VMware Associate (VCA) Training Program

Components of VMware vSphere

• vSphere 6.0: Overview and Architecture

• Topology of vSphere 6.0 Data Center

• vSphere 6.0 Configuration Maximums

• vCenter Server

vCenter Server Features

• Certificate Management

• Alarms and Alerts

• Monitoring Features

• Template Management

• Linked Mode Deployment

Storage Features in vSphere

• Shared Storage

• Storage Protocols

• Datastores

• Virtual SAN

• Virtual Volumes

Networking Features in vSphere

• Virtual Networking

• Virtual Switches

• Virtual Switch Types

• Introduction to NSX

vSphere Resource Management Features

• vMotion

• Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)

• Distributed Power Management (DPM)

• Storage vMotion

• Storage DRS

• Storage I/O Control

• Network I/O Control

vSphere Availability Features

• vSphere Data Protection

• High Availability

• Fault Tolerance

• vSphere Replication

Data Center Virtualization Products: Overview

• vSphere with Operations Management

• vRealize Suite

• Software- Defined Storage – Virtual SAN

• Software- Defined Networking – NSX

• Big Data Extensions

• VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO)

• Cloud Services – vCloud Air

• Hyperconverged Offerings (EVO:RACK and EVO:RAIL)