vSphere 6 Data Center: Deploy and Consolidate a vSphere Datacenter
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.
What you'll learn
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.
Table of contents
- 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
- 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
- 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
