This document provides an overview and introduction to the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage course. It describes the basic concepts of virtualization and VMware ESXi, outlines the vSphere components, and how vSphere fits into software-defined data centers and clouds. It also introduces the vSphere Client user interface and provides learning objectives for lessons on the software-defined data center, the vSphere Client, and an overview of ESXi.
- vSphere is VMware's virtualization platform consisting of ESXi hypervisor software and vCenter Server management platform.
- ESXi abstracts physical server resources like CPUs, memory, storage and networking and shares them among virtual machines (VMs).
- VMs can use resources from ESXi hosts without being dependent on specific physical hardware, and are isolated from each other on the same host.
- vSphere allows organizations to reduce IT costs through more efficient use of server resources and easier management of VMs compared to physical machines.
This document discusses virtual machine creation and management topics including vNetwork, vStorage, vMotion, DRS, and high availability (HA). It covers virtual machine hardware configuration, the files that make up a virtual machine, VMware Tools, and virtual machine power options. It also summarizes storage protocols, thin and thick provisioning, methods for migrating virtual machines, and how vMotion and DRS work. Finally, it discusses HA features like protection at different availability levels, using NIC teaming or additional networks for redundancy, and how the HA cluster architecture functions with a master and slave agents.
This document provides an overview and introduction to the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage course. It describes the basic concepts of virtualization and VMware ESXi, outlines the vSphere components, and how vSphere fits into software-defined data centers and clouds. It also introduces the vSphere Client user interface and provides learning objectives for lessons on the software-defined data center, the vSphere Client, and an overview of ESXi.
- vSphere is VMware's virtualization platform consisting of ESXi hypervisor software and vCenter Server management platform.
- ESXi abstracts physical server resources like CPUs, memory, storage and networking and shares them among virtual machines (VMs).
- VMs can use resources from ESXi hosts without being dependent on specific physical hardware, and are isolated from each other on the same host.
- vSphere allows organizations to reduce IT costs through more efficient use of server resources and easier management of VMs compared to physical machines.
This document discusses virtual machine creation and management topics including vNetwork, vStorage, vMotion, DRS, and high availability (HA). It covers virtual machine hardware configuration, the files that make up a virtual machine, VMware Tools, and virtual machine power options. It also summarizes storage protocols, thin and thick provisioning, methods for migrating virtual machines, and how vMotion and DRS work. Finally, it discusses HA features like protection at different availability levels, using NIC teaming or additional networks for redundancy, and how the HA cluster architecture functions with a master and slave agents.
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VxRail 7.0.240 introduced Dynamic Node architecture which allows compute nodes to be deployed without local storage drives. Storage is provided by external arrays connected via Fibre Channel or using HCI Mesh. The document provides release notes on Dynamic Node support in subsequent VxRail releases, including protocols supported and integration with PowerStore, PowerMax, and Unity storage arrays. It also describes the differences in deployment process compared to standard VxRail clusters, such as not requiring vSAN licensing and using an external vCenter Server. The initial deployment is similar except certain settings like storage type and vCenter configuration must be customized.
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