AUDIENCE:   The VMwareTM vSphere 4 Installation & Configuration course is for system administrators who are responsible for the installation and configuration of VMware ESX 4 Server, VMware vCentre & VMware vServer collectively known as VMware vSphere 4. PREREQUISITES:   Delegates should ideally be experienced administrators planning to install VMware vSphere for use with Linux, Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Windows virtual machines. DURATION:   4 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   - VMware vSphere 4 and virtualisation overview. Virtualisation products, VMware ESX 4 Server, VMware vCentre Server, vSphere Client - Installation ESX Server, VirtualCentre & VI Client installation - Networking & Storage Use of virtual switches, ports & virtual NICs - Storage configuration Using local, iSCSI, SAN & NFS storage - Virtual machine creation and administration Templates, Converter Enterprise, VirtualCentre, access control - Resource management Creating dynamic resource pools, controlling CPU & memory resources, Performing cold & VMotion migrations - Backup & Security Backup strategies, data security and High Availability clustering COURSE CONTENT:   1. Virtual Environment Overview · Server virtualisation · Virtualisation technologies available · Advantages of virtualisation · Virtual machines · VMware products · VMware licensing 2. Installing ESX 4 Server · Planning a vSphere Environment · Selecting the appropriate hardware · Installing ESX 4 Server · Disk partitioning · Automatic installation with KickStart · Installing ESXi installable & embedded 3. Using the ESX 4 Web Console · The ESX 4 Web Console · Creating a simple virtual machine 4. Installing VMware vCentre Server and Client · Selecting an appropriate database for vCentre Server · Selecting the necessary hardware · Installing .NET · Installing vCentre Server · Installing vSphere Client · Exploring the vCentre environment · Creating a vCentre Server inventory · Customising vCentre Server settings 5. Creating and Managing Storage devices · Storage technologies available · VMware storage capabilities · VMFS Datastores · Network File System (NFS) storage · Raw device mapping · Use of iSCSI devices 6. Creating and Managing Networks · Physical & virtual switches · Service Console networking · VMKernel networking · Virtual Machine networking · Configuring VLANs · Configuring NIC teaming 7. Creating and Managing Virtual Machines · Creating a virtual machine · Installing the guest operating system · Linux, Windows, Solaris,FreeBSD (optional) · Installing VMware Tools · Managing & modifying virtual machines · Creating virtual machine templates · Deploying virtual machines from templates 8. Creating Virtual Machines from Physical Machines · Installing & configuring vCentre Converter · Installing & configuring Guided Consolidation Service · Performing P2V Migrations · Importing Virtual Appliances 9. Managing Resource Allocation · Allocating Virtual Machine resources · Virtual Machine memory management · Allocating Virtual Machine CPU resources · Using & managing resource pools 10. VMware High Availability · Performing VMotion migration · ESX Clustering · VMware DRS · Backup and Restore with VMware Consolidated Backup 11. Monitoring and Securing VMware vSphere · Monitoring CPU, Memory Disk & Network usage · ESX Authentication · Using SSH, TCP wrappers and Firewalls · Monitoring Service Console files NT02/10