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VMware vSphere 4 : What's New?

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VMWAREWN
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Summary: 

This hands-on training course explores new features in Vmware® vCenter™ Server 4 and ESX™/ESXi 4, as well as how to upgrade to VMware vSphere™ 4.

PreRequisites: 

Completion of Vmware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure, or equivalent experience with VMware ESX and vCenter Server.

Audience: 

System architects, system administrators, IT managers, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing VMware Infrastructure architectures.

Objectives: 

  • Upgrading Vmware deployments from Vmware Infrastructure 3 to vSphere 4
  • Deploying distributed virtual switches to simplify datacenter-wide network management
  • Using VMDirectPath to assign a PCI adapter directly to a virtual machine
  • Migrating virtual machines’ storage while they are live with Vmware Storage Vmotion
  • Growing virtual disks and Vmware vStorage VMFS volumes while they are live
  • Employing Vmware’s new Pluggable Storage Architecture
  • Ensuring application availability with Vmware Fault Tolerance
  • Manage more than one vCenter Server instance from the same client
  • Use the new Host Profiles feature to keep hosts uniformly configured
  • Save energy with Vmware Distributed Power Management
  • Save disk space with thin provisioning
  • Administer virtual appliances consisting of more than one virtual machine

Module 1: Introducing vSphere 4

  • Highlights vSphere 4 enhancements by component and reviews upgrade tools and strategies.

Module 2: Infrastructure Administration

  • Presents new features that support better infrastructure monitoring and reduce the time it takes to provision ESX/ESXi hosts and virtual machines.

Module 3: Networking

  • Discusses networking enhancements that simplify configuration, extend support, and improve performance.

Module 4: Storage

  • Introduces new storage features that reduce storage costs, streamline management, and optimize performance.

Module 5: Resource Management

  • Reviews Vmware Vmotion™ compatibility enhancements, new Vmware Distributed Resource Scheduler monitoring and management tools, and extended Vmware DPM support.

Module 6: Business Continuity

  • Presents Vmware High Availability enhancements and introduces Vmware Fault Tolerance and vStorage APIs for data recovery

Description: 

This hands-on training course explores new features in Vmware® vCenter™ Server 4 and ESX™/ESXi 4, as well as how to upgrade to VMware vSphere™ 4.

Keywords: 
VMWare,vSphere 4,VMWare vSphere 4,new VMWare features,how to upgrade VMWare

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