Overview/Description
VMware vSphere 6 offers various features for enhanced resource management and utilization in a VMware virtualized environment. In this course, you will learn the important aspects of Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) functionality and automation. You will also learn how to monitor DRS to achieve optimal performance and resource utilization. Finally, you will learn how to cluster resource management benefits and resource utilization in a VMware vSphere 6 virtualized environment.
Target Audience
Virtualization and cloud administrators who install, configure, and manage vSphere installations
recognize uses of Distributed Resource Scheduler in a VMware virtualized environment
describe methods of enabling Distributed Resource Scheduler in a VMware virtualized environment
compare the three levels of automation within Distributed Resource Scheduler
select an appropriate automation migration threshold within Distributed Resource Scheduler
create Distributed Resource Scheduler groups and apply rules
describe how Distributed Resource Scheduler overrides function
use Schedule DRS to automatically manage resources in a VMware virtualized environment
use Distributed Resource Scheduler to monitor events, performance, and resource utilization
describe the benefits of Distributed Power Management in DRS
recognize how storage DRS assists with data store management
describe various advanced storage Distributed Resource Scheduler options
describe how shares benefit resource utilization in a VMware virtualized environment
recognize how resource reservations are used in a VMware virtualized environment
recognize how resource limits are used in a VMware virtualized environment
recognize how resource pools are used in a VMware virtualized environment
recognize how Distributed Resource Scheduler, DRS monitoring, and cluster resource management benefit resource utilization in a VMware virtualized environment