VCP Exam Cram

Elias Khnaseris an author, speaker, and IT consultant specializing in Microsoft, Citrix, and VMware technologies. He has more than 12 years of experience in administration, engineering, and architecture and has written many books and articles on the subjects. Elias has designed and deployed some of the largest Citrix implementations in the world, including 14,000 users with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Elias has also been designing and deploying some of the largest VMware ESX deployments, helping companies consolidate servers and build scalable environments. With the need for DR and BC, Elias has helped numerous companies design, deploy, and test viable DR and BC plans. Elias has been involved in the build-out of numerous data centers, including Rush University; General Growth Properties, the second largest owner and operator of shopping malls in the world; TransMarket group, a Futures Trading firm with offices worldwide; Huron Consulting Group; and many more.   Elias' publications and accomplishments:     VMware Certified Professional Exam Cram by Que Publishing ISBN: 0-7897-3805-8 (June 2008)     VMware VI3: ESX Server 3.5 & Virtual Center 2.5 Training DVD by EliasKhnaser.com (April 2008)     "VMware ESX Server 3.0 CBT" by EliasKhnaser.com     "Citrix MetaFrame XP CBT" by CBTnuggets.com   Co-author of three published books:     Citrix CCA MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0 (Exams 223/256) (Exam Cram) by Que Publishing     MCSE Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network: Exam 70-298 Study Guide and DVD Training System by Syngress Publishing     Citrix MetaFrame XP Including Feature Release 1 by Syngress Publishing   Contributing author at:     WindowsITPro Magazine     Techrepublic.com     Certcities.com     Cramsession.com     Dabcc.com

Preface

Introduction

Self-Assessment

Chapter 1: Introducing VMware Infrastructure

What Is Virtualization?

    Why You Need Virtualization

    Types of Virtualization

Virtual Machine Overview

    Simulation and Emulation

    Virtual and Physical Machine Comparison

    Why VMware Infrastructure 3?

VMware Infrastructure 3 Suite

    What Is VMFS?

    The VMkernel

    The Service Console

    The VI Client

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Chapter 2: Planning, Installing, and Configuring ESX 3.5

ESX 3.5 Minimum Hardware Requirements

    Disk Partitioning ESX 3.5

Installing ESX 3.5 Using a CD-ROM

ESX 3.5 Post-Installation Configurations

    Accessing ESX Using the VI Client

    Accessing ESX Server Using SSH

    Modifying Service Console Memory Allocation

    Configuring NTP Client on ESX Server

Troubleshooting ESX 3.5 Installation

    Hardware Issues and Misconfigurations

    Purple Screen of Death

    Diagnostic Data Collection

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Chapter 3: Licensing VMware Infrastructure 3

Licensing

ESX Server Licensing

    Evaluation Mode

    Serial Number

    Host-Based Licensing

    Server-Based Licensing

VirtualCenter Licensing

How the License Key Functions

    Per Processor

    Per Instance

License Server

    Installing the License Server

    Working with the License Server

    Losing the License Server

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Chapter 4: Virtual Networking Operations

What Are Virtual Switches?

Comparing Physical and Virtual Switches

Types of Virtual Switches

    Internal Virtual Switch

    Single Adapter Virtual Switch

    Multiple Adapter Virtual Switch

Types of Virtual Switch Ports

    Service Console

    VMkernel

    Virtual Machine

VLANs in Virtual Networking

    Trunk Ports

    802.1Q VLAN Tagging

Virtual Switch Policies

    Virtual Switch Security

    Traffic Shaping

    NIC Teaming

Networking Maximums

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Chapter 5: Storage Operations

Storage in VI3

Fiber Channel

    FC SAN Architecture

    Masking

    Zoning

    FC Addressing

iSCSI

    iSCSI Addressing

    Software Initiator

    Hardware Initiator

Network Attached Storage

    ESX Features on NFS Datastores

    Configuring NFS Datastores

Virtual Machine File System

    Extending a Datastore

    Multipathing

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Chapter 6: Administration with VirtualCenter 2.5

Planning and Installing VC

    VC Blueprint

    VC Preinstallation

    VC Database Design

    VC Installation

Designing a Functional VC Inventory

    Folders

    Datacenters

    Clusters

Administration with VirtualCenter

    VMware Infrastructure Client Tabs

    Lockdown Mode

    Plug-ins

    Client Settings

    VirtualCenter Maximums

VirtualCenter Server Backup and High Availability

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Chapter 7: Virtual Machine Operations

Virtual Machine Defined

    Virtual Hardware

    Virtual Machine Files

Creating a Virtual Machine

    Installing a Guest Operating System

    Understanding VMware Tools

Understanding and Working with Templates

    Creating Templates

    Guest OS Customization

    Deploying Virtual Machines

Managing Virtual Machines

    Cold Migration

    What Are Snapshots?

Using VMware Converter Enterprise

    Converter Enterprise Components

    Converter Enterprise Installation

    Cloning

Using Guided Consolidation

    Discovery and Analysis

    Performing the Consolidation

Virtual Machine Maximums

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Chapter 8: VMware Infrastructure Security and Web Access

VI Security Model

    Users, Roles, Privileges, and Permissions

    Working with Roles

    Assigning Permissions

    VirtualCenter Security

    ESX Server Security

Web Access

    Web Access Minimum Requirements

    Remote Console URL

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Chapter 9: Managing VMware Infrastructure Resources

VM CPU and Memory Management

Using Resource Pools to Govern CPU/Memory Resources

VMotion

    VMotion Host Prerequisites

    Enabling VMotion

    VMotion CPU Requirements

    The VMotion Stages

Distributed Resource Scheduler

    DRS Automation Process

    DRS Cluster Validity

    DRS Rules

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Chapter 10: Monitoring VMware Infrastructure Resources

Resource Optimization Concepts

    Virtual CPU

    Virtual Memory

Monitoring Virtual Machines and Hosts

    CPU

    Memory

    Disk

    Network

Monitoring with Alarms

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Chapter 11: Backup and High Availability

Backup Scenarios

    Virtual Machine Backup Options

    Host Backup Options

    VMware Consolidated Backup

High Availability

    Virtual Machine Failure Monitoring

    HA Configuration Prerequisites

    Service Console Redundancy

    Host Failover Capacity Planning

    Host Isolation

    Virtual Machine Recovery Priority

Clustering

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Chapter 12: Practice Exam 1

Hints and Pointers

Practice Exam 1

Chapter 13: Answers to Practice Exam 1

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Chapter 14: Practice Exam 2

Hints and Pointers

Practice Exam 2

Chapter 15: Answers to Practice Exam 2

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Appendix A: Need to Know More?

Appendix B: What’s on the CD-ROM

Glossary

 

 

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