VMware ESX Server 3.5 - Deploy, Secure & Analyze

Virtualization technology continues to grow and VMware training has become a hot topic. This course, featuring expert instructor Rafiq Wayani, combines video instruction and demonstration with assessment test questions and printable courseware to help the student understand the subject matter.

Our VMware ESX Server 3.5 - Deploy, Secure & Analyze course developed for the experienced VMware Infrastructure administrators, is a continuation of the VMware ESX Server 3.5 - Install & Configure course. This course addresses such topics as: Server Provisioning, Security in a VMware Virtualized Environment, Data Protection and High Availability, and Fault Analysis and Methodology.

Module 1 - Server Provisioning
Server Provisioning
Course Objectives
D.S.A.
Scripted Installations: Overview
Scripted Installations: Third-Party Tools
Scripted Installation: Process
Scripted Installation: HTTP, FTP and NFS Considerations
Installations Script: Section Order
Directive Options and Commands
Licensing Considerations
Pre-Execution Scripts
Identifying the Correct NIC Adapter
Locating the Installation Script or Course Media
Individual Physical NIC Configuration
Creating Virtual Switches and Portgroups
ESX Storage Management Commands
Working With VMFS Volumes
VMFS Metadata
Growing Space on a VMFS Volume
Determining Filesystem Usage
The /etc Directory
Log Files
Setting Up the Service Console to an NTP Client
Module 1 Review

Module 2 - Security in a VMware Virtualized Environment
Security in a VMware Virtualized Environment
Zoning
CHAP
Access Control
Securing Your Network
ESX Server Configuration Via the Service Console
Securing Your Network VMs
Setting Your Security Profile
Securing the Service Console
VirtualCenter Firewall Placement
Port Considerations
Packet Forwarding/Receiving Parameters
Service Console Firewall Considerations
Working with Chains
Important Firewall Configuration Commands
Opening/Closing Individual Service Console Ports
User Maintenance
Username/Password Maintenance and Hacker Prevention
SSH Considerations
Root Account Access Considerations
SSH Login Management
Displaying Warning Messages and Monitoring User Access and Activity
Working with the su and sudo Commands
ESX Server Commands
Limiting Root Account Access
Controlling Access to Network Services
Demo - Command Line Part 1
Demo - Command Line Part 2
Demo - PW Free Login
Demo - Scripted Install
Module 02 - Review

Module 3 - CPU and Memory Resource Allocation
CPU and Memory Resource Allocation
Virtual Machine (VM) Resource Controls
Reservation
Limit
Shares
Resource Management
Resource Pools
Resource Pool Restrictions and Considerations
Demo - SSH Security
Module 03 - Review

Module 4 - Data Protection and High Availability
Data Protection and High Availability
VCB and the Backup Proxy Server
VCB Backup Components
Snapshots
hostd Process
File-Level Backups on MS Windows VMs
Full VM Backups
Command Line Utilities: Proxy Server vs. Service Console
VCB Commands
Full VM Backup Files
More Useful Commands
Restoration
VM Backup Considerations
Clustering and Restoration
Demo - DRS
Demo - High Availability
Module 04 Review

Module 5 - Fault Analysis and Methodology
Fault Analysis and Methodology
ESX Server Boot Process
The ESXCFG-BOOT Command
Fallback Boot Mode and Kudzu
Troubleshooting
hostd
Fully-Qualified Domain Names
Proper DNS Setup
Installation Precautions
Diagnostics
Increasing the Verbosity of the iSCSI Daemon
The vmkping Command
The vswif and esxcfg-vswif Commands
Export Diagnostics Data
The vc-support.wsf
Manually SCP'ing Bundles From the ESX Server
Properly Exporting Diagnostics Data
The esxtop Command
The vm-support Command
Memory and CPU Resources
RCA
Troubleshooting Tools
Booting Your System Into Service Console Mode
VMotion Migrations
HA Cluster Hosts
Increasing the Logging Level of vpxd.log
Static IP Address Configuration
DNS Configuration
Troubleshooting Questions
VirtualCenter Environment Variables
Log File Diagnostics
VirtualCenter Server Service Error Messages and Diagnostics
Service Console Open Ports (and Associated Applications)
Licensing
VirtualCenter Database Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
Module 05 - Review
Course Closure

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