Overview This hands-on training course explores the foundations of designing VMware Infrastructure architectures. This course is not required for the VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) certification. The content of the course is a subset of the knowledge tested in the VCDX examinations. Therefore, the course is most appropriate for persons who are new to designing virtual infrastructures and who intend to gain further hands-on design experience before beginning the VCDX process. Objectives • Implementing best practices and evaluating design considerations to meet business needs • Distributing resources across ESX clusters automatically and ensuring high availability • Architecting remote and branch offices • Designing to support certain enterprise applications Who Should Attend? System architects, system administrators, IT managers, and individuals responsible for designing VMware Infrastructure architectures. Prerequisites - Required: Achievement of a passing score on a short, online pretest. - Recommended: Completion of VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure, or equivalent experience with VMware ESX and VirtualCenter, and administration experience with Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server. Outline Module 1: Introduction Module 2: Designing for Manageability Module 3: Designing for Availability Module 4: Designing for Scalability Module 5: Designing Based on Analytical Tools Module 6: Designing for Remote and Branch Offices Module 7: Designing for Microsoft SQL Server Module 8: Designing for Microsoft Active Directory Module 9: Designing for Microsoft Exchange Server
