SUMMARY:   This intensive, extended-hours training course focuses on installing, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting VMware® vSphere™. It combines the content of the VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. AUDIENCE:   Experienced system administrators and system integrators willing to work hard to achieve superior vSphere skills with minimal time away from the office. DURATION:   5 days. OBJECTIVES:   Install and configure VMware ESX™/ESXi, vCenter™ Server, and the vSphere Management Assistant Configure, manage, and troubleshoot ESX/ESXi networking and storage Create, configure, migrate, manage, convert, and monitor virtual machines and virtual appliances Scale the vSphere virtual infrastructure Implement business continuity solutions Manage changes to the vSphere environment COURSE CONTENT:   Course Introduction Introduction to VMware Virtualization Discuss virtualization and vSphere components Configuring VMware ESX/ESXi Configure ESX/ESXi settings and view system logs Installing and Using VMware vCenter Server Install and configure vCenter Server and vSphere Management Assistant Manage vCenter Server inventory hierarchies Networking Configure and troubleshoot vNetwork components Storage Review storage management technologies Analyze and troubleshoot storage-related issues Virtual Machines Deploy virtual machines using templates, VMware vCenter Converter, and Guided Consolidation Modify and manage virtual machines Access Control Control user access through roles and permissions Resource Monitoring Assess workloads and monitor resources through the GUI interfaces and CLI Scalability Scale resource management Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories Perform VMware VMotion migrations Configure clusters for VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler and VMware Distributed Power Management High Availability and Data Protection Review business continuity products and features Follow best practices to configure VMware High Availability clusters and VMware Fault Tolerance Install and configure VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Deploy VMware Data Recovery to back up virtual machines Configuration Management Manage change in the vSphere environment with Host Profiles and VMware vCenter Update Manager Installing ESX Perform manual (ESX/ESXi) and scripted (ESX) installations RW/09