Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7

(VMware-6.7) / ISBN: 9781644591536
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Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7

Become a VMware certified professional with the Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7 course. The VMware vSphere training course provides skills for VMware vSphere 6.7 exam topics and helps you gain expertise in planning and installing VMware ESXi, installing and configuring vCenter Server, storage devices, vSphere network, securing VMware vSphere, using templates and vApps; automating VMware vSphere, and more.
Here's what you will get

The VMware vSphere certification will validate a candidate's skills in installing, configuring, and managing vSphere solutions. It helps in deploying and administering guest operating systems on a vSphere infrastructure. It also covers the basic knowledge of storage, networking, hardware, business continuity and disaster recovery, security, environmental monitoring, and troubleshooting.

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  • 16+ Lessons
  • 140+ Quizzes
  • 110+ Flashcards
  • 110+ Glossary of terms
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  • 100+ Pre Assessment Questions
  • 100+ Post Assessment Questions
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  • What Is Covered in This Course
  • The Hardware Behind the Course
  • Who Should Buy This Course
  • Exploring VMware vSphere 6.7
  • Why Choose vSphere?
  • The Bottom Line
  • VMware ESXi Architecture
  • Planning a VMware vSphere Deployment
  • Deploying VMware ESXi
  • Performing Post-installation Configuration
  • The Bottom Line
  • Introducing vCenter Server
  • Choosing the Version of vCenter Server
  • Planning and Designing a vCenter Server Deployment
  • Installing vCenter Server and Its Components
  • Installing vCenter Server in an Enhanced Linked Mode Group
  • Exploring vCenter Server
  • Creating and Managing a vCenter Server Inventory
  • Exploring vCenter Server's Management Features
  • Managing vCenter Server Settings
  • vSphere Web Client Administration
  • VMware Appliance Management Administration
  • The Bottom Line
  • vSphere Update Manager
  • vSphere Update Manager and the vCenter Server Appliance
  • Configuring vSphere Update Manager
  • Creating Baselines
  • Routine Updates
  • Upgrading Hosts with vSphere Update Manager
  • Performing an Orchestrated Upgrade
  • Investigating Alternative Update Options
  • vSphere Auto Deploy
  • Deploying Hosts with Auto Deploy
  • vCenter Support Tools
  • The Bottom Line
  • Putting Together a vSphere Network
  • Working with vSphere Standard Switches
  • Working with vSphere Distributed Switches
  • Configuring Virtual Switch Security
  • The Bottom Line
  • Reviewing the Importance of Storage Design
  • Examining Shared Storage Fundamentals
  • Implementing vSphere Storage Fundamentals
  • Leveraging SAN and NAS Best Practices
  • The Bottom Line
  • Understanding the Layers of High Availability
  • Clustering VMs
  • Implementing vSphere High Availability
  • Introducing vSphere SMP Fault Tolerance
  • Planning for Business Continuity
  • The Bottom Line
  • Overview of vSphere Security
  • Securing ESXi Hosts
  • Securing vCenter Server
  • Securing Virtual Machines
  • The Bottom Line
  • Understanding Virtual Machines
  • Creating a Virtual Machine
  • Installing a Guest Operating System
  • Installing VMware Tools
  • Managing Virtual Machines
  • Modifying Virtual Machines
  • The Bottom Line
  • Cloning VMs
  • Creating Templates and Deploying Virtual Machines
  • Using OVF Templates
  • Using Content Libraries
  • Working with vApps
  • Importing Machines from Other Environments
  • The Bottom Line
  • Reviewing Virtual Machine Resource Allocation
  • Working with Virtual Machine Memory
  • Managing Virtual Machine CPU Utilization
  • Using Resource Pools
  • Regulating Network I/O Utilization
  • Controlling Storage I/O Utilization
  • The Bottom Line
  • Comparing Utilization with Allocation
  • Exploring vMotion
  • Ensuring vMotion Compatibility
  • Using Storage vMotion
  • Combining vMotion with Storage vMotion
  • Cross-vCenter vMotion
  • Exploring vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler
  • Working with Storage DRS
  • The Bottom Line
  • Overview of Performance Monitoring
  • Using Alarms
  • Working with Performance Charts
  • Working with esxtop
  • Monitoring CPU Usage
  • Monitoring Memory Usage
  • Monitoring Network Usage
  • Monitoring Disk Usage
  • The Bottom Line
  • Why Use Automation?
  • vSphere Automation Options
  • Automating with PowerCLI
  • Additional Resources
  • The Bottom Line
Exam FAQs
What are the prerequisites for this exam?

Here are the prerequisites for the certification exam:

  • A minimally qualified candidate has six to twelve months of hands-on experience installing, configuring, and managing a vSphere solution.
  • A candidate possesses skills in deploying and administering guest operating systems on a vSphere infrastructure.
  • Successful candidates also have basic knowledge of storage, networking, hardware, business continuity, disaster recovery, security, environmental monitoring, and troubleshooting.
What is the exam registration fee? USD 250
Where do I take the exam? Pearson VUE
What is the format of the exam? Single and Multiple Choice
How many questions are asked in the exam? The exam contains 70 questions.
What is the duration of the exam? 115 minutes
What is the passing score? 300
What is the exam's retake policy?

There is a seven (7) calendar day waiting period after all failed attempts for proctored VMware certification exams for these levels:

  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
  • VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)
Where can I find more information about this exam? Know more about the vSphere
What are the career opportunities after passing this exam?
  • IT Manager
  • System Architect
  • System Administrator
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