Introduction to Virtualization Technologies Training
COURSE TYPE
Foundation
Course Number
170
Duration
4 Days
Gain the knowledge and skills to successfully install, configure, manage, and deploy virtual servers and workstations in your organization. In this training course, you learn how to choose the proper virtual machine product for your environment, partition servers to isolate applications, improve portability and migration, and create entire testing labs within a single PC.
You Will Learn How To
- Manage VMware and Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) technologies
- Leverage VMs to build testing, support, and training environments
- Partition physical servers to decrease operating costs
- Migrate from physical to virtual machines
Important Course Information
Requirements:
- Experience with system administration of Windows or Linux
- Networking knowledge
- No prior background with virtual machine technologies is required
Recommended Experience:
- TCP/IP networking
- File system management
- Operating system configuration
Software:
- You gain experience with the following virtualization products: Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware Workstation and ESXi Server, VirtualBox from Oracle, and XenServer by Citrix
Course Outline
- Virtualization Concepts
- Defining virtual machines (servers and workstations)
- Advantages of deploying Vms
- VMware Workstation
- Server
- ESXi
- Oracle VirtualBox
- Hyper-V
- Others
- Creating Virtual Machines
Comparing workstation products
- Functionality
- Performance
- Contrasting Windows and Linux hosts
Abstracting hardware
- Partitioning shared resources
- Accessing raw and virtual disks
- Virtualizing CPU and memory resources
Deploying virtual workstation software
- Planning for automatic installations
- Designing virtual networks
- Bridged, NAT and host-only networking
Building guest operating systems
- Allocating host resources
- Configuring virtual hard drives
- Managing peripheral devices
- Exploiting Virtual Workstation Functionality
Creating support platforms
- Readying multiple operating systems
- Suspending and resuming virtual workstations
Expanding application support
- Extending legacy application life
- Resolving version conflicts
Constructing a test environment
- Accessing host files
- Taking and restoring snapshots
Developing training environments
- Protecting guest operating systems
- Exploiting nonpersistent disks
- Partitioning Servers
Establishing requirements
- Justifying server virtualization
- Partitioning via hardware and software
- Recognizing server functionality needs
Choosing virtual server hosts
- Evaluating performance and features
- Considering security implications
Executing server VMs
- Working in interactive mode
- Implementing headless operation
Managing virtual servers remotely
- Exploiting remote management consoles
- Connecting to the web interfaces
- Securing remote management
Deploying virtual servers
- Automating tasks via scripting
- Migrating physical to virtual servers
- Accessing Storage Area Networks (SANs)
Clustering virtual machines
- Distributing workloads via Network Load Balancing (NLB)
- Establishing fault tolerance with clustering services
- Data Center Virtualization with ESXi
Building the architecture
- Examining ESXi architecture
Leveraging ESXi features
- Networking with vSwitches and port groups
- Optimizing resource utilization
- Managing Microsoft Hyper-V
- Maintaining virtual machines
- Contrasting Hyper-V and ESXi architecture
- Implementing remote management tools
- Securing virtual machine deployments
- Reducing attack surface with Server Core
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Tuition
Standard
Government
In Classroom or
Online
Standard
$2990
Government
$2659
Private Team Training
Course Tuition Includes:
Training Hours
Standard Course Hours: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
*Informal discussion with instructor about your projects or areas of special interest: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
FREE Online Course Exam (if applicable) – Last Day: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
By successfully completing your FREE online course exam, you will:
- Have a record of your growth and learning results
- Bring proof of your progress back to your organization
- Earn credits toward industry certifications (if applicable)
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