Ayman Mahmoud

VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

Ayman Mahmoud
VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP, MCSE, ITILv3, A+

Also, I would like to remind everyone that this course focus on

hands-on by practicing and understanding the VMware technology,
which you can have it in the real life environment. If you are looking
for the certificate, STILL YOU HAVE to attend a VMWare class at
one of the authorized centers, as well you have to pass also the
VCP5 exam.

CISNET is NOT AUTHORIZED center for VMware,

So NO CLASS ID or NO STUDENT ID Pls dont ask us about them.

VMware can change their policies without any notice.

This course is about 700$ which Official is about 3000$

Thanks for your help

Ayman Mahmoud
VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

1.

Introduction

12.

Configure VMware Cluster and Resource

Pools

2.

Introduction to VMware Virtualization

3.

Install and Configure VMware ESXi

13.

Backup and Restore Virtual Machines

4.

Install and configure vCenter Server/Client

14.

Update and Profile ESXi Hosts

5.

Create and Deploy Virtual Machines

15.

Secure vCenter Server and ESXi

6.

Manage Virtual Machine Clones and

Templates

16.

Plan and Implement VMware Fault

Tolerance

7.

Configure Shared Storage for vSphere

17.

Configure the vSphere Storage Appliance

8.

Create and configure VMFS Datastores

18.

Performer Basic vSphere Troubleshooting

9.

Configure vNetwork Standard Switch and

vSS Policies

19.

Monitor vCenter and Administer Alarms

20.

Plan and Perform vCenter Server and ESXi

upgrades

10.

Configure vNetwork Distributed Switches

and vDS Policies

11.

Administer and Migrate VM and vApps

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 VMware

Web-based Interface (one or many ESXi servers)

VMware

Client (Only one ESXi server in a time)

Virtual

Center (one or many ESXi servers)

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Connecting
Connecting
Connecting
client
client
client
to to
ONLY
thru
MANY
ONE
Web
esxi
esxi

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

VMware vCenter Server allows you to centrally manage multiple

VMware ESX/ESXi servers and their virtual machines.

Failure to properly install, configure, and manage vCenter Server

could result in reduced administrative efficiency or possible
ESX/ESXi and virtual machine downtime.

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CPU : Two 64-bit CPUs or a Single dual-core 64-bit CPU.

RAM : 4 GB or more.

Storage: 4 GB more if DB installed.

A network adapter : 1 GB or better.

A supported version of Windows x64

(Win Server 2003 SP2, Win Server 2003 R2, Win Server 2008, Win Server 2008 R2)

Other S/W

SQL 2005 or SQL 2008or Oracle DB, IBM DB2

Microsoft .NET Frame Work 3.5 SP1
Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 (if using SQL 2008 R2 Express)

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Resource management for ESXi hosts and VMs

Create and Manage HA

vMotion

DRS

Cluster

Fault Tolerance

Update Manager

Converter

vShield

Clone and Template

.etc
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Processor : 1 CPU, 500Mhz Intel or AMD (1GHz recommended)

Memory :1GB RAM

Disk storage : 1.5GB free disk space for a complete installation which
includes the components: Microsoft .NET 2.0 SP2, Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP2,
Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1, and Microsoft Visual J#

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express disk requirements Up to 2GB free

disk space to decompress the installation archive. Approximately 1.5GB of
these files are deleted after the installation is complete.

Networking : 1Gbit

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

Start the VMware vCenter Installer wizard.

Select vSphere Client.

In the vSphere Client installer:

Accept the EULA.
Enter user name and company name.
Select Install VMware vSphere Host Update Utility if you plan to manage
host patches, updates, and upgrades from this machine.
Accept the default installation location.

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

End
EndofofToday
Last Class
ClassHands-on
Hands-on

10.10.3.33
10.10.6.33

10.10.3.32
10.10.3.42
10.10.6.32

10.10.3.31
10.10.3.41
10.10.6.31

10.10.1.20
10.10.3.20

10.10.1.10

10.10.1.12

10.10.1.50

10.10.1.11

DOMAIN : AMLab.local - NID : 10.10.0.0 - SM : 255.255.255.0 - DG : 10.10.1.10

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Ayman Mahmoud
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 What

is Virtual Machine

Virtual

Machine types (New / Appliance / Convert)

VMware
Edit

Tools

Virtual Machine

VM

Files and Configuration

VM

Clone and Template and Migration

VM

Customization
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It is a set of virtual hardware on which a supported guest operating

system and its applications.

A virtual machines configuration file describes the virtual machines

configuration, including its virtual hardware.

Avoid using special characters and spaces in the virtual machines

name.

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1 IDE
controller
4 devices

up to 3

up to 4

parallel ports

serial/com ports

AHCI
controller

1 USB
controller
20 Devices

up to 10
NICs

Virtual Machine

1 floppy controller
2 Devices

up to 4 SCSI
adapters

hardware
3D

up to
1TB of RAM

15 devices
per adapter
up to
64 vCPUs
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5.1
Memory
RAM per virtual machine
Virtual machine swap file size
Storage Virtual Adapters and Devices
Virtual SCSI adapters per virtual machine
Virtual SCSI targets per virtual SCSI adapter
Virtual SCSI targets per virtual machine
Virtual Disks per virtual machine (PVSCSI)
Virtual disk size
IDE controllers per virtual machine
IDE devices per virtual machine
Floppy controllers per virtual machine
Floppy devices per virtual machine
Virtual SATA adapters per virtual machine
Virtual SATA devices per virtual SATA adapter

1TB
1TB1
4
152
60
60
2TB
13
44
1
25

5.5
1TB
1TB
4
152
60
60
62TB
13
44
1
25
4
304

5.1

5.5

64

64

Networking Virtual Devices

Virtual NICs per virtual machine

106

106

Virtual Peripheral Ports

USB controllers per virtual machine
USB devices connected to a virtual machine
Parallel ports per virtual machine
xHCI USB controllers9
Serial ports per virtual machine

17
208
3
1
4

17
208
3
4

Compute
Virtual CPUs per virtual machine (Virtual SMP)

Graphics video device

Video memory per virtual machine

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512MB 512MB

Virtual Hardware Versions

Product Version

Hardware Version

VMware ESXi 5.5 (with

vSphere Web Client)

10

ESXi 5.1, 5.5

ESXi 5.x

ESXi/ESX 4.x

vSphere 5.5 introduces virtual hardware version 10, which requires

the VMware vSphere Web Client.
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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

Configuration file

(<VM_name>.vmx)

Swap files

(<VM_name>.vswp)
(vmx-<VM_name>.vswp)

BIOS file

(<VM_name>.nvram)

Log files

(vmware.log)

Template file

(<VM_name>.vmtx)

Raw device map file

(<VM_name>-rdm.vmdk)

Disk descriptor file

(<VM_name>.vmdk)

Disk data file

(<VM_name>-flat.vmdk)

Suspend state file

(<VM_name>.vmss)

Snapshot data file

(<VM_name>.vmsd)

Snapshot state file

(<VM_name>.vmsn)

Snapshot disk file

(<VM_name>-delta.vmdk)

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

When a virtual machine is

created and NOT powered on,
these are its files:

When a virtual machine is

powered ON, these are its files:

When a virtual machine is

powered on and has a
snapshot, these are its files:
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Virtual Disk

Sample virtual disk definition:

Virtual disk size:
Datastore:
Virtual disk node:
Virtual storage adapter:
Virtual disk files:
Default disk mode:
Optional disk mode:
Disk provisioning policy:

4GB
MyVMFS
0:0
LSI Logic SAS
Server1.vmdk and Server1-flat.vmdk
Snapshots allowed
Independent persistent or nonpersistent
Thick provision lazy zeroed, thick provision
eager zeroed, or thin provision
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Thin requires the VM to be allocated space dynamically

from the storage pool whenever it uses up its existing
written storage, so that will add overhead in that
circumstance.

Thick Lazy Zeroed requires any yet to be used spaced

to be zeroed on first use, which adds that overhead.

Thick Eager Zeroed has all the space filled with zeros
when you create the disk so there is no overhead when
data is first written to it.

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

Virtual Machine Console

Send power changes to
the virtual machine.
Access the virtual
machines guest operating
system.

Send Ctrl+Alt+Del to the

guest operating system.

vSphere Web Client

VMware vSphere Client

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Several methods for creating virtual

machines:

Use the Create New Virtual Machine

wizard.

Import a virtual appliance.

Deploy a virtual machine from template.

Clone a virtual machine.

Use VMware vCenter Converter.

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

Import and Export OVF Files

https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/category_groups/19

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

Automate and simplify physical to virtual machine conversions as well as

conversions between virtual machine formats with VMware vCenter
Converter.

Convert Microsoft Windows and Linux-based physical machines and thirdparty image formats to VMware virtual machines.

Complete multiple conversions simultaneously with a centralized

management console.

Minimize the number of steps to conversion with easy-to-use wizards.

Source third party images: Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Virtual Server,

Microsoft Virtual PC, Parallels Desktop, Symantec Backup Exec System
Recovery (formerly called Live State Recovery), Norton Ghost, Acronis, and
StorageCraft

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

Ayman Mahmoud
VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

VMware Tools installs into guest operating system like an application.

Features include:

Device drivers
(SVGA / SCSI / Mouse /Audio / NIC / Printer / Memory)

Virtual machine heartbeat

Improved mouse

Time synchronization

Ability to gracefully shut down virtual machine

Paravirtual SCSI driver

Kernel module for sharing folders

vShield Endpoint

Automatic backups of virtual machines

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Ayman Mahmoud
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A master copy of a virtual machine used to create and

provision new virtual machines

An image that typically includes a guest operating

system, a set of applications, and a specific virtual
machine configuration

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

Cloning means duplicating an entity and producing its

replica so that it can work and perform in the similar way
as the original entity does.

In IT field cloning means duplicating a machine (virtual

or physical) for fault tolerance and redundancy.

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+

Clone to Template
Template

Convert to Template
Template

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VCP5, CCNA, CCNP, MCITP,MCSE,ITILv3, A+