Opis: VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide - John Davis, Steve Baca

The VCAP5-DCA 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 allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending "Review Tasks" help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. * Master VMware VCAP5-DCA exam topics * Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes and review tasks * Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks * Prepare and practice with realistic exam scenarios The VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide focuses specifically on the objectives for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5-Data Center Administration. VMware Certified Instructors (VCI) Steve Baca and John A. Davis 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. This Official Cert Guide comes with access to one set of original practice scenarios designed to prepare you for the experience of the real exam and get you comfortable executing the scenarios in order to complete them in the limited amount of time during the actual test. Content in the practice scenarios maps to the VCAP blueprint and is relevant to both the VDCA510 and VDCA550 exams. All the scenarios are based on real-world experiences, where administration tasks that are covered by the exam, may need to be applied. 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 allow you to succeed on the exam the first time. The VCAP5-DCA 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 VCAP5-DCA exam, including * Using administrator tools such as the vSphere Client, ESXCLI, vmkfstools, ESXTOP, vCLI, vMA, and PowerCLI. * Understanding the networking features that are available in vSphere, such as VLAN, PVLANS, and Netflow. * Managing vSphere features and technologies that can be used to provide solutions to various storage challenges. * Understanding performance tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting. * Carrying out a cluster configuration, troubleshoot, and management of a vSphere cluster. * Performing patch management and updating of ESXi hosts, virtual machine hardware, VMware Tools, and virtual appliances using VMware Update Manager. * Recognizing how logging works for both ESXi hosts and the vCenter Server. * Identifying the different methods to secure your vSphere environment. * Making sense of Auto Deploy and how its moving parts work.About the Authors xviii Dedications xix Acknowledgments xx About the Reviewers xxi Reader Services xxii Introduction xxiii Chapter 1 Administrator Tools 3 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 3 Foundation Topics 6 VMware vSphere Client 6 Installation 6 Usage 7 ESXCLI Command Set 11 Getting Started 11 Navigating the Namespace 13 Formatting ESXCLI Output 16 vmkfstools Command 18 Help Information 18 Managing VMFS Datastores 19 Managing Virtual Disks 22 esxtop and resxtop Commands 23 Overview 23 Usage 24 Batch Mode 27 vCLI and vMA 29 Overview 29 esxcfg Commands 30 Deploying the vMA 30 Authentication and Authorization for the vMA 31 Fastpass 33 File Manipulation with vifs 35 PowerCLI 36 Installation 37 Usage 37 Running Scripts in VMs 41 Summary 41 Exam Preparation Tasks 42 Review All the Key Topics 42 Key Terms 43 Review Tasks 43 Chapter 2 Network Administration 45 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 45 Foundation Topics 48 Implement and Manage Complex Networks 48 Overview 48 Confi gure SNMP 59 VMware Direct Path I/O 61 Migrate from Standard to Distributed Virtual Switches 62 Confi gure Virtual Switches Using CLI Commands 66 Analyze Virtual Switches Using ESXCLI 67 Confi gure NetFlow 68 Discovery Protocols 68 Confi gure and Maintain VLANs and PVLANs 69 Types of VLANs and PVLANs 69 Determine Use Cases for VLAN Trunking 70 Determine Use Cases for PVLAN Trunking 71 Command Tools to Troubleshoot and Identify VLAN Confi gurations 73 Deploy and Maintain Scalable Virtual Networking 74 Identify NIC Teaming Policies 74 Determine and Apply Failover Settings 77 Confi gure Port Groups to Properly Isolate Network Traffi c 79 Administer vSphere Distributed Switches 79 Understand the Use of Command-line Tools to Confi gure Distributed Virtual Switch Settings on an ESXi Host 80 Determine Use Cases and Apply Port Binding Settings 80 Live Port Moving 81 Identify Distributed Virtual Switch Technologies to Satisfy Network Requirements 81 Confi gure and Administer vSphere Network I/O Control 83 Summary 85 Exam Preparation Tasks 85 Review All the Key Topics 85 Defi nitions of Key Terms 86 Review Tasks 86 Chapter 3 Storage Concepts 89 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 90 RAID Levels 92 Raid-0 (Striping at the Block-level) 92 Raid 1 (Mirroring) 93 Raid 5 (Striping with Distributed Parity) 94 Supported HBA Types 94 Virtual Disk Format Types 95 Lazy-zeroed Thick 95 Eager-zeroed Thick 96 Thin Provisioned 96 RDM 98 N-Port ID Virtualization 99 VMware DirectPath I/O 101 vCenter Server Storage Filters 102 Understanding and Applying VMFS Re-signaturing 104 VAAI Hardware Acceleration 106 Block Devices Hardware Acceleration 107 NAS Hardware Acceleration 108 Confi guring and Administering Profi le-based Storage 109 Preparing Storage for Maintenance 114 Upgrading VMware Storage Infrastructure 115 Identifying Storage Provisioning Methods 116 Confi guring Datastore Alarms 117 Confi guring Datastore Clusters 120 Confi guring Software iSCSI Port Binding 123 Pluggable Storage Architecture Layout 124 MPP 125 NMP 125 SATP 126 PSP 126 Installing and Confi guring PSA Plug-ins 126 LUN Masking Using PSA-related Commands 127 Multipathing Policies 132 Changing a Multipath Policy 132 Identifying and Tagging SSD Devices 133 Summary 134 Exam Preparation Tasks 135 Review All the Key Topics 135 Key Terms 135 Review Tasks 135 Chapter 4 Performance 139 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 139 Foundation Topics 142 Tune and Optimize vSphere Performance 142 Capacity Planning and Peak Workload 142 Tune ESXi Host Memory Confi guration 142 Tune ESXi Host Networking Confi guration 146 Tune ESXi Host CPU Confi guration 147 Tune ESXi Host Storage Confi guration 148 Confi gure and Apply Advanced ESXi Host Attributes 150 Confi gure and Apply Advanced Virtual Machine Attributes 150 Confi gure Advanced Cluster Attributes 154 Optimize Virtual Machine Resources 154 Tune Virtual Machine Memory Confi gurations 154 Tune Virtual Machine Networking Confi gurations 155 Tune Virtual Machine CPU Confi gurations 155 Tune Virtual Machine Storage Confi gurations 156 Calculate Available Resources 157 Properly Size a Virtual Machine Based on Application Workload 158 Modify Large Memory Page Settings 159 Understand Appropriate Use Cases for CPU Affi nity 161 Confi gure Alternative Virtual Machine Swap Locations 162 Utilize Advanced vSphere Performance Monitoring Tools 163 Confi gure ESXTOP/RESXTOP Custom Profi les 164 ESXTOP Interactive, Batch, and Replay Modes 165 Use vscsiStats to Gather Storage Performance Data 168 Troubleshoot CPU and Memory Performance 170 Troubleshoot CPU Performance Issues 170 Troubleshoot Memory Performance Issues 172 Use Hot-Add Functionality to Address CPU and Memory Performance Issues 174 Troubleshoot Network Performance and Connectivity 176 Use net-dvs to Troubleshoot vSphere Distributed Switch Confi gurations 176 Use vSphere CLI Commands to Troubleshoot ESXi Network Confi gurations 177 Troubleshoot Private VLANs 179 Troubleshoot VMkernel-related Network Confi guration Issues 180 Troubleshoot DNS- and Routing-related Issues 182 Use ESXTOP/RESXTOP to Identify Network Performance Problems 183 Determine Whether the Root Cause Originates in the Physical Network Infrastructure 184 Confi gure and Administer Port Mirroring 184 Utilize the DCUI and the ESXi Shell to Troubleshoot ESXi Networking 185 Troubleshoot Storage Performance and Connectivity 188 Use ESXCLI Commands to Troubleshoot Multipathing- and PSA-related Issues 188 Use ESXCLI Commands to Troubleshoot VMkernel Storage Module Confi gurations 192 Use ESXCLI Commands to Troubleshoot iSCSI-related Issues 193 Troubleshoot NFS Mounting and Permission Issues 194 Use ESXTOP and vscsiStats to Identify Storage Performance Issues 196 Confi gure and Troubleshoot VMFS Datastores Issues Using VMKFSTOOLS 198 Troubleshoot Storage Snapshot and Resignaturing Issues 200 Analyze Log Files to Identify Storage and Multipathing Problems 201 Troubleshoot vCenter Server and ESXi Host Management 202 Troubleshoot vCenter Server Service and Database Connection Issues 203 Troubleshoot ESXi Firewall Issues 203 Troubleshoot ESXi Host Management and Connectivity Issues 205 Summary 205 Exam Preparation Tasks 206 Review All the Key Topics 206 Defi nitions of Key Terms 206 Review Tasks 207 Chapter 5 Clusters 209 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 209 Foundation Topics 212 VMware High Availability 212 Overview 212 Implement and Maintain Complex HA Solutions 213 Admission Control Policies and Determining the Best Policy 214 Create a Custom Slot Size Confi guration 215 Heartbeats and Dependencies 217 Customize Isolation Response Settings 218 Confi gure HA Redundancy 218 Calculate Host Failure Requirements 220 Confi gure HA-related Alarms and Monitor HA Clusters 221 Interactions Between DRS and HA 222 Use PowerCLI to Confi gure HA 222 VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler 223 DRS Overview 223 DRS Confi guration 223 DRS Affi nity and Anti-affi nity Rules 226 DRS Alarms 229 Use PowerCLI to Confi gure DRS 229 VMware Storage DRS 230 Storage DRS Overview 230 Storage DRS Confi guration 230 Storage DRS Affi nity and Anti-affi nity Rules 233 Storage DRS Alarms 235 Use PowerCLI to Confi gure SDRS 237 VMware Distributed Power Management 237 DPM Overview 237 DPM Confi guration 238 DPM Alarms 241 Use PowerCLI to Confi gure DPM 241 VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility 241 EVC Overview 241 EVC Confi guration 242 VMware Fault Tolerance 243 Overview 244 Requirements 244 Confi guration and Best Practices 245 FT Logging Confi guration 246 Operation 246 Summary 247 Exam Preparation Tasks 247 Review All the Key Topics 247 Defi nitions of Key Terms 248 Review Tasks 248 Chapter 6 Patch Management 251 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 251 Foundation Topics 254 Install and Confi gure VMware Update Manager 254 Overview 254 VUM Installation 255 VUM Confi guration 260 Shared Repository and Download to Repository 263 Create and Modify Baseline Groups 265 Orchestrated vSphere Upgrades 267 Troubleshooting and Reporting 275 Troubleshooting 276 VUM Reporting Using Excel 278 VUM Reporting Using SQL Server Query 278 Upgrade vApps and Appliances 279 Upgrade vApps 279 Smart Rebooting 279 Upgrade Virtual Appliances 280 PowerCLI and Update Manager Utility 280 VUM PowerCLI Installation and Usage 280 Update Manager Utility 282 Summary 284 Exam Preparation Tasks 284 Review All the Key Topics 284 Key Terms 285 Review Tasks 285 Chapter 7 Logging 287 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 288 Generate vCenter Server and ESXi Log Bundles 290 Generate a Log Bundle on the ESXi Host Using vSphere Client 290 Generate a Diagnostic Log Bundle on the ESXi Host/vCenter Server Using vm-support 292 Generate a Diagnostic Log Bundle on the ESXi Host or vCenter Server Using PowerCLI 293 Generate a Diagnostic Log Bundle Directly on the vCenter Server 293 Generate a Diagnostic Log Bundle on the vCenter Server Using vSphere Client 294 Confi gure Logging Level for the vCenter Server 297 Log Files 298 ESXi Host Log Files 298 vCenter Server Log Files 299 Viewing Log Files 299 Use ESXCLI System Syslog to Confi gure Centralized Logging on ESXi Hosts 300 Install and Confi gure VMware Syslog Collector 303 vCenter Server Appliance and Syslog Collector 303 Windows vCenter Server and Syslog Collector 303 Analyze and Test Logging Confi guration Information 304 Analyze Log Files to Resolve Issues 305 Install and Confi gure vSphere ESXi Dump Collector 307 vCenter Server Appliance and Dump Collector 308 Windows-based vCenter Server and the ESXi Dump Collector 309 Confi gure ESXi Dump Collector with esxcli 309 Summary 309 Exam Preparation Tasks 309 Review All the Key Topics 309 Key Terms 310 Review Tasks 311 Chapter 8 Security and Firewall 313 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 313 Foundation Topics 316 Users and Groups on an ESXi Host 316 Customize SSH Settings for Increased Security 319 Enable/Disable Certifi cate Checking 321 Generate ESXi Host Certifi cates 321 Replace Default Certifi cate with CA-Signed Certifi cate 323 Enable ESXi Lockdown Mode 324 Modify Lockdown Mode Using the vSphere Client 325 Modify Lockdown Mode Using ESXi Shell Command Line 325 Confi gure Lockdown Mode Using the Direct Console User Interface 326 Enable or Disable Lockdown Mode with PowerCLI 326 Confi gure SSL Timeouts 328 Confi gure Timeout Values via the SSH Command Line 329 Confi gure vSphere Authentication Proxy 329 Enable Strong Passwords and Confi gure Password Policies 330 Identify Methods for Hardening Virtual Machines 332 Protect the Number of Consoles for the Virtual Machine 333 Prevent Virtual Disk Shrinking 333 Prevent Copy and Paste to a Remote Console from the Clipboard 334 Control Virtual Hardware Usage 334 Restrict the VMCI Interface 334 Limit Messages Sent to VMX Files (setinfo) 335 Control VM Logging Functions 335 Secure Perfmon Integration 336 Install Antivirus Software 336 Manage Active Directory Integration 336 Confi gure Active Directory Using the Command Line 338 Confi gure Active Directory Using PowerCLI 338 Security Profi le-Services and Firewall Section 338 The Preconfi gured Services Open by Default 339 The Firewall Ports Open by Default 339 What Is a Firewall Ruleset? 340 Confi gure the ESXi Firewall 341 Confi gure the Firewall Service Properties Using vSphere Client 342 Confi gure the ESXi Firewall Properties Using vSphere Client 344 Confi gure the ESXi Firewall Using esxcli 345 Confi gure the ESXi Firewall Using PowerCLI 346 Enable/Disable Preconfi gured Services 347 Open/Close Firewall Ports 348 Create a Custom Service 350 Set Firewall Security Level 351 Summary 352 Exam Preparation Tasks 352 Review All the Key Topics 352 Key Terms 353 Review Tasks 353 Chapter 9 Auto Deploy 357 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 357 Auto Deploy Architecture 360 Auto Deploy Rules Engine 362 Image Profi les Using Image Builder 363 Software or Public Depot 365 Install and Uninstall Custom Drivers 366 Identify Auto Deploy Requirements 366 PowerCLI 367 The PXE Boot Environment 367 The Auto Deploy Server 369 vCenter Server with Host Profi les 370 Install and Build Auto Deploy 372 Bulk Licensing 374 Provision and Re-provision ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy 375 Using a Host Profi le from a Reference Host with Auto Deploy 376 Use Profi le Editor to Edit Policies 378 Confi gure Advanced Boot Loader Options 379 Confi gure Kernel Options 380 Summary 381 Exam Preparation Tasks 382 Review All the Key Topics 382 Key Terms 382 Review Tasks 383 Chapter 10 Scenarios 385 Foundation Topics 386 Implement and Manage Storage-Scenarios 386 Implement and Manage Network-Scenarios 387 Deploy DRS Clusters and Manage Performance-Scenarios 389 Manage Business Continuity and Protected Data-Scenarios 390 Perform Operational Maintenance-Scenarios 391 Perform Advance Troubleshooting-Scenarios 392 Secure a vSphere Environment-Scenarios 394 Perform Scripting and Automation-Scenarios 395 Perform Advanced vSphere Installations and Confi gurations-Scenarios 395 Summary 397 Appendix A Answers to the "Do I Know This Already?" Quizzes 399 Appendix B Hands-On Solutions to Chapter 10 Scenarios 403 Glossary 417 TOC, 9780789753236, 4/14/2014

Szczegóły: VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide - John Davis, Steve Baca

Tytuł: VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide
Autor: John Davis, Steve Baca
Producent: VMWare Press
ISBN: 9780789753236
Rok produkcji: 2014
Ilość stron: 480
Waga: 0.98 kg

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