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VMware vSphere: What’s New [v6.7-7.0]
What You'll Learn
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: List and describe the importance of key features and enhancements in vSphere 6.7 update releases and vSphere 7 Determine the proper upgrade path for a vCenter Server instance and upgrade VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™ to version 7 Migrate a Windows vCenter Server system to vCenter Server Appliance 7 Manage and update VM templates located in content libraries Use Identity Federation to configure vCenter Server to use Microsoft ADFS Use the VMware vSphere® Client™ to manage certificates Describe vCenter Server, VMware ESXi™, storage, network, virtual machine, and security enhancements in vSphere 7 Use VMware vSphere® Trust Authority™ to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs Demonstrate the Quickstart feature of the ESXi cluster Recognize improvements to VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to manage vSphere deployments, updates, and configurations Discuss the purpose and capabilities of VMware vSphere® with Kubernetes and how it fits into the VMware Tanzu™ portfolio
Description
In this course, you explore the new features and enhancements in VMware vCenter Server® 7 and VMware ESXi™ 7. Real-world use-case deployment scenarios, hands-on lab exercises, and lectures teach you the skills that you need to effectively implement and configure VMware vSphere® 7.
This course is recommended for customers who want to deploy vSphere 7 in their existing vSphere environment. Attendance of this course allows candidates who hold a valid VCP-DCV 2019 to upgrade to VCP-DCV 2020 without taking the certification exam.
Who Should Attend
System architects, system administrators, IT managers, VMware partners, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing vSphere architectures
Course Overview
In this course, you explore the new features and enhancements in VMware vCenter Server® 7 and VMware ESXi™ 7. Real-world use-case deployment scenarios, hands-on lab exercises, and lectures teach you the skills that you need to effectively implement and configure VMware vSphere® 7.
This course is recommended for customers who want to deploy vSphere 7 in their existing vSphere environment. Attendance of this course allows candidates who hold a valid VCP-DCV 2019 to upgrade to VCP-DCV 2020 without taking the certification exam.
Course Prerequisites
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Course Agenda
10 Title
Course Agenda
1
Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Course objectives
2
Installation and Upgrade
Describe the new vCenter Server Appliance deployment model
Upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7
Migrate a Windows vCenter Server instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7
Describe the enhancements to vCenter Server Appliance
Upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7
Migrate a Windows vCenter Server instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7
Describe the enhancements to vCenter Server Appliance
3
Management Enhancements
Identify the scaling and performance improvements for vCenter Server Appliance Describe the support provided for dynamic DNS Recognize how to change the IP address or FQDN of vCenter Server Describe prefix-based MAC address allocation Perform a VM template in-place update in Content Library Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases Configure identity federation Manage certificates using the vSphere Client Identify VMware NSX-TTM logical switches and their properties in the vSphere Client Explain the benefits of using VMware SkylineTM to proactively monitor your environment
4
ESXi Enhancements
Upgrade an ESXi host to version 7
List the enhancements introduced with ESXi 7
Describe new device support for ESXi hosts
Describe support for Precision Time Protocol
List the enhancements introduced with ESXi 7
Describe new device support for ESXi hosts
Describe support for Precision Time Protocol
5
VM Enhancements
Discuss the new functionality, virtual devices, and VM maximums supported by VM compatibility version 17 Describe the enhancements to guest customization
Perform a vSphere vMotion migration of VMs with remote devices
Perform a vSphere vMotion migration of VMs with remote devices
6
Storage Enhancements
Describe the enhancements to NVMe support Describe the enhancements to VMware Pluggable Storage Architecture Describe the purpose of the High-Performance Plug-in Describe the support for iSER Recognize the changes made to the ESXi system storage layout Describe the support for CAB deployment of WSFC in vSphere 6.7 and later List the enhancements made to vSAN
7
Security Enhancements
Describe the enhancements to the VM encryption feature
Describe the enhancements to cloning, migration, and encryption operations
Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority
Configure vSphere Trust Authority
Describe the enhancements to cloning, migration, and encryption operations
Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority
Configure vSphere Trust Authority
8
Cluster Enhancements
Demonstrate the Quickstart feature of the ESXi cluster Recognize improvements to vSphere DRS
Describe use cases for scalable shares
Describe use cases for scalable shares
9
vSphere Lifecycle Management
Use vCenter Server Update Planner to run vCenter Server upgrade prechecks
Compare vSphere Lifecycle Manager to vSphere Update Manager
Manage and update ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Compare vSphere Lifecycle Manager to vSphere Update Manager
Manage and update ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
10
Introduction to vSphere with Kubernetes
Differentiate between containers and virtual machines Identify the parts of a container system
Recognize the basic architecture of Kubernetes
Describe a basic Kubernetes workflow
Recognize the basic architecture of Kubernetes
Describe a basic Kubernetes workflow