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VMware vSphere: Design [V7]

VMware vSphere: Design [V7]

This three-day training course equips you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to design a VMware vSphere® 7 virtual infrastructure. You follow a proven approach to design a virtualization...

$2,775 USD GSA $2,376.57

Course Code EDU-VSDW7

Duration 3 days

Available Formats Classroom, Virtual

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This three-day training course equips you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to design a VMware vSphere® 7 virtual infrastructure. You follow a proven approach to design a virtualization solution that ensures availability, manageability, performance, recoverability, and security, and that uses VMware best practices. This course discusses the benefits and risks of available design alternatives and provides information to support making sound design decisions

Given a case study, you practice your design skills by working with peers on a design project.

Skills Gained

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Identify the business objectives for the vSphere environment
Identify business requirements, constraints, assumptions, and risks for all layers in the vSphere environment
Apply a framework to a design
Analyze design choices and best-practice recommendations
Create a design that ensures availability, manageability, performance, recoverability, and security
Design the core management infrastructure for an enterprise
Design the virtual data center for an enterprise
Design the compute infrastructure for an enterprise
Design the storage and networking infrastructures for an enterprise
Design virtual machines to run applications in a vSphere infrastructure
Design security, manageability, and recoverability features for an enterprise

Who Can Benefit

Experienced system integrators and consultants responsible for designing and deploying vSphere environments

Prerequisites

This course requires completion of the following prerequisites:

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7]
VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V7]

Course Details

Product Alignment

VMware ESXi™ 7
VMware vCenter Server® 7

Outline

Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

Infrastructure Assessment

Follow a proven process to design a virtualization solution
Define customer business objectives
Gather and analyze business and application requirements
Document design requirements, constraints, assumptions, and risks
Use a systematic method to evaluate and document design decisions
Create a conceptual design

Core Management Infrastructure

Determine the number of VMware vCenter® Server ApplianceTM instances to include in a design
Choose the appropriate single sign-on identity source
Choose the time synchronization method
Choose methods to collect log files and VMware ESXi™ core dumps
Design a vCenter Server deployment topology that is appropriate for the size and requirements of the data center

Virtual Data Center Infrastructure

Calculate total compute capacity requirements for a virtual data center
Create a virtual data center cluster design that meets business and workload requirements
Evaluate in the virtual data center the use of several management services, such as VMware vSphere® High Availability and VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™
Evaluate the use of resource pools in the virtual data center design

Compute Infrastructure

Create a compute infrastructure design that includes the appropriate ESXi boot, installation, and configuration options
Choose the ESXi host hardware for the compute infrastructure

Storage Infrastructure

Calculate storage capacity and performance requirements for a design
Evaluate the use of different storage platforms and storage management solutions
Design a storage platform infrastructure and storage management architecture that meets the needs of the vSphere environment

Network Infrastructure

Evaluate the use of different network component and network management solutions
Design a network component architecture that includes information about network segmentation and virtual switch types
Design a network management architecture that meets the needs of the vSphere environment

Virtual Machine Design

Make virtual machine design decisions, including decisions about resources
Design virtual machines that meet the needs of the applications in the vSphere environment and follow VMware best practices

Infrastructure Security

Make security design decisions for various layers in the vSphere environment
Design a security strategy that meets the needs of the vSphere environment and follows VMware best practices

Infrastructure Manageability

Make infrastructure manageability design decisions that adhere to business requirements
Design an infrastructure manageability strategy that meets the needs of the vSphere environment and follows VMware best practices

Infrastructure Recoverability

Make infrastructure recoverability design decisions that adhere to business requirements
Design an infrastructure recoverability strategy that meets the needs of the vSphere environment and follows VMware best practices

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Sep 7, 2022 – Sep 9, 2022 (3 days)

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Language

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Time

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

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When does class start/end?

Classes begin promptly at 9:00 am, and typically end at 5:00 pm.

Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Lunch is normally an hour long and begins at noon. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice are available all day in the kitchen. Fruit, muffins and bagels are served each morning. There are numerous restaurants near each of our centers, and some popular ones are indicated on the Area Map in the Student Welcome Handbooks - these can be picked up in the lobby or requested from one of our ExitCertified staff.

How can someone reach me during class?

If someone should need to contact you while you are in class, please have them call the center telephone number and leave a message with the receptionist.

What languages are used to deliver training?

Most courses are conducted in English, unless otherwise specified. Some courses will have the word "FRENCH" marked in red beside the scheduled date(s) indicating the language of instruction.

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GTR stands for Guaranteed to Run; if you see a course with this status, it means this event is confirmed to run. View our GTR page to see our full list of Guaranteed to Run courses.

How do I find an ExitCertified training location?

We have training locations across the United States and Canada. View a full list of classroom training locations.

Which delivery formats are available?

At ExitCertified we offer training that is Instructor-Led, Online, Virtual and Self-Paced.

Does ExitCertified deliver group training?

Yes, we provide training for groups, individuals and private on sites. View our group training page for more information.

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As a vendor-authorized training partner, we offer a curriculum that our partners have vetted. We use the same course materials and facilitate the same labs as our vendor-delivered training. These courses are considered the gold standard and, as such, are priced accordingly.

Is the training too basic, or will you go deep into technology?

It depends on your requirements, your role in your company, and your depth of knowledge. The good news about many of our learning paths, you can start from the fundamentals to highly specialized training.

How up-to-date are your courses and support materials?

We continuously work with our vendors to evaluate and refresh course material to reflect the latest training courses and best practices.

Are your instructors seasoned trainers who have deep knowledge of the training topic?

ExitCertified instructors have an average of 27 years of practical IT experience. They have also served as consultants for an average of 15 years. To stay up to date, instructors will at least spend 25 percent of their time learning new emerging technologies and courses.

Do you provide hands-on training and exercises in an actual lab environment?

Lab access is dependent on the vendor and the type of training you sign up for. However, many of our top vendors will provide lab access to students to test and practice. The course description will specify lab access.

Will you customize the training for our company’s specific needs and goals?

We will work with you to identify training needs and areas of growth. We offer a variety of training methods, such as private group training, on-site of your choice, and virtually. We provide courses and certifications that are aligned with your business goals.

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Will I get access to content after I complete a course?

You will get access to the PDF of course books and guides, but access to the recording and slides will depend on the vendor and type of training you receive.

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When does class start/end?

Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

How can someone reach me during class?

What languages are used to deliver training?

What does GTR stand for?

How do I find an ExitCertified training location?

Which delivery formats are available?

Does ExitCertified deliver group training?

Does ExitCertified deliver group training?

What does vendor-authorized training mean?

Is the training too basic, or will you go deep into technology?

How up-to-date are your courses and support materials?

Are your instructors seasoned trainers who have deep knowledge of the training topic?

Do you provide hands-on training and exercises in an actual lab environment?

Will you customize the training for our company’s specific needs and goals?

How do I get started with certification?

Will I get access to content after I complete a course?

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