
• Deploying Distributed vNetwork virtual switches to simplify virtual network management
• Features and usage of VMDirectPath as a PCI adapter in a VM
• Dynamically growing VMFS LUNs while being populated with live VMs
• Deployment Guidelines for VMware’s new Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA)
• Virtual Machine sustained availability using VMware Fault Tolerance
Server Linked Mode
• Go Green and save energy using VMware Distributed Power Management
vSpheres thin provisioned disks
-ously from one console
• Design your Virtual Environment for security using vShield zones and VMsafe
• Back up your Virtual Environment using VMware’s Data Recovery
• Get Hot by growing VMs on the fly – Hot add CPUs, Hot add memory, Hot grow VMDKs
Course SummaryIn this 2 day upgrade course we cover everything the student needs to know to upgrade from VMware 3.x to VMware’s® new vSphere 4.0 product. Students will perform the actual upgrade using hands-on-labs in our state of the art data center, then once
lessons learned in the field.
The key difference between this class and VMware’s® “What’s New” class is that in this class the student will actually perform a real upgrade at the beginning of the class. The servers are preloaded with VMware ESX 3.5® and
to perform the upgrade to vSphere 4® and then actually upgrade both vCenter® and ESX®. They will then cover all of the new features included with vSphere 4®.
This class is 60% labs and 40% lecture. No stone will
VMware’s 3.x product will gain valuable insight into the new 4.0 product.
Prerequisite Students should have 1-3 years experience as a VMware® administrator using VMware VI3®, be familiar with virtual technologies and have sat a VMware® Authorized training
the last year. Students MUST know the VI3 product line to
Perform a REAL Upgrade the First Day!
Contact us to Enroll!TekSource Corporate Learning | 36 Lombard St. Suite 600, Toronto, [email protected] | (647) 827-0488
Course OutlineChapter 1Overview of vSphere 4
• Covers vSphere 4 new features and
Chapter 2Upgrade or migrate to vSphere 4
• Covers all of the ways to migrate, or upgrade your complete Virtual Environment to vSphere 4
o HOL – Upgrade vCenter from 2.5 to 4 o HOL – Upgrade vCenter Converter o HOL – Upgrade VMware Update Manager o HOL – Upgrade ESX 3.5 to ESX 4 o HOL – Upgrade Virtual Machines
Chapter 3
monitoring and management of ESX/ESXi hosts and VMs
o HOL – Mange your Host using Host Profiles
Chapter 4Networking
• Covers new networking features of vSphere 4 to include the vNetwork Distributed Switch, vmxnet3 vNICs, IPv6
o HOL – vNetwork Distributed Switch
Chapter 5Storage
-mance, reduced storage costs, and lower management overhead
o
o HOL – Using the Paravitualized Storage Adapter, Thin Provisioned Disks
Chapter 6Resource Management
features, VMware DRS monitoring enhance-ments, Management tools, enhanced DPM features
Chapter 7Disaster Recovery
• Covers VMware High Availability enhance-ments, VMware’s Data Recovery, VMware’s Fault Tolerance
o HOL – Backup your VMs using VMware’s Data Recovery
Chapter 8Security Enhancements
• Covers the new Security Enhancements of vSphere
4 to include vShield zones, VMsafe API, VMKernel
o vShield Zones
* HOL (Hands-on Lab)
VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
VI3 to vSphere 4 Upgrade and New Technologies
2 DAYCLASS!
Contact us to Enroll!TekSource Corporate Learning | 36 Lombard St. Suite 600, Toronto, [email protected] | (647) 827-0488
