Training / Certification

Overview: This course covers the features and functionality of the VMware vCloud Director product and what benefits the product offers in cloud.  

Objectives: After completing this course, students should:

•  Know the prerequisites for a VCD 1.0 installation (hardware and co-requisite software)
•  Be able to perform initial setup of VCD in a Red Hat Linux virtual machine
•  Know how to install and configure vShield Manager
•  Understand critical VCD concepts: cell, organization, virtual datacenter, provider networks, organization networks, vApps, vApp networks, catalog
•  Understand the services that vShield Edge provides to VCD
•  Create an external network
•  Create a network pool of virtual-machine networks
•  Create an organization and allocate resources and networks to it
•  Build a vApp within the organization
•  Integrate the vApp into the catalog
•  Understand the relationship of VCD to Chargeback Manager 1.5

This five-day course will be released at the end of October and provides students with the knowledge and skills to utilize Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows based servers.
The course is intended for IT Professionals already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows Client administration, including Active Directory administration. No prior experience with any version of Windows PowerShell, or any scripting language, is assumed. After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain how Windows PowerShell works.
• Use Windows PowerShell as an interactive, command-line shell.
• Use Core Windows PowerShell cmdlets for everyday purpose.
• Customize the output using Windows PowerShell Formatting Subsystem.
• Explain what Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is and how it can be used from Windows PowerShell.
• Manage Active Directory objects using Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
• Write basic Windows PowerShell scripts that execute batches of commands.
• Work with Windows PowerShell’s background jobs and remote administration functionality.
• Master the scripting language of Windows PowerShell.
• Use advanced techniques related to structured programming within Windows PowerShell.
• Automate Windows Server 2008 R2 Administration using Windows PowerShell.
• Identify the best practices for working with Windows PowerShell.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=10325A&Locale=en-us#tab1