VMware vSphere Deploy and Consolidate a Data Center

Explore how to consolidate virtual machines and deploy host profiles and Auto Deploy within your data center. This course also helps you prepare for the VMware Certified Professional 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization exam.

Released: 5/31/2017

Explore how to consolidate virtual machines and deploy host profiles and Auto Deploy within your data center. This course also helps you prepare for the VMware Certified Professional 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization exam. Russell Long begins with an overview of Auto Deploy, a centrally managed vSphere tool that can be used to deploy ESXi images to hosts. Next, Russell introduces the concept of host profiles, and shows how to use this feature to create and modify hosts, as well as how to attach hosts to a profile. Finally, he demonstrates how to consolidate physical workloads using VMware Converter, explaining how to install vCenter Converter, convert a machine using vCenter Converter, and troubleshoot conversion errors.

Topics include:

Deploying images with Auto Deploy GUI

Creating a host profile

Attaching hosts to a profile

Modifying a host profile

Detaching a host from a host profile

Consolidating physical workloads using VMware Converter

Installing vCenter Converter

Converting a machine using vCenter Converter

Troubleshooting conversion errors

Introduction

Welcome 55s

What you need to know 1m 35s

1. Auto Deploy

Introduction to Auto Deploy 3m 51s

Auto Deploy configuration 6m 11s

Auto Deploy configuration demonstration 9m 29s

Introduction to ImageBuilder GUI 8m 28s

Deploy images with Auto Deploy GUI 5m 48s

2. Host Profiles

Introduction to host profiles 4m 30s

Create a host profile 4m 1s

Attach hosts to a profile 4m 3s

Scan and remediate with host profiles 8m 2s

Modify a host profile 6m 35s

Add host profiles to an Auto Deploy image 5m 11s

Detach a host from a host profile 3m 4s

3. Consolidating Physical Workloads using VMware Converter

Introduction to vCenter Converter 4m 7s

Install vCenter Converter 2m 42s

Convert a machine using vCenter Converter 5m 41s

Troubleshoot conversion errors 3m 6s

Conversion completion 3m 30s

Conclusion

Next steps 2m 18s