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VMware vSphere Optimize & Scale: Performance & High Availability

By Jason Nash
Part 2 of 3 in the VMware vSphere Optimize and Scale series focuses on performance and high availability.
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(80)
Level
Advanced
Updated
Jun 4, 2013
Duration
4h 54m
Table of contents
Tuning vSphere Performance
Types of Hypervisors 6m CPU Virtualization Overhead 4m Ready Time - CPU Overload 3m Memory Contention 7m Memory Virtualization Overhead 5m Tune ESXi Storage Configuration 5m Set Up Host Caching 5m
Optimizing Virtual Machines
Virtual Machine Performance Considerations 9m Virtual Machine CPU Optimizations 7m VM Storage Configuration 5m Requirements for HotAdd 5m Common Virtual Machine Problems 1m Optimizing Virtual Machines 6m
Advanced Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS) Configurations
Understanding DRS and DPM 5m Virtual Machine Options 4m Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) 6m Using Dynamic Power Management 2m Dynamic Power Management (DPM) 8m Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) 6m Storage DRS 3m Datastore Clusters and Storage DRS 11m
Monitoring vSphere Performance
Introduction 0m About esxtop and resxtop 5m Custom esxtop/resxtop Profiles 3m esxtop and vCenter Performance Charts 10m How to Capture Metrics Using Batch Mode 14m
Managing VMware High Availability
High Availability Review 6m Network Communication 6m Calculate Host Failure Requirements 6m VM Settings 2m VMware High Availability 3m Advanced Options 13m
Managing VMware Fault Tolerance
What is Fault Tolerance? 4m Fault Tolerance Requirements 2m Using Fault Tolerance 8m
Using Host Profiles
Introduction 2m Using Host Profiles 4m Host Profiles 6m Modify Answer Files 6m
Using Update Manager
Reviewing Update Manager 5m Update Manager Download Service 6m vSphere Host Upgrade Steps 5m Update Manager 4m Configure Update Manager 10m Create a Baseline and a Baseline Group 9m Remediate Objects as Needed 12m
Configure and Inspect vSphere Log Files
Generating vCenter and ESXi Log Bundles 2m Log Files - vCenter 2m Log Files - vSphere 4m vCenter and vSphere Logs 8m Installing the VMware Syslog Collector 1m Installing the ESXi Dump Collector 2m Syslog and Dump Collector 12m
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Level
Advanced
Updated
Jun 4, 2013
Duration
4h 54m
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Description

Part 2 of 3 of the VMware vSphere Optimize and Scale (VCAP-DCA) series focuses on performance and high availability. VMware vExpert Jason Nash will teach you advanced skills for configuring and maintaining your own highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. After completing this course, you'll also be prepared for the VCAP5-DCA exam. Learn how to optimize the performance of all vSphere components, manage changes to the vSphere environment, deploy DRS clusters and so much more.

About the author
Jason Nash
About the author

Jason Nash has over 15 years of industry experience and is currently the Data Center Solutions Principal at Varrow, a leader in virtualization, storage, and DR located in the southeast.

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Duration
4h 54m
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