Chapter 11

Monitor a vSphere Implementation and Manage vCenter Server Alarms

VCP5 Exam Objectives Covered in This Chapter:

  • Monitor ESXi, vCenter Server, and Virtual Machines
    • Describe how Tasks and Events are viewed in vCenter Server
    • Create/Edit/Delete a Scheduled Task
    • Configure SNMP for vCenter Server
    • Configure Active Directory and SMTP settings for vCenter Server
    • Configure vCenter Server timeout settings
    • Configure vCenter Server logging options
    • Create a log bundle
    • Start/Stop/Verify vCenter Server service status
    • Start/Stop/Verify ESXi host agent status
    • Monitor/Administer vCenter Server connections
    • Configure/View/Print/Export resource maps
    • Explain common memory metrics
    • Explain common CPU metrics
    • Explain common network metrics
    • Explain common ...

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