Pluggable Device Configuration

·          SCSI

·          COS SCSI Device Access

·          SCSI Access via Virtual Guest

·          iSCSI

·          PCI

·          USB/Firewire

·          Parallel/Serial

·          Parallel Port Configuration

·          Serial Port Configuration

 
Resource Sharing

·          Processor

·          Specifying Min/Max Allocation

·          Affinity

·          Memory

·          Transparent Page Sharing

·          Idle Memory Tax

·          Ballooning

·          Paging

·          Network

·          Disk

VMware Implementation

·          Server Hardware

o         Memory Usage

o         Estimating Workload

o         Types of Operating Systems being Hosted

o         Memory Standards for Virtual Machines

·          Processor Usage

o         Real World Processor Recommendations

·          Hard Drive Usage

o         Local VMware Partitions

o         Hard Drives and Controllers

·          Server Network Connectivity

o         NIC Configuration via Console

o         Virtual NIC Configuration

o         Creating Virtual Switches

·          Server Sizing

·          VMware Installation

o         Installation Steps

o         Post Install using Web Interface Configuration.

Storage and Network Strategies

·          Local Storage vs. Remote SAN Storage

o         Local Storage

o         Remote/SAN Storage

o         SAN Implementation Options

o         NAS Storage

o         iSCSE

·          Local Storage Configuration

·          SAN Storage Configuration

·          HBA Configurations

·          VMFS Volumes

·          Network Overview

·          Virtual NICs/vNICs

·          MAC Addressing

·          Physical NICs /pNICS / VMNICs

·          Virtual Switches

·          VLAN Tagging

·          VMotion Networking

·          Blade Networking

Designing the Guest Environment

·          Resource Utilization

·          Hardware Requirements / Server Roles

·          Master Installation Resources

·          ISO Images

·          Guest Machine Networking

·          Virtual Switching

·          Virtual NICs

·          Controlling Guest Resource Usage

o         The Basics of Min/Max Settings

o         Resource Shares (CPU and Memory)

o         Beyond Shares and Min/Max Settings

o         Idle Memory Tax

o         Processor Affinity

·          Managing VMDK Files

·          Creating a Guest Virtual Machine Standard

·          Creating Guest VMs

 
Managing the Server

·          Using the Web Interface

·          Using the Service Console

·          Using a Management Utility

·          Server Management Tasks

·          Checking Disk Space

·          Configuring Time Synchronization

 
VMware Security

·          MUI

·          Console Operating System

·          Virtual Center

·          Password Encryption

·          Firewalls

·          User Access Methods

·          Account Policies

·          Restricting Root Access

·          External Authentication

·          Patching