CST 162 - Data Center Virtualization I

1. Introduce the Software-Defined Data Center
   1. Describe the topology of a physical data center
   2. Explain the virtual infrastructure
   3. Define the components of virtual machines
   4. Describe the benefits of using virtual machines
   5. Explain physical architectures and virtual architectures
   6. Explain the software-defined data center
   7. Describe private, public, and hybrid clouds
2. Create Virtual Machines
   1. Introduce virtual machines
   2. Identify the files that make up a virtual machine
   3. Describe virtual machine resource usage
   4. Deploy virtual machines
   5. Configure virtual machines
   6. Identify the virtual machine disk format
3. Manage Virtual Networks
   1. Describe standard switches
   2. Create standard switches
   3. Manage standard switches
   4. Configure virtual switch security
   5. Describe the virtual switch connection types
   6. Use VLANs with standard switches
4. Manage Virtual Storage
   1. Create datastores
   2. Configure datastores
   3. Manage datastores
5. Manage Virtual Machines
   1. Modify virtual machines
   2. Manage virtual machines
   3. Clone virtual machines
   4. Upgrade virtual machines
   5. Remove virtual machines
   6. Manage virtual machine snapshots
6. Monitor Resources
   1. Configure resource pools
   2. Manage resource pools
   3. Use various tools to monitor resource usage
   4. Use alarms to report certain conditions or events
   5. Identify virtual machine resource issues
7. Manage Host Scalability
   1. Describe the functions and benefits of a virtual cluster
   2. Configure a virtual cluster
   3. Manage a virtual cluster
8. Perform Host Maintenance
   1. Create patch baselines
   2. Use host profiles to manage host configuration compliance
   3. Scan hosts
   4. Remediate hosts
   5. Update Hosts
9. Utilize Technology Effectively
   1. Solve a problem or accomplish a task using technology.