vSphere 6 Data Center: Deploy and Consolidate a vSphere Datacenter
By Greg Shields
This course is the seventh of eleven courses in a Learning Path that covers VMware vSphere 6 and objectives for the VCP6-DCV certification. Courses in this Learning Path follow directly after those in the vSphere 6 Foundations Learning Path. This course discusses how to consolidate physical workloads using VMware Converter, customize Host Profile settings, and deploy ESXi hosts using Auto Deploy.
Course info
Rating
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 22, 2015
Duration
3h 21m
Table of contents
Introduction
Consolidate Physical Workloads Using VMware Converter
Introduction
4m
Identify vCenter Converter Components
5m
Install vCenter Converter Standalone Instance
3m
Convert Physical Workloads Using vCenter Converter
6m
Configure Conversion Options
4m
Determine Which Virtual Disk Format to Use
3m
Configure Resource Throttling
1m
Configure VM Customization
1m
Modify Server Resources During Conversion
1m
Interpret and Correct Errors During Conversion
7m
Collect Diagnostic Information During Conversion Operation
2m
What This Module Covered
2m
Customize Host Profile Settings
Introduction
8m
Create/Edit/Remove a Host Profile from an ESXi Host
6m
Enable or Disable Host Profile Components
3m
Attach and Apply a Host Profile to ESXi Hosts in a Cluster
5m
Perform Compliance Scanning and Remediation of ESXi Hosts and Clusters
4m
Edit Answer File to Customize ESXi Host Settings
7m
Modify and Apply Switch Configurations Using a Host Profile
9m
Modify and Apply Storage Connections Using Host Profiles
7m
Modify and Apply a Storage PSP Using Host Profiles
8m
Rescan Hosts and Manage Noncompliances
2m
Import/Export a Host Profile
1m
What This Module Covered
4m
Deploy ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy
Introduction
6m
Describe the Components and Architecture of an Auto Deploy Environment
8m
Explain the Auto Deploy Deployment Model
4m
Install and Configure Auto Deploy
14m
Verify DHCP and TFTP Configuration
4m
Explore the VMware Online Software Depot
4m
Understand PowerCLI cmdlets for Auto Deploy
2m
Create an ESXi Image Profile
7m
Create an Image Deployment Rule
4m
Tune Host Profiles for Auto Deploy
6m
Implement Host Profiles with an Auto Deploy of an ESXi Host
3m
Prepare DHCP, DNS, and iSCSI Targets for Auto Deploy
6m
Deploy ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy
6m
Configure for Stateful Install or Stateless Caching
2m
Use Auto Deploy Image Builder and PowerCLI Scripts
12m
What This Module Covered
3m
Description
Course info
Rating
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 22, 2015
Duration
3h 21m
Description
This course is the seventh of eleven courses in a Learning Path that covers VMware vSphere 6 and objectives for the VCP6-DCV certification. Courses in this Learning Path follow directly after those in the vSphere 6 Foundations Learning Path. This course discusses how to consolidate physical workloads using VMware Converter, customize Host Profile settings, and deploy ESXi hosts using Auto Deploy.
About the author
About the author
Greg Shields is an Author Evangelist at Pluralsight.
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