VMware® - Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert  

A Firebrand Training
5
Day Course

VMware® - Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert - Overview

Seven reasons why you should sit your CVE course with Firebrand Training

  1. You’ll be CVE certified in just 5 days. With us, you’ll be CVE trained in record time
  2. Our CVE course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals. No hidden extras
  3. Pass CVE first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We're sure you'll pass your CVE course first time. But if you don’t, come back within a year, and only pay for accommodation and exams. Everything else is free
  4. You’ll learn more CVE. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9am – 5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day quality learning time, with your instructor
  5. You’ll learn CVE faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
  6. You’ll be studying CVE with the best. We have won the Institute of IT Training’s "Training Company of the Year" a record three times. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified 20,000 professionals, and we’re partners with all of the big names in the business
  7. You'll do more than study CVE courseware. We use labs, case studies and practice tests to make sure you can apply your new knowledge to the work environment. Our instructors use demonstrations and real-world experience to keep the day interesting and engaging.

This comprehensive VMware ® training class prepares the student to become a certified professional virtualization expert 4.0® (CVE 4.0®).

Covering the new features of VMware® vSphere 4.0

Foundational terms and concepts concerning virtualization

How to install, configure, and support ESX Server 4 and vCenter 4

How to configure Virtual Machines, templates, and clones

How to configure Virtual Networking including vNetwork Distributed Switches & vShield Zones & how to support VMotion & iSCSI Multipathing. P2V, V2V, V2P, and P2P methods and techniques

Server Consolidation procedures and reasoning

Tools to support a virtual infrastructure -

  • VMware®,
  • PlateSpin®,
  • Vizioncore™,
  • Veeam, and more
  • VMotion™,
  • Storage VMotion,
  • Distributed Power Mgt (DPM),
  • Update Manager,
  • Power Mgmt,
  • Guided Consolidation,
  • Fault Tolerance,
  • Clustering – DRS/HA, etc.

Best Practices within a Virtual Enterprise

  • How to perform backups in the ESX environment
  • Service Console and Virtual Machines
  • VCB and Data Recovery
  • How to use the Command Line Interface for supporting ESX & ESXi Servers - ESX commands
  • Configure and optimize storage - FC, iSCSI, NFS, Multipathing, and Thin Provisioning

Interested? See our pricing or text 'firebrand vmwsphere4' to 07786 200 690

VMware® - Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert - Benefits

Certified Virtualization Expert 4.0® (CVE4.0®) is a vendor-neutral certification offered by Firebrand Training.

The exam that you will sit deals with much more than the VMware Certified Professional (VCP®) exam. CVE® encompasses critical virtualization technologies used today. You will be trained and tested on VMware, Microsoft and other Virtualization technologies, with a prime focus on VMware's ESX.

Because we use VM Training courseware, we can cover a wider range of topics and value-added technologies:

  • Third-party tools that are actually used in the field
  • Longer class hours to instill real-world knowledge and exam preparation
  • More than 65% of class time will be used to perform hands-on labs

The benefit of using third-party tools include:

  • Tools like PuTTY or FastSCP are administrative tools that will be used routinely by our students in their virtual environments
  • The tools are designed to either supplement or replace components of VMware’s products
  • The tools make the IT professional's life easier and more efficient

Traditional training providers rely heavily on lecture, self-testing and self-study. Not at Firebrand Training.

Our approach is highly varied and interactive to keep your attention, promote teamwork, and reinforce knowledge gained through hands-on learning.

You will:

  • Be Immersed into a distraction-free environment - escaping your normal routine and focusing purely on learning
  • Experience Accelerated Learning methods – designed to help you learn much more quickly, spend less time out of the office, and see returns from your investment straight away
  • Be Measured through on-site exam testing - creating a complete feedback loop that ensures you understand the subject thoroughly.

You will learn more with Firebrand Training.

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

Interested? See our pricing or text 'firebrand vmwsphere4' to 07786 200 690

VMware® - Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert - Curriculum

VMware® Training : Introduction & Methodology

VMware® Training : Virtualization Overview

VMware® Training : Planning & Installing ESX 4

  • Planning ESX 4 Server Deployment
  • Deployment Guidelines
  • ESX 4 Installation
  • ESX 4 Management
  • Configuring Hostname Resolution and NTP
  • Troubleshooting ESX 4 Server

VMware® Training : Using Tools to Administer a VMware Environment

  • Overview of 3rd Party Tools
  • Windows Commands vs. Linux Commands
  • ESX 4 Configuration Commands
  • Summary of Remote CLI Commands

VMware® Training : Configuring Networking

  • Create & Modify Virtual Networks
  • Create & Modify Virtual Networks using CLI

VMware® Training : Configuring Storage

  • Storage Concepts
  • iSCSI Storage (GUI & Cmd Line)
  • Fibre Channel Storage (GUI & Cmd Line)
  • VMFS Datastores (GUI & Cmd Line)
  • NAS Storage and NFS Datastores (GUI & Cmd Line)
  • Raw Device Mapping (RDM)

VMware® Training : VirtualCenter and License Server

  • Licensing
  • vCenter Server 4 Installation
  • vCenter Server 4 Inventory
  • Managing vCenter Server 4
  • Planning vCenter Server 4 Deployment
  • Troubleshooting vCenter Server 4 Deployment
  • Troubleshooting the vSphere Client

VMware® Training : VM Creation and Configuration & Snapshots

  • Create a VM *HOL
  • Create Multiple VMs, Templates & Clones *HOL
  • Virtual Appliances *HOL
  • VMware vCenter Converter 4 (P2V, V2V) *HOL
  • Manage VMs *HOL
  • Virtual Machine Startup / Shutdown
  • Virtual Machine Snapshots *HOL
  • Web Access *HOL
  • Troubleshooting Virtual Machines

VMware® Training : Security and Permissions

  • Security Overview *HOL
  • User Access *HOL
  • ESX AD Integration *HOL
  • Managing Firewalls *HOL
  • Advanced Security: SSH & SUDO *HOL

VMware® Training : Advanced ESX and VirtualCenter Management

  • Configuring Resource Pools *HOL
  • Configuring VMotion *HOL
  • Storage VMotion *HOL
  • Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) *HOL
  • Resource Pools in DRS Clusters *HOL
  • Host Profiles *HOL
  • vNetwork Distributed Virtual Switch *HOL
  • Cisco Nexus 1000v Virtual Switch

VMware® Training : Patching and Upgrading ESX

  • Patching ESX Server 4 *HOL
  • Upgrades and Migrations *HOL
  • Update Manager *HOL
  • Upgrading from ESX 3.x to ESX 4.x *HOL

VMware® Training : Disaster Recovery and Backup

  • Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
  • High Availability (HA) *HOL
  • VMware Fault Tolerance
  • Microsoft Clustering
  • Backup Strategies
  • Using VCB Command Line Utilities *HOL
  • VMware Data Recovery *HOL
  • Third Party Backups *HOL

VMware® Training : Server and VM Monitoring

  • Tools for Optimization
  • Monitor VM Performance *HOL
  • Configuring Alarms *HOL
  • Collecting Log Files *HOL

VMware® Training : Installing and Configuring ESXi

  • ESXi 4 Server Install *HOL
  • Managing ESXi 4 with VIC
  • Managing ESXI 4 through VirtualCenter

Interested? See our pricing or text 'firebrand vmwsphere4' to 07786 200 690

VMware® - Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert - Exam Track

  • CVE® exam (VT0-VUB)

In order to gain this CVE® certification, you will need to gain a score of 75% in the above exam. This is two hours in length, and consists of 80 questions covering critical virtualization technologies in use today. Please note this certification is not the same as VMware's® VCP® certification.

Interested? See our pricing or text 'firebrand vmwsphere4' to 07786 200 690

VMware® - Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert - Prerequisites

For candidates to be successful on this course they need to have some experience of system administration in a Microsoft Windows and/or Linux environment.

Are you ready to get certified in record time?

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call (for free) 080 80 800 888 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a study plan.

Interested? See our pricing or text 'firebrand vmwsphere4' to 07786 200 690

VMware® - Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert - What's Included

With Firebrand, you benefit from top-quality education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so you can focus solely on your studies and certification goals.

You’ll get a robust set of course materials that cater to each of our three key individual learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactile) - critical for a successful learning experience.

Our Certification Programs include*

  • Daily lectures, exercises, and review sessions
  • Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery
  • Comprehensive study materials and courseware - we adapt official curriculum to address the demands of accelerated learners
  • Self-testing software and/or mock exam papers
  • Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
  • Exam vouchers
  • On site testing
  • Accommodation, all meals, drinks and snacks
  • Our Certification Guarantee - because we're sure you'll pass first time, if don’t pass your exams, come back to the course within a year and you only pay for accommodation and exam vouchers - everything else is free

* Please note:

  • Our ISC(2) Cissp CBK Review program differs from normal course delivery. For more details, speak to us on 080 80 800 888.
  • Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2, ISACA or PMI certifications need to be purchased directly from the vendor
  • On site testing is not included in our Scrum, ISACA or PMI certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year.  Students will only be responsible for accommodation and vendor exam fees.

Interested? See our pricing or text 'firebrand vmwsphere4' to 07786 200 690

Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert - Testimonials

"Excellent course. A good mixture of lecture and lab work over a broad range of topics compared to official courses."
R.C.
VMware® Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert (5 Days) (17/5/2010 to 21/5/2010)

"Excellent course. A good mixture of lecture and lab work over a broad range of topics compared to official courses."
R.C.
VMware® Vsphere 4.0 Certified Virtualization Expert (5 Days) (17/5/2010 to 21/5/2010)

"Fantastic experience, very tiring, knowledgable instructors who are prepared to go that extra mile, highly recommended."
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