VMware vSphere 4: Skills for Operators

• Module 1: Course Introduction
• Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization



• Discussion of virtualization and vSphere components
• Module 3: Virtual Machine Creation and Management



• Create a virtual machine
• Install a guest operating system in a virtual machine
• Install VMware Tools into a Windows guest operating system
• Enable time synchronization between a line virtual machine and the host
• Create a template
• Create a template and deploy a virtual machine from it
• Clone a virtual machine that is powered on
• Take snapshots of a virtual machine and revert to a snapshot
• Modify a virtual machine′s disk, memory, and name
• Manipulate virtual machines in the vCenter Server inventory
• Delete a virtual machine from disk
• Add a raw LUN to an existing virtual machine
• Module 4: Virtual Machine Resource Monitoring



• Use vCenter Server to monitor CPU utilization
• Module 5: Using Update Manager to Update Virtual Machines



• List all patches installed on both your virtual machine and template
• Create a patch baseline
• Scan for updates
• Remediate the virtual machine and template
• Module 6: Migrating Virtual Machines
• Module 6: Migrating Virtual Machinesmeet vMotion requirements
• Verify that your ESX host meets vMotion requirements
• Perform a vMotion migration a virtual machine
• Perform a Storage vMotion migration a virtual machine
• Module 6: Migrating Virtual Machines



• Verify that your virtual machines′ settings meet vMotion requirements
• Verify that your ESX host meets vMotion requirements
• Perform a vMotion migration a virtual machine
• Perform a Storage vMotion migration a virtual machine
• Module 7: Troubleshooting Virtual Machines



• Identify and correct common configuration issues with virtual machines

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