VMware vSphere 5: What´s New (VIWN)

System architects, system administrators, IT managers, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing VMware Infrastructure architectures.

Recommended: Completion of VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure, or equivalent experience with VMware ESX and vCenter Server.

At the end of the course, you will possess knowledge and skills for the following:

• Upgrading VMware deployments
• Deploying distributed virtual switches to simplify datacenter-wide network management
• Using VMDirectPath to assign a PCI adapter directly to a virtual machine
• Migrating virtual machines’ storage while they are live with Storage vMotion
• Growing virtual disks and VMFS volumes while they are live
• Employing VMware’s new Pluggable Storage Architecture
• Ensuring application availability with VMware Fault Tolerance
• Manage more than one vCenter Server from the same client
• Use the new host profiles feature to keep hosts uniformly configured
• Save energy with VMware Distributed Power Management
• Save disk space with thin provisioning
• Administer virtual appliances consisting of more than one virtual machine

Module 1: Introducing the Next Generation of VI Highlights Next Generation enhancements by component and reviews upgrade tools and strategies.

Module 2: Infrastructure Administration Presents new features that support better infrastructure monitoring and reduce the time it takes to provision ESX/ESXi hosts and virtual machines.

Module 3: Networking Discusses networking enhancements that simplify configuration, extend support, and improve performance.

Module 4: Storage Introduces new storage features that reduce storage costs, streamline management, and optimize performance.

Module 5: Resource Management Reviews vMotion™ compatibility enhancements, new VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler monitoring and management tools, and extended VMware DPM support.

Module 6: Business Continuity Presents VMware High Availability enhancements and introduces VMware Fault Tolerance and vStorage APIs for data recovery.