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.
Course info
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
Using Host Profiles
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
Description
Course info
Level
Advanced
Updated
Jun 4, 2013
Duration
4h 54m
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
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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