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VMWare 4 What’s New
Course Number: VMTraining
Category: Networks & Operating Systems
Duration: 2.00 days
Description
This hands-on training course explores new features in VMware vCenter Server 4 and ESX™/ESXi 4 as well as how to upgrade to VMware vSphere 4.
Who Should Attend
System architects, system administrators, IT managers, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing VMware Infrastructure architectures
Outline
  •              Upgrading VMware deployments from VMware Infrastructure 3 to vSphere 4
  •              Deploying distributed virtual switches to simplify data center-wide network management
  •              Using VMDirectPath to assign a PCI adapter directly to a virtual machine
  •              Migrating virtual machines' storage while they are live with Storage vMotion
  •              Growing virtual disks and VMFS volumes while they are live
  •              Employing VMware's new Pluggable Storage Architecture
  •              Ensuring application availability with VMware Fault Tolerance
  •              Manage more than one vCenter Server from the same client
  •              Use the new host profiles feature to keep hosts uniformly configured
  •              Save energy with VMware Distributed Power Management
  •              Save disk space with thin provisioning
  •              Administer virtual appliances consisting of more than one virtual machine

 

  • 1. Introducing vSphere 4
    •             vSphere 4 enhancements by component
    •             Upgrade tools and strategies

 

  • 2. Infrastructure Administration
    •              New features that support better infrastructure monitoring and reduce the time it takes                   to provision ESX/ESXi hosts and virtual machines

 

  • 3. Networking
    •              Networking enhancements that simplify configuration, extend support, and improve                    performance

 

  • 4. Storage
    •             New storage features that reduce storage costs, streamline management, and optimize                  performance

 

  • 5. Resource Management
    •            vMotion compatibility enhancements
    •            New VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler monitoring and management tools
    •            Extended VMware DPM support

 

  • 6. Business Continuity
    •             VMware High Availability enhancements
    •             VMware Fault Tolerance and vStorage APIs for data recovery

 

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