VMware vSphere: Manage for Performance [V4x]

Course Overview

This hands-on training course explores the management of performance in a VMware vSphere™ environment. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to make fundamental design decisions that enhance performance and to meet performance goals in an already-deployed vSphere installation. The course is based on VMware® ESX™ 4.0, ESXi 4.0, and vCenter™ Server 4.0.

Course Objectives

• Explain the performance impact of using different monitor modes
• Use vSphere tools to monitor the performance of ESX/ESXi hosts
• Diagnose performance problems relating to CPU, memory, network, and storage on an ESX/ESXi host
• Discuss how to achieve an optimal virtual machine configuration
• Discuss guidelines for monitoring application performance

Target Audience

System administrators, systems engineers, and consultants responsible for managing the performance of a vSphere installation

Pre-requisites

This is an advanced course. Required prerequisites include the completion of one of the following:

• VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage
• VMware vSphere: Fast Track
• VMware vSphere 4: What’s New
• Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server

Experience with working at the command prompt is highly recommended.

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