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    Section 8: Deploy and Consolidate vSphere Data Center

Section 8: Deploy and Consolidate vSphere Data Center

Oct 16, 2015 VCP6-DCV Certification
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Section 8 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 8.1: Deploy ESXi Hosts Using Autodeploy

  • Describe the components and architecture of an Auto Deploy environment
  • Use Auto Deploy Image Builder and PowerCLI scripts
  • Implement Host Profiles with an Auto Deploy of an ESXi Host
  • Install and configure Auto Deploy
  • Understand PowerCLI cmdlets for Auto Deploy
  • Deploy multiple ESXi Hosts using Auto Deploy
  • Given a scenario, explain the Auto Deploy deployment model needed to meet a business requirement

Objective 8.2: Customize Host Profile Settings

  • Edit answer file to customize ESXi Host settings
  • Modify and apply a storage path selection plugin (PSP) to a device using host profiles
  • Modify and apply switch configurations across multiple hosts using a Host Profile
  • Create/Edit/Remove a Host Profile from an ESXi Host
  • Import/Export a Host Profile
  • Attach and apply a Host Profile to ESXi Hosts in a cluster
  • Perform compliance scanning and remediation of an ESXi Hosts and clusters using Host Profiles
  • Enable or disable Host Profile components

Objective 8.3: Consolidate Physical Workloads using VMware Converter

  • Install vCenter Converter standalone instance
  • Convert physical workloads using vCenter Converter
  • Modify server resources during conversion
  • Interpret and correct errors during conversion
  • Deploy a physical host as a virtual machine using vCenter Converter
  • Collect diagnostic information during conversion operation
  • Resize partitions during the conversion process
  • Given a scenario, determine which virtual disk format to use

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