• System administrators and system engineers who are responsible for the integration, administration and management of VMware ESX server in a NetApp Storage environment

Before taking this course you should have the following:

• Knowledge on NetApp Storage Systems, VMware ESX, Linux and Windows Servers.

This course covers the installation, configuration, and administration of an ESX Server and focuses on optimal connectivity on NetApp Storage Systems using FCP, iSCSI, CIFS and NFS. Backup and Restore of VMware ESX Server storage LUNs with ESX and NetApp are also covered, as is the planning and operation of VMware ESX Server and NetApp Storage Systems in a high availability scenario.

• Overview of the VMware virtualization concepts
• Basic configuration of the VMWare ESX Server and the VMs
• Networks in VMware
• Planning, installation and configuration of CIFS/SMB, NFS and iSCSI within a VM
• Planning, installation and configuration of CIFS.SMB and NFS in the service console of VMware ESX Server
• Planning, installation and configuration of FCP, NFS, and iSCSI in the VM Kernel
•  Backup scenarios
• High availability scenarios
• Monitoring and system management
• Troubleshooting