Advanced Management, Clustering, and Lifecycle Management

About this course

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In this course, you will advance your skills in virtual machine management, learning techniques like using templates, cloning, and content libraries to deploy and customize VMs. The course will also cover powerful features such as vMotion and Storage vMotion, as well as managing VM snapshots. Additionally, you will explore resource management in a virtualized environment, including CPU and memory concepts, and tools to monitor resource usage, set alarms, and report events. The course then moves into vSphere clustering, including the creation and management of DRS and HA clusters, as well as VMware Fault Tolerance. You will also learn the intricacies of vSphere Lifecycle Management, using tools like vCenter Server Update Planner and VMware Lifecycle Manager to manage updates, validate compliance, and handle ESXi host upgrades. By the end of this course, you will have mastered advanced management and lifecycle techniques for VMware environments. This course is perfect for professionals seeking advanced knowledge in VMware vSphere, resource management, and lifecycle management. It is ideal for system administrators and IT professionals looking to deepen their skills in virtual infrastructure management.

Course objectives

• enhance skills in virtual infrastructure management
• familiarize with tools for resource monitoring and alerts
• develop abilities to manage updates and ESXi host upgrades