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VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage [V8.0]

Course Content

  • VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage is a five-day combination course of VMware Horizon 8: Skills for Virtual Desktop Management & VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administration. This training collection gives you the hands-on skills to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You will build on your skills in configuring and managing VMware Horizon® 8 through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end-users. Additionally, you will learn how to install and configure a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You learn how to install and configure VMware Horizon® Connection Server™, VMware Unified Access Gateway™, how to configure a load balancer for use with Horizon, and how to establish Cloud Pod Architecture.

Prerequisites:

The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Use VMware vSphere® Web Client to view the state of virtual machines, datastores, and networks
  • Open a virtual machine console on VMware vCenter Server® and access the guest operating system
  • Create snapshots of virtual machines
  • Configure guest customization specifications
  • Modify virtual machine properties
  • Convert a virtual machine into a template
  • Deploy a virtual machine from a template

Attendees should also have the following Microsoft Windows system administration experience:

  • Configure Active Directory services, including DNS, DHCP, and time synchronization
  • Restrict user activities by implementing Group Policy objects
  • Configure Windows systems to enable Remote Desktop Connections
  • Build an ODBC connection to an SQL Server database

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
  • Use VMware vSphere® to create VMs to be used as desktops for Horizon
  • Create and optimize Windows VMs to create Horizon desktops
  • Install and configure Horizon Agent on Horizon desktop
  • Configure and manage the VMware Horizon® Client™ systems and connect the client to a VMware Horizon desktop
  • Configure, manage, and entitle desktop pools of full VMs
  • Configure, manage, and entitle pools of instant-clone desktops
  • Create and use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and application pools
  • Monitor the Horizon environment using Horizon Console Dashboard and Horizon Help Desk Tool
  • Identify Horizon Connection Server installation, architecture, and requirements.
  • Describe the authentication and certification options for a Horizon environment
  • Recognize the integration process and benefits of VMware Workspace ONE® Access™ and Horizon 8
  • Discuss performance and scalability options available in Horizon 8
  • Describe different security options for the Horizon environment

Who should attend:

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Operators, administrators, and architects for VMware Horizon should enroll in this course. These individuals are responsible for the creation, maintenance, and or delivery of remote and virtual desktop services. Additional duties can include the implementation, support, and administration of an organization’s end-user computing infrastructure.

VMWare vSphere 6.7 Fundamentals On-Demand

Course Duration: 20 hours

VMware vSphere is an industry-leading virtualization platform.

In this course you’ll learn the information necessary to create a full vSphere lab environment, running on a Gigabyte BRIX Mini-PC. After the initial lab creation, using Image Builder and PowerCLI, you’ll learn the basics of how the vSphere components work.

This training course provides the foundational knowledge necessary for administrators to effectively use VMware vSphere 6.7. Students will learn how to install, configure, administer and more in this virtualization and cloud platform. Virtualization and Cloud Computing are great skills to learn, and possessing these skills will allow you to start or enhance your role in the IT market. The course topics will help prepare you to take and pass the VMware vSphere 6.7 Foundations Exam 2019 (2V0-01.19).

This VMWare vSphere 6.7 Fundamentals Course includes:

  • EXPERT INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING: Finest instructors in the IT industry with a minimum of 15 years, real-world experience and are subject matter experts in their fields
  • VISUAL DEMONSTRATIONS & MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS: Instructor-led demonstrations and visual presentations that allow students to develop their skills based on real world scenarios explained by the instructor.
  • QUIZZES & EXAM SIMULATORS: Custom practice exams prepare you more effectively than the traditional exam preps on the market. Practice quizzes after each module ensures confidence on the topic before proceeding.
  • SOCIAL LEARNING & NETWORKING: World class Learning Management System (LMS) which allows you to interact and collaborate with other students, form study groups, engage in discussions, rate different courses and stay up to date with all the latest industry knowledge.
  • FLASH CARDS & EDUCATIONAL GAMES: Every Student learns differently. That is why we provide Flash Cards and Education Games throughout our courses. Allowing students to train in ways that keep them engaged and focused.

Choose the On-Demand Package that best fits your learning and certification needs:

Basic Package Standard Package Premium Package
  • 1-year access to instructor lecture video (based on availability)
  • 1-year access to hands-on exercises, labs, games and practice tests*
  • Email Help Desk Support
  • *Practice tests and/or labs may not be available for certain courses
  • *Includes reading materials and study guides, but official vendor courseware not included
  • Includes digital license for official vendor courseware
  • 1-year access to instructor lecture video (based on availability)
  • 1-year access to hands-on exercises, labs, games and practice tests*
  • Email Help Desk Support
  • *Practice tests and/or labs may not be available for certain courses
  • Standard Package plus:
  • Premium Certification Prep Package:
    • Lifetime License to premium online test simulator
    • Official Exam Voucher
  • 3 hours of Instructor Time:
    • One-on-one live instructor time geared towards your specific needs
    • Scheduled in 1-hour increments
$595 $795 $1295

VMware vSphere: Install; Configure; Manage

Course Content

This five-day course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 7, which includes VMware ESXi™ 7 and VMware vCenter Server® 7. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size. This course is the foundation for most of the other VMware technologies in the software-defined data center.

Product Alignment

  • ESXi 7
  • vCenter Server 7

Who should attend

  • System administrators
  • System engineers

Prerequisites

This course has the following prerequisites:

  • System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

  • Describe the software-defined data center (SDDC)
  • Explain the vSphere components and their function in the infrastructure
  • Install and configure VMware ESXi™ hosts
  • Deploy and configure VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™
  • Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to manage the vCenter Server inventory and the vCenter Server configuration
  • Manage, monitor, back up, and protect vCenter Server Appliance
  • Create virtual networks with vSphere standard switches
  • Describe the storage technologies supported by vSphere
  • Configure virtual storage using iSCSI and NFS storage
  • Create and manage VMware vSphere® VMFS datastores
  • Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
  • Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library
  • Manage virtual machine resource use
  • Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere® vMotion® and VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®
  • Create and manage a vSphere cluster that is enabled with VMware vSphere® High Availability and VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™
  • Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle
  • Use VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ to apply patches and perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and virtual machines

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DCCOR: Implementing & Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies On-Demand

About On-Demand Learning

TechSherpas 365’s On-Demand courses provide you with access to official courseware materials and hands-on labs, empowering you to learn at your own pace. On-Demand allows you to design your training around your schedule, budget, and individual learning needs.

On-Demand Learning is a perfect solution for students who are unable to attend traditional instructor-led training due to schedule constraints. You receive the same materials and labs as an instructor-led course, with the added convenience of flexible scheduling and a lower price tag.

This On-Demand Course Includes:

  • Official Courseware License with Lifetime Access (and automatic version updates)
  • Access to Hands-on Labs
  • Access to 3 hours of Instructor Time (upon request):
    • One-on-one live instructor time geared towards your specific needs
    • Scheduled in 1-hour increments

The Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) is a 5-day course where you will master the skills and technologies you need to implement data center compute, LAN and SAN infrastructure. You will also learn the essentials of automation and security in data centers. You will get hands-on experience with deploying, securing, operating, and maintaining Cisco data center infrastructure including: Cisco MDS Switches and Cisco Nexus Switches; Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) B-Series Blade Servers, and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers.

This course, including the self-paced material, helps prepare you to take the exam, Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (350-601 DCCOR), which leads to the new CCNP Data CenterCCIE Data Center, and the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Core certifications.

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
  • Familiarity with SANs
  • Familiarity with Fibre Channel protocol
  • Identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
  • Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture
  • Understanding of server system design and architecture
  • Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Implement routing and switching protocols in Data Center environment
  • Implement overlay networks in data center
  • Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) concepts and Cisco Virtual Machine manager (VMM) domain integration
  • Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models
  • Implement Fibre Channel fabric
  • Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric
  • Implement security features in data center
  • Implement software management and infrastructure monitoring
  • Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and Server abstraction
  • Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®)
  • Describe Cisco HyperFlex™ infrastructure concepts and benefits
  • Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in data center
  • Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Network designers
  • Network administrators
  • Network engineers
  • Systems engineers
  • Data center engineers
  • Consulting systems engineers
  • Technical solutions architects
  • Field engineers
  • Cisco integrators and partners
  • Server administrator
  • Network manager

DCACI: Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure

This five-day course helps you prepare to take the exam, Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (300-620 DCACI), which leads to CCNP Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center ACI Implementation certifications.

The Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI) course will show you how to deploy and manage the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) mode. The course gives you the knowledge and skills to configure and manage Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI mode, how to connect the Cisco ACI fabric to external networks and services, and fundamentals of Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) integration. You will gain hands-on practice implementing key capabilities such as fabric discovery, policies, connectivity, VMM integration, and more.

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Understanding of networking protocols, routing, and switching
  • Familiarity with Cisco Ethernet switching products
  • Understanding of Cisco data center architecture
  • Familiarity with virtualization fundamentals

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Describe Cisco ACI Fabric Infrastructure and basic Cisco ACI concepts
  • Describe Cisco ACI policy model logical constructs
  • Describe Cisco ACI basic packet forwarding
  • Describe external network connectivity
  • Describe VMM Integration
  • Describe Layer 4 to Layer 7 integrations
  • Explain Cisco ACI management features

This course will help you:

  • Gain skills and hands-on practice implementing Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI mode
  • Prepare for the Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (300-620 DCACI) exam
  • Qualify for professional-level and expert-level data center job roles

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Network Designer
  • Network Administrator
  • Network Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Data Center Engineer
  • Consulting Systems Engineer
  • Technical Solutions Architect
  • Cisco Integrators/Partners
  • Field Engineer
  • Server Administrator
  • Network Manager
  • Storage Administrator
  • Cisco integrators and partners

DCCOR: Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies

The Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) is a 5-day course where you will master the skills and technologies you need to implement data center compute, LAN and SAN infrastructure. You will also learn the essentials of automation and security in data centers. You will get hands-on experience with deploying, securing, operating, and maintaining Cisco data center infrastructure including: Cisco MDS Switches and Cisco Nexus Switches; Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) B-Series Blade Servers, and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers.

This course, including the self-paced material, helps prepare you to take the exam, Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (350-601 DCCOR), which leads to the new CCNP Data CenterCCIE Data Center, and the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Core certifications.

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
  • Familiarity with SANs
  • Familiarity with Fibre Channel protocol
  • Identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
  • Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture
  • Understanding of server system design and architecture
  • Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Implement routing and switching protocols in Data Center environment
  • Implement overlay networks in data center
  • Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) concepts and Cisco Virtual Machine manager (VMM) domain integration
  • Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models
  • Implement Fibre Channel fabric
  • Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric
  • Implement security features in data center
  • Implement software management and infrastructure monitoring
  • Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and Server abstraction
  • Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®)
  • Describe Cisco HyperFlex™ infrastructure concepts and benefits
  • Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in data center
  • Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Network designers
  • Network administrators
  • Network engineers
  • Systems engineers
  • Data center engineers
  • Consulting systems engineers
  • Technical solutions architects
  • Field engineers
  • Cisco integrators and partners
  • Server administrator
  • Network manager

DCUCA: Administering Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System v 2.3

The Administering Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System (DCUCA) is a 4-day instructor-led course. In this Cisco UCS server training course, you will become experienced with the administration and troubleshooting of Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) B-Series and C-Series servers. This custom-built Cisco UCS training class uses the best lessons from all available Cisco server courses to maximize the learning experience for individuals who want to focus on day-to-day administration using Cisco UCS Manager as the primary interface.

Using real-world scenarios and examples, this Cisco training course will explore all of the components of the UCS B-Series and C-Series solutions from a day to day administrative point of view. Learn C-Series standalone, C-Series under UCS Manager, B-Series administration, troubleshooting, and management tools used to support basic UCS and multi-cluster support with UCS Central. Learn more about administering Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System and the course outline below.

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Basic knowledge of Cisco routing and switching
  • Basic knowledge of Cisco Unified Computing Systems
  • Basic knowledge of servers and storage

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Understand the B-Series and C-Series product line similarities and differences
  • Describe the C-Series standalone and UCS managed architectures
  • Understand the process for upgrading B-Series and C-Series Firmware
  • Administering service profiles, pools, and policies
  • Understanding RBAC with Active Directory integration
  • Administering backup and restores in UCS Manager
  • Learn and discuss the various management tools for Cisco UCS
  • Perform basic troubleshooting of B-Series and C-Series in normal operations

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Systems Administrators and Engineers
  • Technical Solutions Architects
  • Systems Integrators
  • Channel Partners
  • Value-Added Resellers

ADMUMB: Administering and Positioning Cisco Umbrella Operations

Cisco Umbrella is a cloud security platform that provides the first line of defense against threats on the Internet. Being able to understand and position how Cisco Umbrella works and what are the features is the key focus of this 2-day Cisco online IT class. Students who enter the course with a basic understanding of Cisco products and IT solutions will be able to describe the Cisco Umbrella, understand Secure Internet Gateway and Ransomware Protection, discuss Threat Intelligence, use Cisco Roaming Client.

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Basic understanding of Cisco products and solutions

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will gain the following knowledge:

  • How to describe and position Cisco Umbrella
  • Discuss Secure Internet Gateway and Ransomware Protection
  • Learn about DNS & IP layer enforcement & Intelligent Proxy
  • Describe Command and control callback blocking
  • Discuss Threat Intelligence
  • Compare Umbrella Packages
  • Understand Roaming Security
  • Basic understanding of Cisco Roaming Client
  • Understand how to use Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance
  • Explain the ease of Integrating Cisco Umbrella into Active Directory
  • Discuss Umbrella Reporting
  • Understand Utilize Multi-Organization Tools

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Channel Partner
  • System Engineers
  • System Administrators
  • Architects
  • Security Professionals

CVE: Certified Virtualization Engineer – Ultimate Combo

Course Overview

This fast paced, high energy, hands-on course provides not only the foundation needed for a top performing software defined datacenter, it also provides the latest in virtualization and cloud technologies which gives the engineer or administrator the knowledge and skills needed to design and manage the datacenter for tomorrow’s needs. This course will cover everything from design, installation, configuration, best practices, performance monitoring, and just about everything in between!

Course Objectives

You will learn:

  • Latest technologies in virtualization and cloud infrastructures
  • Foundational concepts in virtualization and cloud technologies
  • Designing your infrastructure for today and tomorrow
  • How to install ESXi
  • How to configure the virtual network with performance and security in mind
  • How to configure storage with performance and security in mind
  • How vCLI and PowerCLI can help do the job faster
  • When to make use of advanced features such as DRS, DPM, Distributed Switches, Fault Tolerance and other key features
  • How Multipathing to storage devices works and when it should be used
  • How vMotion and SvMotion functions
  • Hot to perform backups and what 3rd party tools work best
  • How vVols can make a difference in your datacenter

Key Data

Course Name: Certified Virtualization Engineer

Duration: 5 Days

Language: English

Format

Instructor Led Training

Instructor Led Online Training

Prerequisites:

Network+ Certification or Equivalent Knowledge

Two Years’ Experience with Microsoft or Linux Servers

Basic Virtualization/Cloud Knowledge

Student Materials:

Student Workbook – 700+ Pages

Student Lab Guide – 300+ Pages

Certification Exams:

Certified Virtualization Engineer

CEUs: 40

Who Should Attend?

Virtualization and Cloud Administrators and Engineers, Virtualization and Cloud Security Engineers, System Administrators and Engineers

Upon Completion

Students will:

  • Have learned the pros, cons, best practices, and skills of virtualization.
  • Be able to design, secure, deploy, and manage virtual machines.
  • Be ready to sit for the C)VE exam.

Exam Information

The Certified Virtualization Engineer exam is taken online through Mile2’s Assessment and Certification System (“MACS”), which is accessible on your mile2.com account. The exam will take 2 hours and consist of 100 multiple choice questions. The cost is $500 USD and must be purchased from Mile2.com.