VMware vSphere: What’s New V6.7 to V7.0

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Module 2: Installation and Upgrade

• Describe the new vCenter Server Appliance deployment model
• Upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7
• Migrate a Windows vCenter Server instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7
• Describe the enhancements to vCenter Server Appliance

Module 3: Management Enhancements

• Identify the scaling and performance improvements for vCenter Server Appliance
• Describe the support provided for dynamic DNS
• Recognize how to change the IP address or FQDN of vCenter Server
• Describe prefix-based MAC address allocation
• Perform a VM template in-place update in Content Library
• Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases
• Configure identity federation
• Manage certificates using the vSphere Client
• Identify VMware NSX-TTM logical switches and their properties in the vSphere Client
• Explain the benefits of using VMware SkylineTM to proactively monitor your environment

Module 4: ESXi Enhancements

• Upgrade an ESXi host to version 7
• List the enhancements introduced with ESXi 7
• Describe new device support for ESXi hosts
• Describe support for Precision Time Protocol

Module 5: VM Enhancements

• Discuss the new functionality, virtual devices, and VM maximums supported by VM compatibility version 17
• Describe the enhancements to guest customization
• Perform a vSphere vMotion migration of VMs with remote devices

Module 6: Storage Enhancements

• Describe the enhancements to NVMe support
• Describe the enhancements to VMware Pluggable Storage Architecture
• Describe the purpose of the High-Performance Plug-in
• Describe the support for iSER
• Recognize the changes made to the ESXi system storage layout

Module 7: Security Enhancements

• Describe the enhancements to the VM encryption feature
• Describe the enhancements to cloning, migration, and encryption operations
• Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority
• Configure vSphere Trust Authority

• Describe the support for CAB deployment of WSFC in vSphere 6.7 and later
• List the enhancements made to vSAN

Module 8: Cluster Enhancements

• Demonstrate the Quickstart feature of the ESXi cluster
• Recognize improvements to vSphere DRS
• Describe use cases for scalable shares

Module 9: vSphere Lifecycle Management

• Use vCenter Server Update Planner to run vCenter Server upgrade prechecks
• Compare vSphere Lifecycle Manager to vSphere Update Manager
• Manage and update ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager

Module 10: Introduction to vSphere with Kubernetes

• Differentiate between containers and virtual machines
• Identify the parts of a container system
• Recognize the basic architecture of Kubernetes
• Describe a basic Kubernetes workflow
• Describe the purpose of vSphere with Kubernetes and how it fits into the VMware Tanzu portfolio
• Explain the vSphere with Kubernetes supervisor cluster
• Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes grid service

The course material presumes that you can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course:

• Install and configure ESXi
• Install vCenter Server
• Create vCenter Server objects, such as data centers and folders
• Create and manage vCenter Server roles and permissions
• Create and modify a standard switch
• Create and modify a distributed switch
• Connect an ESXi host to NAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel storage
• Create a VMFS datastore
• Use a content library template to create a virtual machine
• Modify a virtual machine’s hardware
• Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere® vMotion® and VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®
• Configure and manage a vSphere DRS cluster
• Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® High Availability cluster
• Use VMware vSphere® Update ManagerTM to apply patches and perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and VMs

If you cannot complete these tasks, VMware recommends that you instead take the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7] course.

Target Audience