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Best of vSphere 4.1 for vNerds Course Outline Introduction to Best of vSphere 4.1 for vNerds
About Your Instructor
About the Course
About Train Signal’s vSphere Training Package

Video 1 – Overview of vSphere 4.1 New Features
What’s New in vSphere 4.1
Storage, Network, Availability and Management Features
Platform Enhancements
vSphere 4.1 Enhancements for Small and Midsize Businesses

Video 2 – New vSphere 4.1 Windows Active Directory Authentication
Introduction to New vSphere 4.1 AD Authentication
Steps to Configure ESX AD Authentication

Video 3 – Using Storage and Network I/O Control in vSphere 4.1
Why You Need Storage I/O Control (SIOC)
How SIOC Works
SIOC Requirements
Enabling SIOC in vSphere 4.1
Configuring Shares and IOPS for VMs
Monitoring the IOPS and Latency for a Datastore

Video 4 – Importing Hyper-V VMs with vSphere 4.1
Going in the Right Direction
What You Need to Know
Step by Step: Importing a Hyper-V VM with vSphere Converter

Video 5 – Configuring vSphere 4.1 VM to Host DRS Affinity Rules
Why You Need DRS Affinity Rules
New vSphere 4.1 VM to Host DRS Affinity Rules and Groups
Two Types of DRS Affinity Rules
Configuring DRS Affinity Rules

Video 6 – Understanding Memory Compression in vSphere 4.1
Compressed Memory is Not Equal to Memory
You’re Already Using Memory Compression
Recommended Reading: vSphere 4.1 Memory Performance Study
Hands-on: Examining Memory Compression

Video 7 – Power Consumption Graphing and Control in vSphere 4.1
vSphere 4.1 Power Management Improvements
Requirements for Hardware Power Management
Review of CPU Power Management Policies
Configuring CPU Power Management Policies on ESX and ESXi Servers

Video 8 – New vSphere 4.1 ESXi Tech Support Mode
About ESXi Tech Support Mode
Configuring ESXi Tech Support Mode

Video 9 – vSphere 4.1 ESXi Lockdown Mode
Introduction to ESXi Lockdown Mode
Configuring ESXi Total Lockdown Mode

Video 10 – Configuring vMA as a Log Collector for ESXi Servers
Why ESXi Servers Need a Logging Server
Configuring vMA as an ESXi 4.1 Logging Collector
Comparing Syslog and vMA Vi-Logger
Configuring vMA Vi-Logger