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VMware vSphere: Automation with vSphere PowerCLI [V4.x]

Class Overview & Benefits

Overview

Insyte's authorized VMware vSphere: Automation with vSphere PowerCLI v4 training and certification power class is offered in most cities nationwide including  Washington, DC, St. Louis, Miami and Memphis. This hands-on training course introduces the use of VMware vSphere™ PowerCLI to automate VMware vSphere 4. This course demonstrates ways to automate tasks that can reduce your IT costs while improving efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability.

Course Objectives

• Automate VMware® ESX™ configuration
• Automate the provisioning of virtual machines
• Automate changes to virtual machine configuration
• Automate cluster operations
• Automate reporting

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for technical persons responsible for managing ESX, VMware ESXi, and VMware vCenter™ Server, including IT managers, system architects, and system administrator

Prerequisites

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems and completion of either the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage or the VMware vSphere: Fast Track course. Also scripting experience in one of the following languages: VBScript, Perl, UNIX shell scripts, Python, or other languages with variables and control structures.

Course Length

2 Days

Course Outline           

• Module 1: Course Introduction
• Module 2: Introduction to vSphere PowerCLI
  • Define the main vSphere PowerCLI object
  • Define the main commandlets in vSphere PowerCLI
  • Connect to a vSphere infrastructure
  • Get help for commandlets
• Module 3: Automating ESX Host Configuration
  • Automate configuration of virtual switches on ESX hosts
  • Automate configuration of datastores on ESX hosts
• Module 4: Virtual Machine Provisioning, Configuration, and Protection
  • Automate creation of virtual machines
  • Change virtual machine settings programmatically
  • Run vSphere PowerCLI scripts in virtual machines
  • Automate virtual machine protection
• Module 5: Automating Cluster Operations
  • Automate virtual machine storage migration
  • Automate VMware vMotion™
  • Create a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler/VMware High Availability cluster
  • Automate cluster configuration
  • Automate resource pool creation and configuration
• Module 6: Automating Reporting
  • Automate reporting about virtual machines
  • Automate reporting about ESX hosts
  • Automate reporting about clusters

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• World clModule 1: Course Introduction
  Module 2: Introduction to vSphere PowerCLI
  Define the main vSphere PowerCLI object
  Define the main commandlets in vSphere PowerCLI
  Connect to a vSphere infrastructure
  Get help for commandlets
  Module 3: Automating ESX Host Configuration
  Automate configuration of virtual switches on ESX hosts
  Automate configuration of datastores on ESX hosts
  Module 4: Virtual Machine Provisioning, Configuration, and Protection
  Automate creation of virtual machines
  Change virtual machine settings programmatically
  Run vSphere PowerCLI scripts in virtual machines
  Automate virtual machine protection
  Module 5: Automating Cluster Operations
  Automate virtual machine storage migration
  Automate VMware vMotion™
  Create a VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler/VMware High Availability cluster
  Automate clusass restaurants and shops at your footsteps
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