VMware® - vSphere 7: Optimize & Scale

Curriculum

• Module 1: Introduction to the course
• Introduction and logistics of the course
• Objectives of the course

• Module 2: Scalability of the network
• Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches
• Describe how VMware vSphere® Network I/O Control improves performance.
• Explain the features of distributed switches, such as port mirroring and NetFlow.

• Module 3: Scalability of storage
• Explain why VMware vSphere® VMFS is a high performance and scalable file system.
• Spiegare le API per lo storage di VMware vSphere® – Array Integration, VMware vSphere® API for Storage Awareness™ e vSphere API for I/O filtering.
• Configure and assign virtual machine storage policies
• Create VMware vSAN storage policies
• Recognize the components of the VMware vSphere® Virtual Volumes™ architecture.
• Configure VMware vSphere® Storage DRS™ e VMware vSphere® Storage I/O Control.

• Module 4: Scalability of hosting and management
• Use vSphere Client to manage vSphere certificates.
• Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases.
• Configure identity federation to allow vCenter Server to use an external identity provider.
• Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority
• Configure vSphere Trusted Authority
• Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
• Create a local content library and subscribe to a published content library
• Deploy virtual machines from a content library
• Create and manage resource pools in a cluster
• Describe how scalable shares work

• Module 5: CPU optimization
• Explain the operation of the CPU scheduler and other features that affect CPU performance.
• Explain NUMA and vNUMA support
• Use esxtop to monitor key CPU performance metrics.

Module 6: Memory optimization

• Explain the techniques of ballooning, memory compression, transparent page sharing, and host-swapping for memory overload reclamation.
• Use esxtop to monitor key memory performance metrics.

Module 7: Storage Optimization

• Describe the types of storage queues and other factors that affect storage performance.
• Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies.
• Use esxtop to monitor key storage performance metrics.

Module 8: Network Optimization

• Explain the performance characteristics of network adapters
• Explain the performance characteristics of the vSphere network
• Use esxtop to monitor key network performance metrics.
• 9 Optimizing vCenter Server performance
• Describe the factors that affect vCenter Server performance
• Use VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™ tools to monitor resource usage.