Completion of the VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage course or the VMware vSphere 4: What's New course or have experience using VMware ESX/ESXi and VMware vCenter products.

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Working with VMware ESXi

• Identify differences between ESX and ESXi
• Recognize tasks and procedures when moving to ESXi

Module 3: Installing and Configuring VMware ESXi

• Analyze ESXi Installable and ESXi Embedded
• Install and configure ESXi Installable and ESXi Embedded
• Reconize the steps for upgrading to ESXi

Module 4: Performing  Management Tasks

• Identify hardware monitoring techniques
• Discuss system management and backup methodology
• Distinguish the log files
• Recongnize security methodologies
• Employ file management practices
• Perform basic troubleshooting with the direct console user interface

Module 5: Using Scripting Interfaces

• Identify the scripting interfaces for ESXi
• Discuss primary scripting interfaces
• Install VMware vSphere Management Assistant
• Identify differences between commands used with ESX and those used with ESXi
• Reconize custom commands and how to substitute VMware vSphere Command -Line Interface commands of vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets for them

Module 6: Large-Scale Deployment of VMware ESXi

• Identify scripted installation programs for ESXi
• Analyze the commands to perform scripted installation
• Discuss best practices for large-scale deployment