VMware vSphere VCP-DCV 2024

The VMware vSphere VCP-DCV 2024 [V8] course is the combination of two VMware vSphere paths: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] and VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale and Secure [V8] , in a single bundle to maximize preparation and minimize costs. The fundamental prerequisite for accessing the VCP-DCV 2024 Certification is participation in an authorized VMware course, combined with the performance of virtualization training laboratories that allow the student to acquire practical experience on VMware vSphere [V8] (ESXi [V8] and vCenter Server [V8]). This path combines several VMware vSphere courses, in a single training path, in a formula that presents continuity, homogeneity and educational effectiveness , compared to a classic formula with separate, fragmented and repetitive courses. The educational effectiveness of this course is also achieved by maximizing the use of the latest generation hands-on laboratories, based on real configuration scenarios and case studies, which increase and train the troubleshooting and problem-solving skills that companies require from VMware VCP-DCV specialists. This is the fundamental course for managing infrastructures based on VMware technologies of Software-defined data centers of any size and oriented to the Cloud . VMware, with its products, is the leading company in virtualization technologies, which today are the fundamental pillars of the IT world and Cloud Computing, allowing the company to reduce energy consumption, company spaces dedicated to IT infrastructures and maintenance and management costs of the same and therefore maximizing IT efficiency. The importance of these technologies derives from a constantly growing demand for IT professionals, experts in the creation, management and configuration of virtualized data centers SDDC (Software Defined Data Center). This course helps prepare for the VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV 2024) certification exam.

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Course Objectives

Below is a summary of the main objectives of the VMware vSphere VCP-DCV 2024 [V8] Course :

Installing and configuring ESXi and vCenter.
Create and manage virtual networks with standard and distributed switches.
Configure and manage datastores with vSphere-supported storage technologies.
Using vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots.
Configure and manage vSphere clusters for high availability and resource distribution.
VM resource management with resource pools.
Advanced network and storage configuration in VMware vSphere.
Using Host Profiles for VMware ESXi™ 8 Host Compliance.

Course Certification

This course helps you prepare to take the:
VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization Exam (VCP-DCV 2024);

Course Outline

Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
vSphere and Virtualization Overview
Explain basic virtualization concepts
Describe how vSphere fits in the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure
Recognize the user interfaces for accessing vSphere
Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, storage, and GPUs
Installing and Configuring ESXi
Install an ESXi host
Recognize ESXi user account best practices
Configure the ESXi host settings using the DCUI and VMware Host Client
Deploying and Configuring vCenter
Recognize ESXi hosts communication with vCenter
Deploy vCenter Server Appliance
Configure vCenter settings
Use the vSphere Client to add and manage license keys
Create and organize vCenter inventory objects
Recognize the rules for applying vCenter permissions
View vCenter logs and events
Configuring vSphere Networking
Configure and view standard switch configurations
Configure and view distributed switch configurations
Recognize the difference between standard switches and distributed switches
Explain how to set networking policies on standard and distributed switches
Configuring vSphere Storage
Recognize vSphere storage technologies
Identify types of vSphere datastores
Describe Fibre Channel components and addressing
Describe iSCSI components and addressing
Configure iSCSI storage on ESXi
Create and manage VMFS datastores
Configure and manage NFS datastores
Deploying Virtual Machines
Create and provision VMs
Explain the importance of VMware Tools
Identify the files that make up a VM
Recognize the components of a VM
Navigate the vSphere Client and examine VM settings and options
Modify VMs by dynamically increasing resources
Create VM templates and deploy VMs from them
Clone VMs
Create customization specifications for guest operating systems
Create local, published, and subscribed content libraries
Deploy VMs from content libraries
Manage multiple versions of VM templates in content libraries
Managing Virtual Machines
Recognize the types of VM migrations that you can perform within a vCenter instance and across vCenter instances
Migrate VMs using vSphere vMotion
Describe the role of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility in migrations
Migrate VMs using vSphere Storage vMotion
Take a snapshot of a VM
Manage, consolidate, and delete snapshots
Describe CPU and memory concepts in relation to a virtualized environment
Describe how VMs compete for resources
Define CPU and memory shares, reservations, and limits
Deploying and Configuring vSphere Clusters
Create a vSphere cluster enabled for vSphere DRS and vSphere HA
View information about a vSphere cluster
Explain how vSphere DRS determines VM placement on hosts in the cluster
Recognize use cases for vSphere DRS settings
Monitor a vSphere DRS cluster
Describe how vSphere HA responds to various types of failures
Identify options for configuring network redundancy in a vSphere HA cluster
Recognize vSphere HA design considerations
Recognize the use cases for various vSphere HA settings
Configure a vSphere HA cluster
Recognize when to use vSphere Fault Tolerance
Managing the vSphere Lifecycle
Enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager in a vSphere cluster
Describe features of the vCenter Update Planner
Run vCenter upgrade prechecks and interoperability reports
Recognize features of VMware vSphere® Lifecycle Manager™
Distinguish between managing hosts using baselines and managing hosts using images
Describe how to update hosts using baselines
Describe ESXi images
Validate ESXi host compliance against a cluster image and update ESXi hosts
Update ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Describe vSphere Lifecycle Manager automatic recommendations
Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware
Virtual Machine Operations
Recognize the role of a VMware ToolsTM Repository
Configure a VMware Tools Repository
Recognize the backup and restore solution for VMs
Identify the components in the VMware vSphere® ReplicationTM architecture
Deploy and configure vSphere Replication and VMware Site RecoveryTM instances
Recover replicated VMs
vSphere Cluster Operations
Create and manage resource pools in a cluster
Describe how scalable shares work
Describe the function of the vCLS
Recognize operations that might disrupt the healthy functioning of vCLS VMs
Network Operations
Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches
Describe how VMware vSphere® Network I/O Control enhances performance
Explain distributed switch features such as port mirroring and NetFlow
Define vSphere Distributed Services Engine
Describe the use cases and benefits of VMware vSphere® Distributed Services EngineTM
Storage Operations
Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies
Describe the architecture and requirements of vSAN configuration
Describe storage policy-based management
Recognize components in the VMware vSphere® Virtual VolumesTM architecture
Configure Storage I/O Control
vCenter and ESXi Operations
Create a vCenter backup schedule
Recognize the importance of vCenter High Availability
Explain how vCenter Server High Availability works
Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
Recognize the benefits of using configuration profiles
Use the vSphere client and the command line to manage certificates
vSphere Monitoring
Monitor the key factors that can affect a virtual machine’s performance
Describe the factors that influence vCenter performance
Use vCenter tools to monitor resource use
Create custom alarms in vCenter
Describe the benefits and capabilities of VMware SkylineTM
Recognize uses for VMware Skyline AdvisorTM Pro
vSphere Security and Access Control
Recognize strategies for securing vSphere components, such as vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines
Describe vSphere support for security standards and protocols
Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases
Configure identity federation to allow vCenter to use an external identity provider
vSphere Trusted Environments and VM Encryption
Configure ESXi Host Access and Authentication
Describe virtual machine security features
Describe the components of a VM encryption architecture
Create, manage, and migrate encrypted VMs
List VM encryption events and alarms
Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority

Laboratory Activities

Configuring an ESXi Host
Creating and Managing the vCenter Inventory Objective
Adding an Identity Source
Users Groups and Permissions
Creating Standard Switches
Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
Accessing iSCSI Storage
Managing VMFS Datastores
Accessing NFS Storage Objective
Creating and Removing a Virtual Machine
(Simulation) Installing VMware Tools
Adding Virtual Hardware
Modifying Virtual Machines
Creating Templates and Deploying VMs
Using Local Content Libraries
Using Subscribed Content Libraries
Versioning VM Templates in Content Libraries
vSphere vMotion Migrations
vSphere Storage vMotion Migrations
Working with Snapshots
Controlling VM Resources
Implementing vSphere DRS Clusters
Configuring vSphere HA
Using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Configuring a Centralized VMware Tools Installation Repository
(Simulation) Deploying vSphere Replication and Site Recovery Instances
(Simulation) Configuring Replication for a Single VM
Managing Resource Pools
Enabling vCLS Retreat Mode
Configuring vSphere Distributed Switch
Managing vSphere Distributed Switches
Using Port Mirroring
Viewing a vSAN Datastore Configuration
Using Policy-Based Storage
Creating vSAN Storage Policies
Using Host Profiles
Working with Certificates
Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance
Using Alarms
Configuring Lockdown Mode
(Simulation) Configuring Identity Federation to Use Microsoft ADFS
Configuring vCenter to work with an external KMS
Creating an Encrypted Virtual Machine

Course Mode

Instructor-Led Remote Live Classroom Training;

Trainers

Trainers are VMware Official Instructors and certified in other IT technologies, with years of hands-on experience in the industry and in Training.

Lab Topology

For all types of delivery, the Trainee can access real Cisco equipment and systems in our laboratories or directly at the Cisco data centers remotely 24 hours a day. Each participant has access to implement the various configurations thus having a practical and immediate feedback of the theoretical concepts.
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Course Details

Course Prerequisites

CompTIA A+ Course or equivalent skills are recommended .

Course Duration

Intensive duration 5 days

Course Frequency

Course Duration: 5 days (9.00 to 17.00) - Ask for other types of attendance.

Course Date

VMware vSphere VCP-DCV 2024 Course [V8] Course (Intensive Formula) – On request – 09:00 – 17:00

Steps to Enroll

Registration takes place by asking to be contacted from the following link, or by contacting the office at the international number +355 45 301 313 or by sending a request to the email info@hadartraining.com