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Trust the bestselling Official Cert Guide series from VMware Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for VCP5 exam success. They are the only VMware authorized self-study books and are built with the objective of providing assessment, review, and practice to help ensure you are fully prepared for your certification exam.    **Note to readers**  In March 2013 VMware renamed the VCP5 (VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5) to VCP5-DCV (VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 - Data Center Virtualization).   The Official VCP5 Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Master VMware VCP510 exam topics Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks Practice with realistic exam questions on the DVD The Official VCP5 Certification Guide focuses specifically on the objectives for the VCP510 VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5. VMware Certified Instructor (VCI) Bill Ferguson shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics. The companion DVD contains a powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine that enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take a complete, timed exam. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most. Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, comprehensive design scenarios, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time. The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the VCP510 exam, including: Understanding how virtualization can best be integrated into today's real-world IT environments Recognizing what to change, and what to leave alone Planning, installing, configuring, and upgrading vCenter Server and VMware ESXi Planning and configuring vSphere networking and storage Deploying and Administering Virtual Machines and vApps Establishing and Maintaining Service Levels Performing basic troubleshooting Monitoring vSphere implementations Managing vCenter Server alarms Preparing for the future of VMware virtualization   The Official VCP5 Certification Guide is part of a recommended learning path from VMware that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized VMware instructors and self-study products from VMware Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered worldwide, please visit www.vmware.com/training.   Pearson IT Certification Practice Test minimum system requirements: Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), or Windows 7; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client; Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0; Pentium class 1GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB disc space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam   Also available from VMware Press for VCP5 study is The Official VCP5 Certification Guide Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test available exclusively from pearsonITcertification.com. This digital-only certification preparation product combines an eBook with enhanced Pearson IT Certification Practice Test. This integrated learning package: Allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams Includes direct links from each question to detailed tutorials to help you understand the concepts behind the questions Provides unique sets of exam-realistic practice questions Tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most  

Table of Contents:
    About the Author xix     Dedication xx     Acknowlegments xxi     About the Reviewers xxii     Introduction xxiii Chapter 1 Planning, Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading vCenter Server and VMware ESXi 3     “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 3     Installing and Configuring vCenter Server 6         Identifying Available vSphere and vCenter Server Editions 6         Deploying the vCenter Appliance 9         Installing vCenter Server into a Virtual Machine 14         Sizing the vCenter Server Database 17         Installing Additional vCenter Server Components 17     Installing/Removing vSphere Client Plug-Ins 18         Enabling/Disabling vSphere Client Plug-Ins 19         Licensing vCenter Server 19         Determining Availability Requirements for vCenter Server in a         Given vSphere Implementation 21         Determining Use Cases for vSphere Client and Web Client 22     Installing and Configuring VMware ESXi 22         Performing an Interactive Installation of ESXi 22         Deploying an ESXi Host Using Auto Deploy 24         Configuring NTP on an ESXi Host 26         Configuring DNS and Routing on an ESXi Host 27         Enabling/Configuring/Disabling Hyperthreading 27         Enabling/Sizing/Disabling Memory Compression Cache 28         Licensing an ESXi Host 30     Planning and Performing Upgrades of vCenter Server and VMware ESXi 31         Identifying Upgrade Requirements for ESXi Hosts 31         Identifying Steps Required to Upgrade a vSphere Implementation 32         Upgrading a vSphere Distributed Switch 33         Upgrading from VMFS3 to VMFS5 34         Upgrading VMware Tools 34         Upgrading Virtual Machine Hardware 37         Upgrading an ESXi Host using vCenter Update Manager 39         Determining Whether an In-Place Upgrade Is Appropriate in a Given Upgrade Scenario 42     Securing vCenter Server and ESXi 43         Identifying Common vCenter Server Privileges and Roles 43         System Roles 44         Sample Roles 44         Custom Roles 45         Describing How Permissions are Applied and Inherited in vCenter Server 45         Example 1: Permissions That Apply Directly to an Object Supersede Those That Are Inherited 46         Example 2: If a User Is a Member of More Multiple Groups, the User Is Assigned the Union of the Privileges for Each Group 46         Example 3: User/Role Pairings Applied Directly to an Object Supersede User/ Role Pairings That Are Inherited 47         Example 4: Permissions That Are Applied Directly to a User Supersede Permissions That Are Inherited Through Group Membership 48         Configuring and Administering the ESXi Firewall 49         Enabling Lockdown Mode 50         Configuring Network Security Policies 51         Promiscuous Mode 52         MAC Address Changes 53         Forged Transmits 53         Viewing/Sorting/Exporting User and Group Lists 54         Adding/Modifying/Removing Permissions for Users and Groups on vCenter Inventory Objects 54         Creating/Cloning/Editing vCenter Server Roles 55         Creating Roles 55         Cloning Roles 56         Editing Roles 59         Adding an ESXi Host to a Directory Service 60         Applying Permissions to ESXi Hosts Using Host Profiles 62         Determining the Appropriate Set of Privileges for Common Tasks in vCenter Server 62     Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions 62         Identifying Available vSphere Editions and Features 63                 Explaining ESXi and vCenter Server Architectures 63         Explaining Private/Public/Hybrid Cloud Concepts 64         Determining the Appropriate vSphere Edition Based on Customer Requirements 66     Summary 67 Chapter 2 Planning and Configuring vSphere Networking 73     “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 73     Configuring vSphere Standard Switches 76         Identifying vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) Capabilities 76         Creating / Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch 77         Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch 81         Adding / Configuring / Removing vmnics on a vSphere Standard Switch 82         Configuring VMkernel Ports for Network Services 88         Adding / Editing / Removing Port Groups on a vSphere Standard Switch 90         Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Standard Switch 94     Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches 94         Identifying vSphere Distributed Switch Capabilities 95         Creating/Deleting a vSphere Distributed Switch 97         Deleting a vDS 100         Adding/Removing ESXi Hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch 100         Adding/Configuring/Removing dvPort Groups 104         Adding/Removing Uplink Adapters to dvUplink Groups 108         Creating/Configuring/Removing Virtual Adapters 111         Migrating Virtual Adapters to/from a vSphere Standard Switch 117         Migrating Virtual Machines to/from a vSphere Distributed Switch 119         Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Distributed Switch 123     Configuring vSS and vDS Policies 124         Identifying Common vSS and vDS policies 124         Configuring dvPort Group Blocking Policies 132         Configuring Load Balancing and Failover Policies 133         Load Balancing 134         Network Failover Detection 134         Notify Switches 135         Failback 135         Configuring VLAN Settings 137         Configuring VLAN Policy Settings on a VDS 139         Configuring VLAN Trunking Policies on a VDS 140         Configuring Private VLAN Policy Settings on a vDS 140         Configuring Traffic Shaping Policies 142         Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Standard Switches 143         Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Distributed Switches 144         Enabling TCP Segmentation Offload support for a Virtual Machine 145         Enabling Jumbo Frames Support on Appropriate Components 147         Enabling Jumbo Frames for VMkernel Interface on a vSS 147         Enabling Jumbo Frames on a vDS 148         Enabling Jumbo Frame Support on Virtual Machines 149         Determining Appropriate VLAN Configuration for a vSphere Implementation 149     Summary 151 Chapter 3 Planning and Configuring vSphere Storage 159     “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 159     Configuring Shared Storage for vSphere 162         Identifying Storage Adapters and Devices 162         Fibre Channel 163         FCOE 163         iSCSI 164         NAS 164         Identifying Storage Naming Conventions 164         Storage Naming Conventions for Local and SAN 165         Identifying Hardware/Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiator Requirements 166         Comparing and Contrasting Array Thin Provisioning and Virtual Disk Thin Provisioning 168         Array Thin Provisioning 168         Virtual Disk Thin Provisioning 169         Describing Zoning and LUN Masking Practices 170         Zoning 171         Masking 172         Scanning/Rescanning Storage 172         Identifying Use Cases for FCOE 173         Creating an NFS Share for Use with vSphere 174         Connecting to a NAS Device 175         Enabling/Configuring/Disabling vCenter Server Storage Filters 177         Configuring/Editing Hardware/Dependent Hardware Adapters 179         Enabling/Disabling Software iSCSI Initiator Settings 180         Configuring iSCSI Port Binding 181         Enabling/Configuring/Disabling iSCSI CHAP 183         Determining Use Cases for Hardware/Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiator 185         Determining Use Cases for and Configuring Array Thin Provisioning 186     Configuring the Storage Virtual Appliance for vSphere 186         Defining the VSA Architecture 187         Configuring ESXi Hosts as VSA Hosts 188         Configuring the Storage Network for the VSA 189         Deploying/Configuring the VSA Manager 189         Administering VSA Storage Resources 190         Administering VSA Clusters 191         Administering VSA Datastores 191         Administering VSA Cluster Membership 191         Determining Use Case for Deploying the VSA 192         Determining Appropriate ESXi Host Resources for the VSA 192     Creating and Configuring VMFS and NFS Datastores 193         Identifying VMFS and NFS Datastore Properties 193         Identifying VMFS-5 Capabilities 195         Creating/Renaming/Deleting/Unmounting a VMFS Datastore 195         Mounting/Unmounting an NFS Datastore 205         Extending/Expanding VMFS Datastores 209         Extending VMFS Datastores 209         Expanding VMFS Datastores 213         Upgrading a VMFS-3 Datastore to VMFS-5 218         Placing a VMFS Datastore in Maintenance Mode 220         Selecting the Preferred Path for a VMFS Datastore 221         Disabling a Path to a VMFS Datastore 223         Determining Use Cases for Multiple VMFS and NFS Datastores 224         Determining Appropriate Path Selection Policy for a VMFS Datastore 224     Summary 225 Chapter 4 Deploying and Administering Virtual Machine and vApps 235     “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 235     Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines 238         Identifying Capabilities for Virtual Machine Hardware Versions 238         Identifying VMware Tools Device Drivers 240         Identifying Methods to Access and Use Virtual Machine Console 240         Identifying Virtual Machine Storage Resources 242         Placing Virtual Machines in Selected ESXi Hosts/Clusters/Resource Pools 243         Configuring and Deploying a Guest OS Into a New Virtual Machine 243         Creating/Converting Thin/Thick Provisioned Virtual Disks 245         Configuring Disk Shares 246         Installing/Upgrading/Updating VMware Tools 249         Configuring Virtual Machine Time Synchronization 251         Converting a Physical Machine Using VMware Converter 252         Importing a Supported Virtual Machine Source Using Vmware Converter 255         Modifying Virtual Hardware Settings Using VMware Standalone Converter 256         Configuring/Modifying Virtual CPU and Memory Resources According to OS and Application Requirements 256         Configuring and Modifying Virtual Machine CPU 257         Configuring and Modifying Virtual Machine Memory 258         Configuring/Modifying Virtual NIC Adapter and Connecting Virtual Machines to Appropriate Network Resources 260         Determining Appropriate Datastore Locations for Virtual Machines Based on Application Workloads 261     Creating and Deploying vApps 262         Identifying vApp Settings 262         Options 262         Start Order 266         vServices 267         Creating/Cloning/Exporting a vApp 267         Adding Objects to an Existing vApp 274         Editing vApp Settings 274         Configuring IP Pools 274         Suspending/Resuming a vApp 276         Determining When a Tiered Application Should Be Deployed as a vApp 276     Managing Virtual Machine Clones and Templates 277         Identifying the vCenter Server, Managed ESXi Hosts, and Virtual Machine Maximums 278         Identifying Cloning and Template Options 280         Cloning an Existing Virtual Machine 281         Creating a Template from an Existing Virtual Machine 282         Deploying a Virtual Machine from a Template 285         Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates 287         Deploying Virtual Appliances and/or vApps from an OVF Template 290         Importing and /or Exporting an OVF Template 293         Determining the Appropriate Development Methodology for a Given Virtual Machine Application 295     Administering Virtual Machines and vApps 295         Identifying Files Used by Virtual Machines 295         Identifying Locations for Virtual Machine Configuration Files and Virtual Disks 297         Identifying Common Practices for Securing Virtual Machines 300         Hot Extending a Virtual Disk 301         Configuring Virtual Machine Options 303         General Options 304         vApp Options 304         VMware Tools 305         Power Management 306         Advanced 306         Configuring Virtual Machine Power Settings 307         Configuring Virtual Machine Boot Options 308         Configuring Virtual Machine Troubleshooting Options 309         Assigning a Storage Policy to a VM 310     Verifying Storage Policy Compliance for Virtual Machines 312         Determining When an Advanced Virtual Machine Parameter is Required 312         Adjusting Virtual Machine Resources (shares, limits and reservations) Based on Virtual Machine Workloads 313     Summary 313 Chapter 5 Establishing and Maintaining Service Levels 323     “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 323     Creating and Configuring VMware Clusters 326         Describing DRS Virtual Machine Entitlement 326         Creating/Deleting a DRS/HA Cluster 327         Adding/Removing ESXi Hosts from a DRS/HA Cluster 328         Adding or Removing Virtual Machines from a DRS/HA Cluster 334         Configuring Storage DRS 335         Configuring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility 340         Monitoring a DRS/HA Cluster 342         Configuring Migration Thresholds for DRS and Virtual Machines 342         Configuring Automation Levels for DRS and Virtual Machines 344         Creating VM-Host and VM-VM Affinity Rules 346         Enabling/Disabling Host Monitoring 350         Enabling/Configuring/Disabling Virtual Machine and Application Monitoring 351         Enabling/Configuring/Disabling Virtual Machine Monitoring 351         Enabling/Configuring/Disabling Application Monitoring 352         Configuring Admission Control for HA and Virtual Machines 353         Admission Control 354         Admission Control Policy 354         Determining Appropriate Failover Methodology and Required Resources for an HA Implementation 357         Host Failures the Cluster Tolerates 357         Percentage of Cluster Resources as Failover Spare Capacity 358         Specify Failover Hosts 358     Planning and Implementing VMware Fault Tolerance 358         Identifying VMware Fault Tolerance Requirements 359         Configuring VMware Fault Tolerance Networking 360         Enabling/Disabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine 361         Testing an FT Configuration 362         Determining Use Case for Enabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine 362     Creating and Administering Resource Pools 363         Describing the Resource Pool Hierarchy 363         Defining the Expandable Reservation Parameter 364         Creating/Removing a Resource Pool 365         Configuring Resource Pool Attributes 367         Adding/Removing Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool 368         Determining Resource Pool Requirements for a Given vSphere Implementation 368         Evaluating Appropriate Shares, Reservations, and Limits for Resource Pool Based on Virtual Machine Workloads 368         Cloning a vApp 369     Migrating Virtual Machines 373         Identifying ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Requirements for vMotion and Storage vMotion 373         ESXi and VM Requirements for vMotion 373         ESXi and VM Requirements for Storage vMotion 375         Identifying Enhanced vMotion Compatibility CPU Requirements 376         Identifying Snapshot Requirements for vMotion/Storage vMotion Migration 377         Migrating Virtual Machines Using vMotion/Storage vMotion 378         Migrating a VM Using vMotion 378         Migrating a VM’s Files Using Storage vMotion 382         Configuring Virtual Machine Swap File Location 384         Migrating a Powered-Off or Suspended Virtual Machine 386         Utilizing Storage vMotion Techniques 387     Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines 388         Identifying Snapshot Requirements 389         Creating/Deleting/Consolidating Virtual Machine Snapshots 389         Installing and Configuring VMware Data Recovery 395         Creating a Backup Job with VMware Data Recovery 396         Performing a Test and Live Full/File-Level Restore with Vmware Data Recovery 397         Determining Appropriate Backup Solution for a Given vSphere Implementation 397     Patching and Updating ESXi and Virtual Machines 398         Identifying Patching Requirements for ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machine Hardware/Tools 398         Creating/Editing/Removing a Host Profile from an ESXi Host 398         Attach/Apply a Host Profile to an ESXi Host or Cluster 402         Performing Compliance Scanning and Remediation of an ESXi Host Using Host Profiles 405         Installing and Configuring vCenter Update Manager 406         Configuring Patch Download Options 411         Creating/Editing/Deleting an Update Manager Baseline 412         Attaching an Update Manager Baseline to an ESXi Host or Cluster 415         Scanning and Remediating ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machine Hardware/Tools Using Update Manager 416     Summary 417 Chapter 6 Performing Basic Troubleshooting 423     “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 423     Performing Basic Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts 426         Identifying General ESXi Host Troubleshooting Guidelines 426         Learn How to Access Support Mode 426         Know How to Retrieve Logs 429         Troubleshooting Common Installation Issues 431         Troubleshooting Boot Order 432         Troubleshooting License Assignment 432         Troubleshooting Plug-Ins 433         Monitoring ESXi System Health 433         Exporting Diagnostic Information 435     Performing Basic vSphere Network Troubleshooting 439         Verifying Network Configuration 440         Verifying a Given Virtual Machine Is Configured with the Correct Network Resources 441         Troubleshooting Virtual Switch and Port Group Configuration Issues 442         Troubleshooting Physical Network Adapter Configuration Issues 443         Identifying the Root Cause of a Network Issue Based on Troubleshooting Information 444     Performing Basic vSphere Storage Troubleshooting 445         Verifying Storage Configuration 445         Troubleshooting Storage Contention Issues 448         Troubleshooting Storage Over-Commitment Issues 450         Excessive Reservations Cause Slow Host Performance 450         Path Thrashing Causes Slow Performance 450         Troubleshooting iSCSI Software Initiator Configuration Issues 451         Troubleshooting Storage Reports and Storage Maps 451         Storage Reports 451         Storage Maps 453         Identifying the Root Cause of a Storage Issue Based on Troubleshooting Information 454     Performing Basic Troubleshooting for HA/DRS Clusters and vMotion/Storage vMotion 455         Identifying HA/DRS and vMotion Requirements 455         Verifying vMotion/Storage vMotion Configuration 456         Verifying vMotion Configuration 456         Verifying HA Network Configuration 457         Verifying HA/DRS Cluster Configuration 458         Troubleshooting HA Capacity Issues 459         Troubleshooting HA Redundancy Issues 459         Interpreting the DRS Resource Distributing Graph and Target/Current Host Load Deviation 460         Troubleshooting DRS Load Imbalance Issues 462         Troubleshooting vMotion/Storage vMotion Migration Issues 462         Interpreting vMotion Resource Maps 463         Identifying the Root Cause for a DRS/HA Cluster or Migration Issue Based on Troubleshooting Information 463     Summary 465 Chapter 7 Monitoring vSphere Implementation and Managing vCenter Alarms 471     “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 471     Monitoring ESXi, vCenter Server, and Virtual Machines 474         Describing How Tasks and Events are Viewed in vCenter Server 474         Viewing by Object Selected in Console Pane 475         Showing Only Object Entries 476         Filtering by Keyword 477         Identifying Critical Performance Metrics 477         Explaining Common Memory Metrics 478         Explaining Common CPU Metrics 484         Explaining Common Network Metrics 484         Explaining Common Storage Metrics 485         Comparing and Contrasting Overview and Advanced Charts 485         Configuring SNMP for vCenter Server 487         Configuring Active Directory and SMTP Settings for vCenter Server 488         Configuring Active Directory Settings for vCenter 488         Configuring SMTP Settings for a vCenter Server 489         Configuring vCenter Server Logging Options 491         Creating a Log Bundle 492         Creating/Editing/Deleting a Scheduled Task 495         Configuring/Viewing/Printing/Exporting Resource Maps 500         Starting/Stopping/Verifying vCenter Service Status 503         Starting/Stopping/Verifying ESXi Host Agent Status 505         Configuring vCenter Server Timeout Settings 506         Monitoring/Administering vCenter Server Connections 507         Creating an Advanced Chart 508         Determining Host Performance Using Resxtop and Guest Perfmon 510         Determining Host Performance Using Resxtop 510         Determining Host Performance Using Guest Perfmon 514         Given Performance Data, Identifying the Affected vSphere Resource 514     Creating and Administering vCenter Server Alarms 515         Listing vCenter Default Utilization Alarms 516         Listing vCenter Default Connectivity Alarms 516         Listing Possible Actions for Utilization and Connectivity Alarms 517         Creating a vCenter Utilization Alarm 518         Creating a vCenter Connectivity Alarm 521         Configuring Alarm Triggers 524         Configuring Alarm Actions 525         For a Given Alarm, Identifying the Affected Resource in a vSphere Implementation 525     Summary 526 Chapter 8 What Do I Do Now? 533     Scheduling the Test 533     Comparing Your Knowledge to the VCP510 Exam Blueprint Objectives 534     Studying the Questions at the End of Each Chapter and on the Bonus Material 535     Taking the Mock Exam on the VMware Website 536     The Day of the Test 536     Sending Me an Email When You Pass 537 Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Chapter Review Questions 539 TOC, 9780789749314, 7/12/2012  

About the Author :
Bill Ferguson, VCI (3,4,5), VCP (3,4,5), CCSI, and MCT has been in the computer industry for more than 20 years. Originally in technical sales and IT consulting with Sprint, he made his transition to Certified Technical Trainer in 1997 with ExecuTrain. He now runs his own company, Parallel Connections, as an independent contractor and consultant based in Birmingham, Alabama, working worldwide for most of the national training companies and some regional training companies. In addition, he has written and produced many technical training videos and books. Bill’s aspiration is as follows: “My job is to understand the material so well that I can make it easier for others to learn than it was for me to learn. Toward that end, I strive to provide an effective learning environment whether in person, in print, or online.”


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  • ISBN-13: 9780789749314
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: VMWare Press
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 624
  • Weight: 1218 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0789749319
  • Publisher Date: 30 Aug 2012
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  • Language: English
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