Objectives:
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Describe the software-defined data center
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Explain the vSphere components and their function in the infrastructure
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Deploy an ESXi host
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Deploy VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™
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Use a local content library as an ISO store and deploy a virtual machine
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Describe vCenter Server architecture
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Use vCenter Server to manage an ESXi host
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Configure and manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware Host Client™ and VMware vSphere® Web Client
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Describe virtual networks with vSphere standard switches
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Configure standard switch policies
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Use vCenter Server to manage various types of host storage: VMware vSphere® VMFS, NFS, iSCSI, and RDM
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Examine the features and functions of Fibre Channel and VMware vSAN™
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Manage virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
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Create, clone, and deploy a vApp
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Describe and use the content library
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Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere® vMotion®
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Use VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion® to migrate virtual machine storage
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Monitor resource usage and manage resource pools
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Use esxtop to identify and solve performance issues
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Discuss the VMware vSphere® High Availability cluster architecture
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Configure vSphere HA
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Manage vSphere HA and VMware vSphere® Fault Tolerance
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Use VMware vSphere® Replication™ and VMware vSphere® Data Protection™ to replicate virtual machines and perform data recovery
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Use VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ clusters to improve host scalability
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Use VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ to apply patches and perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and vCenter Server operations