Our VMware Ultimate Bootcamp vSphere 4.1 teaches advanced virtualization concepts and explores the VMware vSphere 4.1 product
suite. This comprehensive class prepares the student to become a certified professional virtualization expert. The course objective
is to instill the knowledge required for the student to do their job efficiently and effectively, starting from installation of the
product to real-world troubleshooting issues. The course focus is not limited only to learning and harnessing the power of VMware
but the entire concept of virtualization, and other 3rd party tools and technologies that will enhance VMware capabilities and
increase the student's virtualization expertise.
Course 01 - Course Introduction and MethodologyAccess Now - No Membership Required
5m
Topic A - Learn IT! Do IT! Know IT!
Course 02 - Virtualization Overview
47m
Topic A - Why Virtualize?
Course 03 - Planning and Installing ESX/ESXi
1hr 10m
Topic A - Planning the ESX/ESXi Deployment
Topic B - vSphere 4.1 Deployment Guidelines
Topic C - vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Installation
Topic D - ESX Installation
Demo 1 - ESXi Host Install Part 1
Demo 2 - ESXi Host Install Part 2
Demo 3 - ESXi Host Install Part 3
Topic E - Configuring Hostname Resolution and NTP
Demo 1 - ESXi NTP Information
Topic F - Troubleshooting ESX/ESXi
Course 04 - Using Tools to Administer a VMware Environment
42m
Topic A - Overview of 3rd Party Tools
Topic B - ESX/ESXi Management
Demo 1 - vSphere Client
Demo 2 - PuTTY Session
Topic C - Linux Command Review
Demo 1 - VI Editor
Topic D - Troubleshooting the vSphere Client (VIC)
Course 05 - Configuring Networking
59m
Topic A - Creating & Modifying Virtual Networks
Topic B - Creating & Modifying Virtual Networks Using CLI
Demo 1 - Network Configuration Part 1
Demo 2 - Network Configuration Part 2
Course 06 - Configuring Storage
2hr
Topic A - Storage Concepts
Topic B - iSCSI Storage (GUI & Command Line)
Demo 1 - Storage Setup Part 1
Demo 2 - Storage Setup Part 2
Topic C - Fibre Channel Storage
Topic D - VMFS Datastores (GUI & Command Line)
Demo 1 - Creating a VMFS Datastore Part 1
Demo 2 - Creating a VMFS Datastore Part 2
Topic E - NAS Storage and NFS Datastores (GUI & Command Line)
Demo 1 - NFS Creating
Topic F - Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
Course 07 - vCenter Server 4.1 and Licensing
1hr 34m
Topic A - Licensing
Topic B - vCenter Server Installation
Topic C - vCenter Server Inventory
Demo 1 - vCenter Install Part 1
Demo 2 - vCenter Install Part 2
Demo 3 - vCenter Install Part 3
Topic D - Managing vCenter Server
Topic E - Planning vCenter Server Deployment
Topic F - Troubleshooting vCenter Server and Database
Course 08 - VM Creation, Configuration, and Snapshots
2hr 26m
Topic A - Create a VM
Demo 1 - Creating a VM Part 1
Demo 2 - Creating a VM Part 2
Topic B - Create Multiple VMs, Templates, & Clones
Topic C - Virtual Appliances
Demo 1 - Template Provisioning Part 1
Demo 2 - Template Provisioning Part 2
Demo 3 - Template Provisioning Part 3
Topic D - VMware Converter (P2V - V2V)
Topic E - Manage VMs
Topic F - Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown
Demo 1 - VM Startup/Shutdown
Topic G - Virtual Machine Snapshots
Demo 1 - Snapshots
Topic H - Web Access
Demo 1 - Web Access
Topic I - Virtual Machine Troubleshooting & Best Practices
Course 09 - Security and Permissions
1hr 22m
Topic A - Controlling User Access and Passwords
Demo 1 - vSphere Client Access Part 1
Demo 2 - vSphere Client Access Part 2
Topic B - ESX/ESXi Active Directory (AD) Integration
Demo 1 - Active Directory Integration
Topic C - Managing Firewalls
Topic D - SSH Access
Topic E - Running Elevated Commands (su, sudo, setuid/setgid)
Topic F - VMsafe and vShield Zones
Course 10 - Server and VM Monitoring
1hr 22m
Topic A - Optimizing Resources
Demo 1 - Hardware Status
Topic B - Performance Monitoring
Demo 1 - vMotion
Topic C - Configuring Alarms
Topic D - ESXi/ESX and vCenter Logs
Course 11 - Advanced ESX/ESXi and vCenter Management
2hr 13m
Topic A - Storage Views & Topology Maps
Topic B - Storage vMotion
Demo 1 - Storage vMotion
Topic C - Configuring vMotion
Demo 1 - vMotion
Topic D - Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Cluster
Demo 1 - Creating a Cluster
Topic E - Resource Pools and Monitoring
Demo 1 - DRS Usage Part 1
Demo 2 - DRS Usage Part 2
Topic F - vNetwork Distributed Virtual Switches
Topic G - Host Profiles
Demo 1 - Host Profiles
Topic H - Linked Mode Group of vCenter Servers
Course 12 - Patching and Upgrading ESX
51m
Topic A - Patching ESX/ESXi Standalone Hosts
Topic B - Patching with Update Manager
Topic C - Upgrades and Migrations
Course 13 - Disaster Recovery and Backup
1hr 18m
Topic A - Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
Topic B - High Availability (HA)
Demo 1 - High Availability
Topic C - VM Fault Tolerance
Topic D - Microsoft Clustering
Topic E - Backup Strategies
Topic F - Using VCB Command Line Utilities
Topic G - VMware Data Recovery
Demo 1 - Data Recovery Setup
Demo 2 - Data Recovery
Topic H - Third Party Backups
