About This Book xxiv Chapter 1 Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz Identifying and Explaining vSphere Editions and Features Identifying Available vSphere and vCenter Server Editions Data Center Solutions That Interact with vSphere ESXi and vCenter Server Architectures and New Solutions Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All the Key Topics Review Questions Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring vCenter Server "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz vCenter Server and vCenter Database Requirements Sizing the vCenter Server Database vCenter Server Software Requirements Licensing vCenter Server Creating a Database Connection to the vCenter Server Database Determining Availability Requirements for vCenter Server Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All the Key Topics Review Questions Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring ESXi "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz ESXi Host Requirements Performing an Interactive Installation of ESXi Configuring NTP on an ESXi Host Configuring DNS and Routing on an ESXi Host Licensing an ESXi Host Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All the Key Topics Review Questions Chapter 4 Configuring vSphere Standard Switches "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) Capabilities Creating/Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch Adding/Editing/Removing vmnics on a vSphere Standard Switch Configuring VMkernel Ports for Network Services Adding/Configuring/Removing Port Groups on a vSphere Standard Switch Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Standard Switch Exam Preparation Tasks Review All the Key Topics Review Questions Chapter 5 Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz vSphere Distributed Switch Capabilities Creating/Deleting a vSphere Distributed Switch Deleting a vDS Adding/Removing ESXi Hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch Adding/Configuring/Removing dvPort Groups Adding/Removing Uplink Adapters to dvUplink Groups Creating/Configuring/Removing Virtual Adapters Migrating Virtual Adapters to/from a vSphere Standard Switch Migrating Virtual Machines to/from a vSphere Standard Switch Configuring LACP on Uplink Port Groups Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Distributed Switch Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All the Key Topics Review Questions Chapter 6 Configuring vSS and vDS Features "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz Common vSS and vDS Policies Configuring dvPort Group Blocking Policies Configuring Load Balancing and Failover Policies Load Balancing Network Failover Detection Notify Switches Failback Configuring VLAN and PVLAN Settings Configuring VLAN Policy Settings on a vDS Configuring Traffic Shaping Policies Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Standard Switches Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Distributed Switches Enabling TCP Segmentation Offload Support for a Virtual Machine Enabling Jumbo Frames Support on Appropriate Components Enabling Jumbo Frames for VMkernel Interface on a vSS Enabling Jumbo Frame Support on Virtual Machines Determining Appropriate VLAN Configuration for a vSphere Implementation Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All the Key Topics Review Questions Chapter 7 Connecting Shared Storage Devices to vSphere "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz Storage Adapters and Devices Identifying Storage Adapters and Devices DAS (Direct Attached Storage) Fibre Channel FCoE iSCSI NAS VSAN Storage Naming Conventions Storage Naming Conventions for Local and SAN Hardware/Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiators Zoning and LUN Masking Zoning Masking Scanning/Rescanning Storage Creating an NFS Share for Use with vSphere Connecting to an NAS Device Configuring and Editing Hardware and Dependent Hardware Initiators Configuring and Editing Software Initiator Settings Configuring iSCSI Port Binding Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All the Key Topics Review Questions Chapter 8 Configuring Software-Defined Storage "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz Benefits of NFS 4.1 NFS v4.1 Multipathing and Load Balancing Additional Security in NFS 4.1 Provided by Kerberos Authentication Virtual SAN Hardware Requirements Virtual SAN Network Requirements Use Cases for VSAN Configurations Configuring and Managing Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) Registering Storage Providers for Virtual Volumes Create a Virtual Datastore Review and Manage Protocol Endpoints Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All the Key Topics Review Questions Chapter 9 Creating and Configuring VMFS and NFS Datastores "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz Supported NFS Versions Configuring NFS Storage for vmdk Formatting Configuring Storage Multipathing (SAN) Disabling a Path to a VMFS Datastore Determining VMFS Requirements Configuring and Managing VMFS Extents Extending/Expanding VMFS Datastores Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All the Key Topics Review Questions Chapter 10 Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz Capabilities of Virtual Machine Hardware Versions Identifying VMware Tools Device Drivers Methods to Access and Use Virtual Machine Console Virtual Machine Clones and Templates Virtual Machine Requirements.