Course Introduction
Introduction to VMware vSphere 5.0
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Key enhancements in ESXi, vCenter Server, and VMware vSphere® Update Manager
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Upgrade vSphere components from vSphere 4.1 to vSphere 5.0, including vCenter Server, Update Manager, and ESXi
Virtual Machine Management
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Describe new virtual machine version 8 hardware features
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Explain virtual machine snapshot consolidation
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Describe the vCenter Solutions Manager
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Upgrade a virtual machine to version 8 hardware
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Install, register, and use the vSphere Web Client
Network Management
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Describe the ESXi firewall
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Describe new features of vNetwork distributed switches including NetFlow, port mirroring, and Link Layer Discovery Protocol
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Describe enhancements to network I/O control, including 802.1p priority tagging and user-defined virtual machine resource pools
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Configure the ESXi firewall
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Configure and test port mirroring
Storage Management
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Describe new storage features, including VMFS-5, Fibre Channel over Ethernet software adapters, policy-driven storage vStorage API for Storage Awareness, and VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance
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Describe enhanced features, including snapshot support for vSphere Storage vMotion, solid-state disk support, and new primitives in the vStorage API for Array Integration
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Upgrade VMFS-3 to VMFS-5
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Create user-defined storage capabilities and virtual machine storage profiles
Scalability
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Describe scaling enhancements to resource pools and VMware vSphere® vMotion®
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Describe Storage DRS operation
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Create a datastore cluster
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Configure Storage DRS
High Availability
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Describe enhancements to VMware Fault Tolerance and Enhanced vMotion Compatibility features
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Explain the new master-slave architecture of vSphere HA
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View the new informational displays to monitor vSphere HA cluster activity
New VMware vSphere Deployment Alternatives
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Configure and use the Linux-based vCenter Server Appliance
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Use Image Builder to create an installation image profile
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Use Auto Deploy to deploy a stateless ESXi host