| Section | Objectives |
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| Section 1: Explain Data Center Virtualization Concepts and Identify Typical Data Center Challenges |
| Identify and Explain the Concept of Data Center Virtualization | Knowledge: -Explain Data Center Virtualization. -Differentiate Physical and Virtual Data Center Components. -Identify Data Center Virtualization Benefits. Tools: -Virtualization Basics -VMwarevSphere6.0 Overview -The Business Value of Virtualization -Business and Financial Benefits of Virtualization |
| Identify Challenges that can be resolved with VMwarevSpherewith Operations Management | Knowledge: -Identify VMware vSphere Editions. -Identify common management challenges. -Identify common scalability challenges. -Identify common optimization challenges. Tools: -Compare vSphere Editions -VMware vSphere Essentials Kit and Essentials Plus Kit Datasheet -The Business Value of Virtualization -Business and Financial Benefits of Virtualization |
| Section 2: Identify, Explain and Differentiate VMware vSphere Technologies |
| Describe how the components of VMware vSphere support Data Center Virtualization | Knowledge: -Explain the concept and capabilities of virtual machines and vApps. -Explain the concept and capabilities of a virtual machine. -Identify purpose of ESXi and vCenter Server. -Differentiate VMware migration technologies. -Differentiate VMware availability technologies. -Explain the concepts of clusters and resource pools. -Identify and explain common VMware data center products. Tools: -Virtualization Basics -VMware vSphere 6.0 Datasheet -Explore vSphere Availability Features -Explore vSphere Migration Features -Explore Resource Management Features -vSphere Web Client |
| Differentiate VMware vSphere Storage Technologies | Knowledge: -Differentiate physical and virtual storage. -Explain the use of shared storage in a vSphere implementation. -Differentiate VMFS and NFS datastores. -Differentiate virtual disk provisioning methods. -Explain Virtual SAN capabilities. -Explain Virtual Volume capabilities. -Identify capabilities of Storage I/O Control. -Identify capabilities of Storage DRS. -Explain VMware virtual storage technologies. Tools: -What’s New in in the VMware vSphere 6.0 Platform -Explore vSphere Storage Features -What’s New: VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 -What’s New: VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes -Explore Storage I/O Control (SIOC) Features -vSphere Web Client |
| Differentiate VMware vSphere Networking Technologies | Knowledge: -Differentiate physical and virtual networking. -Differentiate VMware virtual switch technologies. -Identify VMware virtual switch components. -Identify common virtual switch policies. -Identify capabilities of Network I/O Control. -Differentiate traffic control mechanisms. Tools: -What’s New in in the VMware vSphere 6.0 Platform -Explore vSphere Networking Features -Network I/O Control (NIOC) Feature Summary -vSphere Web Client |
| Differentiate VMware vSphere Resource Management Technologies | Knowledge: -Differentiate vSphere resource management features. -Remediate resource management challenges. -Identify all vMotion technologies (Storage, Resource, Long distance, etc.). -Explain Distributed Resource Management, Distributed Power Management and High Availability. Tools: -What’s New in in the VMware vSphere 6.0 Platform -Explore Resource Management Features -Explore vSphere Migration Features -vSphere Web Client |
| Differentiate VMware vSphere Availability Technologies | Knowledge: -Differentiate vSphere high availability features. -Remediate high availability challenges. -Identify vSphere Disaster Recovery solutions. -Differentiate VMware disaster recovery/disaster tolerance technologies. -Explain vSphere Fault Tolerance. -Identify vSphere Replication requirements. Tools: -Introduction to VMware vSphere Data Protection -Introduction to vSphere Replication -Explore vSphere Availability Features -Introduction to Data Protection -vSphere Web Client |
| Differentiate VMware Data Center Virtualization Products | Knowledge: -Explain features of VMware NSX. -Explain features of vRealize Operations. -Explain features of vRealize Automation. -Explain features of Site Recovery Manager. Tools: -What’s New in in the VMware vSphere 6.0 Platform -VMware NSX Datasheet -NSX Feature Walk Through -vRealize Operations Datasheet -vRealize Operations Feature Walk Through -vRealize Automation Datasheet -vRealize Automation Feature Walk Through -VMware vRealize Air Homepage -VMware vRealize Suite Datasheet -vSphere Web Client |
| Section 3: Perform Operational Tasks using the vSphere Web Client |
| Identify and Understand Virtual Infrastructure Object Status | Knowledge: -Identify different virtual infrastructure objects within the vSphere Web Client. -Differentiate visual status indicators for various object states and conditions. -Describe actions that can be taken on objects given a specific state of condition. Tools: -Using the vSphere Web Client -vCenter Server and Host Management -vSphere Virtual Machine Administration -vSphere Web Client |
| Understand Hierarchy and Inventory Objects within the vSphere Web Client | Knowledge: -Differentiate the functions of the vSphere Web Client panes. -Describe vSphere Web Client Navigation, Filter and Search options. -Describe the Access Control system. -Understand how roles and/or permissions are assigned. -Understand virtual machine file and inventory structure and mechanisms. -Understand the benefit of tags assigned to inventory objects. Tools: -Using the vSphere Web Client -vCenter Server and Host Management -vSphere Virtual Machine Administration -vSphere Permissions and User Management Tasks -vSphere Web Client |
| Monitor Virtual Machine and ESXi Host Status | Knowledge: -Install the Client Integration Plug-in. -Install the VMware Remote Console. -Install and/or Upgrade VMware Tools. -Understand and differentiate virtual machine performance charts. -Monitor Virtual Machine CPU/Memory/Disk utilization. -Monitor ESXi Host health status. -Monitor ESXi Host and virtual machine tasks. -Monitor ESXi Host and virtual machine events. -Monitor ESXi Host and virtual machine alarms. Tools: -Using the vSphere Web Client -vCenter Server and Host Management -vSphere Virtual Machine Administration -vSphere Monitoring and Performance -vSphere Web Client |
| Perform Virtual Machine Operations | Knowledge: -Differentiate the power states of a virtual machine. -Configure startup options for virtual machines running on a host. -Manage the power operations of a virtual machine. -Manage the power operations of a vApp. -Install a guest OS to an existing virtual machine. -Manage removable media. Tools: -Using the vSphere Web Client -vCenter Server and Host Management -vSphere Virtual Machine Administration -vSphere Web Client |
| Section 4: Correlate VMware Virtualization Solutions with Common Data Center Business Challenges |
| Perform Virtual Machine Operations | Knowledge: -Apply VMware virtualization technologies to resolve common data center availability challenges. -Apply VMware virtualization technologies to resolve common data center management challenges. -Apply VMware virtualization technologies to resolve common data center optimization challenges. -Apply VMware virtualization technologies to resolve common data center scalability challenges. -Differentiate SMB and Enterprise data center challenges and solutions that can be met with vSphere. Tools: -eBook: Delivering IT Outcomes -VMware Solutions for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses -Server Consolidation -Software-Defined Data Center -Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery |
This Web Simulator is for VMware Data Center Administrators that are ready to start building complex Data Center infrastructure and would like to take the 1V0-621 certification exam. Using the Web Simulator will provide you with training in the common use cases and data center virtualization fundamentals using vSphere Technologies.