1 Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 Network Scalability
- Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches
- Describe how VMware vSphere® Network I/O Control enhances performance
- Explain distributed switch features such as port mirroring and NetFlow
3 Storage Scalability
- Explain why VMware vSphere® VMFS is a high-performance, scalable file system
- Explain VMware vSphere® Storage APIs - Array Integration, VMware vSphere® API for Storage Awareness™, and vSphere APIs for I/O filtering
- Configure and assign virtual machine storage policies
- Create VMware vSAN™ storage policies
- Recognize components of the VMware vSphere® Virtual Volumes™ architecture
- Configure VMware vSphere® Storage DRS™ and VMware vSphere® Storage I/O Control
4 Host and Management Scalability
- Use the vSphere Client to manage vSphere certificates
- Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases
- Configure identity federation to allow vCenter Server to use external identity provider
- Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority
- Configure vSphere Trust Authority
- Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
- Create a local content library and subscribe to a published content library
- Deploy VMs from a content library
- Create and manage resource pools in a cluster
- Describe how scalable shares work
5 CPU Optimization
- Explain the CPU scheduler operation and other features that affect CPU performance
- Explain NUMA and vNUMA support
- Use esxtop to monitor key CPU performance metrics
6 Memory Optimization
- Explain ballooning, memory compression, transparent page sharing, and host-swapping techniques for memory reclamation when memory is overcommitted
- Use esxtop to monitor key memory performance metrics
7 Storage Optimization
- Describe storage queue types and other factors that affect storage performance
- Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies
- Use esxtop to monitor key storage performance metrics
8 Network Optimization
- Explain performance features of network adapters
- Explain the performance features of vSphere networking
- Use esxtop to monitor key network performance metrics
9 vCenter Server Performance Optimization
- Describe the factors that influence vCenter Server performance
- Use VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™ tools to monitor resource use Supplemental Content
Appendix A: vSphere Auto Deploy
- Explain the purpose of VMware vSphere® ESXi ™ Image Builder CLI
- Explain the purpose of VMware vSphere® Auto Deploy™
- Describe how an autodeployed ESXi host boots
- Configure a vSphere Auto Deploy environment
Appendix B: vSphere Security
- Configure ESXi Host Access and Authentication
- Recognize strategies for securing vSphere components, such as vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines
- Describe vSphere support for security standards and protocols
- Describe virtual machine security features
- Describe the components of a VM encryption architecture
- Create, manage, and migrate encrypted VMs
- Encrypt core dumps
- List VM encryption events and alarms
