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Chapter 1 Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions
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Identifying and Explaining vSphere Editions and Features
Identifying Available vSphere and vCenter Server Editions
Data Center Solutions That Interact with vSphere
ESXi and vCenter Server Architectures and New Solutions
Summary
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring vCenter Server
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vCenter Server and vCenter Database Requirements
Sizing the vCenter Server Database
vCenter Server Software Requirements
Licensing vCenter Server
Creating a Database Connection to the vCenter Server Database
Determining Availability Requirements for vCenter Server
Summary
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Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring ESXi
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ESXi Host Requirements
Performing an Interactive Installation of ESXi
Configuring NTP on an ESXi Host
Configuring DNS and Routing on an ESXi Host
Licensing an ESXi Host
Summary
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Review Questions
Chapter 4 Configuring vSphere Standard Switches
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vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) Capabilities
Creating/Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch
Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch
Adding/Editing/Removing vmnics on a vSphere Standard Switch
Configuring VMkernel Ports for Network Services
Adding/Configuring/Removing Port Groups on a vSphere Standard Switch
Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Standard Switch
Exam Preparation Tasks
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Review Questions
Chapter 5 Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
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vSphere Distributed Switch Capabilities
Creating/Deleting a vSphere Distributed Switch
Deleting a vDS
Adding/Removing ESXi Hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch
Adding/Configuring/Removing dvPort Groups
Adding/Removing Uplink Adapters to dvUplink Groups
Creating/Configuring/Removing Virtual Adapters
Migrating Virtual Adapters to/from a vSphere Standard Switch
Migrating Virtual Machines to/from a vSphere Standard Switch
Configuring LACP on Uplink Port Groups
Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Distributed Switch
Summary
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Chapter 6 Configuring vSS and vDS Features
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Common vSS and vDS Policies
Configuring dvPort Group Blocking Policies
Configuring Load Balancing and Failover Policies
Load Balancing
Network Failover Detection
Notify Switches
Failback
Configuring VLAN and PVLAN Settings
Configuring VLAN Policy Settings on a vDS
Configuring Traffic Shaping Policies
Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Standard Switches
Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Distributed Switches
Enabling TCP Segmentation Offload Support for a Virtual Machine
Enabling Jumbo Frames Support on Appropriate Components
Enabling Jumbo Frames for VMkernel Interface on a vSS
Enabling Jumbo Frame Support on Virtual Machines
Determining Appropriate VLAN Configuration for a vSphere Implementation
Summary
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Chapter 7 Connecting Shared Storage Devices to vSphere
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Storage Adapters and Devices
Identifying Storage Adapters and Devices
DAS (Direct Attached Storage)
Fibre Channel
FCoE
iSCSI
NAS
VSAN
Storage Naming Conventions
Storage Naming Conventions for Local and SAN
Hardware/Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiators
Zoning and LUN Masking
Zoning
Masking
Scanning/Rescanning Storage
Creating an NFS Share for Use with vSphere
Connecting to an NAS Device
Configuring and Editing Hardware and Dependent Hardware Initiators
Configuring and Editing Software Initiator Settings
Configuring iSCSI Port Binding
Summary
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Chapter 8 Configuring Software-Defined Storage
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Benefits of NFS 4.1
NFS v4.1 Multipathing and Load Balancing
Additional Security in NFS 4.1 Provided by Kerberos Authentication
Virtual SAN Hardware Requirements
Virtual SAN Network Requirements
Use Cases for VSAN Configurations
Configuring and Managing Virtual Volumes (VVOLs)
Registering Storage Providers for Virtual Volumes
Create a Virtual Datastore
Review and Manage Protocol Endpoints
Summary
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Chapter 9 Creating and Configuring VMFS and NFS Datastores
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Supported NFS Versions
Configuring NFS Storage for vmdk Formatting
Configuring Storage Multipathing (SAN)
Disabling a Path to a VMFS Datastore
Determining VMFS Requirements
Configuring and Managing VMFS Extents
Extending/Expanding VMFS Datastores
Summary
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Chapter 10 Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines
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Capabilities of Virtual Machine Hardware Versions
Identifying VMware Tools Device Drivers
Methods to Access and Use Virtual Machine Console
Virtual Machine Clones and Templates
Virtual Machine Requirements for DirectPath I/O Passthrough
Configuring and Deploying a Guest OS into a New Virtual Machine
Configuring/Modifying Virtual CPU and Memory Resources
Configuring and Modifying Virtual Machine CPU
Exam Preparation Tasks
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Chapter 11 Creating and Deploying vApps
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vApp Requirements
Creating/Cloning/Exporting a vApp
Adding Objects to an Existing vApp
Configuring and Editing vApp Settings
Application Properties
Deployment
Authoring
Summary
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Chapter 12 Managing Virtual Machine Clones and Templates
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Cloning and Template Options
Configuring Virtual Machine Options
General Options
VMware Tools
Power Management
Advanced Options
Fibre Channel NPIV
Configuring Virtual Machine Boot Options
Configuring Virtual Machine Troubleshooting Options
Adding/Removing Virtual Machines
Creating a Template from an Existing Virtual Machine
Deploying a Virtual Machine from a Template
Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates
Configuring CPU and Memory Reservations and Shares
Summary
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Chapter 13 Administering Virtual Machines and vApps
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Files Used by Virtual Machines
Locations for Virtual Machine Configuration Files and Virtual Disks
Common Practices for Securing Virtual Machines
Configuring IP Pools
Configuring and Managing a Content Library
Summary
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Chapter 14 Creating and Configuring VMware Clusters
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DRS Virtual Machine Entitlement
Creating/Deleting a DRS/HA Cluster
Adding/Removing ESXi Hosts
Adding or Removing Virtual Machines
Configuring Storage DRS
Configuring VM Component Protection
Configuring Migration Thresholds for DRS and Virtual Machines
Configuring Automation Levels for DRS and Virtual Machines
Configuring Admission Control for HA and Virtual Machines
Admission Control
Determining Appropriate Failover Methodology and Required Resources for HA
Host Failures the Cluster Tolerates
Percentage of Cluster Resources as Failover Spare Capacity
Specify Failover Hosts
Exam Preparation Tasks
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Chapter 15 Planning and Implementing VMware Fault Tolerance
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VMware Fault Tolerance Requirements
Configuring VMware Fault Tolerance Networking
Enabling/Disabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine
Testing an FT Configuration
Determining Use Case for Enabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine
Summary
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Chapter 16 Creating and Administering Resource Pools
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Resource Pool Hierarchies
Defining the Expandable Reservation Parameter
vFlash Architecture
Creating/Removing a Resource Pool
Configuring Resource Pool Attributes
Adding/Removing Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool
Creating and Deleting a vFlash Resource Pool
Determining Resource Pool Requirements for a Given vSphere Implementation
Summary
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Chapter 17 Migrating Virtual Machines
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ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Requirements for vMotion and Storage vMotion
ESXi and VM Requirements for vMotion
ESXi and VM Requirements for Storage vMotion
Enhanced vMotion (Cross-Host vMotion)
Enhanced vMotion Compatibility CPU Requirements
Long-Distance vMotion
Snapshot Requirements for vMotion/Storage vMotion Migration
Migrating Virtual Machines Using vMotion/Storage vMotion
Migrating a VM Using vMotion
Migrating a VM's Files Using Storage vMotion
Configuring Virtual Machine Swap File Location
Migrating a Powered-Off or Suspended Virtual Machine
Utilizing Storage vMotion Techniques
Summary
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Chapter 18 Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines
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Snapshot Requirements
VMware Data Protection Requirements and Sizing Guidelines
VMware Data Protection Sizing Guidelines
VMware Data Protection Version Offerings
vSphere Replication Architecture
Creating/Deleting/Consolidating Virtual Machine Snapshots
Installing and Configuring VMware Data Protection
Creating a Backup Job with VMware Data Protection
Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading vSphere Replication
Configuring Replication for Single/Multiple VMs
Recovering a VM Using vSphere Replication
Performing a Failback Operation Using vSphere Replication
Determining an Appropriate Backup Solution for a Given vSphere Implementation
Summary
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Chapter 19 Updating ESXi and Virtual Machines
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Patching Requirements for ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machine Hardware/Tools
Creating/Editing/Removing a Host Profile from an ESXi Host
Importing/Exporting a Host Profile
Attaching/Applying a Host Profile to an ESXi Host or Cluster
Performing Compliance Scanning and Remediation of an ESXi Host Using Host Profiles
Installing and Configuring vCenter Update Manager
Configuring Patch Download Options
Creating/Editing/Deleting an Update Manager Baseline
Attaching an Update Manager Baseline to an ESXi Host or Cluster
Scanning and Remediating ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machine Hardware/Tools Using Update
Manager or Staging for Later
Summary
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Chapter 20 Performing Basic Troubleshooting of ESXi and vCenter Server
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ESXi Host Troubleshooting Guidelines
Learn How to Access Support Mode
Know How to Retrieve Host Logs
vCenter Troubleshooting Guidelines
Collect Installation Logs by Using the Installation Wizard
Retrieve Installation Logs Manually (Windows Installation)
Collect Deployment Log Files (vCenter Appliance)
Export a vCenter Server Support Bundle
Troubleshooting Common Installation Issues
Troubleshooting Boot Order
Troubleshooting License Assignment
Troubleshooting Plug-Ins
Monitoring ESXi System Health
Exporting Diagnostic Information
Summary
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Chapter 21 Performing Basic Troubleshooting of ESXi and vCenter Server Operations
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Verifying Network Configuration
Troubleshooting Common Storage Issues
Verifying Storage Configuration
Troubleshooting Common VM Issues
Verifying Storage Configuration
Troubleshooting Storage Reports and Storage Maps
Verifying Correct Network Resources
Troubleshooting Virtual Switch and Port Group Configuration Issues
Troubleshooting Physical Network Adapter Configuration Issues
Identifying and Detecting Common Knowledge Base Article Solutions
Summary
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Chapter 22 Performing Basic Troubleshooting of Virtual Machine Operations
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Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Resource Contention Issues
Troubleshooting Storage Overcommitment Issues
Excessive Reservations Cause Slow Host Performance
Path Thrashing Causes Slow Performance
Troubleshooting iSCSI Software Initiator Configuration Issues
Fault Tolerant VM Network Latency Issues
Troubleshooting VMware Tools Installation Issues
Troubleshooting VM States
Virtual Machine Constraints
Identifying the Root Cause of a Storage Issue
Identifying Common Virtual Machine Boot Disk Errors
Setting and Managing Settings in the vSphere Web Client
Correcting Common Warnings and Alerts Within the vSphere Web Client
Summary
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Chapter 23 Monitoring ESXi, vCenter Server, and Virtual Machines
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Viewing Tasks and Events in vCenter
Viewing by Object Selected in the Navigator
Filtering the Output
Filtering by Keyword
Critical Performance Metrics
Common Memory Metrics
Common CPU Metrics
Common Network Metrics
Common Storage Metrics
Comparing and Contrasting Overview and Advanced Charts
Configuring SNMP for vCenter Server
Configuring Active Directory and SMTP Settings for vCenter Server
Configuring Active Directory Settings for vCenter
Configuring SMTP Settings for a vCenter Server
Configuring vCenter Server Logging Options
Creating a Log Bundle
Creating/Editing/Deleting a Scheduled Task
Configuring/Viewing/Printing/Exporting Resource Maps
Starting/Stopping/Verifying vCenter Service Status
Starting/Stopping/Verifying ESXi Host Agent Status
Configuring vCenter Server Timeout Settings
Monitoring/Administering vCenter Server Connections
Creating an Advanced Chart
Determining Host Performance Using Guest Performance Monitor
Given Performance Data, Identify the Affected vSphere Resource
Summary
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Chapter 24 Creating and Administering vCenter Server Alarms
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vCenter Server Default Utilization Alarms
vCenter Server Default Connectivity Alarms
Actions for Utilization and Connectivity Alarms
Creating a vCenter Utilization Alarm
Creating a vCenter Connectivity Alarm
Configuring Alarm Triggers
Configuring Alarm Actions
For a Given Alarm, Identifying the Affected Resource in a vSphere Implementation
Summary
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Chapter 25 Installing and Administering vRealize Operations Manager
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Differentiating Between Major/Minor vROPs Badges
vROPs Architecture
Deploying and Configuring a vROPs Appliance
Configure vCenter Adapter in vROPs
Upgrading vROPs
Understanding Metrics Used by Major/Minor vROPs Badges
Monitoring Your vSphere Environment
Summary
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Review Questions
Chapter 26 Final Preparation
Getting Ready
Taking the Exam
Tools for Final Preparation
Review Tools on the Companion Website
Pearson Cert Practice Test Engine and Questions
Using the Exam Engine
Appendix A Answers to the Do I Know This Already? Quizzes and Chapter Review Questions
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