About this course
As the demand for IT professionals with data center virtualization skills increases, it is essential to distinguish yourself in the market with a certification that validates your technical capabilities. Earning your VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization our course allows you to do just that.
The Virtual Certified Professional, or VCP, is VMware's first level of certification centered on the vSphere virtualization platform. Our course trains you on the latest version of the VCP, VCP5. The VCP5 certification exam is focused on assessing a candidate's ability to install, configure, and manage VMware's virtualization platform, including skills like installation of ESXi hosts, use of VMware vCenter Server, networking, security, and configuration of high-availability.
This course includes access to a hands-on Practice-Lab which will allow candidates to have training in the practical application of the course concepts without having to buy any additional software and will prepare them for success on the certification exam.
Prerequisite(s): None
VMware vSphere 5 Module 1
vCenter Servers and VMware ESXI
- What's New in vSphere 5?
- Introduction to vCenter Server
- Determining Use Case for vSphere Client and Web Client
- VMware ESXi
- Planning and Performing Upgrades of vCenter
- Server and VMware ESXi
- Upgrading a vNetwork Distributed Switch
- Licensing an ESXi Host
VMware vSphere 5 Module 2
vSphere Architecture, Solutions and Networking
- Securing vCenter Server and ESXi
- Server Privileges
- ESXi Firewalls
- Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions
- Plan and Configure vSphere Networking
- Network Standard Switches
- VMkernel Ports for Network Services
- Adding, Editing, and Removing Port Groups on vNetwork Standard Switch
- Configuring vNetwork Distributed Switches
- Configuring vSS and vDS Policies
- Determining appropriate VLAN Configuration
VMware vSphere 5 Module 3
vSphere Storage
- Configure Shared Storage
- Identifying Storage Adapters and Devices
- Enabling, Configuring, and Disabling vCenter Server Storage Filters
- Zoning and LUN Masking Practices
- Use Case for Hardware Dependent
- Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiator
- VMFs and NFS Datastores
- vSphere Storage Appliance
- VSA Hosts
VMware vSphere 5 Module 4
Virtual Machines
- Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines
- Deploying a Guest OS into a New Virtual Machine
- Virtual Machines in Selected ESXi
- Installing, Upgrading, and Updating VMware Tools
- VMware Tools Device Drivers
- Machine Consoles
- vApps
- Manage and Administer Virtual Machines and vApps
- Clones and Templates
- OVF Templates
VMware vSphere 5 Module 5
Establishing Service Levels
- Cluster, Fault, Tolerance and Resource Pools
- Deleting a DRS/HA Cluster
- Adding and Removing Virtual Machines to/from a DRS/HA Cluster
- Configuring Admission Control for HA and Virtual Machines
- Configuring Automation Levels for DRS and Virtual Machines
- Creating VM-Host and VM-VM Affinity Rules
- Planning and Implementing VMware Fault Tolerance
- Tolerance on a Virtual Machine
VMware vSphere 5 Module 6
Maintain Service Levels
- Migrating Virtual Machines
- Migrating a Powered-Off or Suspended Virtual Machine
- Identifying Snapshot Requirements
- Migrating Virtual Machines using vMotion/Storage vMotion Techniques
- Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines
- VMware Data Recovery
- Patching and Updating ESXi and Virtual Machines
- Removing a Host Profile from an ESXi Host
VMware vSphere 5 Module 7
Troubleshooting and Server Alarms
- Perform Basic Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts
- Identifying General ESXi Host
- vSphere Network Troubleshooting
- Perform Basic vSphere Storage Troubleshooting
- Verifying Storage Configuration
- Monitor vSphere Implementation and Manage vCenter Server Alarms
- Task and Event Views in vCenter
- SNMP for vCenter
- Default Utilization Alarms
- Alarm Triggers
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**
