1. Networking
Virtual networking concepts
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Understanding VMware Certifications
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Standard Switch failure detection
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vSphere Standard Switch NIC teaming
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vSphere Distributed Switch concepts
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vSphere Standard Switch resources
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Create a vSphere Distributed Switch
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CDP and LLDP
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vSphere Distributed Switch settings
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Private VLANs (PVLAN)
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Configure private VLANs in vSphere
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Configure distributed port groups
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Distributed Switch Security policies
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Foundation Review: Distributed Switch NIC teaming
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Configure vDS NIC teaming and failover
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Foundation review: Traffic review
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Configure traffic shaping in vSphere
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Migrate VMs to a vSphere Distributed Switch
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Verify network configuration in vSphere
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Network I/O Control (NIOC)
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Configure NIOC in vSphere
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Filtering and tagging
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Foundation review: Netflow
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Configure netflow
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Foundation review: Port mirroring
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Configure Port mirroring in vSphere
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Network health check
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vSphere Distributed Switch health check
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Virtual Switch features: Host level rollback
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Virtual Switch features: Distributed Switch rollback
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1. VMware Sold to BroadCom
VMware sold to Broadcom
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Changes to the purchasing model under Broadcom
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2. Storage
vSphere Storage performance overview
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VMFS and NFS datastores
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Foundation Review: NFS v3 and NFS v4.1
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Demo: Create an NFS datastore in vSphere
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Foundation review: iSCSI storage
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Demo: Connect an ESXI host to an iSCSI storage array
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Demo: Create a VMFS datastore using iSCSI
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Demo: Storage port bindings and multipathing policies
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Demo: Expand a VMFS datastore
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Introduction to Storage DRS (SDRS)
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Demo: Create a Storage DRS (SDRS) cluster in vSphere
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vSAN vs. Traditional storage arrays
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Introduction to vSAN
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vSAN disk groups
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vSAN Express Storage Architecture
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Demo: vSAN network configuration
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Demo: Create a vSAN cluster
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Demo: Storage I/O Control (SIOC) for vSphere
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3. Monitoring Tools
The vSphere CPU scheduler
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ESXi and hyperthreading
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CPU Coscheduling and VM Rightsizing
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vSphere Resource Management
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Memory virtualization
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Demo: Performance charts
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ESXTOP
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Demo: ESXTOP
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4. Securing a vSphere Deployment
vSphere Single Sign-On (SSO)
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Demo: vSphere Single Sign-On (SSO)
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vCenter Identity Provider Federation
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Demo: vSphere roles and permissions
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Demo: VM encryption
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Demo: Secure boot and Encrypted vMotion
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Demo: ESXi host firewall and services
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Demo: Configure lockdown mode
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5. Updates and Upgrades
vCenter multi-homing
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vSphere lifecycle management
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vSphere upgrade planning
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Demo: vCenter and vSphere license keys
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Demo: Install VMware tools on a VM
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Demo: Update VMware tools
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Demo: Update VM virtual hardware
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Upgrading ESXi 7 to ESXi 8
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Demo: Interactive upgrade to ESXi 8
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Demo: Upgrade vCenter Server Appliance
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6. Deploying VMs and Hosts
Demo: Register and unregister a VM
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Demo: Working with VMX files
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Demo: VM advanced settings
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Deploying VMs using vCenter Converter
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Assignable hardware
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Using Auto Deploy to image ESXi hosts
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7. Resource Management
Configure VM reservations and limits
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Configure shares
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Configure Hot plug and memory hot add for VMs
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Resource pools and vApps
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Scalable shares
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Create resource pools
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Expandable reservations
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Configure vApps for multitier applications
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8. Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
DRS enhancements in vSphere 7
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Configure DRS
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vCLS VMs
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DRS VM distribution and CPU overcommitment
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DRS Distributed Power Management (DPM)
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Monitor a DRS cluster
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DRS affinity rules, groups, and VM overrides
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Avoiding downtime with DRS and maintenance mode in vSphere 7
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vSphere Cluster QuickStart
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9. Troubleshooting, Backup, and Recovery
Working with vCenter logs
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Migrating hosts and resource pools to a DRS cluster
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Working with ESXi logs
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10. High Availability
Create an HA cluster
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Configure Admission Control
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Configure Heartbeat Datastores
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11. Advanced vSphere Management
Demo: vCenter PNID and FQDN changes
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vCenter Server Profiles
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Demo: Precision Time Protocol
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