Training / Certification - 15

Friday, July 13. 2012

Free e-learning course - VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals

The VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals [V1.5] training is a self-paced 3 1/2 hours course which introduces students to the components, architecture, functions, and benefits of vCloud Director. The course consists of the following self-paced modules:

VMware vCloud Director Overview: In this module, you will learn about cloud and cloud implementations.
VMware vCloud Director Architecture and Components: This module provides an overview of vCloud Director components, illustrates the vCloud Director architecture, defines vCloud Director component functions, and describes how VMware vShield Edge and VMware vCenter Chargeback are integrated with vCloud Director.
VMware vCloud Director Installation and Configuration: In this module, you will review vCloud Director components and learn about the prerequisites for vCloud Director installation. You will also learn about the procedure to install and configure vCloud Director. Additionally, you will learn about the post-installation steps.
VMware vCloud Director Administration: This module covers vCloud Director administration tasks, which include how to create and manage organizations, catalogs, cells, users, roles, and compute resources.
Network Administration in VMware vCloud Director: In this module, you will learn about vCloud Director network administration tasks such as creating and managing different types of networks. You will also learn about the requirements and constraints of different types of network pools.
VMware vCloud Director User: In this module, you will learn about deployment and maintenance of vCloud Director that includes understanding how organizations and roles give access to different functions, how to work within the catalogs, and how to use vApp templates.

http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrreg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=det&id_course=134582

Wednesday, July 11. 2012

Free e-learning course - VMware vCenter Operations Manager Fundamentals

This e-learning course covers how to install and configure vCenter Operations Manager as well as how to use its many robust features.

VMware vCenter Operations Manager is an automated operations management solution that provides integrated performance, capacity, and configuration management for highly virtualized and cloud infrastructure. Deep VMware vSphere integration provides the most comprehensive management of VMware environments. VMware vCenter Operations Manager is purpose-built for VMware administrators to more effectively manage the performance of their VMware environments as they move to the private cloud.

The course consists of five modules:

Technical Overview of vCenter Operations Manager covers the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 vApp architecture and resource requirements, the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 vApp installation considerations, and introduces you to the major and minor badges.
Installing and Configuring vCenter Operations Manager discusses how to install and configure vCenter Operations Manager.
Using the Dashboards and Badges explains the main function of the major and minor badges, how to interpret the badge results, and how to configure thresholds and notifications.
Operations and Planning describes how to use the Operations tab and the Planning tab.
Working with Smart Alerts and Reports covers how to configure and use smart alerts, how heat maps are used, and how to work with reports.

Monday, July 9. 2012

Registration is now open for the VCAP5-DCA Exam

VMware has released the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 Datacenter Administrator Exam. I've participated in the beta of this exam and can assure you that you're up for a challenge. You will get access to a laboratory and have to fulfill around 26 assignments in 4 hours.

The VDCA510 VMware Certified Advanced Professional on vSphere 5 – Datacenter Administration exam tests potential VCAP5-DCA candidates on their skills and abilities installing, configuring and administering large and/or more complex virtualized environments.

The VDCA510 exam consists of approximately 26 live lab activities and a short pre-exam survey consisting of 9 questions. Live lab activities consist of multiple tasks, where each task is scored. The total number of activities provided is based on the total number of tasks. Because of this, the actual number of lab activities may vary slightly between exams.

The passing score for this exam is 300. The scale is from 100-500. Scaled scores are calculated using a mathematical formula that considers a variety of factors, including the number and type of exam questions included in a specific version of the exam. Because this combination may vary in different versions of the same examination, scaled scores provide a fair score for each individual based on the version of the exam taken.

Points are awarded for the successful completion of each lab task. Most items on the exam are composed of several tasks, and partial credit is awarded for those tasks that are completed successfully. Candidates can choose to complete a task using different methods, as points are awarded based on successful completion, not on the steps used to complete the task.

Sign up today!

If you want to prepare for this exam, I can highly recommend attending the vSphere 5 - Optimize and Scale training course training. This course, for experienced VMware vSphere personnel, teaches advanced skills for configuring and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. The course is based on VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0 and VMware vCenter Server 5.0.

The training prepares you for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Administration [V5] certification (VCAP5-DCA). Completion of this course also satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware Certified Professional 5 exam.

Thursday, May 31. 2012

New Training - VMware vCenter Operations Manager: Analyze and Predict [V5.0]

This course, for experienced VMware vSphere personnel, teaches skills for the use of VMware vCenter™ Operations as a forensic and predictive tool. The course is based on VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0, VMware vCenter Server 5.0, and vCenter Operations Manager 5.0.

• Understand major and minor badges and their underlying metrics.

• Use these badges to find root causes of common operational issues in a vSphere environment.

• Perform capacity management and what-if analyses.

• Use the Operations tab, the Planning tab, the Alerts tab, the Analysis tab, and the Reports tab.

• Navigate the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 user interface.

• Use heat maps and create a custom heat map.

• Use smart alerts to detect system issues.

Course Datasheet

Tuesday, May 22. 2012

VMware vSphere 5 - Optimize and Scale is ready for scheduling

If you’re interested in a really challenging training course that also prepares you for the upcoming VCAP5-DCA exam, then the VMware "vSphere 5 - Optimize and Scale" and is a great training course for you. I’m delivering this new training course at Global Knowledge Amsterdam.

This training course, for experienced VMware vSphere personnel, teaches advanced skills for configuring and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. The course is based on VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0 and VMware vCenter Server 5.0.

This course prepares you for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Administration [V5] certification (VCAP5-DCA). Completion of this course also satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware Certified Professional 5 exam.

Configure and manage ESXi networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise.

Manage changes to the vSphere environment.
Optimize the performance of all vSphere components.
Troubleshoot operational faults and identify their root causes.
Use VMware vSphere® ESXi™ Shell and VMware vSphere® Management Assistant to manage vSphere.
Use VMware vSphere® Auto Deploy to provision ESXi hosts.

Use this link to schedule the “Optimize and Scale” and join me.

Link to course datasheet

Saturday, May 19. 2012

Registration is now open for the VCAP5-DCD Exam

VMware Certified Advanced Professional on vSphere 5 – Datacenter Design (VCAP5-DCD)

VCAP5-DCD is designed for IT architects who design and integrate VMware solutions in multi-site, large enterprise, virtualized environments. Successful candidates possess a deep understanding of datacenter design principles and methodologies, as well as VMware core components and their relation to storage and networking. Successful candidates also have broad knowledge of applications and infrastructure services, and how they relate and integrate with the virtual infrastructure.

Achieving a VCAP5-DCD certification validates your ability to:

Create a vSphere conceptual design.
Create a vSphere logical design from an existing conceptual design.
Create a vSphere physical design from an existing logical design.
Create and execute an implementation plan.

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