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Virtualisation Technologies:
A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction


Course 1704 Days

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Quick Enrol

You Will Learn How To

  • Employ 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 on VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V

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 are assumed.

Hands-On Training

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

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
  • Hyper-V
  • 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

Data Center Virtualisation with ESX

Building the architecture

  • Examining ESX architecture
  • Planning and configuration

Leveraging ESX features

  • Networking with vSwitches and port groups
  • Optimising resource utilisation

Managing Microsoft Hyper-V

Maintaining virtual machines

  • Contrasting Hyper-V and ESX architecture
  • Implementing remote management tools

Securing virtual machine deployments

  • Implementing permissions
  • Reducing attack surface with Server Core

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Course Dates

UK Dates

1-4 MayLondon enrol
4-7 SepLondon enrol
15-18 JanLondon enrol

Mainland Europe Dates

17-20 AprBrussels enrol
4-7 SepBrussels enrol
4-7 DecBrussels enrol

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Fees

£ 1,925Standard Fee
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£ 1,2252-Course Passport
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£ 1,0004-Course Passport
£ 1,600Voucher 10-Pack

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