VMware® vSphere: Fast Track [V6.7] - Only 5 Days

Why

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

Find Out How We Help You To Learn New Skills Quickly

You'll be VCP6.7-DCV certified in just 5 days. With us, you’ll be VCP6.7-DCV trained in record time
Our VCP6.7-DCV course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals. No hidden extras
Pass VCP6.7-DCV first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9am – 5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day quality learning time, with your instructor
You’ll learn VCP6.7-DCV faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
You’ll be studying VCP6.7-DCV with the best. We’ve been named in Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified 70,652 professionals, and we’re partners with all of the big names in the business
You'll do more than study Firebrand's courseware. We use practical exercises to make sure you can apply your new knowledge to the work environment. Our instructors use demonstrations and real-world experience to keep the day interesting and engaging

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What

This accelerated VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V6.7] course takes you from introductory to advanced VMware vSphere® management skills in just 5 days. You'll get your own dedicated server with 24-hour lab access and official course material - including hands-on lab training covering VMware ESXi™ 6.7 and VMware vCenter® Server™ 6.7.

Using Firebrand’s unique Lecture | Lab | Review technique, you’ll develop the advanced skills you need to manage and maintain a highly available and truly scalable virtual infrastructure.

On this course you’ll learn how to Install, configure and manage vSphere 6.7. you’ll know how to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organisation of any size using vSphere 6.7, including VMware ESXi™ 6.7 and VMware vCenter Server® 6.7. You’ll also learn how to:

Install, configure, apply patches and perform upgrades to ESXi hosts
Use VMware Clients to manage the vCenter Server inventory and configuration
Create virtual networks on a diverse range of vSphere technologies
Configure virtual storage using iSCSI and NFS storage
Use vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots

If you’re a system administrator or system engineer looking to master vSphere infrastructure, this course is ideal for you.

On this accelerated course, you'll be guided to prepare for and sit the vSphere 6.7 Foundations Exam 2019 and Professional vSphere 6.7 Exam 2019 exams. This is covered by your Certification Guarantee - pass first time or train again free.

This VMware training is delivered in cooperation with HPE Education Services, a global VMware Authorised Training Center (VATC).

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Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:

Intensive group instruction
One-on-one instruction attention
Hands-on labs
Lab partner and group exercises
Question and answer drills
Independent study

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering training. Courses that include certification come with a Certification Guarantee. Pass first time or train again for free (just pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs). We do not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes.

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Module 1: Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Describe the content of this course
Gain a complete picture of the VMware certification system
Familiarise yourself with the benefits of the VMware Education Learning Zone
Identify additional resource

Module 2: Introduction to vSphere and the Software Defined Data Center

Describe how vSphere fits into the software
defined data center and the cloud infrastructure
Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, and storage
Use vSphere Client to access and manage your vCenter Server system and ESXi host
Compare virtual machine hardware version 14 to other versions
Identify the virtual network adapters, and describe the enhanced VMXNET3
Compare the types of virtual disk provisioning
Install and configure ESXi host settings
Identify the advantages of ESXi Quick Boot
Module 3: Creating Virtual Machines
Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine
Explain the importance of VMware Tools™
Describe how to import a virtual appliance OVF template

Module 4: vCenter Server

Describe the vCenter Server architecture
Discuss how ESXi hosts communicate with vCenter Server
Access and configure vCenter Server Appliance
Use vSphere Client to manage the vCenter Server inventory
Add data center, organisational objects, and hosts to vCenter Server
Create custom inventory tags
Describe the rules for applying permissions
Create a custom role in vCenter Server
Create a vCenter Server Appliance backup schedule
Restore vCenter Server Appliance from a backup
Monitor vCenter Server Appliance

Module 5: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks

Describe, create, and manage standard switches
Configure virtual switch security, traffic-shaping and load-balancing policies
Compare vSphere distributed switches and standard switches
Describe the virtual switch connection types
Describe the new TCP/IP stack architecture
Use VLANs with standard switches
Module 6: Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
Identify storage protocols and storage device types
Discuss ESXi hosts using iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
Create and manage VMware vSphere® VMFS and NFS datastores
Explain how multipathing works with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
Identify the advantages of VMware vSAN™

Module 7: Virtual Machine Management

Use templates and cloning to deploy new virtual machines
Modify and manage virtual machines
Create an instant clone of a virtual machine
Identify the types of content libraries and how to deploy and use them
Add a hot-pluggable device
Dynamically increase the size of a virtual disk
Use customisation specification files to customise a new virtual machine
Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
Create and manage virtual machine snapshots

Module 8: Resource Management and Monitoring

Discuss CPU and memory concepts in a virtualised environment
Describe what over commitment of a resource means
Identify additional technologies that improve memory usage
Configure and manage resource pools
Describe methods for optimising CPU and memory usage
Use various tools to monitor resource usage
Create and use alarms to report certain conditions or events

Module 9: vSphere HA, vSphere Fault Tolerance, and Protecting Data

Explain the vSphere HA architecture
Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
Use vSphere HA advanced parameters
Enforce infrastructural or intra-app dependencies during failover
Describe vSphere HA heartbeat networks and datastore heartbeats
Examine the features and functions of vSphere Fault Tolerance
Enable vSphere Fault Tolerance on virtual machines
Support vSphere Fault Tolerance interoperability with vSAN
Examine enhanced consolidation of vSphere Fault Tolerance virtual machines
Examine the features and functions of vSphere Replication

Module 10: vSphere DRS

Describe the functions of a vSphere DRS cluster
Create a vSphere DRS cluster
View information about a vSphere DRS cluster
Configure virtual machine affinity, DRS groups, and VM-host affinity rules
Remove a host from a vSphere DRS cluster

Module 11: Network Scalability

Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches
Explain distributed features such as port mirroring, LACP, QoS tagging, and NetFlow
Configuring port mirroring on a distributed switch

Module 12: vSphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance

Describe the architecture, components, and capabilities of vSphere Update Manager
Use vSphere Update Manager to manage the patching of ESXi, virtual machines, and vApps
Examine the features and functions of vSphere Update Manager EAM integration
Integrate vSphere Update Manager with vSphere DRS
Describe and use host profiles

Module 13: Storage Scalability

Explain VMware vSphere® Storage APIs - Array Integration, VMware vSphere® API for Storage Awareness™, and vSphere APIs for I/O Filtering
Configure and assign virtual machine storage policies
Configure vSphere Storage DRS and Storage I/O Control Module 14: Securing Virtual Machines

Module 14: Securing Virtual Machines

Set up encryption in your vSphere environment
Encrypt virtual machines
Encrypt core dumps
Enable encrypted vSphere vMotion
Describe support for virtual machine security features, such as UEFI secure boot, vTPM, and virtualisation-based security

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You'll sit the following exams at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

VMware Certified Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP6.7-DCV)

Topics:

Section 1 – Architecture and Technologies
Section 2 – Products and Solutions
Section 3 – Planning and Designing
Section 4 – Installing, Configuring, and Setup
Section 5 – Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades
Section 6 – Troubleshooting and Repairing

Duration: 115 minutes
Number of questions: 70
Passing score: 300
Exam languages: English
Format: Single and multiple choice

VMware Certified Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Exam

Topics:

Section 1 - Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Security
Section 2 – Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Networking
Section 3 –Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Storage
Section 4 – Upgrade a vSphere Deployment to 6.x
Section 5 – Administer and Manage vSphere 6.x Resources
Section 6 – Back up and Recover a vSphere Deployment
Section 7 – Troubleshoot a vSphere Deployment
Section 8 – Deploy and Customize ESXi Hosts
Section 9 – Configure and Administer vSphere and vCenter Availability Solutions
Section 10 – Administer and Manage vSphere Virtual Machines

Duration: 105 minutes
Number of questions: 70
Passing score: 300
Exam languages: English
Format: Single and multiple choice

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You, and every other student, will be assigned your own dedicated server with 24-hour access during the course. You'll perform all labs on exactly the same hardware you find in a real data centre. This means you can 'get your hands dirty', by revisiting labs and working at your own pace, without time constraints or distractions.

Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.

Our Accelerated Learning Programmes include:

Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)^TM Delivery
Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software including MeasureUp *
Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
Examination vouchers **
On site testing ***
Accommodation, all meals, unlimited beverages, snacks and tea / coffee****
Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
Examination Passing Policy

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Firebrand goes digital

We’re currently migrating from printed to digital courseware. Some courseware is already available in digital, while other books remain in printed form. To find out if this course is digital, call us on 080 80 800 888.

There are several benefits of easy-to-use digital courseware: downloads are immediate, and you’ll always have your courseware available wherever you are. You won’t need to wait for a printed book to be delivered before you start learning – and it’s better for the environment. You can choose to download the courseware to your own device, or borrow one of ours.

Considering a Microsoft course? Always have the most up-to-date Microsoft digital courseware with ‘Fresh Editions’. This gives you access to all versions of digital courseware – you’ll receive updates and revisions of your textbook, at no charge, for the life of that course.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.

Please note

* Not on all courses
** Examination vouchers are not included for the following courses: PMI, GIAC, CREST and CISSP CBK Review. Exam vouchers may also not be included for Apprentices and will require a separate purchase by an employer due to Education and Skills Funding Agency guidelines.
*** On site testing is not included for our PMI, GIAC, CREST, CSX Practitioner or ITIL Managers and Revision Certification Courses
**** Accommodation not included on the CISSP CBK Review Seminar

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While there are no official prerequisites for this course, you will benefit from knowledge of:

System administration experience with a Virtualisation Technology

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites?

Don’t worry - we’ll discuss your technical background, experience and qualifications to determine whether this accelerated course suits you.

Just call us on 080 80 800 888 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants.

Firebrand is an immersive environment and requires commitment. Some prerequisites are simply guidelines; you may find your unique experience, attitude and determination enables you to succeed on your accelerated course.

Interested? See prices or call 080 80 800 888

When

When do you want to sit your accelerated course?

VMware® - vSphere: Fast Track [V6.7]
Start	Finish	Status	Book now
18/3/2019 (Monday)	22/3/2019 (Friday)	Running
23/9/2019 (Monday)	27/9/2019 (Friday)	Open	Book now
18/11/2019 (Monday)	22/11/2019 (Friday)	Open	Book now

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Here's the Firebrand Training review section. Since 2001 we've trained exactly 70,652 students and asked them all to review our Accelerated Learning. Currently, 96.75% have said Firebrand exceeded their expectations.

Read reviews from recent accelerated courses below or visit Firebrand Stories for written and video interviews from our alumni.

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