Manage Virtual Machines Using vCenter Server Video Training Course DVD

Duration : 7hr 54min

Introduction to Virtual Machines

VM Overview

VM Files :: Part 1

VM Files :: Part 2

VM Hardware

VM Options

VMware Tools

Creating Virtual Machines

Creating VMs :: Part 1

Creating VMs :: Part 2

Creating VMs :: Part 3

Creating VMs :: Part 4

Moving VMs

vAPPs

Modifying Existing VMs

Modifying Virtual Machines

Resource Allocation

Limits, Shares & Reservations

Resource Pools

Working with Snapshots

Snapshots

vMotion2

vMotion Network Requirements

VM Startup and Shutdown Options

VMware vSphere 6.5 (VCP6.5-DCV) Video Training Tutorial DVD

Duration : 18 hours
74 Video Lessons

1. Welcome to vSphere
2. Hypervisor Overview
3. vSphere Overview
4. Installing ESXi
5. Using the DCUI
6. The VMware Host Client
7. Deploying the vCSA
8. Adding Hosts to vCenter
9. vCSA's Management UI
10. Deploying a VM
11. Virtual Switch (vSwitch) Overview
12. vSwitch Creation and Configuration
13. Adding More vSwitches
14. iSCSI Datastore Concepts
15. Creating an iSCSI Datastore
16. Managing VMFS Datastores
17. Creating an NFS Datastore
18. VM Templates and Cloning
19. Using Content Libraries
20. Cloning a VM From a VM
21. vMotion and Migration of VMs
22 Using Snapshots
23. VM Inventory and Renaming
24. NIC Teaming and Other Standard vSwitch Policies
25. Distributed vSwitch Concepts and Lab
26. Distributed vSwitch: Additional Features
27. vDS Feature Configuration
28 Creating a DRS Cluster
29. Affinity Rule Concepts
30. Implementing Affinity Rules
31. vSphere High Availability (HA) Concepts
32. Implementing High Availability (HA)
33. Testing vSphere High Availability (HA)
34. Adding iSCSI Multipath
35. Migrating VMKernel Adapters to a vds
36. VM CPU and Memory Control Overview
37. Configuring VM CPU Limits and Reservations
38. Using Resource Pools
39. Resource Pool Concepts
40. vApps
41. Storage DRS
42. VM Fault Tolerance (FT) Concepts
43. Implementing FT
44. vCenter Server Alarms
45. Adding an LDAP Identity Source
46. ​​vCenter Permissions
47. Troubleshooting vCSA Permissions
48. vSAN
49. vSAN Tidbits
50. Troubleshooting vCSA Not Responding
51. Storage Policy-based Management (SPBM)
52. vSAN Fault Domains
53. Storage I / O Control (SIOC)
54. ESXi Host Profiles
55. vSphere Update Manager
56. ESXi Shell, SSH, and CLI
57. Auto Deploy Concepts
58. Implementing Auto Deploy
59. ESXi Lockdown Mode
60. Installing Windows Certificate Services
61. vCSA Integration with External CAs Overview
62. Replacing vCSA Certificates Lab
63. Troubleshooting Reservations
64. Troubleshooting VM Network Connectivity
65. Troubleshooting Admission Control
66. Troubleshooting VM Fault Tolerance
67. Monitoring CPU
68. Working with Datastores
69. Pluggable Storage Architecture
70. vCenter High Availability (HA) Concepts
71. vCenter HA Implementation
72. Using VMware Docs and PDFs
73. vCenter Converter
74. Certification and Exam Prep Guidance

VMware vSphere 6 Beginner to Advanced Video Training on 2 DVDs

Duration : 38 Hours

152 Video Lessons

Number of Courses : 6


VMware vSphere 6.0 Part 1 - Getting Started
9 hours 

VMware vSphere 6.0 Part 2 - vCenter, Alarms and Templates
10.5 hours 

VMware vSphere 6.0 Part 3 - Storage, Resources, VM Migration
6 hours 

VMware vSphere 6.0 Part 4 - Clusters, Patching, Performance
8 hours 

VMware vSphere 6.0 Part 5 - VM Backup and Replication
3.5 hours 

VMware vSphere 6.0 Part 6 - P2V Migrations With Converter
1.5 hours 

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VMware vSphere 6 (VCP6-DCV) Data Center Virtualization video training course DVD Rs 399/-

Duration : 13 HOURS

Video Lessons : 58

1. Welcome to vSphere 6 (3 min)
2. What is a Hypervisor? (9 min)
3. What is vSphere? (14 min)
4. Lab Design and Preparation (16 min)
5. ESXi as a Lab VM (16 min)
6. ESXi Initial Configuration (12 min)
7. AD, DNS, and Other Services (13 min)
8. vSphere Windows Client (14 min)
9. vCenter Options (9 min)
10. Deploying the vCSA (16 min)
11. vCSA Hacked to Run on Workstation (16 min)
12. Add ESXi Hosts to vCSA (16 min)
13. Datastores (14 min)
14. Deploying a VM in vSphere (17 min)
15. Install VMware Tools (12 min)
16. Using VM Templates (10 min)
17. OVA and OVF (16 min)
18. Snapshots (14 min)
19. Introduction to vSphere Networking (12 min)
20. Create a Virtual Switch (13 min)
21. Freesco Router VM (16 min)
22. iSCSI Concepts (10 min)
23. iSCSI Target Using Windows Server (6 min)
24. Add an iSCSI Datastore (14 min)
25. iSCSI Multipath (14 min)
26. Create NFS Datastores (13 min)
27. vMotion (16 min)
28. Using DRS (15 min)
29. Distributed Switch Concepts (4 min)
30. Implement a Distributed Switch (18 min)
31. Networking Policy Concepts (Standard vSwitch) (17 min)
32. Using Standard vSwitch Policies (18 min)
33. Migrate VMK Port to VDS (14 min)
34. Distributed Switch Features (11 min)
35. Increasing a Datastore (6 min)
36. Using vApps (16 min)
37. CPU and Memory Control Concepts (16 min)
38. Implement Reservations and Limits (16 min)
39. Resource Pool Concepts (15 min)
40. Using Resource Pools (14 min)
41. Using Storage DRS (15 min)
42. High Availability (HA) (14 min)
43. VM Fault Tolerance (FT) (13 min)
44. Storage Policy Concepts (11 min)
45. Applying VM Storage Policies (9 min)
46. Virtual SAN (VSAN) (17 min)
47. Add LDAP to SSO (10 min)
48. vSphere Authorization (12 min)
49. vSphere Alarms and Alerts (11 min)
50. Affinity Concepts (5 min)
51. Using Affinity Rules (14 min)
52. Customization Specifications (11 min)
53. Content Libraries (9 min)
54. Additional Products and Features (16 min)
55. Additional Fishing Tools (9 min)
56. ESXi Host Security (21 min)
57. Managing Conflicts (17 min)
58. The Parka Principle (5 min)

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vSphere 6 Administration (Design, Create, and Manage Virtual Infrastructures) Video Training DVD Rs 399/-

Duration : 9 hours 39 minutes


Course Introduction 09m  32s

Overview Of Virtualization 11m  21s

Overview Of Cloud Technologies 08m  07s

SaaS 06m  38s

Installing And Managing ESXi

Planning The Installation - Part 1 05m  38s

Planning The Installation - Part 2 08m  44s

Planning The Installation - Part 3 06m  09s

Installing ESXi - Part 1 05m  28s

Installing ESXi - Part 2 05m  41s

Installing ESXi - Part 3 05m  13s

Installing ESXi - Part 4 08m  30s

Accessing ESXi - Part 1 07m  21s

Accessing ESXi - Part 2 05m  07s

Accessing ESXi - Part 3 06m  01s

Managing ESXi - Part 1 10m  31s

Managing ESXi - Part 2 06m  54s

Managing ESXi - Part 3 06m  56s

Installing And Managing vCenter

vSphere/vCloud Licensing - Part 1 05m  02s

vSphere/vCloud Licensing - Part 2 06m  40s

vSphere/vCloud Licensing - Part 3 06m  29s

vCenter Architecture Overview 08m  14s

Server And Hardware Requirements 03m  16s

SQL Database Setup, SSO, And Certificate Authority 08m  13s

Planning The Deployment 04m  54s

Installing vCenter 07m  44s

Managing vCenter - Part 1 04m  55s

Managing vCenter - Part 2 06m  05s

Managing vCenter - Part 3 05m  17s

Configuring And Managing The Network

Virtual Networking - Part 1 07m  47s

Virtual Networking - Part 2 07m  01s

vSwitch Features - Part 1 10m  58s

vSwitch Features - Part 2 09m  36s

vSwitch Features - Part 3 10m  14s

vSwitch Features - Part 4 06m  11s

Configuring And Managing Storage

Storage Overview - Part 1 07m  04s

Storage Overview - Part 2 06m  05s

Storage Overview - Part 3 06m  08s

iSCSI Storage - Part 1 03m  25s

iSCSI Storage - Part 2 08m  46s

iSCSI Storage - Part 3 08m  08s

iSCSI Storage - Part 4 07m  47s

iSCSI Storage - Part 5 05m  20s

Chapter Review 03m  04s

Configuring And Managing Virtual Appliances

Virtual Appliance - Part 1 06m  11s

Virtual Appliance - Part 2 02m  43s

Virtual Machines - Part 1 07m  44s

Virtual Machines - Part 2 05m  57s

Creating A VM - Part 1 02m  08s

Creating A VM - Part 2 15m  06s

Managing Virtual Machines 03m  31s

Clones, Templates, And Snapshots - Part 1 07m  00s

Clones, Templates, And Snapshots - Part 2 07m  05s

VMware Converter - Part 1 05m  09s

VMware Converter - Part 2 07m  32s

VMware Converter - Part 3 02m  21s

Configuring And Managing Distributed Switches

Distributed Switch Design Concepts 04m  33s

Distributed Switch Hands On - Part 1 08m  42s

Distributed Switch Hands On - Part 2 05m  52s

Distributed Switch Hands On - Part 3 05m  42s

Distributed Switch Hands On - Part 4 07m  03s

vSphere Management

vSphere Management - Part 1 06m  29s

vSphere Management - Part 2 06m  24s

vSphere Management - Part 3 06m  21s

vSphere Management - Part 4 05m  37s

vSphere Management - Part 5 01m  20s

vSphere Cluster - Part 1 07m  12s

vSphere Cluster - Part 2 07m  39s

vSphere Performance
VM Performance - Part 1 05m  48s

VM Performance - Part 2 07m  41s

VM Performance - Part 3 05m  53s

VM Performance - Part 4 05m  08s

Resource Pools 05m  01s

vCenter Alarms 06m  19s

Performance Charts - Part 1 05m  27s

Performance Charts - Part 2 04m  53s

Backup And Disaster Recovery

Business Continuity 04m  43s

High Availability - Part 1 07m  51s

High Availability - Part 2 03m  34s

vSphere Backups - Part 1 04m  05s

vSphere Backups - Part 2 02m  28s

vSphere Backups - Part 3 07m  49s

vSphere Backups - Part 4 08m  21s

Disaster Recovery 09m  15s

Review 01m  47s

vSphere Upgrading And Patch Management
Patching - Part 1 05m  05s

Update Manager Demonstration - Part 1 06m  01s

Update Manager Demonstration - Part 1 06m  25s

Upgrading 06m  06s

vCenter Separate Upgrade 08m  48s

Conclusion
Course Wrap Up 05m  45s

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VMware vSphere PowerCLI Video Training On 3 DVDs Rs 700/-

Duration 10.55 Hours

Lesson 1 - Getting Started with VMware vSphere PowerCLI Training 

In this Introductory lesson you learn About Will your Instructor, why PowerCLI is Important, and Get A quick overview of what you Will be learning in the course. 
• Why PowerCLI learn? 
• About Your Instructor 
Course Overview Profile • 

Lesson 2 - Lab Setup 

In this lesson Instructor Hal Will explain what Hardware and software is Needed if you Would like to follow Along with the Demonstrations in this course. He Will Also Give you A PEEK at His own Lab's Setup. 
• Ground Rules 
• Hardware Requirements 
• Software Requirements 
• Virtualize Your Lab! 
• Logical Diagram 
• Physical Lab 

Lesson 3 - Introduction to PowerCLI 

Gain an Understanding of what PowerCLI does and how it does it. Get PowerCLI installed in your Lab Environment so you are Ready for the rest of the course. 
• What is PowerCLI? 
• How Does PowerCLI Work? 
• Download the Toolkit 
• Installing PowerCLI 
• The PowerCLI Console 
• The PowerCLI Window 

Lesson 4 - PowerCLI Concepts 

In this lesson you be Introduced to some Basic concepts About how works with VMware PowerCLI and PowerShell. 
• Support Matrix 
• vSphere Object Model 
• Connecting to vSphere and vCenter 
• PowerCLI Cmdlets 

Lesson 5 - Working with Objects in PowerShell 

Use properties, Methods, and more to Process, examine, filter and finally output objects. 
• The Pipeline 
• Examining Objects 
Objects • Filtering 
• Exporting Data 

Lesson 6 - Managing vSphere Hosts with PowerCLI 

This lesson discusses how to configure and Query One or many vSphere hypervisors Quickly and Remotely using PowerCLI. 
• overview of the VMHost Cmdlets 
• The Most Important Cmdlet: Get-VMHost 
• Adding ESX Server to vCenter 
Host • Managing Accounts 
• Working with Host Services 
• Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP) 
• Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) 
• Maintaining ESX Hosts 
• Working with Host Profiles 

Lesson 7 - Managing Virtual Machines with PowerCLI 

You CAN do VM Management tasks using PowerCLI INSTEAD of vCenter. A few examples of what Will be demonstrated are: reboot Machines, Modify memory and CPU settings, add A hard disc to A VM, VM Change network assignment, VM Disconnect CD Drives, and more. 
• Overview Profile of the Virtual Machine Cmdlets 
• Automating Creation Virtual Machines of 
• Managing Virtual Machine Power States 
• The Set-VM Cmdlet 
• The HardDisk Cmdlets 
• The NetworkAdapter Cmdlets 
• The CDDrive Cmdlets 
• The VMQuestion Cmdlets 
• Working with Templates 
• Working with Snapshots 
• Performing vMotion and svMotion 
• Executing PowerCLI Scripts in Virtual Machines 

Lesson 8 - Managing Virtual Networks with PowerCLI 

This lesson Begins with A tutorial of virtual networking. Then we Talk About All the cmdlets you CAN use to manage your virtual network, Including the host network and host network adapters, virtual Switches, Switches and Distributed virtual virtual portgroups. 
• Virtual Networking in A Nutshell 
• Overview Profile of the Virtual Networking Cmdlets 
• Managing the Host Network with the VMHostNetwork Cmdlets 
• Working with Host Network Adapters with the VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlets 
• The Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlet 
• The New-VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlet 
• The Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter Cmdlet 
• Working with Virtual Switches with the VirtualSwitch Cmdlets 
• The New-VirtualSwitch Cmdlet 
• The Set-NicTeamingPolicy Cmdlet 
• Working with Distributed Virtual Switches 
• Working with Virtual Portgroups 

Lesson 9 - Managing Storage with PowerCLI 

There are over twenty PowerCLI cmdlets in That cover Storage-related Topics. This lesson Covers All the layers of Storage, start at the host Level and Moving through the subsytem Storage, Storage adapter, wire Protocol, SCSI LUN, Physical Disk and VMFS partition Level and ending at the datastore Level. 
• From Host to Datastore, A Journey 
• Overview Profile of the Storage Cmdlets 
• Working with the Storage Subsystem 
• Working with the Host Bus Adapters 
• Configuring iSCSI Using PowerCLI 
• Creating A New iSCSI Target Connection 
• Working with Disks, LUNs, and Partitions 
• Modifying LUN Multipath Policy 
• Examining and Disks Partitions 
• Managing Datastores 
• Using the Datastore Provider and Introducing the VIM Providers 
• Copying Files Between Datastores 

Lesson 10 - Managing High Availability and Clustering with PowerCLI 

In this lesson, you learn how to Will use High availability clusters to minimize downtime in Case A host of or VM outage and how to use VMware Dynamic Resource Scheduling (DRS) to automatically Distribute workloads across A Cluster. 
• What is VMware High Availability? 
• What is VMware Dynamic Resource Scheduling? 
• Overview Profile of the HA and DRS Cmdlets 
• Managing Clusters 
• Creating an HA / DRS Cluster 
• Adding an ESX Host to Cluster A and Cluster HA Modifying Settings 
• The DRS Cmdlets 
• Creating A DRS Affinity Rule 
• Configuring Virtual Machine Cluster Settings 
• Working with Resource Pools 
• Advanced Cluster Configuration 

Lesson 11 - Managing vCenter with PowerCLI 

This lesson shows how to use PowerCLI to manage and inventory objects like datacenters and folders. Also, See how to set permissions for Those objects. 
• Overview Profile of the vCenter Cmdlets 
• Working with Containers 
• Working with Custom Attributes 
• Managing Access Control vCenter 

Lesson 12 - Reporting with PowerCLI 

In this lesson you Will Walk Step-by-Step through the process of generating useful reports of your virtual environment using PowerCLI. Also, you will take a detailed look at the various ways to get data out of vSphere and vCenter. Plus, you Will work hands-on to Generate Reports That Will Several be Useful in Managing your Ever-changing virtual landscape. 
• A Special Note About ESXi 
• How to Create Great Reports - A Brief Overview Profile 
• Requirements 
• Interpret the Data 
• Automate! If You Repeat It, Script It! 
• Using PowerCLI to Create Reports 
• Report 1: Host Inventory 
• Using VMHostReport.ps1 Script 
• Report 2: VM Inventory 
• Using VMReport.ps1 Script 
• Sending an E-mail with VM Report 
• Report 3 : Storage Utilization 
• Using Export-DSReport.ps1 Script 
• Using Datastore Search Function

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VMware vSphere Performance Monitoring Training Course On 3 DVDs Rs 700/-

Duration : 13 Hrs 

Lesson 1 – Getting Started with VMware vSphere Performance Monitoring Training Course 

In this lesson you will meet your instructor and find out why vSphere Performance is important. You will find who should watch this course as well as what we will cover. 
· About Your Instructor 
· 7 Reasons Why vSphere Performance is Important 
· Who Should Watch this Course? 
· What We Cover in the Course 

Lesson 2 – Lab Setup 
In this lesson you will learn about the hardware and software requirements for your environment in order to better follow along with the course. 
Lesson 3 – Course Scenario 
In this lesson you will learn about the scenario we will be using throughout this course, which will allow us to work hands on with VMware vSphere in a corporate setting. 
Lesson 4 – Where vSphere Performance Fits Into the VCAP-DCA 
vSphere Performance is a critical topic in the VCAP-DCA exam but where does it fit in and what performance topics are on the DCA? Get the answers to these questions and pick up important DCA study tips in this lesson. 
· Reviewing the VCAP-DCA Blueprint 
· Understanding the Importance of Performance 
· VCAP-DCA Study Tips 

Lesson 5 – vSphere Performance Overview 
In this lesson, you’ll get an overview of what makes vSphere work by learning about the different pieces such as the VMkernel, Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), and more. Understand the difference between ESX and ESXi architecture as well as critical performance considerations in a virtual infrastructure. 
· Performance and Performance Problems 
· Troubleshooting Methodology 
· Why is Performance Critical with Virtualization? 
· What Makes Up vSphere? 
· ESX Server Architecture 
· ESXi Server Architecture 
· Comparing ESX and ESXi Server 


· Critical Performance Considerations 
· Understanding the VMkernel 
· Understanding the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) 
· Viewing and Changing Monitor Mode 

Lesson 6 – Understanding vSphere CPU Performance 
Learn what causes CPU load and what affects CPU performance. Additionally, we’ll talk about CPU ready time and CPU worlds. 
· CPU Scheduler Overview 
· What Causes CPU Load? 
· What Affects CPU Performance? 
· What CPU Metrics Do I Need to Monitor? 
· Importance of Ready Time 
· What in the World is a CPU World? 
· vSphere CPU Scheduler Reference 
· Understanding NUMA 

Lesson 7 – Understanding vSphere Memory Management 
By watching this lesson, you’ll learn the vSphere memory management techniques vSphere uses that help to make memory over commitment possible such as transparent page sharing (TPS), memory ballooning, hypervisor swapping, and the new vSphere 4.1 memory compression. 
· Memory Management Overview 
· Memory Over Commitment 
· Transparent Page Sharing (TPS) 
· Memory Ballooning 
· Hypervisor Swapping 
· Memory Compression 

Lesson 8 – Understanding vSphere Storage Management 
Gain understanding in how vSphere uses storage and the storage virtualization layers that are involved. We’ll cover storage performance factors, protocols (like iSCSI, NFS, and FC), the VMFS, and the new Storage I/O Control (SIOC) found in vSphere 4.1 
· Storage Virtualization Overview 
· Storage Performance Factors 
· LUN and Storage Queuing 
· Understanding Storage Protocol Options 
· Understanding the VMFS 
· Storage I/O Control (SIOC) 

Lesson 9 – Understanding vSphere Network Management 
Learn how vSphere uses virtual networks and what overhead is created. You’ll learn about the various virtual machine vNIC adapters that are available and how to choose the correct one. Additionally, you’ll learn about VMDirectPath, jumbo frames, TCP offload, and the new Network I/O Control (or NIOC), also new in vSphere 4.1 
· Network Virtualization Overview 
· What is I/O Virtualization Overhead? 
· Understanding Virtual Network Adapters 
· Choosing a Network Adapter for Your VM 
· VMDirectPath 
· Jumbo Frames 
· TCP Offload 
· Network I/O Control (NIOC) 
· Virtual Machine Communications Interface (VMCI) 

Lesson 10 – Understanding vSphere Resource Pools 
In this lesson, learn what a resource pool is, how it differs from a cluster, and the terms you need to know when you begin using resource pools (reservations, limits, and shares). 
· Resource Pool Defined 
· Difference Between Resource Pools and Clusters 
· Resource Pool Traits 
· Reservations 
· Limits 
· Shares 
· Creating Resource Pool and Defining Reservations, Limits, and Shares 

Lesson 11 – Understanding vSphere Clusters 
Find out the different types of cluster (DRS/DPM/HA), how they relate to resource pools, and watch as David creates a cluster, step by step. 
· What is a vSphere Cluster? 
· Types of Clusters 
· Creating a Cluster 

Lesson 12 – Tuning vSphere CPU Resources 
Find out the metrics you must know to monitor and troubleshoot vSphere CPU performance. You’ll see how to use the vSphere client and esxtop to solve CPU performance problems – FAST. 
· Viewing Physical and Virtual CPU Counts 
· CPU Metrics You Must Know 
· Monitoring CPU Metrics with the vSphere Client 
· Monitoring CPU Metrics with esxtop 
· 6 Ways to Solve CPU Performance Issues 

Lesson 13 – Tuning vSphere Memory Resources 
vSphere memory overcommitment is phenomenal but you can push it to its limits. Learn vSphere metrics like active, consumed, and granted memory as well as swapping and ballooning. Plus, watch how to solve vSphere memory issues in 6 steps. 
· Analyzing Host and VM Memory 
· Memory Metrics You Must Know 
· Monitoring Memory Metrics with the vSphere Client 
· Monitoring Memory Metrics with esxtop 
· How You Know When Host Memory is the Problem 
· How You Know When Guest Memory is the Problem 
· 6 Ways to Solve Memory Performance Issues 

Lesson 14 – Tuning vSphere Storage Resources 
When your vSphere storage is performing optimal, vSphere VMs and applications will fly. However, poor storage performance can mean end user complains and a lot of pain for the VMware Admin. Watch this lesson to find out the critical storage performance metrics you must know, how to monitor them with the vSphere client & esxtop, and how storage I/O control (SIOC) can prevent storage bottlenecks. 
· Critical Storage Performance Metrics 
· Monitoring Storage Metrics with the vSphere Client 
· Monitoring Storage Metrics with esxtop 
· How Storage I/O Control (SIOC) Can Help 
· 6 Ways to Solve Storage Performance Issues 

Lesson 15 – Tuning vSphere Networking Resources 
What vSphere networking performance metrics do you monitor and how do you use them to troubleshoot vNetwork performance? Find out the critical vSphere network metrics, how to view them with the vSphere Client and esxtop, and how network I/O control (NIOC) can help you. 
· Speed and Duplex 
· Critical Networking Performance Metrics 
· Monitoring Network Metrics with the vSphere Client 
· Monitoring Network Metrics with esxtop 
· How You Know When the Network is the Problem 
· How Network I/O Control (NIOC) Can Help 
· 6 Ways to Solve Network Performance Issues 

Lesson 16 – VM and Application Performance Tuning Overview 
In this overview lesson, we’ll talk about the importance of physical vs virtual resources, understanding your application, measuring application response, and when you should (or should not) virtualize an application. 
· Understanding Physical vs Virtual Resources 
· Understanding Your Application 
· Measuring Application Response 
· When You Should or Shouldn't Virtualize an Application 

Lesson 17 – Properly Configuring a VM Guest 
Properly configuring a virtual machine is just as important as configuring a host. In this lesson, learn how to size a virtual machine to ensure ideal performance, including CPU, RAM, virtual devices, and more. 
· Sizing VM Guest CPU, RAM, Disk, and Network 
· Importance of the VMware Tools 
· Installing VMware Tools 
· Selecting the Right Guest OS 
· Configuring Timekeeping on VMs 
· Selecting Storage 
· Aligning Partitions 
· Disabling Unneeded Devices 
· To SMP, or Not 
· VMM Monitor Modes 

Lesson 18 – Tuning VM Guest Memory 
Managing vSphere virtual machine memory is one of the most critical pieces of vSphere performance. Learn how to size and tune VM guest memory to ensure that you don’t have undersized or oversized VMs. 
· Viewing Which VMs Have Overprovisioned RAM 
· How to Size VM Guest Memory 
· Best Practices for VM Guest Memory 

Lesson 19 – Cleaning Up a Windows VM After P2V Conversion 
When converting from physical to virtual machines, you need to cleanup old device drivers and old physical server apps to ensure that you don’t end up hurting performance. Learn how to perform P2V clean up and upgrade/downgrade your VM HAL. 
· Why Cleaning Up After P2V is Important 
· Steps You Should Take to Clean Up After P2V 
· Resources to Assist in P2V Clean Up 
· Using the VM Advanced ISO Toolset 

Lesson 20 – Utilizing VM Guest Hot Add 
vSphere has the ability to hot plug new virtual CPUs on running virtual machines and hot add RAM on running VMs. In this lesson, you’ll see how to dynamically add CPU and RAM to give virtual machines the resources that they need without downtime for end user applications. 
· Adding, Modifying, and Removing Virtual Hardware 
· Requirements to Use vSphere Hot Add / Hot Plug 
· Using Hot Add to Add RAM to a VM 
· Using Hot Plug to Add CPU to a VM 

Lesson 21 – Using vSphere Alarms for Performance Monitoring 
An important part of performance management is monitoring infrastructure performance. You don’t want overutilization to cause downtime for the end users! Watch this lesson to learn how to configure default and custom vSphere performance alarms. 
· Alarms Overview 
· Alarms vs Events 
· Configuring vSphere Performance Alarms 
· Modifying a Default Alarm 
· Configuring vCenter Server Mail Sender Settings 
· Creating a New Alarm 
· Testing Alarms 

Lesson 22 – Advanced Performance Graphing with the vSphere Client 
The vSphere client offers advanced performance graphing that is highly customizable. Learn about the multitude of vSphere performance counters available at just about every level of the virtual infrastructure, how to save your graphs for later use, and how to export your graphs to a graphic file or to Microsoft Excel. 
· vSphere Performance Graphing Overview 
· Controlling the Amount and Detail of Stored Performance Data 
· Customizing Advanced Performance Graphs 
· Saving and Exporting Performance Graphs 

Lesson 23 – Advanced Performance Analysis with esxtop and resxtop 
Learn how to use the best CLI-run vSphere Performance tool – esxtop. You’ll find out when to use esxtop vs resxtop, how to control esxtop columns, how to save your configuration, run esxtop in batch mode, and more! 
· Overview of esxtop 
· Differences Between esxtop and resxtop 
· Controlling esxtop Columns and Fields 
· Using esxtop Configuration Files 
· Running esxtop in Batch Mode 
· Common esxtop Scenarios 


· esxtop Resources 

Lesson 24 – Storage Performance Analysis with vscsiStats 
Learn how to use this powerful CLI storage analysis tool, step by step, to show statistics like virtual storage latency. Plus, you’ll learn how to export the results to excel and create a chart them. 
· Overview of vscsiStats 
· Using vscsiStats, Step by Step 
· Scenarios for vscsiStats 
· Graphing vscsiStats with Excel 
· To Learn More 

Lesson 25 – VMware AppSpeed Quickstart 
VMware’s AppSpeed delves into the performance of the actual applications running in the virtual infrastructure. In this lesson, David will show you how to install and get started with VMware’s application performance monitoring (APM) tool. 
· AppSpeed Overview 
· Scenarios Where AppSpeed Can Help 
· AppSpeed Requirements and Installation 
· Using AppSpeed 

Lesson 26 – VMware Capacity IQ Quickstart 
VMware’s Capacity IQ focuses on vSphere capacity analysis and planning. In this lesson, you’ll get an overview of how Capacity IQ helps as well as how to install it and get started using it to prevent capacity bottlenecks in your virtual infrastructure. 
· Capacity IQ Overview 
· Scenarios Where Capacity IQ Can Help 
· Capacity IQ Requirements and Installation 
· Using Capacity IQ 

Lesson 27 – Distributed Resource Scheduler Overview 
In this lesson, you’ll find out why DRS may work differently that you thought. You’ll tune-up your skills on creating and monitoring DRS clusters before we move into more advanced topics. 
· Overview of Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) 
· Why Isn’t My VM Load Perfectly Balanced? 
· Configuring DRS 
· Creating DRS Cluster 
· DRS Troubleshooting Tips 
· Monitoring DRS 
· My Favorite HA/DRS Book 

Lesson 28 – DRS Automation, Affinity Rules, and EVC 
There is more to DRS than just initial setup. From watching this lesson, you’ll understand the different DRS automation levels, how to properly configure DRS rules and groups, and how to enable Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC). 
· Understanding DRS Automation 
· DRS Groups and Affinity Rules 
· New DRS Features in vSphere 4.1 
· Understanding Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) 

Lesson 29 – Configuring and Using Distributed Power Management 
Save your company tons of money by enabling Distributed Power Management (DPM). Besides the real cost savings, learn how to configure DPM, the DPM automation levels, DPM thresholds, and why you might opt to use per host DPM. 
· Distributed Power Management (DPM) Overview 
· Enabling and Configuring DPM 
· Monitoring Power Utilization 

Lesson 30 – vSphere Capacity Planning 
Learn how to perform proper vSphere capacity planning so that the whole virtual infrastructure doesn’t grind to a halt. Find out the steps to perform successful capacity planning, the tools to use, how to use VMware Guided Consolidation, and how to predict host and VM capacity with performance charts. 
· Why Perform Capacity Planning? 
· Steps to Perform Successful Capacity Planning 
· Tools Used in Capacity Planning 
· Using VMware Guided Consolidation 
· Configuring VMware Guided Consolidation 
· Predicting Host and VM Capacity with Performance Charts 
· Using vSphere Performance Charts for Capacity Planning 

Lesson 31 – Using VMware vCenter Operations 
The latest VMware performance tool is vCenter Operations. It is unique among other performance tools as it focuses on collecting performance statistics and then alerts you to abnormal behavior of the virtual infrastructure. In this lesson, you’ll find out how to install it, configure it, and understand its workload, health, and capacity scores which you’ll use to troubleshoot vSphere performance. 
· vCenter Operations Overview 
· Requirements and Installation 
· Terms: Workload, Health, and Capacity 
· Downloading and Installing vCenter Operations 
· Configuring vCenter Operations 
· Using vCenter Operations 

Lesson 32 – Using VKernel vOperations Suite 
vKernel’s vOperations Suite (vOPS) is a third-party virtual appliance that performs capacity analysis, performance monitoring, and identifies under or overprovisioned virtual machines. This lesson will show you what it can do, how to download it, install it, and configure it. 
· What is VKernel vOps? 
· System Requirements 
· Installation 
· Using vOps for Capacity Planning 

Lesson 33 – VMware’s Free ESXplot 
VMware’s free ESXplot allows you to create graphs of esxtop exports in order to solve vSphere performance problems in the infrastructure. Learn how to get ESXplot up and running, export data from esxtop, view graphs in ESXplot, and export ESXplot graphs to a graphic file. 
· What is ESXplot? 
· Downloading and Installing ESXplot 
· Exporting Data from ESXi Server Using esxtop 
· Analyzing vSphere Stats From esxtop with ESXplot 

Lesson 34 – VMware’s Free IOBlazer 
A free performance tool from VMware, IOBlazer is used to analyze trace files from vscsiStats and perform storage modeling. Learn where to get it, how to export vscsiStats trace files, and analyze them with IOBlazer. 
· What is IOBlazer? 
· Downloading and Installing IOBlazer 
· Analyzing vSphere Storage Stats From vscsiStats with IOBlazer 

Lesson 35 – Veeam Monitor Free Edition 
Veeam’s Monitor version 5 is an excellent vSphere performance monitoring and alerting third-party product, offered in a completely free version. Learn how to obtain the free version, install it in a VM, link it to vCenter, and view the critical performance metrics at every level of the virtual infrastructure. 
· How Can Veeam Monitor Free Help You? 
· Veeam Monitor Free vs Full 
· Downloading and Installing Veeam Monitor Free Edition 
· 5 Critical Performance Stats, Analyzed with Veeam Monitor 

Lesson 36 – Xangati for ESX Free Edition 
No other performance tool offers insight to the vSphere virtual network like Xangati does. Xangati combines traditional vCenter performance metrics with realtime traffic monitoring of the virtual network to provide you a powerful vSphere performance troubleshooting tool. Thankfully, there is a free version of Xangati that David will show you how to install and use in this lesson. 
· What Makes Xangati Unique? 
· Downloading and Installing Xangati for ESX 
· Configuring Xangati 
· Virtual Network Analysis with Xangati 

Lesson 37 – Using vKernel's Free Performance Tools 
vKernel offers four different free vSphere performance tools. Learn how to use ApplicationView, CapacityView, StorageView, and Capacity Modeler. You’ll gain extensive knowledge on how to get Capacity Modeler up and running then use it to perform “what if” vSphere capacity modeling scenarios. 
· Four Free Performance Tools From vKernel 
· Exploring VMs Utilization with ApplicationView 
· vSphere Performance Overview with CapacityView 
· Analyze Storage Latency with StorageView 
· Predicting vSphere Capacity with Capacity Modeler 

Lesson 38 – XtraVirt’s Free vAlarm 
One of David’s recommended must-have free tools is vAlarm because it alerts you to alarms in the virtual infrastructure, on your Windows desktop, without having to individually configure the 42 default alarms, individually. 
· What is vAlarm? 
· Downloading and Installing vAlarm 
· vSphere Alarms in Windows with vAlarm 

Lesson 39 – VMware Guest Console (Free) 
Learn how to use the free vSphere guest VM management tool that David calls “a must-have tool for VMware Admins”. VGC allows you to administer guest VM state, access the console, manage processes across all VMs, access file systems of all VMs, and manage snapshots. 
· Overview of Free VMware Guest Console (VGC) 
· Downloading and Installing VGC 
· Analyzing VM Inventory, Processes, Snapshots, and More 

Lesson 40 – Next Steps 
After completing this vSphere Performance course, David gives advice on where to go next. Whether you want to practice what you have learned in this course, read more online, or find out how to prepare for the VCAP-DCA, you’ll know the next step after watching this lesson. 
· What We Learned 
· Next Steps for Learning 
· Next Steps for VCP or VCAP Certification 
· Feedback 

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