vSphere 6 Foundations Exam Official Cert Guide

vSphere 6 Foundations Exam Official Cert Guide (Exam #2V0-620)

vSphere 6 Foundations Exam Official Cert Guide (Exam #2V0-620) presents you with an organized test-preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

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vSphere 6 Foundations Exam Official Cert Guide (Exam #2V0-620) focuses specifically on the objectives for the vSphere 6 Foundations (#2V0-620) Exam. Leading VMware consultant and trainer Bill Ferguson shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

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The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the vSphere 6 Foundations Exam (#2V0-620), including

·         Identifying vSphere architecture and solutions for a given use case

·         Installing and configuring vCenter Server and ESXi

·         Configuring vSphere networking, including vSS, vDS, and their features

·         Configuring vSphere storage

·         Deploying and administering virtual machines, VM clones, templates, and vApps

·         Establishing and maintaining availability and resource management features, including clusters, fault toler

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Chapter 1 Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

Identifying and Explaining vSphere Editions and Features

    Identifying Available vSphere and vCenter Server Editions

    Data Center Solutions That Interact with vSphere

    ESXi and vCenter Server Architectures and New Solutions

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring vCenter Server

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

vCenter Server and vCenter Database Requirements

    Sizing the vCenter Server Database

    vCenter Server Software Requirements

    Licensing vCenter Server

    Creating a Database Connection to the vCenter Server Database

    Determining Availability Requirements for vCenter Server

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring ESXi

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

ESXi Host Requirements

    Performing an Interactive Installation of ESXi

    Configuring NTP on an ESXi Host

    Configuring DNS and Routing on an ESXi Host

    Licensing an ESXi Host

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 4 Configuring vSphere Standard Switches

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) Capabilities

Creating/Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch

    Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch

Adding/Editing/Removing vmnics on a vSphere Standard Switch

Configuring VMkernel Ports for Network Services

Adding/Configuring/Removing Port Groups on a vSphere Standard Switch

Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Standard Switch

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 5 Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

vSphere Distributed Switch Capabilities

Creating/Deleting a vSphere Distributed Switch

    Deleting a vDS

Adding/Removing ESXi Hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch

Adding/Configuring/Removing dvPort Groups

Adding/Removing Uplink Adapters to dvUplink Groups

Creating/Configuring/Removing Virtual Adapters

Migrating Virtual Adapters to/from a vSphere Standard Switch

Migrating Virtual Machines to/from a vSphere Standard Switch

Configuring LACP on Uplink Port Groups

Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Distributed Switch

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 6 Configuring vSS and vDS Features

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

Common vSS and vDS Policies

Configuring dvPort Group Blocking Policies

Configuring Load Balancing and Failover Policies

    Load Balancing

    Network Failover Detection

    Notify Switches

    Failback

Configuring VLAN and PVLAN Settings

    Configuring VLAN Policy Settings on a vDS

Configuring Traffic Shaping Policies

    Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Standard Switches

    Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Distributed Switches

Enabling TCP Segmentation Offload Support for a Virtual Machine

Enabling Jumbo Frames Support on Appropriate Components

    Enabling Jumbo Frames for VMkernel Interface on a vSS

    Enabling Jumbo Frame Support on Virtual Machines

Determining Appropriate VLAN Configuration for a vSphere Implementation

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 7 Connecting Shared Storage Devices to vSphere

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Storage Adapters and Devices

    Identifying Storage Adapters and Devices

    DAS (Direct Attached Storage)

    Fibre Channel

    FCoE

    iSCSI

    NAS

    VSAN

Storage Naming Conventions

    Storage Naming Conventions for Local and SAN

Hardware/Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiators

Zoning and LUN Masking

    Zoning

    Masking

Scanning/Rescanning Storage

    Creating an NFS Share for Use with vSphere

Connecting to an NAS Device

Configuring and Editing Hardware and Dependent Hardware Initiators

Configuring and Editing Software Initiator Settings

    Configuring iSCSI Port Binding

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 8 Configuring Software-Defined Storage

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Benefits of NFS 4.1

    NFS v4.1 Multipathing and Load Balancing

    Additional Security in NFS 4.1 Provided by Kerberos Authentication

Virtual SAN Hardware Requirements

Virtual SAN Network Requirements

Use Cases for VSAN Configurations

Configuring and Managing Virtual Volumes (VVOLs)

    Registering Storage Providers for Virtual Volumes

    Create a Virtual Datastore

    Review and Manage Protocol Endpoints

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 9 Creating and Configuring VMFS and NFS Datastores

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

Supported NFS Versions

Configuring NFS Storage for vmdk Formatting

Configuring Storage Multipathing (SAN)

    Disabling a Path to a VMFS Datastore

Determining VMFS Requirements

Configuring and Managing VMFS Extents

    Extending/Expanding VMFS Datastores

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 10 Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

Capabilities of Virtual Machine Hardware Versions

    Identifying VMware Tools Device Drivers

Methods to Access and Use Virtual Machine Console

Virtual Machine Clones and Templates

Virtual Machine Requirements for DirectPath I/O Passthrough

Configuring and Deploying a Guest OS into a New Virtual Machine

Configuring/Modifying Virtual CPU and Memory Resources

    Configuring and Modifying Virtual Machine CPU

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 11 Creating and Deploying vApps

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vApp Requirements

Creating/Cloning/Exporting a vApp

Adding Objects to an Existing vApp

Configuring and Editing vApp Settings

    Application Properties

    Deployment

    Authoring

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 12 Managing Virtual Machine Clones and Templates

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Cloning and Template Options

Configuring Virtual Machine Options

    General Options

    VMware Tools

    Power Management

    Advanced Options

    Fibre Channel NPIV

    Configuring Virtual Machine Boot Options

    Configuring Virtual Machine Troubleshooting Options

Adding/Removing Virtual Machines

Creating a Template from an Existing Virtual Machine

Deploying a Virtual Machine from a Template

Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates

Configuring CPU and Memory Reservations and Shares

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 13 Administering Virtual Machines and vApps

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Files Used by Virtual Machines

Locations for Virtual Machine Configuration Files and Virtual Disks

Common Practices for Securing Virtual Machines

Configuring IP Pools

Configuring and Managing a Content Library

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 14 Creating and Configuring VMware Clusters

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

DRS Virtual Machine Entitlement

Creating/Deleting a DRS/HA Cluster

Adding/Removing ESXi Hosts

Adding or Removing Virtual Machines

Configuring Storage DRS

Configuring VM Component Protection

Configuring Migration Thresholds for DRS and Virtual Machines

    Configuring Automation Levels for DRS and Virtual Machines

Configuring Admission Control for HA and Virtual Machines

    Admission Control

Determining Appropriate Failover Methodology and Required Resources for HA

    Host Failures the Cluster Tolerates

    Percentage of Cluster Resources as Failover Spare Capacity

    Specify Failover Hosts

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 15 Planning and Implementing VMware Fault Tolerance

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

VMware Fault Tolerance Requirements

Configuring VMware Fault Tolerance Networking

Enabling/Disabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine

Testing an FT Configuration

Determining Use Case for Enabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 16 Creating and Administering Resource Pools

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

Resource Pool Hierarchies

    Defining the Expandable Reservation Parameter

vFlash Architecture

Creating/Removing a Resource Pool

Configuring Resource Pool Attributes

Adding/Removing Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool

Creating and Deleting a vFlash Resource Pool

Determining Resource Pool Requirements for a Given vSphere Implementation

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review Questions

Chapter 17 Migrating Virtual Machines

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Requirements for vMotion and Storage vMotion

    ESXi and VM Requirements for vMotion

    ESXi and VM Requirements for Storage vMotion

    Enhanced vMotion (Cross-Host vMotion)

Enhanced vMotion Compatibility CPU Requirements

Long-Distance vMotion

Snapshot Requirements for vMotion/Storage vMotion Migration

Migrating Virtual Machines Using vMotion/Storage vMotion

    Migrating a VM Using vMotion

    Migrating a VM’s Files Using Storage vMotion

    Configuring Virtual Machine Swap File Location

Migrating a Powered-Off or Suspended Virtual Machine

    Utilizing Storage vMotion Techniques

Summary

Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics