VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 1: vSphere 6 Overview


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Virtualization using VMware vSphere 6 provides a host of benefits to a server environment including high availability, improved resource utilization, scalability, and ultimately cost benefits. This course covers the benefits of virtualization and the licensing level required to achieve the desired feature set in VMware vSphere 6.

Target Audience
Virtualization and cloud administrators who install, configure, and manage vSphere

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.9

Lesson Objectives

VMware vSphere 6 Install, Configure, Manage - Part 1: vSphere 6 Overview

  • start the course
  • describe the problems with physical servers that lead to a requirement for virtualization and VMware vSphere 6
  • describe the benefits of using server virtualization and VMware vSphere 6
  • describe resource utilization efficiencies gained from using VMware vSphere 6
  • describe the business continuity and high uptime benefits of using VMware vSphere 6
  • describe the TCO and centralized management benefits of using VMware vSphere 6
  • differentiate between type I and type II hypervisors, and describe VMware ESXi
  • describe hosts and VMs in a virtualization environment
  • describe the features and versioning of the VMware vSphere 6 host client
  • describe the features and functionality of VMware vSphere 6 vCenter Server
  • manage VMware vSphere 6 with the web client
  • match the VMware ESXi licenses with the functionality they grant
  • describe the standard VMware vSphere 6 license and the feature set enabled
  • describe vMotion licensing in VMware vSphere 6
  • describe uptime and high availability features enabled by VMware vSphere 6
  • describe VMware vSphere 6 data protection and fault tolerance features
  • describe the vShield Endpoint, replication, and hot add features of VMware vSphere 6
  • recognize the enhancements offered by the enterprise licensing for VMware vSphere 6
  • describe VMware vSphere 6 technologies for working with big data
  • describe the distributed resource scheduler and power management features of VMware vSphere 6
  • describe the storage APIs and multipathing feature of VMware vSphere 6
  • describe the VMware vSphere 6 enterprise plus license feature set
  • describe additional features enabled by enterprise plus licensing in VMware vSphere 6
  • describe the features enabled in VMware vSphere 6 with the essentials kit licenses
  • describe features offered by VMware vSphere 6 support and services licenses
  • recognize the license required for a specific product set
  • Course Number:
    vi_vhpr_a01_it_enus

    Expertise Level
    Beginner