Target Audience for VMware vSphere: Design [V7]
The VMware vSphere: Design [V7] course equips professionals to architect robust virtualization solutions for enterprise environments.
- IT Architects and Solution Architects involved in designing virtual infrastructure
- Systems Engineers and Systems Administrators responsible for managing vSphere environments
- Data Center Managers overseeing virtualized server infrastructures
- IT Professionals seeking to improve infrastructure scalability and manageability
- Network Engineers looking to integrate network architectures with vSphere solutions
- Storage Administrators involved in designing storage strategies for virtual environments
- Security Consultants and Managers focusing on virtualization security frameworks
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Specialists designing recoverability solutions
- VMware Certified Professionals (VCPs) aiming to advance their knowledge in vSphere design
- Technical Support and Consultancy roles advising on virtualization best practices
- IT Decision Makers planning to optimize their IT infrastructure through virtualization
Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this VMware vSphere: Design [V7]?
Introduction to Course Learning Outcomes
The VMware vSphere: Design [V7] course equips students with the skills to assess, design, and optimize a scalable, secure, and manageable vSphere infrastructure, following best practices.
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- Understand and apply a proven design process for creating a vSphere conceptual design based on business and application requirements.
- Assess and document design requirements, constraints, assumptions, and risks to ensure a successful implementation.
- Design a vCenter Server deployment topology optimized for the data center's size and specific needs.
- Calculate and allocate compute, storage, and network resources for a virtual data center that aligns with workload demands and performance criteria.
- Develop a comprehensive compute infrastructure design, selecting appropriate ESXi host hardware, and configuring ESXi installation options.
- Formulate a storage architecture strategy that satisfies the capacity, performance, and manageability requirements of the vSphere environment.
- Architect a network infrastructure that incorporates efficient network segmentation, virtual switch types, and network management practices.
- Design virtual machines, including resource allocation, that support application needs while adhering to VMware best practices.
- Create a security framework for all layers of the vSphere environment, addressing both infrastructure and virtual machine security.
- Plan for infrastructure manageability, scalability, and recoverability that meet business continuity requirements and leverage VMware best practices.
