vSphere 7

VSD7 : VMware vSphere: Design [V7]

Course Duration

3 Days

Delivery

ILT VILT

Overview

This three-day training course equips you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to design a VMware vSphere® 7 virtual infrastructure. You follow a proven approach to design a virtualization solution that ensures availability, manageability, performance, recoverability, and security. The approach presented follows VMware best practices. This course discusses the benefits and risks of available design alternatives and provides information to support making sound design decisions.
Given a case study, you practice your design skills by working with peers on a design project.

Product Alignment

• VMware ESXi™ 7
• VMware vCenter Server® 7

What You'll Learn

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Identify the business objectives for the vSphere environment
• Identify business requirements, constraints, assumptions, and risks for all layers in the vSphere environment
• Apply a framework to a design
• Analyze design choices and best-practice recommendations
• Create a design that ensures availability, manageability, performance, recoverability, and security
• Design the core management infrastructure for an enterprise
• Design the virtual data center for an enterprise
• Design the compute infrastructure for an enterprise
• Design the storage and networking infrastructures for an enterprise
• Design virtual machines to run applications in a vSphere infrastructure
• Design security, manageability, and recoverability features for an enterprise

Who Should Attend

Experienced system integrators and consultants responsible for designing and deploying vSphere environments

Prerequisites

This course requires completion of the following prerequisites:

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7]
VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V7]

Learning Journey

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1. Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2. Infrastructure Assessment

Follow a proven process to design a virtualization solution
Define customer business objectives
Gather and analyze business and application requirements
Document design requirements, constraints, assumptions, and risks
Use a systematic method to evaluate and document design decisions
Create a conceptual design

3. Core Management Infrastructure

Determine the number of VMware vCenter® Server ApplianceTM instances to include in a design
Choose the appropriate single sign-on identity source
Choose the time synchronization method
Choose methods to collect log files and ESXi core dumps
Design a vCenter Server deployment topology that is appropriate for the size and requirements of the data center

4. Virtual Data Center Infrastructure

Calculate total compute capacity requirements for a virtual data center
Create a virtual data center cluster design that meets business and workload requirements Eva
luate in the virtual data center the use of several management services, such as VMware vSphere® High Availability and VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™
Evaluate the use of resource pools in the virtual data center design

5. Compute Infrastructure

Create a compute infrastructure design that includes the appropriate ESXi boot, installation, and configuration options
Choose the ESXi host hardware for the compute infrastructure

6. Storage Infrastructure

Calculate storage capacity and performance requirements for a design
Evaluate the use of different storage platforms and storage management solutions
Design a storage platform infrastructure and storage management architecture that meets the needs of the vSphere environment

7. Network Infrastructure

Evaluate the use of different network component and network management solutions
Design a network component architecture that includes information about network segmentation and virtual switch types
Design a network management architecture that meets the needs of the vSphere environment

8. Virtual Machine Design

Make virtual machine design decisions, including decisions about resources
Design virtual machines that meet the needs of the applications in the vSphere environment and follow VMware best practices

9. Infrastructure Security

Make security design decisions for various layers in the vSphere environment
Design a security strategy that meets the needs of the vSphere environment and follows VMware best practices

10. Infrastructure Manageability

Make lifecycle management, scalability, and capacity planning design decisions that adhere to business requirements
Design lifecycle management, scalability, and capacity planning strategies that meet the needs of the vSphere environment and follow VMware best practices

11. Infrastructure Recoverability

Make infrastructure recoverability design decisions that adhere to business requirements
Design an infrastructure recoverability strategy that meets the needs of the vSphere environment and follows VMware best practices

This course is recommended if you aim to achieve the following certification:

VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCAP-DCV) Design

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Why get VMware certified?

VMware certifications validate your skills and expertise in virtualization and cloud technologies, making you a valuable asset in the IT industry.
These certifications demonstrate your ability to design, deploy, and manage complex VMware environments, enhancing your career prospects and earning potential.
VMware-certified professionals are highly sought after by employers worldwide, as they possess the knowledge and skills to drive digital transformation and optimize IT infrastructure.
What to expect for the examination?

VMware offers a variety of certification exams at different levels (VCTA, VCP, VCAP, VCDX) and across various technology tracks (Data Center Virtualization, Network Virtualization, Cloud Management and Automation, etc.).
Exams typically consist of multiple-choice and scenario-based questions that assess your knowledge and ability to apply it in real-world situations.
Note: Certification requirements and policies may be updated by VMware from time to time. We apologize for any discrepancies; do get in touch with us if you have any questions.
How long is VMware certification valid for?

As of April 2019, VMware has removed the mandatory recertification requirement for VCP certifications.
This means your VCP certification will not expire, and you are not required to recertify at any specific interval.
However, VMware encourages individuals to recertify and upgrade their certifications to validate their continued expertise and stay current with the latest technologies.
Note: Certification requirements and policies may be updated by VMware from time to time. We apologize for any discrepancies; do get in touch with us if you have any questions.
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