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Deploying Virtual Server and Workstation Technology: Hands-On

 
Course: 170   Type: Hands-On Training   Duration: 4 Days
 
 

You Will Learn How To

  • Implement VMware and Microsoft virtual machine (VM) technologies
  • Combine Windows and Linux workstations and servers on a single platform
  • Leverage VMs to build testing, support and training environments
  • Partition physical servers to decrease operating costs
  • Migrate from physical to virtual machines
  • Manage VMs throughout the enterprise

Course Benefits

Virtual machines allow a computer to run multiple operating systems simultaneously, letting you partition servers to isolate applications, improve portability and migration, or create entire testing labs within a single PC. In this course, you gain the skills needed to install, configure and manage virtual servers and workstations. Hands-on exercises provide practical experience with virtual computing, virtual networks and optimising virtual machines.

Who Should Attend

Those in desktop and server support or management roles. Experience with system administration of Windows or Linux and networking knowledge is assumed.

Hands-On Training

Hands-on exercises provide experience deploying and administering virtual machines, including:
  • Exploring the virtual machine interface
  • Customising bridged, NAT & host-only virtual networks
  • Invoking vendor-specific tools to enhance functionality
  • Creating environments for support, testing & training
  • Administering virtual servers remotely
  • Scripting administrative tasks
  • Performing physical to virtual machine migration
  • Clustering virtual machines
  • Examining effects of CPU resource allocation
  • Installing and managing ESX Server

Related Courses

  • 596 Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
  • 435 UNIX Administration and Support
  • 289 Disaster Recovery Planning
  • 143 Linux Comprehensive Introduction
  • 950 Windows Vista Comprehensive Introduction
  • 551 Windows XP Professional Comprehensive Introduction
  • 144 Linux Administration and Support
  • 218 User Requirements for Software Development
  • 315 Developing User Requirements
  • 275 Leading Virtual and Remote Teams

   Virtual Server and Workstation Technology

Upcoming Dates

21 - 24 Oct, 2008
London
27 - 30 Jan, 2009
London
19 - 22 May, 2009
London

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Deploying Virtual Server and Workstation Technology: Hands-On

 
Course: 170   Type: Hands-On Training   Duration: 4 Days
 
 
Course Content
 

Virtualisation Concepts

Overview of virtual machines

  • Defining virtual machines (servers and workstations)
  • Advantages of deploying VMs

Virtual machine products

  • VMware Workstation
  • Server
  • ESX
  • Microsoft Virtual PC
  • Virtual Server
  • Other alternatives

Creating Virtual Machines

Comparing workstation products

  • Functionality
  • Performance
  • Contrasting Windows and Linux hosts

Abstracting hardware

  • Partitioning shared resources
  • Accessing raw and virtual discs
  • Virtualising CPU and memory resources

Deploying virtual workstation software

  • Planning for automatic installations
  • Designing virtual networks
  • Bridged, NAT and host-only networking
  • Controlling guest OS access

Building guest operating systems

  • Allocating host resources
  • Configuring virtual hard drives
  • Enhancing VMs using virtualisation tools
  • Managing peripheral devices
  • Mapping to floppy and CD images

Exploiting Virtual Workstation Functionality

Creating support platforms

  • Readying multiple operating systems
  • Managing display modes
  • Suspending and resuming virtual workstations

Expanding application support

  • Extending legacy application life
  • Widening platform options
  • Resolving version conflicts

Constructing a test environment

  • Accessing host files
  • Taking and restoring snapshots

Developing training environments

  • Protecting guest operating systems
  • Exploiting non-persistent discs

Partitioning Servers

Establishing requirements

  • Justifying server virtualisation
  • Partitioning via hardware and software
  • Recognising server functionality needs

Choosing virtual server hosts

  • Evaluating performance and features
  • Considering security implications

Executing Server VMs

  • Working in interactive mode
  • Implementing headless operation

Managing virtual servers remotely

  • Exploiting remote management consoles
  • Connecting to the Web interfaces
  • Securing remote management

Deploying virtual servers

  • Automating tasks via scripting
  • Migrating physical to virtual servers
  • Optimising performance
  • Accessing Storage Area Networks (SANs)

Clustering virtual machines

  • Distributing workloads via network load balancing (NLB)
  • Establishing fault tolerance by utilising clustering services

Virtual Servers in the Enterprise

Deploying VMware ESX

  • Examining ESX Server architecture
  • Planning & installation

Leveraging ESX features

  • Achieving greater scalability
  • Service console
  • VMkernel
  • Exploiting SANs

Managing the Virtual Environment

Centralising management

  • Configuring access controls
  • VMware VirtualCenter and VMotion

Planning disaster recovery

  • Backing up virtual machines
  • Relocating VMs for service continuity
 
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Deploying Virtual Server and Workstation Technology: Hands-On Tuition

 
Course: 170   Type: Hands-On Training   Duration: 4 Days
 
 

Course 170 Tuition

£ 1,695Standard Tuition
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  • Class participation
  • Team workshops
  • Use of in-class hands-on equipment
  • Comprehensive course materials
  • Morning and afternoon refreshments
  • Lunch
  • Course Completion Certificate
  • FREE participation in the Learning Tree Professional Certification Programmes (including related exams)
  
 

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