VMware vSphere: What’s New [V6.7 to V7]

Target group

System architects, system administrators, IT managers, VMware partners, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing vSphere architectures.

Course structure

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2 Installation and Upgrade

• Describe the new vCenter Server Appliance deployment model
• Upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7.0
• Migrate a Windows vCenter Server instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7.0
• Identify enhancements to vCenter Server Appliance
• Upgrade an ESXi host to version 7.0

3 Management Enhancements

• Recognize how to create and apply vCenter Server profiles
• Identify the scaling and performance improvements for vCenter Server Appliance
• Describe the support provided for dynamic DNS
• Recognize how to change the IP address or FQDN of vCenter Server
• Identify enhancements to the vCenter Server file-based backup
• Identify enhancements to tools provided by the vSphere Client Developer Center
• Describe prefix-based MAC address allocation
• Identify VMware NSX-T™ logical switches and their properties in the vSphere Client
• Describe version control and management of VM templates in Content Library
• Perform a VM template in-place update in Content Library
• Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases
• Configure identity federation
• Manage certificates using the vSphere Client
• Explain the benefits and capabilities of VMware Skyline™

4 ESXi Enhancements

• Recognize the enhancements made to ESXi security
• Identify hardware support updates in ESXi 7.0
• Recognize layout changes in the ESXi 7.0 system storage partitions
• Describe the enhancements made to ESXi timekeeping options in vSphere 7

5 VM Enhancements

• Identify the characteristics of VM compatibility level for ESXi 7.0
• Describe the support provided for new virtual devices in vSphere 7
• Recognize improvements to guest customization
• Migrate VMs with attached devices

6 Storage Enhancements

• Describe the enhancements to NVMe support
• Describe the enhancements to VMware Pluggable Storage Architecture
• Describe the purpose of the High-Performance Plug-in
• Describe the support for iSER in vSphere 7
• Describe support for iSER in vSphere 7
• Identify VMware vSAN™ enhancements for vSphere 7

7 Security Enhancements

• Describe the enhancements to cloning, migration, and encryption operations
• Identify the enhancements to the VM encryption architecture in vSphere 7
• Recognize new VM encryption events and alarms
• Describe the benefits and use cases of VMware vSphere® Trust Authority™
• Explain the general architecture of vSphere Trust Authority
• Configure vSphere Trust Authority

8 Cluster Enhancements

• Recognize how to configure clusters using the vSphere Cluster Quickstart workflow
• Recognize improvements to vSphere DRS
• Identify improvements to vSphere ESX Agent Manager
• Describe scalable shares
• Configure VMware vSphere® DirectPath I/O™

9 vSphere Lifecycle Management

• Describe features of vCenter Server Update Planner
• Run vCenter Server upgrade prechecks and interoperability reports
• Describe vSphere Lifecycle Manager
• Compare vSphere Lifecycle Manager to vSphere Update Manager
• Identify the components of an ESXi image
• Define a cluster image and update ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager

10 Introduction to VMware vSphere® with Kubernetes

• Differentiate between containers and virtual machines
• Identify the parts of a container system
• Recognize the steps in a basic Docker workflow
• Explain the importance of Kubernetes
• Recognize the basic architecture of Kubernetes
• Describe a basic Kubernetes workflow
• Recognize the importance of key features and enhancements in vSphere 6.7 update releases and vSphere 7
• Migrate a vCenter Server system for Windows to VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™ 7.0
• Upgrade a vCenter Server instance to vSphere 7
• Describe vCenter Server, VMware ESXi™, storage, network, virtual machine, and security enhancements in vSphere 7
• Update templates in the content library
• Use Identity Federation to configure vCenter Server to use external identity sources
• Use the VMware vSphere® Client™ to manage certificates
• Use VMware vSphere® Trust Authority™ to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs
• Use VMware vSphere® Lifecycle Manager™ to manage vSphere deployments and updates
• Describe the cloning and migration operations on encrypted VMs
• Describe the purpose of scalable shares and the improvements to vSphere DRS
• Describe how to change the IP address or FQDN of vCenter Server
• Identify new hardware device support in ESXi 7.0
• Recognize the enhancements available with VM compatibility version 17
• Recognize the importance of containers and Kubernetes in a modern data center

Certification

Attending this course allows candidates who hold a valid VCP-DCV 2019 to upgrade to VCP-DCV 2020 without taking the certification exam.