Complete Guidance - Become Expert on VMWare vCenter 6.7

Name: Complete Guidance - Become Expert on VMWare vCenter 6.7
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Easy Learning A to Z by Example, Become Expert on VMWare vCenter 6.7

Created byMuhammad Efendi

Last updated 3/2020

English

What you'll learn

Learn how to deploy and manage vCenter cluster environment
Understand vCenter components such as vSphere HA, vCenter HA, DRS, Fault Tolerance
Create and Manage virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
Configure and Manage the vCenter Network, Storage, and Virtual Appliances
Understand Distributed and Standard switch
Learn and understand VMWare VSAN
Learn and understand VMWare ESXi
Deploy and manage VMWare vCenter monitoring using Zabbix

Course content

22 sections • 152 lectures • 13h 32m total length

About VMWare Virtual Infrastructure11:35
Why Using Virtualization Technology?10:02
After and Before Using Virtualization Tehcnology5:15
Traditional and Virtual Infrastructure Comparation7:26
What is VMWare Virtual Infrastructure?5:36
What is VMWare, vSphere, and vCenter?10:47
Getting This Course's Installation Scripts and Documentations2:19
Access and download the course installation scripts and documentation from the kit hub and GitHub, clone the repository, and install kit to run the VMware vCenter 6.7 setup.

What is ESXi?4:07
Explore ESXi as a hypervisor that runs on bare metal, enabling multiple operating systems to share hardware via virtualization.
ESXi Software and Hardware Compatibility3:32
Accessing vSphere ESXi 6.7 Page2:30
Setting ESXi DNS and NTP Configuration3:03
Checking ESXi Host Health and Log Status4:21
Check ESXi host health by using the monitoring view to assess memory usage, network performance, and latency, and inspect hardware health and logs for troubleshooting.
Understanding ESXi Host Boot Process2:32
Learn the ESXi host boot sequence from restart to driver loading, script execution, and reaching the management interface, enabling configuration and joining hosts to vCenter.
Resetting ESXi Host Password2:47
Upgrading ESXi Host Version6:20
Enabling and Disabling ESXi Host Remote SSH Login2:22

What is Storage Datastore?10:01
Understanding VMWare VSAN Storage5:30
Building VSAN Storage10:08
Build a vSAN storage cluster with cache and capacity tiers, using SSDs for cache and SSD or hybrid for capacity, and configure vmkernel.
Creating/Removing Directory and Uploading/Downloading Files Using UI2:27
Create and remove folders, and upload and download files using the UI to manage objects and file structures.
Creating/Removing Directory Using Command Line4:37

Installing Ansible and VMware Plugin4:29
Using Ansible to Deploy a New VM from Template5:24
deploy a new vm from a template using an ansible playbook in vCenter 6.7, configuring IP, credentials, datacenter, VM name, folder, datastore, networking, and power on after provisioning.
Using Ansible to Deploy Multiple VMs11:43
Learn to deploy multiple VMware vCenter 6.7 virtual machines with an Ansible playbook, using structured configuration and templates, plus a GitHub-based workflow to clone and deploy.
Managing ESXi Host DNS Configuration Using Ansible Playbook11:36
Configure ESXi host DNS settings with an Ansible playbook, including hostname, domain name, and DNS servers, and run the playbook to apply Google DNS and other parameters.
Managing ESXi Host NTP Configuration8:24
Configure ESXi hosts with an Ansible playbook by managing a central configuration file, inventory, and role file; apply one-shot deployments across clusters with proper credentials and SSL settings.
Getting Remote ESXi Host System Configuration Information8:14
Managing ESXi Host IPv6 Support8:40
Learn to enable or disable IP v6 support on ESXi hosts via vCenter, using a simple playbook to configure the IP v6 feature across clusters and hosts.

Checking Hardware Using ESXCLI Command Line6:50
https://www.nakivo.com/blog/most-useful-esxcli-esxi-shell-commands-vmware-environment/
Checking System Configuration Using ESXCLI Command Line5:00
Checking Network Configuration Using ESXCLI Command Line5:25
Managing Storage Using ESXCLI Command Line4:23
Checking ESXi Host Software Information Using ESXCLI Command Line2:28
Managing User Using ESXCLI Command Line3:45
Setting ESXi Host SNMP Configuration Using ESXCLI Command line4:12

What is SDN (Software Defined Networking)?5:27
Understanding Standard and Distributed Switch10:33
Creating and Removing Standard Switch3:12
Learn how to add and configure a standard switch in vcenter, including adding ports, editing settings, and removing the switch to manage networking effectively.
Creating and Removing Distributed Switch3:33
Creating and Removing Ditributed Switch Port Group4:52
Learn how to create and remove a distributed switch port group in vCenter 6.7, configure uplinks and port groups, and enable LACP redundancy.
Adding ESXi Host to Distributed Switch4:03
Understanding MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit)9:42
Enabling Jumbo Frame on Distributed/Standard Switches and VMKernel Adapter3:49
Managing ESXi Host Speed and Duplex Configuration3:14
Understanding ESXi Host Standard Switch Networking Security Policy3:32
Adding VMNIC ESXi Management Network2:09
Create VMKernel Adapter on ESXi Host5:34
Create a VMkernel adapter on the ESXi host to enable host-to-host communication via the distributed switch, specifying the network name, VLAN ID, and subnet.
Understanding Switch Traffic Shaping Policies3:03
Understanding Switch Load Balancing Policies2:24
Understand switch load balancing policies in VMware vCenter 6.7, including origin-based, IP hash based on source or destination IP, and explicit failover guided by uplink order.
Understanding Network Failover Detection2:28
Explore how network failover detection reports link status, detects when a switch cable is pulled, and differentiates simple link health checks from IP hash balancing policy considerations.
How to Handle Network Failures3:34
Analyze how to handle network failures in VMware vCenter 6.7, including switch notifications, fallback behavior, and failover order between active and standby adapters.
Creating Port Mirroring on Distributed Switch4:41

Creating Linux VM from ISO Image File16:30
Installing Windows VM Using ISO Image File15:08
Changing VM Configuration (CPU/Memory/Interface)5:52
Setting VM Networking, IP Address, Gateway CentOS 74:07
Configure the virtual machine's networking by setting the ip address and gateway, verify dns and interface status, and validate connectivity on centos 7 using the central console.
Setting VM Networking, IP Address, Gateway Ubuntu 16.044:49
Disabling SELinux and Firewall3:46
Accesing Virtual Machine (VM)2:02
Creating VM from Template7:44
Updating/Changing VM Template4:50
Learn how to update and change VM templates in VMware vCenter 6.7, including cloning, library usage, and configuring IP, DNS, and network settings to deploy customized virtual machines.
Clonning VM2:34
Learn how to clone a virtual machine in vCenter 6.7, including selecting the source, creating the clone, and updating IP addresses and ISO settings after cloning.
Removing VM2:31
Remove a vm from inventory and then delete its physical files from the center cluster, ensuring permissions are handled and accounting for space impact.
Creating and Removing VM Snapshot5:10
Learn how to create and remove VM snapshots to preserve a virtual machine's state before edits, enabling safe rollback if configurations fail.
Understanding Virtual Network Adapter Type3:33
Learn how to choose the appropriate virtual network adapter type in VMware vCenter 6.7, comparing e1000e and vmxnet3 options for Windows and Linux VMs, and how this affects performance.
Setting VM Startup/Shutdown on ESXi Host3:23
Doing Power On/Off VM Using vim-cmd CLI6:06

Requirements

Has basic Networking knowledge
Has basic Linux administrator knowledge

Description

Complete guidance for Learning VMWare vCenter infrastructure. If you're thinking to become VMWare vSphere vCenter 6.7 Administrators, or you want to start to understand vSphere vCenter, then this course is perfect for you. You will watch video after video, from beginner level with explanations that are easy to understand. Also this course will provide many examples that make it easy for you to follow and understand.
And this course will use Ansible to help you making an automation deployment such as VM creation, DNS and SNMP configuration etc.

This course has 21 sections, 144 lectures, and 13 hours 15 minutes duration. Most videos are about how to do configuration and creating dashboard/panel by example. You will follow step by step how to use vCenter 6.7 component to manage virtual data center.

In this course, you will learn how to:

Installing vCenter 6.7
Managing vSphere vCenter 6.7
Managing(creating and removing) Standard and Distributed switch
Creating datacenter and cluster
Managing(adding and removing) ESXi host
Configuring ESXi Host firewall
Managing vCenter HA/vSphere HA/vMotion/DRS/Fault Tolerance
Managing affinity rules
Managing ESXi upgrading/HealthCheck
Forwarding log/NTP/DNS configuration on ESXi Host
Managing(creating/removing/snapshot/Clonning) Linux and Windows VM (Virtual Machine)
Creating/Updating VM template
Installing VMWare tools
Managing VMWare using ESXCLI command line
Using Ansible to automate a deployment
Managing vCenter security access
Backup and restore vCenter
Create CentOS 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 local repository
Managing(building/removing) VMWare VSAN cluster
Monitoring vCenter components using Zabbix
Creating Grafana dashboard for ESXi Host/VM/VSAN storage
etc.

After you finished this course, you will have confident to use and manage VMWare vCenter infrastructure.

Who this course is for:

Someone who want to learn and manage vCenter environment
Someone who want to manage vCenter environment
Someone who want to start to use vCenter technology

Complete Guidance - Become Expert on VMWare vCenter 6.7

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Course content

About VMWare Technology and Components7 lectures • 53min

Installing and Managing ESXi9 lectures • 32min

VMWare Storage Datastore5 lectures • 33min

Using Ansible to Manage VMWare7 lectures • 59min

Using ESXCLI Command Line7 lectures • 32min

Managing Data Centers, Clusters, and ESXi Hosts5 lectures • 18min

Managing vSphere Networking17 lectures • 1hr 16min

Managing, Creating VM and Snapshot15 lectures • 1hr 28min

Creating Packages Local Repo4 lectures • 42min

VMWare Tools3 lectures • 12min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: