VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 6.7 Study Guide

Informationen zum Autor ABOUT THE AUTHORSJon Hall is a Certification Development, Technical Training, and Education Services Management Professional with over a decade of experience working for VMware Education Services. He assisted in the development of numerous VMware certifications, and currently holds 13 VMware certifications, along with certifications from HP, Cisco, and others.Joshua Andrews is a VMware expert, blogger, and certification enthusiast. He currently holds numerous VMware certifications, including VCP6-DCV, VCAP6-DCV, VCIX-DCV, and VCIX-NV. He has also received the VMware vExpert designation every year since 2012. Klappentext Master vSphere 6 virtualization with hands-on practice and bonus preview examsVCP6-DCV: VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 6 Study Guide is your ultimate guide to preparing for exam 2VO-621. This Study Guide provides 100% coverage of all exam objectives and offers a unique set of study tools including assessment tests, objective map, real-world scenarios, hands-on exercises, and much more so you can be confident come exam day. You will also receive access to the superior Sybex interactive online learning environment that provides additional study tools including electronic flashcards and bonus practice exams. More than just a study guide, this book bridges the gap between exam prep and real-world on the job skills by focusing on the key information VMware professionals need to do the job. You'll master the vCenter Server and ESXi from planning and installation through upgrade and security, and develop an in-depth understanding of vSphere networking and storage, vApp deployment, service level establishment, troubleshooting, monitoring implementation, and so much more. Study 100% of exam 2V0-621 objectives Practice your skills with hands-on exercises Gain professional insight from real-world scenarios Test your understanding with review questions, practice tests, and moreVirtualization is the number-one IT priority for organizations across public and private sectors, and VMware is the dominant force in the virtualization space. The VCP6-DCV certification gives you a highly marketable credential in terms of employment, but first you must pass this challenging exam. VCP6-DCV gives you the power of Sybex exam prep and the skills you need to excel at the job. Zusammenfassung Master vSphere 6 virtualization with hands-on practice and bonus preview examsVCP6-DCV: VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 6 Study Guide is your ultimate guide to preparing for exam 2VO-621. This Study Guide provides 100% coverage of all exam objectives and offers a unique set of study tools including assessment tests, objective map, real-world scenarios, hands-on exercises, and much more so you can be confident come exam day. You will also receive access to the superior Sybex interactive online learning environment that provides additional study tools including electronic flashcards and bonus practice exams. More than just a study guide, this book bridges the gap between exam prep and real-world on the job skills by focusing on the key information VMware professionals need to do the job. You'll master the vCenter Server and ESXi from planning and installation through upgrade and security, and develop an in-depth understanding of vSphere networking and storage, vApp deployment, service level establishment, troubleshooting, monitoring implementation, and so much more. Study 100% of exam 2V0-621 objectives Practice your skills with hands-on exercises Gain professional insight from real-world scenarios Test your understanding with review questions, practice tests, and moreVirtualization is the number-one IT priority for organizations across public and private sectors, and VMware is the dominant force in the virtualization space. The VCP6-DCV certification gives you a highly marketable credential in term...

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS Jon Hall is a Certification Development, Technical Training, and Education Services Management Professional with over a decade of experience working for VMware Education Services. He assisted in the development of numerous VMware certifications, and currently holds 13 VMware certifications, along with certifications from HP, Cisco, and others. Joshua Andrews is a VMware expert, blogger, and certification enthusiast. He currently holds numerous VMware certifications, including VCP6-DCV, VCAP6-DCV, VCIX-DCV, and VCIX-NV. He has also received the VMware vExpert designation every year since 2012.

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Master vSphere 6 virtualization with hands-on practice and bonus preview exams VCP6-DCV: VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 6 Study Guide is your ultimate guide to preparing for exam 2VO-621. This Study Guide provides 100% coverage of all exam objectives and offers a unique set of study tools including assessment tests, objective map, real-world scenarios, hands-on exercises, and much more so you can be confident come exam day. You will also receive access to the superior Sybex interactive online learning environment that provides additional study tools including electronic flashcards and bonus practice exams. More than just a study guide, this book bridges the gap between exam prep and real-world on the job skills by focusing on the key information VMware professionals need to do the job. You'll master the vCenter Server and ESXi from planning and installation through upgrade and security, and develop an in-depth understanding of vSphere networking and storage, vApp deployment, service level establishment, troubleshooting, monitoring implementation, and so much more. Study 100% of exam 2V0-621 objectives Practice your skills with hands-on exercises Gain professional insight from real-world scenarios Test your understanding with review questions, practice tests, and more Virtualization is the number-one IT priority for organizations across public and private sectors, and VMware is the dominant force in the virtualization space. The VCP6-DCV certification gives you a highly marketable credential in terms of employment, but first you must pass this challenging exam. VCP6-DCV gives you the power of Sybex exam prep and the skills you need to excel at the job.

Inhalt

Introduction xxi Assessment Test xxxi Chapter 1 What's New in vSphere 6.7 1 Accessing vSphere 2 VMware vSphere Client 2 Application Programming Interface 8 Topology and UI Updates for VCSA 8 External Platform Services Controller 8 Update Manager 10 Storage Updates 18 Persistent Memory 19 Remote Direct Memory Access 19 vSAN 20 Security Updates 22 Virtual Machines 24 Content Library 24 Per-VM EVC 40 Summary 41 Exam Essentials 42 Review Questions 43 Chapter 2 Configuring and Administering Security in a vSphere Datacenter 47 Configuring and Administering Role-Based Access Controls 49 What Is a Privilege? 49 What Is a Task? 49 What Is a Role? 50 Assigning Permissions 54 Viewing and Exporting Group and User Permissions 70 Securing ESXi Hosts and the vCenter Server 72 Hardening ESXi Hosts 72 Hardening vCenter Server 87 Configuring and Enabling SSO and Identity Sources 88 vCenter Single Sign-On 89 Platform Services Controller 91 Configuring vCenter Single Sign-On 93 Securing Virtual Machines 96 Secure Boot 96 Virtual Machine Encryption 96 Virtual Machine Hardening 106 vSphere Network Security 117 Summary 118 Exam Essentials 118 Review Questions 119 Chapter 3 Networking in vSphere 123 Understanding vSphere Networking 124 Standard Switches 125 Virtual Distributed Switches 127 Using dvPort Groups 138 Working with Virtual Adapters 144 Custom TCP/IP Stacks 147 Long-Distance vMotion 151 Migrating Virtual Machines to or from a vDS 151 Performance and Reliability 151 Link Aggregation 152 Load Balancing and Failover Policies 153 Traffic Shaping 154 TCP Segmentation Offload 155 Jumbo Frames 155 Network Isolatio…