VCP5 blueprint VCP4 blueprint

Section 1 – Plan, Install, Configure and

Upgrade vCenter Server and VMware

ESXi

Section 1 – Plan, Install and Upgrade

VMware ESX/ESXi

Objective 1.1 — Install and Configure

vCenter Server

Objective 1.1 — Install VMware ESX/ESXi

on local storage

Identify available vCenter Server editions Identify minimum hardware requirements

Deploy the vCenter Appliance Download, prepare and validate

installation media

Install vCenter Server into a virtual

machine

Determine appropriate ESX/ESXi

configuration in a given situation

Size the vCenter Server database Obtain required information for

environment

Install additional vCenter Server

components

Verify hardware against the VMware

Hardware Compatibility Guide

Install/Remove vSphere Client plug-ins Perform a custom installation

Enable/Disable vSphere Client plug-ins Customize storage layout for given

situations

License vCenter Server Configure ESXi from the direct console

Determine availability requirements for a

vCenter Server in a given vSphere

implementation

Configure ESX/ESXi NTP

Determine use case for vSphere Client and

Web Client

Manage ESX/ESXi licensing

Compare/Contrast VMware vSphere

editions

Manage license keys

Objective 1.2 – Install and Configure

VMware ESXi

Objective 1.2 – Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi

Perform an interactive installation of ESXi Plan a VMware vSphere upgrade

Deploy an ESXi host using Auto Deploy Backup/Restore ESX/ESXi host

configuration

Configure NTP on an ESXi Host Understand Virtual Machine backup

options

Configure DNS and Routing on an ESXi

Host

Determine if existing hardware meets

upgrade requirements

Enable/Configure/Disable hyperthreading Understand VMware ESX/ESXi upgrade

scenarios

Enable/Size/Disable memory compression

cache

Perform upgrade to ESX 4.0

License an ESXi host Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi

Upgrade virtual machine hardware

Upgrade VMware Tools

Verify success of upgrade

Understand upgrade roll back options

Objective 1.3 – Plan and Perform Upgrades

of vCenter Server and VMware ESXi

Objective 1.3 – Secure VMware ESX/ESXi

Identify upgrade requirements for ESXi

hosts

Identify default security principles

Identify steps required to upgrade a

vSphere implementation

Understand Service Console firewall

operation

Upgrade a vNetwork Distributed Switch Service Console Security Level

Upgrade from VMFS3 to VMFS5 Opening/Closing ports in the firewall

using the vSphere Client

Upgrade VMware Tools Set up user/group accounts

Upgrade Virtual Machine hardware Determine applications needed for

accessing the service console in a given

scenario

Upgrade an ESXi Host using vCenter

Update Manager

Determine whether an in-place upgrade is

appropriate in a given upgrade scenario

Objective 1.4 –Secure vCenter Server and

ESXi

Objective 1.4 – Install VMware ESX/ESXi on

SAN Storage

Identify common vCenter Server privileges

and roles

Configure LUN Masking

Describe how permissions are applied and

inherited in vCenter Server

Prepare SAN

Configure and administer the ESXi firewall Configure FC or iSCSI HBA BIOS

Enable/Configure/Disable services in the

ESXi firewall

Enable BIOS

Enable Lockdown Mode Select Boot LUN

Configure network security policies Install VMware ESX/ESXi

View/Sort/Export user and group lists Determine boot LUN size in a given

situation

Add/Modify/Remove permissions for

users and groups on vCenter Server

inventory objects

Create/Clone/Edit vCenter Server Roles

Add an ESXi Host to a directory service

Apply permissions to ESXi Hosts using

Host Profiles

Determine the appropriate set of

privileges for common tasks in vCenter

Server

Objective 1.5 – Identify vSphere

Architecture and Solutions

Objective 1.5 – Identify vSphere

Architecture and Solutions

Identify available vSphere editions and

features

Differentiate VMware platform products

and editions

Explain ESXi and vCenter Server

architectures

Understand the various datacenter

solutions (View, SRM, Lab Manager, etc.)

Explain Private/Public/Hybrid cloud

concepts

Explain ESX/ESXi architecture

Determine appropriate vSphere edition

based on customer requirements

Compare and contrast bare metal vs.

hosted architecture

Section 2 – Plan and Configure vSphere

Networking

Section 2 – Configure ESX/ESXi

Networking

Objective 2.1 – Configure vNetwork

Standard Switches

Objective 2.1 – Configure Virtual Switches

Identify vNetwork Standard Switch

capabilities

Understand Virtual Switch and ESX/ESXi

NIC and port maximums

Create/Delete a vNetwork Standard

Switch

Determine the vSwitch NIC teaming policy

in a given situation

Add/Configure/Remove vmnics on a

vNetwork Standard Switch

Determine the appropriate vSwitch

security policies in a given situation

Configure vmkernel ports for network

services

Create/Delete Virtual Switches

Add/Edit/Remove port groups on a

vNetwork Standard Switch

Create Ports/Port Groups

Determine use case for a vNetwork

Standard Switch

Assign Physical Adapters

Modify vSwitch NIC Teaming and failover

policies

Modify vSwitch security policy and VLAN

settings

Configure VMotion

Objective 2.2 – Configure vNetwork Objective 2.2 – Configure vNetwork

Distributed Switches Distributed Switches

Identify vNetwork Distributed Switch

capabilities

Understand ESX Host and port maximums

for dvSwitches

Create/Delete a vNetwork Distributed

Switch

Determine the virtual port group NIC

teaming and fail-over policy in a given

situation

Add/Remove ESXi hosts from a vNetwork

Distributed Switch

Determine the appropriate virtual port

group security policies in a given situation

Add/Configure/Remove dvPort groups Create/Modify a vNetwork Distributed

Switch

Add/Remove uplink adapters to dvUplink

groups

Create/Modify Uplink Group settings

Create/Configure/Remove virtual adapters Create/Modify dvPort Group settings

Migrate virtual adapters to/from a

vNetwork Standard Switch

Add an ESX/ESXi Host ta vNetwork

Distributed Switch

Migrate virtual machines to/from a

vNetwork Distributed Switch

Add/Delete a VMkernel dvPort

Determine use case for a vNetwork

Distributed Switch

Migrate Virtual Machines ta vNetwork

Distributed Switch

Objective 2.3 – Configure vSS and vDS

Policies

Objective 2.3 – Configure VMware

ESX/ESXi Management Network

Identify common vSS and vDS policies Modify Service Console IP Settings

Configure dvPort group blocking policies Configure Service Console availability

Configure load balancing and failover

policies

Configure DNS and Routing settings for

an ESX Host

Configure VLAN settings

Configure traffic shaping policies

Enable TCP Segmentation Offload support

for a virtual machine

Enable Jumbo Frames support on

appropriate components

Determine appropriate VLAN

configuration for a vSphere

implementation

Section 3 – Plan and Configure vSphere

Storage

Section 3 – Configure ESX/ESXi Storage

Objective 3.1 – Configure Shared Storage

for vSphere

Objective 3.1 – Configure FC SAN Storage

Identify storage adapters and devices Identify FC SAN hardware components

Identify storage naming conventions Identify how ESX Server connections are

made tFC SAN storage

Identify hardware/dependent

hardware/software iSCSI initiator

requirements

Describe ESX Server FC SAN storage

addressing

Compare and contrast array thin

provisioning and virtual disk thin

provisioning

Describe the concepts of zoning and LUN

masking

Describe zoning and LUN masking

practices

Configure LUN masking

Scan/Rescan storage Scan for new LUNs

Identify use cases for FCoE Determine and configure the appropriate

multi-pathing policy

Create an NFS share for use with vSphere Differentiate between NMP and third-

party MPP

Connect to a NAS device

Enable/Configure/Disable vCenter Server

storage filters

Configure/Edit hardware/dependent

hardware initiators

Enable/Disable software iSCSI initiator

Configure/Edit software iSCSI initiator

settings

Configure iSCSI port binding

Enable/Configure/Disable iSCSI CHAP

Determine use case for

hardware/dependent hardware/software

iSCSI initiator

Determine use case for and configure

array thin provisioning

Objective 3.2 – Configure the Storage Objective 3.2 – Configure iSCSI SAN

Virtual Appliance for vSphere Storage

Define SVA architecture Identify iSCSI SAN hardware components

Configure ESXi hosts as SVA hosts Determine use cases for hardware vs.

software iSCSI initiators

Configure the storage network for the

SVA

Configure the iSCSI Software Initiator

Deploy/Configure the SVA Manager Configure Dynamic/Static Discovery

Administer SVA storage resources Configure CHAP Authentication

Determine use case for deploying the SVA Configure VMkernel port binding for iSCSI

Software multi-pathing

Determine appropriate ESXi host

resources for the SVA

Discover LUNs

Identify iSCSI addressing in the context of

the host

Objective 3.3 – Create and Configure VMFS

and NFS Datastores

Objective 3.3 – Configure NFS Datastores

Identify VMFS and NFS Datastore

properties

Identify the NFS hardware components

Identify VMFS5 capabilities Explain ESX exclusivity for NFS mounts

Create/Rename/Delete/Unmount a VMFS

Datastore

Configure ESX/ESXi network connectivity

tthe NAS device

Mount/Unmount an NFS Datastore Create an NFS Datastore

Extend/Expand VMFS Datastores Objective 3.4 – Configure and Manage

VMFS Datastores

Upgrade a VMFS3 Datastore to VMFS5 Identify VMFS file system attributes

Place a VMFS Datastore in Maintenance

Mode

Determine the appropriate Datastore

location/configuration for given virtual

machines

Select the Preferred Path for a VMFS

Datastore

Determine use cases for multiple VMFS

Datastores

Disable a path to a VMFS Datastore Create/Configure VMFS Datastores

Determine use case for multiple

VMFS/NFS Datastores

Attach existing Datastore tnew ESX host

Determine appropriate Path Selection

Policy for a given VMFS Datastore

Manage VMFS Datastores

Group/Unmount/Delete Datastores

Grow VMFS volumes

Section 4 – Deploy and Administer Virtual

Machines and vApps

Section 4 – Install and Configure vCenter

Server

Objective 4.1 – Create and Deploy Virtual

Machines

Objective 4.1 – Install vCenter Server

Identify capabilities of virtual machine

hardware versions

Identify hardware requirements

Identify VMware Tools device drivers Understand configuration maximums

Identify methods to access and use a Determine availability requirements for a

virtual machine console vCenter server in a given situation

Identify virtual machine storage resources Determine appropriate vCenter Server

edition

Place virtual machines in selected ESXi

hosts/Clusters/Resource Pools

Determine database size requirements

Configure and deploy a Guest OS into a

new virtual machine

Prepare/Configure vCenter Server

database

Configure/Modify disk controller for

virtual disks

Install vCenter Server using downloaded

installer

Configure appropriate virtual disk type for

a virtual machine

Install additional modules

Create/Convert thin/thick provisioned

virtual disks

vCenter Guided Consolidation

Configure disk shares vCenter Update Manager

Install/Upgrade/Update VMware Tools vCenter Converter

Configure virtual machine time

synchronization

Determine use case for vCenter Linked

Mode Groups

Convert a physical machine using VMware

Converter

Import a supported virtual machine

source using VMware Converter

Modify virtual hardware settings using

VMware Converter

Configure/Modify virtual CPU and

Memory resources according to OS and

application requirements

Configure/Modify virtual NIC adapter and

connect virtual machines to appropriate

network resources

Determine appropriate datastore locations

for virtual machines based on application

workloads

Objective 4.2 – Create and Deploy vApps Objective 4.2 – Manage vSphere Client

plug-ins

Identify vApp settings Identify available plug-ins

Create/Clone/Export a vApp Determine required plug-ins for a given

application

Add objects to an existing vApp Ensure permissions tinstall plug-ins

Edit vApp settings Enable plug-ins after installation

Configure IP pools

Suspend/Resume a vApp

Determine when a tiered application

should be deployed as a vApp

Objective 4.3 – Manage Virtual Machine

Clones and Templates

Objective 4.3 – Configure vCenter Server

Identify the vCenter Server managed ESXi

hosts and Virtual Machine maximums

Identify the vCenter Server managed ESX

Hosts and Virtual Machine maximums

Identify Cloning and Template options Join ESX/ESXi Hosts tvCenter Server

Clone an existing virtual machine Configure Guest OS Customization

Create a template from an existing virtual

machine

Use datacenters and folders torganize the

environment

Deploy a virtual machine from a template Configure/Use Scheduled Tasks

Update existing virtual machine templates Configure/Use Resource Maps

Deploy virtual appliances and/or vApps

from an OVF template

Use Storage Reports/Storage Maps

Import and/or Export an OVF template View/Manage Events

Determine the appropriate deployment

methodology for a given virtual machine

application

Configure vCenter Server settings

Configure vSphere Client settings

Objective 4.4 – Administer Virtual

Machines and vApps

Objective 4.4 – Configure Access Control

Identify files used by virtual machines Create/Modify user permissions in

vCenter

Identify locations for virtual machine

configuration files and virtual disks

Create/Modify user permissions in ESX

Server

Identify common practices for securing

virtual machines

Restrict access tvCenter inventory objects

Hot Extend a virtual disk Define vCenter predefined roles and their

privileges

Configure virtual machine options Create/Clone Edit roles

Configure virtual machine power settings Assign roles tusers and groups

Configure virtual machine boot options Describe how privileges propagate

Configure virtual machine troubleshooting

options

Understand permissions as applied tuser

and group combinations

Assign a Storage Policy to a virtual

machine

Verify Storage Policy compliance for

virtual machines

Determine when an advanced virtual

machine parameter is required

Adjust virtual machine resources (shares,

limits and reservations) based on virtual

machine workloads

Section 5 – Establish and Maintain

Service Levels

Section 5 – Deploy and Manage Virtual

Machines and vApps

Objective 5.1 – Create and Configure

VMware Clusters

Objective 5.1 – Create and Deploy Virtual

Machines

Describe DRS virtual machine entitlement Understand virtual machine hardware

maximums

Create/Delete a DRS/HA Cluster Create a virtual machine

Add/Remove ESXi Hosts from a DRS/HA

Cluster

Determine appropriate SCSI adapter

Add/Remove virtual machines from a

DRS/HA Cluster

Determine Virtual Disk type

Configure Storage DRS Install/Upgrade/Configure VMware Tools

Configure Enhanced vMotion

Compatibility

Create/Convert templates

Monitor a DRS/HA Cluster Customize Windows/Linux virtual

machines

Configure migration thresholds for DRS

and virtual machines

Manage Customization Specifications

Configure automation levels for DRS and

virtual machines

Deploy a virtual machine from a template

Create VM-Host and VM-VM affinity rules Deploy a virtual machine using VMware

vCenter Converter Enterprise

Enable/Disable Host Monitoring Perform a Hot Clone

Enable/Configure/Disable virtual machine

and application monitoring

Perform a Cold Clone

Configure admission control for HA and

virtual machines

Perform System Reconfiguration

Determine appropriate failover

methodology and required resources for

an HA implementation

Deploy a virtual machine using Guided

Consolidation

Perform Discovery

Analyze discovered virtual machines

Consolidate selected virtual machines

Clone a virtual machine

Import a virtual machine from a file/folder

Objective 5.2 – Plan and Implement

VMware Fault Tolerance

Objective 5.2 – Manage Virtual Machines

Identify VMware Fault Tolerance

requirements

Configure/Modify virtual machines

Configure Fault Tolerance networking Add/Hot Add virtual machine hardware

Enable/Disable VMware Fault Tolerance

on a virtual machine

Grow virtual machine disks

Test an FT configuration Determine appropriate disk format

Determine use case for enabling Fault

Tolerance on a virtual machine

Connect virtual machines tdevices

Configure virtual machine options

General Options

Advanced Options

Power Management Options

VMware Tools Options

Configure appropriate virtual machine

resource settings

Objective 5.3 – Create and Administer

Resource Pools

Objective 5.3 – Deploy vApps

Describe the Resource Pool hierarchy Determine whether a vApp is appropriate

for a given situation

Define the Expandable Reservation

parameter

Define Open Virtual Machine Format

(OVF)

Create/Remove a Resource Pool Import/Export a Virtual Appliance

Configure Resource Pool attributes Build a vApp

Add/Remove virtual machines from a

Resource Pool

Create/Add virtual machines ta vApp

Determine Resource Pool requirements

for a given vSphere implementation

Edit vApp Properties

Evaluate appropriate shares, reservations

and limits for a Resource Pool based on

virtual machine workloads

Export vApps

Clone a vApp Clone a vApp

Objective 5.4 – Migrate Virtual Machines

Identify ESXi host and virtual machine

requirements for vMotion and Storage

vMotion

Identify Enhanced vMotion Compatibility

CPU requirements

Identify snapshot requirements for

vMotion/Storage vMotion migration

Migrate virtual machines using

vMotion/Storage vMotion

Configure virtual machine swap file

location

Migrate a powered-off or suspended

virtual machine

Utilize Storage vMotion techniques

(changing virtual disk type, renaming

virtual machines, etc.)

Objective 5.5 – Backup and Restore Virtual

Machines

Identify snapshot requirements

Create/Delete/Consolidate virtual machine

snapshots

Install and Configure VMware Data

Recovery

Create a backup job with VMware Date

Recovery

Perform a test and live full/file-level

restore with VMware Data Recovery

Determine appropriate backup solution

for a given vSphere implementation

Objective 5.6 – Patch and Update ESXi and

Virtual Machines

Identify patching requirements for ESXi

hosts and virtual machine hardware/tools

Create/Edit/Remove a Host Profile from

an ESXi host

Attach/Apply a Host Profile to an ESXi

host or cluster

Perform compliance scanning and

remediation of an ESXi host using Host

Profiles

Install and Configure vCenter Update

Manager

Configure patch download options

Create/Edit/Delete an Update Manager

baseline

Attach an Update Manager baseline to an

ESXi host or cluster

Scan and remediate ESXi hosts and virtual

machine hardware/tools using Update

Manager

Stage ESXi host updates

Section 6 – Perform Basic

Troubleshooting and Alarm

Management

Section 6 – Manage Compliance

Objective 6.1 – Perform Basic

Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts

Objective 6.1 – Install, Configure and

Manage VMware vCenter Update

Manager

Identify general ESXi host troubleshooting

guidelines

Determine installation requirements and

database sizing

Troubleshoot common installation issues Install Update Manager Server and Client

components

Monitor ESXi system health Configure update manager settings

Export diagnostic information Configure patch download options

Create baselines

Attach baselines tvCenter inventory

objects

Scan ESX hosts and virtual machines

Remediate ESX hosts and virtual machines

Stage ESX/ESXi Host updates

Analyze compliance information from a

scan

Objective 6.2 – Perform Basic vSphere

Network Troubleshooting

Objective 6.2 – Establish and Apply ESX

Host Profiles

Verify network configuration Create/Delete Host Profiles

Verify a given virtual machine is

configured with the correct network

resources

Import/Export Host Profiles

Troubleshoot virtual switch and port

group configuration issues

Edit Host Profile Policies

Troubleshoot physical network adapter

configuration issues

Associate an ESX host with a host profile

Identify the root cause of a network issue

based on troubleshooting information

Check for Compliance

Objective 6.3 – Perform Basic vSphere

Storage Troubleshooting

Apply Host Profiles

Verify storage configuration Analyze configuration compliance

information from a scan

Troubleshoot storage contention issues

Troubleshoot storage over-commitment

issues

Troubleshoot iSCSI software initiator

configuration issues

Troubleshoot Storage Reports and

Storage Maps

Identify the root cause of a storage issue

based on troubleshooting information

Objective 6.4 – Perform Basic

Troubleshooting for HA/DRS Clusters and

vMotion/Storage vMotion

Identify HA/DRS and vMotion

requirements

Verify vMotion/Storage vMotion

configuration

Verify HA network configuration

Verify HA/DRS cluster configuration

Troubleshoot HA capacity issues

Troubleshoot HA redundancy issues

Interpret the DRS Resource Distribution

Graph and Target/Current Host Load

Deviation

Troubleshoot DRS load imbalance issues

Troubleshoot vMotion/Storage vMotion

migration issues

Interpret vMotion Resource Maps

Identify the root cause of a DRS/HA

cluster or migration issue based on

troubleshooting information

Section 7 – Monitor a vSphere

Implementation

Section 7 – Establish Service Levels

Objective 7.1 – Monitor ESXi, vCenter

Server and Virtual Machines

Objective 7.1 – Create and Configure

VMware Clusters

Describe how Tasks and Events are viewed

in vCenter Server

Create new cluster

Identify critical performance metrics Add ESX/ESXi hosts ta cluster

Explain common memory metrics Configure High Availability

basic/advanced settings

Explain common CPU metrics Enable/Configure VM Monitoring

Explain common network metrics Configure Distributed Resource Scheduler

basic/advanced settings

Explain common storage metrics Configure Distributed Power Management

Compare and contrast Overview and

Advanced Charts

Configure Enhanced VMotion

Compatibility

Configure SNMP for vCenter Server Configure swap file location

Configure Active Directory and SMTP

settings for vCenter Server

Analyze HA host failure capacity

requirements

Configure vCenter Server logging options Analyze HA admission control

Create a log bundle Determine use cases for DRS automation

levels and migration thresholds

Create/Edit/Delete a Scheduled Task Determine use cases for DPM policies

Configure/View/Print/Export resource

maps

Start/Stop/Verify vCenter Server service

status

Start/Stop/Verify ESXi host agent status

Configure vCenter Server timeout settings

Monitor/Administer vCenter Server

connections

Create an Advanced Chart

Determine host performance using

resxtop and guest Perfmon

Given performance data, identify the

affected vSphere resource

Objective 7.2 – Create and Administer

vCenter Server Alarms

Objective 7.2 – Enable a Fault Tolerant

Virtual Machine

List vCenter default utilization alarms Identify FT restrictions

List vCenter default connectivity alarms Evaluate FT use cases

List possible actions for utilization and

connectivity alarms

Set up an FT network

Create a vCenter utilization alarm Verify requirements of operating

environment

Create a vCenter connectivity alarm Enable FT for a virtual machine

Configure alarm triggers Test an FT configuration

Configure alarm actions Upgrade ESX hosts containing FT virtual

machines

For a given alarm, identify the affected

resource in a vSphere implementation

Objective 7.3 – Create and Configure

Resource Pools

Determine Resource Pool requirements

for a given situation

Evaluate appropriate shares, reservations,

and limits in a given situation

Evaluate virtual machines for a given

Resource Pool

Create Resource Pools

Set CPU resource

shares/reservations/limits

Set memory resource

shares/reservations/limits

Define Expandable Reservation

Add virtual machines tpool

Describe resource pool hierarchy

Objective 7.4 – Migrate Virtual Machines

Identify compatibility requirements

Cite the three methods of virtual machine

migration

Determine migration use cases

Compare and contrast migration

technologies

Migrate a virtual machine using VMotion

Migrate a virtual machine using Storage

VMotion

Cold migrate a virtual machine

Objective 7.5 – Backup and Restore Virtual

Machines

Describe different back-up/restore

procedures and strategies

Create/Delete/Restore Snapshots

Install Backup and Recovery Appliance

Install vCenter Data Recovery plug-in

Create a backup job with vCenter Data

Recovery

Perform test and actual restores using

vCenter Data Recovery

Section 8 – Perform Basic

Troubleshooting and Alarm

Management

Objective 8.1 – Perform Basic

Troubleshooting for ESX/ESXi Hosts

Understand general ESX Server

troubleshooting guidelines

Troubleshoot common installation issues

Monitor ESX Server system health

Understand how texport diagnostic data

Objective 8.2 – Perform Basic

Troubleshooting for VMware FT and Third-

Party Clusters

Analyze and evaluate VM population for

maintenance mode considerations

Understand manual Third-Party

failover/failback processes

Troubleshoot Fault Tolerance partial or

unexpected failovers

Objective 8.3 – Perform Basic

Troubleshooting for Networking

Verify VM is connected tthe correct port

group

Verify port group settings are correct

Verify that the network adaptor is

connected within the VM

Verify VM network adaptor settings

Verify physical network adaptor settings

Verify vSphere network management

settings

Objective 8.4 – Perform Basic

Troubleshooting for Storage

Identify storage contention issues

Identify storage over-commitment issues

Identify storage connectivity issues

Identify iSCSI software initiator

configuration issues

Interpret Storage Reports and Storage

Maps

Objective 8.5 – Perform Basic

Troubleshooting for HA/DRS and VMotion

Explain the requirements of HA/DRS and

VMotion

Verify VMotion functionality

Verify DNS settings

Verify the service console network

functionality

Interpret the DRS Resource Distribution

Graph and Target/Current Host Load

Deviation

Troubleshoot VMotion using topology

maps

Troubleshoot HA capacity issues

Troubleshoot HA redundancy issues

Objective 8.6 – Create and Respond

tvCenter Connectivity Alarms

List vCenter default connectivity alarms

List possible actions for connectivity

alarms

For a given alarm, analyze and evaluate

the affected virtual infrastructure

components

Create a vCenter connectivity alarm

Relate the alarm tthe affected

components

Objective 8.7 – Create and Respond

tvCenter Utilization Alarms

List vCenter default utilization alarms

List possible actions for utilization alarms

For a given alarm, analyze and evaluate

the affected virtual infrastructure resource

Create a vCenter utilization alarm

Relate the alarm tthe affected resource

Objective 8.8 – Monitor vSphere ESX/ESXi

and Virtual Machine Performance

Identify critical performance metrics (e.g.,

CPU ready, queue depth, etc.)

Explain memory metrics (ballooning,

shared, etc.)

Explain CPU metrics (ready/wait time, etc.)

Explain network metrics (usage, packet

drops, etc.)

Explain storage metrics (latency, queuing,

etc.)

Compare and contrast Overview and

Advanced Charts

Create an Advanced Chart

Determine host performance using guest

Perfmon