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VCP-DCV for vSphere 7.0 (2V0-21.20) Crash Course

Published by Pearson

Intermediate content levelIntermediate

Prepare for the VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization for vSphere 7 exam (Professional VMware vSphere 7.x exam)

This training course is a key step on your path to earning the VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization 2020 (VCP-DCV 2020) certification. The VCP-DCV certification validates skills to implement, manage, and troubleshoot a vSphere infrastructure. If you are an IT professional, administrator, or engineer planning to take the qualifying VCP-DCV for vSphere 7.0 (2V0-21.20) exam, this course offers crucial preparation. VMWare expert John Davis addresses major technical subjects related to exam objectives, including vSphere architecture, storage, networking, security, resource management, and virtual machines, and walks you through general exam preparation recommendations. It is a fast-paced course with valuable insight from a virtualization expert and interactive Q&A in each segment.

What you’ll learn and how you can apply it

  • Describe vSphere architecture, requirements, and features
  • Implement, configure, and manage vSphere storage
  • Configure secured access and networking in a vSphere environment
  • Monitor, manage, and optimize the services and resources in a vSphere environment
  • Provision, migrate, and support virtual machines in a vSphere environment
  • Confidently tackle related exam questions.

This live event is for you because...

  • You are an administrator or engineer for systems or infrastructure, who wants to earn a certification to showcase your vSphere knowledge and skills.
  • You want to streamline your preparation for the VCP-DCV exam.
  • You want to learn from a virtualization expert with 16 years VMware experience as a certified instructor, senior consultant, and official cert guide author.

Prerequisites

  • No formal prerequisites. Ideally, students will be familiar with installing, configuring, and managing virtual infrastructure powered by VMware vSphere.

Recommended Preparation

Recommended Follow-up

Schedule

The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.

Day 1

Segment 1: Exam and Course Overview (15 minutes)

  • Course Agenda
  • Exam Purpose, Objectives, and Logistics
  • Exam Preparation Resources
  • Exam Preparation Recommendations
  • Q/A – General Exam (5 minutes)

Segment 2: vSphere Overview, Installation, and Integration (55 minutes)

  • vSphere Editions, Components, and Topology
  • vSphere Requirements
  • vSphere in SDDC and Hybrid Clouds
  • vSphere Integration with Other VMware Products
  • Install ESXi
  • Install vCenter Server
  • Single Sign-On Configuration
  • Initial vSphere Configuration
  • Q/A – vSphere Overview, Installation, and Integration (5 minutes)
  • Break: 10 minutes

Segment 3: Storage Infrastructure, Configuration, and Management (60 minutes)

  • Traditional Storage and Software Defined Storage
  • Datastore Types
  • Storage Multipathing
  • VMFS and NFS Datastore Configuration and Management
  • vSphere Storage Integration and Storage Policies
  • vSAN Characteristics, Features, Limitations
  • vSAN Requirements, Fault Domains, Considerations
  • vSAN Installation, Configuration, and Management
  • vVOLs
  • Storage DRS and SIOC
  • Q/A – Storage Infrastructure, Configuration, and Management (5 minutes)
  • Break: 10 minutes

Segment 4: Network Infrastructure, Configuration, and Management (60 minutes)

  • Network Terminology
  • vSphere Standard Switches
  • vSphere Distributed Switches
  • VMkernel virtual adapters and TCP/IP Stacks
  • Networking Policies
  • Port Allocation, Binding, Mirroring
  • NIOC, DirectPath, SR-IOV
  • Private VLANs
  • LACP Support
  • Manage Hosts with Distributed Switches
  • Q/A – Storage Infrastructure, Configuration, and Management (5 minutes)

Q/A – Any Exam Related Topic (10 minutes)

Day 2

Segment 1: Kickoff (5 minutes)

  • Summary of Day 1
  • Agenda for Day 2
  • Q/A – Any Exam Related Topic (5 minutes)

Segment 2 vSphere Security (55 minutes)

  • vSphere Certificates
  • vSphere Authentication and Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • vSphere Permissions
  • ESXi Security
  • vCenter Server Security
  • vSphere Network Security
  • Virtual Machine Security
  • Encrypted Virtual Machines and Encrypted vMotion
  • Q/A – vSphere Security (5 minutes)
  • Break: 10 minutes

Segment 3: Cluster Configuration, Resource Management, and Optimization (60 minutes)

  • vSphere Clusters and Services Overview
  • vSphere DRS
  • vSphere DRS Rules and Resource Pools
  • vSphere HA
  • vSphere HA Response, Admission Control, and Options
  • Other vSphere Availability Features
  • Using Performance Charts and Other Resource Usage Tools
  • vSphere Alerts
  • vSphere Logging
  • Q/A – Cluster Configuration, Resource Management, and Optimization (5 minutes)
  • Break: 10 minutes

Segment 4: Managing vSphere Services and Virtual Machines (60 minutes)

  • vSphere Inventory
  • Virtual Machine Configuration and Use
  • Virtual Machine File Structure and Snapshots
  • Virtual Machine Upgrades
  • Virtual Machine Migrations
  • vMotion
  • Storage vMotion
  • Virtual Machine Cloning and Templates
  • Content Library
  • Advanced Virtual Machine Management
  • vSphere Upgrades and Lifecycle Management
  • vCenter Server Monitoring and Management
  • Q/A – Managing vSphere Services and Virtual Machines (5 minutes)
  • Q/A – Any Exam Related Topics (10 minutes)

Segment 5: Course wrap-up and next steps (10 Minutes)

  • Summary of Day 1 and 2
  • Recommended Follow-up
  • Contact Information

Your Instructor

  • John A. Davis

    John Davis is an independent contractor (MEJEER, LLC) delivering VMware Professional Services via VMware partners (since 2004). He delivers architecture design, implementation, and customer enablement services directly to small and midsize businesses, including custom training. He has designed and delivered VMware based private clouds, automation, operations, disaster recovery, and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions for the public sector, private enterprises, and a large managed service provider. He holds many VMware professional, advanced, and expert certifications on data center and desktop virtualization, network virtualization, and cloud management. He is the lead author of the VCP6-DCV: Official Cert Guide and the upcoming VCP-DCV for vSphere 7.x Cert Guide. He is a co-author of the VCAP5-DCV: Official Cert Guide. His blog site is vLoreBlog.com.

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Skill covered

vSphere