VCP4 Exam Cram
VMware Certified Professional
VCP-410 Exam
Second Edition
Elias Khnaser
VCP4 Exam Cram, Second Edition, is the perfect study guide to help you pass the VMware VCP-410 exam. It provides coverage and practice questions for every exam topic. The book contains an extensive set of preparation tools, such as quizzes, Exam Alerts, and a practice exam, while the CD provides real-time practice and feedback with a 75-question test engine.
Covers the critical information you'll need to know to score higher on your VCP-410 exam!
. Master the essential concepts of VMware vSphere 4
. Plan, install, deploy, and configure ESX/ESXi 4.1
. Understand how VMware vSphere 4 is licensed
. Implement reliable virtualized storage operations
. Administer ESX/ESXi 4.1 with vCenter 4.1
. Manage virtual machine operations
. Systematically secure your virtual infrastructure
. Manage and monitor virtual resources
. Troubleshoot problems with ESX/ESXi 4.1
. Implement effective backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity
. Maximize system availability in virtualized environments
Elias Khnaser is an author, speaker, and IT consultant specializing in Microsoft, Citrix, and VMware virtualization technologies. Elias is the practice manager for virtualization and cloud computing at Artemis Technology. With more than 14 years of experience, Elias is one of the world's leading experts on virtualization and cloud computing and is a recipient of the VMware vExpert award.
CD Features 75 Practice Questions
The test engine gives you an effective tool to assess your readiness for the exam
. Detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers
. Multiple test modes
. Random questions and order of answers
. Coverage of each VCP-410 exam topic
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Elias Khnaser is an author, speaker, and IT consultant specializing in Microsoft, Citrix, and VMware virtualization technologies. With more than 14 years of experience, Elias is one of the world's leading experts on virtualization and cloud computing and is a recipient of the VMware vExpert award.
Elias is the practice manager for virtualization and cloud computing at Artemis Technology and is well known for his ability to relate highly technical concepts to align IT with business needs.
Elias is a highly sought-after and top-rated speaker for live and recorded events. He is a frequent contributor to Forbes and InformationWeek. He has written hundreds of white papers and countless articles. Elias has authored and co-authored many books and computer-based training products for EliasKhnaser.com and TrainSignal.com.
Elias has designed and deployed some of the largest Citrix and VMware implementations in the world.
His other publications and accomplishments include
--VMware vSphere 4 Training DVD at EliasKhnaser.com (May 2010)
--VCP VMware Certified Professional Exam Cram by Que Publishing, ISBN: 0-7897-3805-8 (December 2008)
--VMware VI3: ESX Server 3.5 & Virtual Center 2.5 Training DVD at EliasKhnaser.com (April 2008)
--"VMware ESX Server 3.0 CBT" at EliasKhnaser.com
--"Citrix MetaFrame XP CBT" at CBTnuggets.com
He is the co-author of three published books:
--Citrix CCA MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0 (Exams 223/256) (Exam Cram) by Que Publishing, ISBN: 9780789732460
--MCSE Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network: Exam 70-298 Study Guide and DVD Training System by Syngress Publishing
--Citrix MetaFrame XP Including Feature Release 1 by Syngress Publishing
He has been a contributing author at
--Forbes.com
--InformationWeek.com
--Dabcc.com
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: Introducing vSphere 4
What Is Virtualization?
Why You Need Virtualization
Types of Virtualization
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Virtual Machine Overview
Simulation and Emulation
Virtual and Physical Machine Comparison
Why vSphere 4?
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vSphere 4 Suite
VMware View
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
VMware vCenter Lab Manager
What Is VMFS?
The VMkernel
The Service Console
The vSphere Client
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CHAPTER 2: Planning, Installing, and Configuring ESX/ESXi 4.1
ESX 4.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements
Disk Partitioning ESX 4.1
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Installing ESX 4.1 and ESXi 4.1
Installing ESX 4.1 Using a CD-ROM
Installing ESXi 4.1
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ESX 4.1 Post-Installation Configurations
Accessing ESX Using the vSphere Client
Accessing ESX Using SSH
Modifying Service Console Memory Allocation
Configuring NTP Client on ESX Server
Troubleshooting ESX 4.1 Installation
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CHAPTER 3: vNetworking Operations
What Are Virtual Switches?
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Comparing Physical and Virtual Switches
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Standard Virtual Switches (vSS) and Port Group Types
Types of Virtual Switches
Types of Virtual Switch Port Groups
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VLANs in Virtual Networking
Trunk Ports
802.1Q VLAN Tagging
Private VLANs
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Virtual Switch Policies
Virtual Switch Security
Traffic Shaping
Physical Switch VLAN
Port Blocking
NIC Teaming
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vNetwork Distributed Switches
Advantages of vDS
vDS Components and Architecture
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Networking Maximums
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CHAPTER 4: vStorage Operations
Storage in vSphere 4
Fiber Channel
FC SAN Architecture
Masking
Zoning
FC Addressing
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iSCSI
iSCSI Addressing
Software Initiator
Hardware Initiator
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Network Attached Storage
ESX Features on NFS Datastores
Configuring NFS Datastores
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Virtual Machine File System
Extending a VMFS
Growing a VMFS
Multipathing
Pluggable Storage Architecture
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Thin Provisioning
Thin Provisioning in vSphere 4
Thin
Thick (Zeroedthick)
Eagerzeroedthick
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CHAPTER 5: Administration with vCenter
Planning and Installing vCenter
vCenter Blueprint
vCenter Preinstallation
vCenter Database Design
vCenter Installation
vCenter Licensing
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Designing a Functional vCenter Inventory
Folders
Datacenters
Clusters
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Administration with vCenter
Linked Mode
vSphere Client Tabs
Lockdown Mode
Plug-ins
Client Settings
vCenter Maximums
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vCenter Server Backup and High Availability
vCenter Heartbeat
Clustering vCenter
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CHAPTER 6: Virtual Machine Operations
Virtual Machine Defined
Virtual Hardware
Virtual Machine Files
Virtual Machine Maximums
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Creating a Virtual Machine
Installing a Guest Operating System
Understanding VMware Tools
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Understanding and Working with Templates
Creating Templates
Guest OS Customization
Deploying Virtual Machines
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Managing Virtual Machines, Virtual Appliances, and vApps
Cold Migration
What Are Snapshots?
Deploying Virtual Appliances
What Is VMware vApp?
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Advanced VM Operations
Using VMware vCenter Converter
Using vCenter Guided Consolidation
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CHAPTER 7: vSphere Security and Web Access
vSphere Security Model
Users, Roles, Privileges, and Permissions
Working with Roles
Assigning Permissions
vCenter Security
ESX Server Security
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Web Access
Web Access Minimum Requirements
Remote Console URL
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CHAPTER 8: Managing vSphere Resources
VM CPU and Memory Management
Using Resource Pools to Govern CPU/Memory Resources
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vMotion and Storage vMotion
vMotion
Storage vMotion
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Distributed Resource Scheduler
DRS Automation Process
DRS Cluster Validity
DRS Rules
VMware EVC
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CHAPTER 9: Monitoring vSphere Resources
Resource Optimization Concepts
Virtual CPU
Virtual Memory
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Monitoring Virtual Machines and Hosts
CPU
Memory
Disk
Network
Monitoring with Alarms
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CHAPTER 10: Backup and High Availability
Backup Scenarios
Virtual Machine Backup Options
Host Backup Options
VMware Consolidated Backup
Data Recovery
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High Availability
Virtual Machine Failure Monitoring
HA Configuration Prerequisites
Service Console Redundancy
Host Failover Capacity Planning
Host Isolation
Virtual Machine Recovery Priority
MSCS Clustering
VMware Fault Tolerance
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VCP4 Practice Exam
Answers to VCP4 Practice Exam
APPENDIX A: Need to Know More?
Glossary
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