Overview

The course will provide hands-on experience on Virtual Data Center Infrastructure Administration and building a cloud. The training will be given by Senior System / Network Engineers with several years of field experience in Virtualization. 

Curriculum

Vmware vSphere

1 Month

Module 1: Introduction to Virtualization

  • Understanding virtualization
  • Diff types of virtualization
  • Virtualization products
  • Understanding components of VMware vSphere
  • Introduction to VMware ESX / ESXi Server 

Module 2: Understanding Datacenter Infrastructure

  • Understanding Datacenter Environment
  • Virtualization in present & future Datacenters
  • Understanding the Role of VMware Administrator 

Module 3: Installation of ESXi Server

  • Planning ESX/ESXi Server
  • Understanding requirements
  • Understanding vSphere Client
  • Configuring ESXi 

Module 4: Virtual Machines Concepts

  • Understanding virtual machines
  • Understanding Diff VM files
  • Virtual Machine Hardware 

Module 5: Virtual Machine Creation and Management

  • Create a Virtual Machine
  • Deploying guest operating system into VM
  • Understanding VMware tools
  • Deploying VMware tools
  • Cloning of VMs
  • Creating Templates
  • Deploying VM'S from templates
  • Modifying Virtual Machine Settings
  • Creating an RDM
  • Virtual Machine Snapshots
  • Creating a vApp
  • Removing a Virtual Machine
  • Deploying Virtual Appliance
  • Deploying OVF Templates
  • Configuring VM'S to auto start & auto shutdown 

Module 6: Configuring and Managing Storage

  • Storage Concepts
  • Storage Overview
  • DAS, FC SAN, iSCSI, FCoE, NAS
  • Types of Datastore, VMFS, NFS 

Module 7: Configuring Storage

  • Configuring iSCSI Storage
  • Configuring NAS/NFS Storage
  • FC SAN Storage, FCoE
  • Multipathing With iSCSI, NAS, FC SAN 

Module 8: VMFS Datastores

  • Creating a VMFS datastore
  • Increase the Size of VMFS datastore
  • Deleting/Unmounting a VMFS datastore 

Module 9: VSAN

  • VMware vSphere VSAN
  • VSAN Benefits, Features 

Module 10: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks

  • vNetwork Standard Switches
  • Understanding vSwitch & port group
  • Configuring virtual Switch & port groups
  • Understanding VM kernel Adaptor 

Module 11: Configuring Standard Virtual Switch Policies

  • Understanding Security policies
  • Configuring Traffic shaping policies
  • NIC Teaming Policy 

Module 12: Install & configure vCenter Sever

  • Understanding Architecture of vCenter Server
  • ESXi and vCenter Communication
  • vCenter Server Components
  • vCenter Single Sign On
  • Installing vCenter Server
  • Configure and manage vCenter Server 

Module 13: VM Migration

  • Understanding types of migration
  • Importance of VMware vSphere vMotion
  • vMotion Requirements
  • Perform vMotion migration
  • Perform Storage vMotion migration
  • Perform Enhanced vMotion migration 

Module 14: VMware Clusters High Availability

  • vSphere High Availability
  • Configuring vSphere HA
  • vSphere HA architecture
  • Adding ESXi Host to a Cluster
  • Test vSphere HA Functionality 

Module 15: Fault Tolerance

  • Understanding Fault Tolerance
  • Configuring Fault Tolerance
  • Testing Fault Tolerance 

Module 16: Host Scalability (DRS Cluster)

  • Understanding VMware VSphere DRS Cluster
  • Benefits of Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC)
  • DRS Cluster Settings
  • Adding a Host to DRS Cluster
  • Test DRS Cluster functionality 

Module 17: Patch Management

  • Describe VMware VSphere Update Manager
  • Installing update manager
  • Configuring update manager
  • Remediate ESXi Hosts 

Module 18: Data Protection

  • Traditional Backup and Virtual Infrastructure Backup
  • vSphere Data Protection Components, Architecture
  • Deploying and Configuring VDP
  • Virtual Machine Backup and Restore 

Module 19: Veeam Backup

  • Install configure Veeam
  • Backup / Restore VM's 

Module 20: Access and Authentication Control

  • Configuring ESXi Host Access and Authentication
  • ESXi Firewall, Enabling & Disabling Lockdown Mode
  • Integrating ESXi with AD
  • Configuring Roles and Permissions
  • Create a custom role in vCenter server
  • Assign permissions on vCenter
  • Verify permission 

Module 21: Resource Management and Monitoring

  • Virtual CPU and Memory Concepts
  • VM Memory Over commitment
  • Virtual SMP, CPU Load balancing
  • CPU, Memory and Disk resources
  • Establish Shares, Limits and Reservations
  • Understanding Resource Pools
  • Configuring Resource Pools
  • VM Resource Usage
  • Resource Monitoring Tools
  • vCenter Performance Charts
  • Interpreting Data from the Tools 

Module 22: Scheduled Task, Events & Alarms

  • Understand Task, Events & Alarms
  • Configuring SMTP
  • Configuring Alarms 

Module 23: vSphere Web Client

  • Understanding Web Client
  • Administering vSphere using web client 

Module 24: VMware vShield Endpoint

  • Understanding vShield Endpoint
  • Deploying security virtual appliance
  • Securing VM'S using vShield from Virus & Malwares 

Module 25: Advanced Topics: Distributed Switch

  • Understanding Distributed Switch Architecture
  • Configuring Distributed Switch
  • Understanding VLAN Trunks
  • Configure private VLAN Trunks & Private VLAN'S 

Module 26: VMware vCenter Standalone Converter

  • Converting physical to virtual machine (p2v)
  • Converting virtual to virtual (v2v) 

Module 27: Upgradation of Server

  • Requirements for migration
  • Upgradation to ESXi 5.x from ESXi 4.x 

Module 28: Managing vSphere Using command line interface

  • Tools VCLI, VMA, SSH Client
  • Managing ESXi
  • Managing VM's 

Module 29: Understanding ESXi Server Architecture

  • Understanding ESXi operating system
  • Understanding Virtualization kernel 

Module 30: Troubleshooting Virtual Infrastructure

  • Various Real Time Troubleshooting Scenarios
  • Troubleshooting VMs
  • Troubleshooting ESXi Hosts, Networking, Storage 

Course Schedule

Course Schedule

Vmware vSphere

30 Apr 2026

10:00 PM to 12:00 AM

(IST - GMT +05:30)

1 Month

2 Hrs/Day

Sunday off

Online

FAQ'S

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Duration : 1 Month
Mode Of Training : Online
Placement Assistance : Yes
Certificate : Yes
Price: 15,000

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