CVF 2093 - VMware vSphere ICM (Install, Configure, Manage)

1. Access and Authentication Control
   1. Control of user access through roles and permissions
   2. Configuration and management the ESXi firewall
   3. Configuration of ESXi lockdown mode
   4. Integration of ESXi with Active Directory
   5. Introduce VMware vShield Zones
2. Configure and Manage Virtual Networks
   1. Creation and management of a standard virtual switch
   2. Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties
   3. Configuration of virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
3. Configure and Manage Virtual Storage
   1. Introduce storage protocols and device names
   2. Configuration of ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
   3. Creation and management of vSphere datastores
   4. Deployment and management of the VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance
4. Create Virtual Machines
   1. Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
   2. Deploy a single virtual machine
5. Data Protection
   1. Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
   2. Introduce the VMware Data Recovery appliance
   3. Discuss solutions for backing up virtual machines efficiently
6. High Availability and Fault Tolerance
   1. Introduce new vSphere High Availability (HA) architecture
   2. Configure and manage a vSphere High Availability cluster
   3. Introduce VMware Fault Tolerance
7. Installing VMware Components
   1. Introduce ESXi installation
   2. Describe boot from SAN requirements
   3. Introduce vCenter Server deployment options
   4. Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
   5. Installation of vCenter Server (Windows based)
8. Introduction to VMware Virtualization
   1. Introduce virtualization, virtual machines, and vSphere components
   2. Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization
   3. Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
   4. Installation and use of vSphere user interfaces
9. Patch Management
   1. Management of ESXi patching using vCenter Update Manager
   2. Installation of Update Manager and Update Manager plug-in
   3. Creation of patch baselines
   4. Scan and remediate hosts
10. Resource Management and Monitoring
    1. Virtual CPU and memory concepts
    2. Methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
    3. Configuration and management of resource pools
    4. Monitoring of resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
11. Scalability
    1. Configuration and management of a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster
    2. Configuration of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
    3. Use of vSphere HA and DRS together
12. VMware vCenter Server
    1. vCenter Server architecture
    2. vCenter Server appliance
    3. Configuration and management of vCenter Server appliance
    4. Management of vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
13. Virtual Machine Management
    1. Deployment of virtual machines using templates and cloning
    2. Modification and management of virtual machines
    3. Creation and management virtual machine snapshots
    4. VMware vSphere® vMotion® and Storage vMotion migrations
    5. Creation of a vSphere vApp

1. install and configure vCenter Server components.
2. use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage.
3. configure and manage ESXi networking and storage using vCenter Server.
4. use vCenter Server to increase scalability.
5. install and configure ESXi.
6. perform forensic analysis of a computer system in a cloud environment.
7. conduct a penetration test in a cloud-based network.
8. use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESXi patches.
9. manage user access to the VMware infrastructure.
10. perform malware analysis in a cloud environment.
11. use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection.
12. deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines.

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