VCP-Cloud Official Cert Guide (with DVD): VMware Certified Professional - Cloud

VCP-Cloud Official Cert 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 VCP-Cloud exam topics   • Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes   • Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks   • Practice with realistic exam questions on the DVD   VCP-Cloud Official Cert Guide focuses specifically on the objectives for the VMware Certified Professional - Cloud exam. VMware Certified Design Experts Tom Ralph and Nathan Raper share 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.   VCP-Cloud Official Cert 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.   The official study guide  helps you master many of the topics on the VCP-Cloud exam, including • Installing vCloud Director and vShield Manager • Learning the differences between roles and privileges and the principles of role-based access controls • Coverage of the vCenter Chargeback Manager product, introducing the concept of chargeback and why it is needed in a cloud environment • Understanding and troubleshooting vCloud Connector, including identification and functionality of the different components • Constructing different types of vCloud networks and network pools and the requirements for each • Creating and modifying vCloud Director organizations • Allocating and managing vCloud resources • Monitoring a vCloud implementation        

Table of Contents:
Introduction xxi Chapter 1 Introduction to the vCloud Suite Certifications 3 Foundation Topics 3 VMware Certification Overview 3 VCP — VMware Certified Professional 4 VCAP — VMware Certified Advanced Professional 4 VCDX — VMware Certified Design Expert 4 The vCloud Suite Certifications 5 VCP-Cloud 5 VCAP-CIA (Cloud Infrastructure Administration) 7 VCAP-CID (Cloud Infrastructure Design) 7 VCDX-Cloud 8 Preparing for vCloud Certifications 9 Chapter 2 Install and Configure vCloud 11 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 11 Foundation Topics 14 Preparing to Install vCloud Director 14 Requirements for RHEL Server Installation 14 Configuring vCloud Director for Multiple Cells 15  Load Balancer Requirements 15  NFS Transfer Export 16  Activity 2-1: Configuring NFS Export 17  Activity 2-2: Installing vCloud Director 17 Certificate Creation 18  Activity 2-3: Creating Certificate Keystore 19  Activity 2-4: Creating Signed Certificates 20 Configuring the vCloud Director Database Server 21  Oracle Database 21  SQL Server 21 Installing vCloud Director 22  Activity 2-5: Installing vCloud Director 22 Installing and Configuring vShield Manager 27  Activity 2-6: Deploying vShield Manager 27  Activity 2-7: Configuring vShield Manager 31 License Options for vShield (vCloud Network and Security) 33  Activity 2-8: Registering vShield Manager to vCenter 34 Final Configuration of vCloud Director 34 vCloud Director System Settings 36  General 36  Email 38  LDAP 38  Password Policy 38  Branding 39  Public Addresses 39  Extensibility 39  Federation 40 Summary 40 Exam Preparation Tasks 40 Review All Key Topics 40 Definitions of Key Terms 41 Review Questions 41 Chapter 3 Administer vCloud Users, Roles, and Privileges 45 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 45 Foundation Topics 48 Privileges and Roles 48 What Are Privileges? 48 What Are Roles? 48 Predefined Roles in vCloud Director 48  Activity 3-1: Allowing an Organization to Publish Catalogs 50  Activity 3-2: Publishing a Catalog for Public Use 51 Custom Roles in vCloud Director 54  Activity 3-3: Creating a Custom Role from Scratch in vCloud Director 54  Activity 3-4: Creating a Custom Role by Copying an Existing Role in vCloud Director 55  Activity 3-5: Modifying an Existing Role in vCloud Director 56  Activity 3-6: Deleting an Existing Role in vCloud Director 57 Troubleshooting Roles and Privileges 57 Users and Groups in vCloud Director 57 Local Users 58  Activity 3-7: Adding a Local System Administrator to vCloud Director 58  Activity 3-8: Adding a Local User to an Organization 60 LDAP Users and Groups 60  Activity 3-9: Importing an LDAP User as a System Administrator 60  Activity 3-10: Importing an LDAP Group as a System Administrator 62  Activity 3-11: Importing an LDAP User to an Organization 63  Activity 3-12: Importing an LDAP Group to an Organization 64 LDAP Integration 64 LDAP Authentication Methods 65  Simple Authentication 65  Activity 3-13: Configuring LDAP Integration for vCloud Director Using Simple Authentication 66  Kerberos Authentication 67  Activity 3-14: Configuring LDAP Integration for vCloud Director Using Kerberos 68 Configure LDAP Settings for Organizations 70  Activity 3-15: Configuring LDAP Integration for an Organization 71 Additional LDAP Options and Actions 72  Activity 3-16: Testing System LDAP Settings 72  Activity 3-17: Setting the LDAP Synchronization Interval 73  Activity 3-18: Manually Synchronizing with the LDAP Server 74 Federation with vCenter Single Sign-On and Horizon Application Manager 75  Activity 3-19: Configuring vCloud Director to Connect to a vCenter Single Sign-On Repository 76 Troubleshooting LDAP Integration Issues 77 Summary 78 Exam Preparation Tasks 78 Review All the Key Topics 78 Definitions of Key Terms 79 Troubleshooting Scenario 79 Review Questions 79 Chapter 4 Configure and Administer Chargeback 83 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 83 Foundation Topics 87 Installing vCenter Chargeback Manager 87 Hardware Requirements 87 Supported Operating Systems 87 Software Requirements 88 Supported Database Management Systems 88 Supported Web Browsers 89 Supported vCenter Server Versions 89 Supported vCloud Director Versions 89  Activity 4-1: Installing vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.5 89 vCenter Chargeback Manager Clusters 95 Configuring Chargeback Users, Roles, and Privileges 95 Privileges 96 Resource Types 96 Roles 98  Activity 4-2: Creating a Custom Role in vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.5 98  Activity 4-3: Modifying a Role in vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.5 101  Activity 4-4: Deleting a Role in vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.5 101 Users 102  Activity 4-5: Creating a Local User in vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.5 102  Activity 4-6: Configuring an LDAP server 103  Activity 4-7: Importing an LDAP User or Group in vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.5 104  Activity 4-8: Assigning a Role to a User in vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.5 104 Troubleshoot Users, Roles, and Privileges 106 Configuring and Managing Chargeback Cost Elements, Pricing Models, and Costing 106 Cost Elements 106 Billing Policies 108  Activity 4-9: Creating a Custom Billing Policy 109  Activity 4-10: Editing a Billing Policy 110 Hierarchies 111 Manage Cost/Pricing Models 112  Activity 4-11: Creating a Custom Pricing Model 112 Configure Entity-level Costs 114 Physical Infrastructure Costing 115  Activity 4-12: Setting Rate Factors for Hosts and Clusters 115  Activity 4-13: Setting Rate Factors for Datastores, Datastore Tiers, and Storage Profiles 116 Pricing Matrix for Virtual Machines 116 vCenter Chargeback Manager Reporting 116  Activity 4-15: Generating a Report 117 Schedule Reports 117 Manage and Archive Reports 118 Summary 118 Exam Preparation Tasks 119 Review All the Key Topics 119 Definitions of Key Terms 120 Review Questions 120 Chapter 5 vCloud Connector 125 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 125 Foundation Topics 127 What Is vCloud Connector? 127 vCloud Connector Core 127 vCloud Connector Advanced 127 vCloud Connector Components 128 vCloud Connector Installation 128 Install Server 129  Activity 5-1: Installing vCloud Connector Server 129 Install Nodes 135  Activity 5-2: Installing vCloud Connector Node 135  Activity 5-3: Registering the vCloud Connector Node 143 Register vCloud Connector to vCenter 146  Activity 5-4: Registering vCloud Connector to vCenter 147 vCloud Connector Data Flow 147 Summary 148 Exam Preparation Tasks 148 Review All the Key Topics 148 Definitions of Key Terms 149 Review Questions 149 Chapter 6 Configure and Administer vCloud Networking 153 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 153 Foundation Topics 156 External Networks 156  Activity 6-1: Add External Network to vCloud Director 156  Activity 6-2: Modifying External Network Settings 161  External Routed Network 163 Organization vDC Networks 164 Types of Organization Networks 165  Direct Network 165  Routed Network 165  Internal Network 166 Create, Modify, and Remove Organization Networks 166  Activity 6-3: Creating a Routed Network 166  Activity 6-4: Creating a Direct Network 171  Activity 6-5: Creating an Internal Organization Network 171 Configure and Administer vCloud Network Pools 173 Types of Network Pools 173  VXLAN 174  Activity 6-6: Enabling VXLAN 174  vCloud Director — Network Isolated Network 177  Port-Group Backed 177  VLAN-Backed 177 Create/Delete a Network Pool 178  Activity 6-7: Creating a vCD-NI Network Pool 178  Activity 6-8: Creating a Port-Group Backed Network Pool 179  Activity 6-9: Creating a VLAN-Backed Network Pool 181 Troubleshooting Common Network Pool Problems 183 Configure and Administer vApp Networks 183 vApp Network Types 184  Direct-Connect Networks 184  Routed Networks 184 Managed Network Services 185 vShield Edge Sizing 185  Compact 185  Large 185 vShield Edge Services 186  Firewall 186  Static Routing 186  Load Balancer–Layer 4 and Layer 7 186  High Availability 187  DHCP 187  DNS Relay 187  SNAT 187  DNAT 187  Firewall 188  Static Routing 188  IPsec VPN 188  SSL VPN-Plus 188  Layer 7 Load Balancer 189  Third-Party Support 189 Configuring vShield Edge Services 189  Activity 6-10: Configuring a DHCP Server 189  Activity 6-11: Configuring NAT Rules 190  Activity 6-12: Creating a VPN Session (IPsec and SSL) 192 Summary 192 Exam Preparation Tasks 193 Review All Key Topics 193 Definitions of Key Terms 194 Review Questions 194 Chapter 7 Configure and Administer vCloud Organizations 197 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 197 Foundation Topics 199 What Is a vCloud Director Organization? 199 Create an Organization 199  Activity 7-1: Creating an Organization 201 Modifying an Organization 208  Activity 7-2: Modifying an Organization 209 Configuring an Organization for Federation 218  Activity 7-3: Configuring Federation in vCloud Director 219 Export XML Metadata from vCloud Director to Identity Provider 221 Summary 222 Exam Preparation Tasks 223 Review All the Key Topics 223 Definitions of Key Terms 223 Review Questions 224 Chapter 8 Allocate and Manage vCloud Resources 227 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 227 Foundation Topics 230 What Is a vCloud Resource? 230 Create and Administer Provider vDCs 230 What Is an Elastic Provider vDC? 230  Activity 8-1: Creating a Provider vDC 231 Prepare a Provider vDC 235  Activity 8-2 Preparing a Host 235  Enable Provider Storage 238  Activity 8-3: Assigning a Storage Profile to a Datastore 239 Decommission a Provider vDC 241  Activity 8-4: Disabling a Provider vDC 241  Activity 8-5: Deleting a Provider vDC 243 Storage Profile in vCenter 246  Activity 8-6: Syncing vCenter Storage Profiles 246 Create and Administer Organization vDCs 248 Pay-As-You-Go 248 Allocation Pool Model 251 Reservation Pool Model 253 Select the Right Allocation Model 255 Create an Organization vDC 255  Activity 8-7: Creating an Org vDC 255 Delete an Organization vDC 259  Activity 8-8: Preparing to Remove an Organization Virtual Datacenter 259 Catalog Management 264  Activity 8-9: Creating a Catalog 264 Populate Catalogs 268 Summary 268 Exam Preparation Tasks 269 Review All Key Topics 269 Definitions of Key Terms 269 Review Questions 269 Chapter 9 Monitor a vCloud Implementation 273 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 273 Foundation Topics 276 Monitoring vCloud 276 View Events in vCloud 276 Search for Tasks in vCloud 278 vCloud Director Log File Locations 280 vShield Manager Logs 280 Syslog Settings 282 Monitoring Provider vDC Resources 284 CPU 285 Memory 286 Storage 288 Monitoring Org vDC Resources 291 CPU 291 Memory 293 Storage 294 Monitoring Network Resources 294 External Networks 294 Organization Networks 295 Network Pools 296 vShield Manager Log File Gathering 297 Troubleshooting vCenter Chargeback Manager 297 Log Files 297 Troubleshooting Utility 299 Summary 299 Exam Preparation Tasks 300 Review All the Key Topics 300 Definitions of Key Terms 301 Review Questions 301 Chapter 10 What Do I Do Now? 305 Foundation Topics 306 Download the Exam Blueprint 306 Gain Hands-On Experience 306 Practice Exams and Preparation Material 307 Register for the Exam 308 Exam Day 308 Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Review Questions 311 Appendix B vCenter to vCloud Resource Table 317 Appendix C Configuring vSphere for vCloud Director 319 Glossary 325   9780789751652   TOC   9/13/2013      

About the Author :
Tom Ralph is a senior cloud services architect at VMware. He is a senior member of VMware Global Services organization and has worked for VMware for more than 2 years. Prior to joining VMware, he worked for Catholic Health Initiatives in Denver, Colorado.   He is certified as a VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX 3, 4, and 5), VMware Certified Advanced Professional (4 and 5)-DCD, VCP (3, 4, and 5), VCP5-Cloud, CISSP, CCSK, MCSE: Messaging, MCITP: Enterprise, and ITIL Foundations.   When VMware started to build a cloud team to deliver vCloud, he was one of the first members to be recruited from outside of VMware. Tom has become an expert in this field and delivered several vCloud seminars and troubleshooting workshops at various VMware public events in the United States and around the world.   Tom lives in Colorado with his wife and daughters and can be found on Twitter at @tomralph.   Nathan Raper is a highly skilled IT professional with 15 years of experience designing, engineering, administering, and supporting physical and virtual infrastructures. He has worked as both a customer and a consultant, participating in all phases of engagement—sales, design, engineering, implementation, training, and support. An early believer in VMware solutions, Nate began server consolidations on the VMware ESX Server 1.5 platform and earned his first VMware certification (VCP2 #306) in early 2004. Following tours with customers and a VMware/EMC/Cisco partner, Nate now works for the VMware Global Center of Excellence (CoE) with several of his VCDX peers.   Nate lives in Colorado with his extraordinarily patient wife and his three adorable children. You can find him on Twitter at @nateraper and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/pub/nathan-raper/8/934/b41/.