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Price: $1495.00
SKU: VPND-VCP
Live Online Price: $1495.00
SKU: VPND-O-VCP
Time: 2 Days |
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Overview
VMware Capacity Planner is a consolidation assessment and decision support tool used by organizations to build the best possible infrastructure virtualization plan to contain server sprawl and reduce power and cooling costs. VMware Capacity Planner automates the data collection and analysis of server resources and their performance and utilization profiles, so that you can justify your virtualization projects and drive your business. This course trains consultants and systems engineers to use VMware proprietary tools to collect and view system, inventory, and performance data for use in consolidation, capacity planning, and performance tuning projects.
Who Should Attend
IT consultants or systems engineers offering server consolidation services to their clients using VMware products. This course is restricted to VMware employees and authorized VMware Partners.
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| Course Object |
- Understand the general concepts of server consolidation analysis and the typical challenges involved
- Use Capacity Planner to simplify the assessment process and provide decision support data to create a consolidation plan
- Use Capacity Planner to model consolidation scenarios scenarios tailored to the individual needs of specific customers
- Conduct customer interviews designed to elicit information relevant to consolidation projects and TCO/ROI analysis
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Course Outline |
- Module 1: Introducing VMware Capacity Planner
Introduction to the course
Introduction to the tool
- Module 2: Before the Engagement
Ensuring success through logistical planning
Scoping out the engagement
- Module 3: During the On-site
Installing and configuring Capacity Planner Data Manager
Configuring notifications
Conducting customer interviews
- Module 4: During the Data Collection Period
Monitoring data collection levels
Creating server groups
Defining hardware templates
Creating consolidation scenarios
- Module 5: Troubleshooting Capacity Planner
Troubleshooting logistical issues
Troubleshooting Capacity Planner Data Manager
Troubleshooting Capacity Planner Dashboard
- Module 6: Creating Customer Deliverables
Classifying servers
Calculating TCO/ROI
Available report formats
- Module 7: After the Engagement
Virtualization opportunities
Other opportunities
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Prerequisite |
- Windows and/or Unix/Linux system administration experience, including network-interface configuration, file permissions and familiarity with performance-tuning basics on x86-architecture.
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