VMware ESX Server 3.0 & 3.5
Training Course

"I am now able to install, configure, license and deploy ESX servers - I am truly confident when it comes to VMWare..."

• Over 17 Hours of VMware Training Videos on 3 Jam Packed DVDs! covering VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 and 3.5
• Scenario-Based "Real World" VMware Training Course shows you EVERYTHING! The next best thing to Hands-On Experience.
• Coverage includes VMware ESX Server configuration, VMware Virtual Infrastructure, VMware Virtual Center, and more
• Prepare for the VMware VCP certification
• You can Learn VMware ESX Server in 5 DAYS (or less) from an Expert Level VCP Instructor for less than 1/10th the cost of classroom training!

Free with this course Windows Server 2008 R2

 

Why Pay £3,000 for VMware ESX Classroom Training? You Can Now Learn Enterprise-Level Virtualization from an Expert VCP... for a Tiny Fraction of the Price!

Virtualization technology is constantly improving and changing the way we think and do business. Consolidating servers with VMware ESX Server will not only save your company money and time, but virtualizing your servers can actually be more secure, more convenient, and easier to maintain in real time than using many physical servers.

With VMware ESX, customers will be able to create dynamic and automated enterprise data centers with highest levels of performance, scalability and reliability.

VMware professionals are in great demand! No course can claim to be the "official" exam prep for VMware except VMware themselves. However, this course has helped hundreds of students worldwide become proficient in VMware ESX for the real world and in turn, pass the VCP certification exam!

"Am I Qualified To Take This VMware Training Course?"

YES! If you are a middle to upper level enterprise network administrator, an IT pro or system admin with a strong desire to learn VMware ESX Server & VMware Infrastructure for use at a professional level organization.

YES! If you have basic knowledge of server/network operating system like Windows Server or Linux, or have basic networking skills it would be beneficial, but is not required.

Discover what virtualization is, the many ways to utilize it, and exactly what it can do for your career and/or your business!

• How to select the right hardware needed for virtualization, RAM, CPU, Disk Storage, etc.

• Maintain your VMware ESX Server configuration and all of your virtual guest machines with the Virtual Infrastructure Client's visual interface, as well as the service console.

• Determine how to optimize the hard disk, perform memory and CPU adjustments, and complete virtual machine configuration changes.

• Learn the differences between the various VMware ESX server management interfaces and how to navigate them quickly and easily

• Learn how to configure a VMware iSCSI SAN on your own home systems computer systems with free open source software, then connect to it with VMware ESX Server

• And much more... see full training course outline below...

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VMware ESX Server Training Demo

Virtualization technology is constantly improving and changing the way we think and do business. Consolidating servers with VMware ESX Server will not only save your company money and time, but virtualizing your servers can actually be more secure, more convenient, and easier to maintain in real time than using many physical servers. Check out this demo of our VMware Training Course and see for yourself why VMware ESX is right for you! Click here for a segment on Installing and Using Virtual Center.

VMware Training Course Outline

Introduction (14:51)
Course Overview
In this kick-off video, I introduce myself and share my expertise. It is a brief overview of what you will learn and what to expect from this comprehensive course. I provide an introduction to the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification and explain why what the VMware ESX Server is an exciting technology that you MUST master.

Video 1 (18:44)
VMware ESX 3.5 and VMware 3i Server – New & Improved
I start off this series with the latest and greatest VMware ESX Editions - ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5.You will find out what is new and what is so great about the most recent versions of ESX Server. I explain what is new in VMware Virtual Center & VI Suite and why you should care about ESXi Server. I end the video with a demonstration of ESX Server 3.5, ESXi 3.5 and VirtualCenter so you can see these new versions IN ACTION!

Video 2 (54:15)
Introduction to Virtualization
Here, you learn the Virtualization Essentials including how the different types of virtualization could be compared. I'll talk about OS licensing, the future of virtualization, and how to test virtualization in your own office or home..

• What is Virtualization?
• Virtualization Statistics
• Uses for Server Virtualization
• What is the VMKernel?
• Virtualization Products Available
• VMware ESX Server vs. VMware Server
• VMware ESXi vs. VMware ESX
• VMware ESXi Server vs. Windows 2007 Server Hyper-V
• What is the Future of Virtualization?
• Windows OS Licensing and Virtualization
• VMware ESX Virtual Machine Specifications
• What is the VMTN?
• Other Virtualization Resources
• How Can I Test and Demo ESX at Work or Home?
• How is VMware ESX Server Supported and Licensed?

Video 3 (46:33)
Planning and Installing VMware ESX Server
Watch the step-by-step installation process for VMware ESX Server, as well as how to plan and license ESX Server.

• Steps to select the right hardware for virtualization
• ESX Server Installation Requirements, Recommendations, and Maximums
• What should or shouldn’t be virtualized?
• How do I consolidate servers? And, importance of SAN storage
• Licensing options for ESX Server – host based vs server based
• Partitioning options for ESX Server
• How to install VMware ESX Server

Video 4 (14:48)
Installing VMware ESX Server 3.5
See how to Install the latest edition of VMware ESX - version 3.5, step by step!

• Installation Requirements of VMware ESX Server 3.
• Installing VMware ESX Server 3.5

Video 5 (20:00)
Installing VMware ESXi Server
ESXi is the new "thin version" of ESX - find out what you need to know to install it, great console config tricks, and watch get walked through the install process!

• ESXi Installation Requirements & Installation Notes
• ESXi Console Tips and Tricks
• ESXi Installation – Step by Step

Video 6 (23:10)
Running VMware ESX 3.5 & ESXi 3.5 Inside VMware Workstation 6.5

• Why would you want to run VMware ESX Server inside Workstation?
• PC Requirements & Customizing the VMX file
• Demonstration of how it works

Video 7 (42:03)
Navigating and configuring VMware ESX Server
Find out how to configure and manage VMware Server using VMware Management Interface and VMware Server Console.

• VMware ESX Management options
• Service Console - SSH & telnet
• Web – HTTP & HTTPS
• VI Client
• Installing the Virtual Infrastructure (VI) Client
• Using the VI Clien
• Navigation
• Remote Control of Virtual Servers
• Hot Keys

Video 8 (43:51)
Installing & Using VMware Virtual Center (VC)
Learn what VMware Virtual Center centralized management can do for you, how to install it, and how to navigate it, step by step.

• Once installed, what does VC look like?
• Introduction to VMware Virtual Center
• Product Description
• Use Cases
• Features
• Architecture
• VC Minimums / Requirements
• VC Maximums
• Installing Virtual Center
• Navigating VC

Video 9 - Part A (1:11:35)
Creating & Modifying Virtual Guest Machines
VMware Tools are necessary for proper management of guest machines – find out how to load them and how they work. Learn how to create VMware Guest virtual machines. Install, configure, import and export, and downloading virtual machines from the Internet.

• What does a running Virtual Guest machine look like?
• Virtual Guest - Machine Specifications
• Changing BIOS settings
• How to create ISO Images of CD & DVD Installation media
• How to create a new virtual machine & install a guest OS
• Adding or removing virtual hardware

Video 9 - Part B (32:12)
Creating & Modifying Virtual Guest Machines

• What is an "appliance”?
• Downloading Virtual Machines from the VMTN Virtual Appliance Marketplace
• What and where are VMX configuration files?
• Importing VMs to ESX and Exporting VMs
• Transferring files to your server with SCP

Video 10 (29:46)
Installing and Configuring VMware Tools

• About VMware Tools
• Why you should use VMware Tools
• Installing & Configuring VMware Tools in Linux
• Installing & Configuring VMware Tools in Windows
• Configuring VMware Tools

Video 11 - Part A (51:27)
VMware ESX Disk Storage
VMware storage management can be complex – learn all the terminology you need to know in our virtualization storage video. Learn about SAN, NAS, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI. Plus, understand what Virtual Machine Snapshots are and how to use them.

• Storage Terminology
• How does a Datastore help you?
• VMware ESX Storage Options
• What is a VMFS Virtual Disk?
• Advantages of Virtual Disks
• Understanding local disk storage
• Understanding Fibre Channel (FC) SAN Storage
• Understanding iSCSI SAN Storage
• Understanding NAS NFS Storage
• Local vs. iSCSI vs. FC compared

Video 11 - Part B (1:01:37)
VMware ESX Disk Storage

• Guest OS disk adapter types
• What are Snapshots and how do you use them?
• VMware virtual disk types & access modes
• Pre-allocated/fixed vs. dynamic
• Independent, persistent, & Nonpersistent mode
• Using VMware's Virtual disk manager utility - vmkfstools
• Aligning your VMware ESX partitions
• Expanding your Guest OS Virtual Disk
• Configuring your ESX Server Clock, Timezone, and NTP Time Synchronization
• Configuring ESX Server to work with OpenFiler iSCSI SAN Server

Video 12 (1:09:07)
Administering VMware ESX Server Security

• Concepts of ESX Security Design
• Best Practices of ESX Security
• How does security work with ESX Server?
• Adding, Modifying, and removing ESX users and groups
• Defining and applying roles & permissions
• Default ESX Security Management Roles
• Ports used by VMware ESX & Virtual Center
• Enabling SSH CLI Access to ESX
• Securing the command line interface
• Securing Guest Virtual machines

Video 13 (35:03)
VMware ESX - Tasks, Events, Alarms, and Maps
Learn how to use Tasks, Events, Alarms, and Maps in VMware ESX Server

• Configure SNMP and SMTP Email for your Virtual Center Server
• Understanding Tasks & Events in Virtual Center & ESX
• Configuring Alarms for Virtual DataCenters and Virtual Guests
• Exploring Maps of your Virtual Infrastructure

Video 14 (1:02:28)
VMware ESX Server Virtual Networking

• Virtual Networking Overview
• Virtual Networking Terms - vmnic, vswitch, vswif, & port group
• Virtual Network Diagrams Explained
• Virtual Networking Must Knows
• Virtual Networking Configuration Scenarios
• Private/Host-only
• Single NIC - most common
• Redundant & Load Balanced
• DMZ with router / firewall
• Using VLANs with ESX
• Configuring Virtual Switches
• Adapter teaming, fault tolerance, and load balancing
• Service Console Command line Networking Tools

Video 15 (36:56)
Using Templates, Cloning, and Migrating with VMware
Learn how to clone and migrate virtual machines: V2V and P2V

• What are templates and how do you use them?
• What is VM cloning? Why would you clone a VM?
• Migrating a VM from one ESX server to another
• Migrating from one Virtualization platform to another (V2V)
• Migrating from a physical machine to a virtual machine (P2V)
• VMware Converter

Video 16 (28:09)
Troubleshooting and Patching VMware ESX Server

• Common VMware ESX Issues & their resolutions
• Things to check when troubleshooting ESX
• Resources for ESX Troubleshooting assistance
• VMware Support script
• Updating & Patching VMware ESX Server

Video 17 (31:14)
VMware Update Manager
New in ESX/VI 3.5 - Update Manager can update ESX hosts and Windows/Linux Guest machines - learn how it used!

• What is Update Manager?
• How Can Update Manager Help You?
• What Can Update Manager Update for You?
• How Does Update Manager Work?
• How to Install VMware Update Manager
• Components of VMware Update Manager
• Verifying Install of the Update Manager Service
• Installing the Update Manager Plug-In
• Configuring and Using Update Manager

Video 18 (18:32)
Upgrading VMware ESX & Virtual Center

• Upgrading VMware ESX from Version 3.0.x to 3.5
• Upgrading Virtual Center from Version 1.x to 2.5
• Upgrading VMware VI Client from 1.x to 2.5

Video 19 (41:08)
Performance virtualization with ESX.

• Select The Right Hardware
• Performance Optimization Recommendations
• Optimizing Memory
• Optimizing the CPU
• How VMware ESX Server Hosts Reclaim Memory
• Review of VMware ESX Performance Monitoring Tools
• VMotion Overview
• ESX Resource Pools
• ESX Clusters Overview

Video 20 (47:15)
Configuring VMotion, Resource Pools, DRS, & VMHA with VMware ESX
Learn to use vMotion to migrate servers with zero downtime! Plus, discover how to create virtual machines, virtual appliances, resource pools, clusters, and much more.

• Configuring VMotion
• Configuring Resource Pools
• Configuring Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Clusters
• Configuring VMware High Availability (HA) Clusters

Video 21 (22:39)
Storage VMotion (SVMotion)
One of the most exciting features of VMware ESX 3.5 is Storage VMotion. This allows you to move virtual disks while the server is up and running!

• What is Storage VMotion (SVMotion)?
• Storage VMotion - How It Works?
• How Can Storage VMotion (SVMotion) Help You?
• What is Required to Use Storage VMotion?
• How to Use SVMotion at the Command Line Using RCLI?
• Installing the SVMotion Plug-In
• Demo: Moving Live VM Storage Using SVMotion

Video 22 (20:45)
Third Party Applications for VMware ESX

• Dunes Technologies - VS-O (Virtual Service Orchestrator)
• Platespin
• VeeAm
• PHD Technologies EsXpress
• Leostream
• V-Kernel
• vmGalaxy

Video 23 (59:45)
Backing up Virtual Machines/VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)
Learn the different types of backups available for VMware, as well as third party companies.

• Backup & Disaster Recovery for Virtual Machines
• Backing up the VM within the Guest OS (file level)
• Backing up the VM within the Host OS (image level)
• VMware Consolidated Backup
• What is VCB?
• How does VCB work?
• VCB Requirements
• What is the process of using VCB?
• Installing VCB
• Using VCB CLI Commands
• Scenario: Creating VCB Backup Scripts

Video 24 (37:24)
Vizioncore vEssentials Backup, Performance, and Replication Suite

• Who is Vizioncore?
• Overview of the Vizioncore product line
• Why do you need 3rd party tools for VMware ESX?
• What is vEssentials & How does it help you?
• Downloading & Installing vEssentials
• What is vRanger and what are its features?
• How to backup your ESX Guest VMs with vRanger
• What is vCharter and what are its features?
• vCharter ESX Performance Monitoring Demo
• What is vReplicator and what are its features?
• vReplicator VM Replication Demo

Here is what you get....

24 videos (17 Hours) will be provided in High-Quality AVI & WMV format. In other words, you get perfect quality and replication of your instructor's screens. An easy-to-use table of contents allows you to navigate to key areas you wish to focus on.

24 iPod video files to watch Train Signal on the go! A popular request amongst our students who wish to study while they commute (i.e., train). These 320x240 .m4v files are compressed versions of the original course, and play on any iPod that supports video. Also great for reviewing and refreshing your mind "on the job."

24 MP3 Files to listen to Train Signal on the go. Some of our students have requested this option. People would like to be able to listen in their car or while working out. Can be burnt to a CD or copied to portable device. Great supplemental training to the videos.

Instructor Notes – These PDF documents can be printed out and contain the slides used by the instructor throughout the videos. These allow the user a quick easy reference to notes on the slides and make any additional notes for their own learning process.

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