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Course Introduction

Module 1

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Importance

This course introduces the new and enhanced features in VMware vSphere® 5.0.

With this release, the VMware virtual datacenter operating system continues to transform x86 IT infrastructure into an efficient, shared, on-demand utility, with built-in availability, scalability, and security services for all applications and simple, proactive automated management.

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Learner Objectives

After this course, you should be able to do the following:

List and describe key enhancements in vSphere 5.0.

Upgrade a VMware® deployment from vSphere 4.1 to vSphere 5.0.

Use the vSphere Web Client to manage a version 8 virtual machine.

List and describe key networking enhancements, including the VMware ESXi™ firewall and new features in distributed virtual switches.

Upgrade and manage a VMware vSphere® VMFS-5 datastore.

Understand and configure profile-driven storage.

Create a datastore cluster and configure Storage DRS.

Monitor VMware vSphere® High Availability.

Use the Linux-based VMware vCenter Server™ Appliance.

Use Image Builder to modify and export an image profile.

Use VMware vSphere® Auto Deploy to install a stateless ESXi host.

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You Are Here

VMware vSphere:What’s New

Course Introduction

Introducing vSphere 5.0

Virtual Machine Management

Network Management

Storage Management

Scalability

High Availability

New Alternatives for Deploying vSphere

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Typographical Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this course:

Monospace Filenames, folder names, path names, command names:the bin directory

Monospace bold What the user types:Type ipconfig and press Enter.

Boldface Graphical user interface items:the Configuration tab

Italic Book titles and emphasis:vSphere Upgrade Guide

<filename> Placeholders:<ESXi_host_name>

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VCP on vSphere 5 Certification

http://www.vmware.com/certification/

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Documentation Resources

For vSphere product documentation, go to

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.