Bill Ferguson

vSphere 6 Foundations Exam Official Cert Guide (Exam #2V0-620)

VMware Certified Professional 6

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Produktbeschreibung

vSphere 6 Foundations Exam Official Cert Guide (Exam #2V0-620) is the only VMware authorized and approved guide to the new vSphere 6 certification exam for VMware professionals: both new VCP certification candidates and current VCPs who must now earn recertification.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson Education
• Seitenzahl: 752
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 195mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 1434g
• ISBN-13: 9780789756497
• ISBN-10: 0789756498
• Artikelnr.: 43674993

Autorenporträt

Bill Ferguson, VCI 3, 4, 5, 6; VCP6-DCV, VCP6-NV; CCSI; and MCT Alumni has been in the computer industry for more than 20 years. Originally in technical sales and IT consulting with Sprint, he made his transition to Certified Technical Trainer in 1997 with ExecuTrain. He now runs his own company, Parallel Connections, as an independent contractor and consultant based in Birmingham, Alabama, working worldwide for most of the national training companies and some regional training companies. In addition, he has written and produced many technical training videos and books. Bill’s aspiration is as follows: “My job is to understand the material so well that I can make it easier for others to learn than it was for me to learn. Toward that end, I strive to provide an effective learning environment whether in person, in print, or online.”

Inhaltsangabe

About This Book xxiv
Chapter 1 Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring ESXi
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 4 Configuring vSphere Standard Switches
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 5 Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 6 Configuring vSS and vDS Features
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 7 Connecting Shared Storage Devices to vSphere
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 8 Configuring Software-Defined Storage
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 9 Creating and Configuring VMFS and NFS Datastores
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 10 Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 11 Creating and Deploying vApps
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
vApp Requirements
Creating/Cloning/Exporting a vApp
Adding Objects to an Existing vApp
Configuring and Editing vApp Settings
    Application Properties
    Deployment
    Authoring
Summary
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 12 Managing Virtual Machine Clones and Templates
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 13 Administering Virtual Machines and vApps
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 14 Creating and Configuring VMware Clusters
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 15 Planning and Implementing VMware Fault Tolerance
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 16 Creating and Administering Resource Pools
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 17 Migrating Virtual Machines
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 18 Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 19 Updating ESXi and Virtual Machines
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 20 Performing Basic Troubleshooting of ESXi and vCenter Server
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 21 Performing Basic Troubleshooting of ESXi and vCenter Server
Operations
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 22 Performing Basic Troubleshooting of Virtual Machine Operations
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 23 Monitoring ESXi, vCenter Server, and Virtual Machines
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 24 Creating and Administering vCenter Server Alarms
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
Review Questions
Chapter 25 Installing and Administering vRealize Operations Manager
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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
Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All the Key Topics
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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