VMware vSphere 5.5: Virtualization Technologies
Learn about virtualization technologies in VMware vSphere 5.5 and explore the design and configuration of a vSphere environment, VMkernel port and deployment.
VMware vSphere is formerly known as VMware Infrastructure and is the brand name for VMware’s suite of server virtualization products that includes the ESXi Hypervisor and vCenter management software. There have been many versions of vSphere including changes to the ESXi Shell and the application program interface and this free online course takes you through this version of the platform along with more on virtual machines and virtualization.
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
Virtualization Overview
This module gives an overview of VM training physical setup and network IP setup. It outlines the lab terms used in VM training. It analyzes VMware virtualization and system centre virtual machine manager 2012 R2. Also, this module compares type 1 and type 2 hypervisors.
Planning and Installing ESXi
This module demonstrates the installation process of the ESXi 5.5. It analyzes troubleshooting of hostd and ESXI CIM management agents. Also, this module explores the core management tools called CIM embedded in the hypervisor and illustrates how to boot ESXi from a SAN LUN.
Management Tools Overview
This module demonstrates the different third-party tools available to VMware?s product. It analyzes the series of products available for managing VMware infrastructure and compares some Windows commands to Linux commands. Also, this module explores how to troubleshoot the vSphere client or the VIC.
vCenter Server
This module explores the vCenter server and its limitations. It analyzes vSphere, its versions and three licensing types. Also, this module analyzes the vCenter mobile access (vCMA) which is called a fling, created by VMware labs and how to troubleshoot the vCenter server in the database.
Networking Terms
This module explores the different networking concepts as well as how to create and modify virtual networks. It analyzes how to create and manage virtual networking. Also, this module analyzes the private VLAN support and takes you through how to edit the dvSwitch port.
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