(VCMIM) VMware vCenter Configuration Manager for Virtual Infrastructure Management Training

VMware VCMIM Training Outline

• Course Introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives
  • VCM overview

• Configuration, Compliance, and Change Management

  • Provide a high-level overview of VCM and its position in the VMware management solution set
  • Discuss some of the common challenges customers face in IT configuration, compliance, and change management
  • Describe the key features of VCM and how they benefit IT departments managing configuration, compliance, and change

• Components and Processes

  • Understand the System Architecture
  • Describe and discuss the CARMA concept
  • Database
  • Collector
  • Processes

• Configuration for VMware vSphere Systems

  • Identify and use VCM user interface components
  • Describe and configure management agents
  • Add and configure settings for vCenter Server, vCloud Director, and vShield systems
  • License vSphere systems
  • Collect data from vSphere systems
  • Manage certificates
  • Setup alternative Managing Agent Machine

• Using the Upper Console

  • View dashboards
  • View and manage alerts
  • Change management in the virtual infrastructure
  • Use the Virtual Infrastructure node

• VMware vSphere System Compliance Management

  • Describe compliance analysis
  • Create a rule group
  • Create a rule group filter
  • Create a rule group compliance condition
  • Create and run a compliance template

• Working with Reports

  • List vSphere system-related reports available in VCM
  • Generate custom reports with the report wizard
  • Manage reports

• Basic Configuration Settings

  • Work with general settings
  • Configure settings for integration with VMware® vCenter™ Operations Manager™ and VMware vSphere® Client™ VCM plug-in
  • Configure virtualization settings

• Collection Filters

  • Describe collection filters
  • Create collection filters
  • Create collection filter sets and collection filter set groups

• User and Role Management

  • Discuss how VCM access is controlled by access rules and roles
  • Create access rules and use them in a role
  • Manage access rules and roles
  • Add and manage VCM logins

• Job Management

  • Describe the function of Job Manager
  • View a running job
  • Add a job
  • Schedule a job
  • Edit a job

• Alert Management

  • Add an alert rule
  • Discuss and input alert configuration

• Using the VMware Content Wizard

  • Describe the VMware Content wizard
  • Import and use imported templates

• Migrating Data with the Import/Export Utility

  • Describe the Import/Export utility
  • Discuss where the Import/Export utility is used

• Using the Debug Event Viewer

  • Discuss how the Debug Event Viewer works
  • Describe how to filter events

• VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Installation

  • Prerequisites
  • Architecture (single- or multitier)
  • Installation
  • Understand and meet preinstallation requirements
  • Install vCenter Operations Manager
  • Configure VCM to gather data from its environment