Advanced ESXi 5.0 - Security, Server and VM Monitoring

Advanced ESXi 5.0 - Security, Server and VM Monitoring is an extensive course that combines theoretical knowledge with practical examples. It enables you to install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere 5.5, including VMware ESXi 5.5 and VMware vCenter Server 5.5. This free online course covers the fundamental tools and techniques required to plan, install and administer a VMware Environment including Disaster Recovery and Backup. It also teaches you about creating, configuring and securing Virtual Machines. Before enrolling in this Advanced ESXi course, you should have operational experience in managing and administering a Windows- or Linux-based environment. 

This course focuses on the basic terminology of the accounts and access controls and security of Local Linux Systems. It also covers the Command Line Interface (CLI) tools in a Linux System for basic security access controls, as well as basic files to support user and group accounts. Modern Linux desktop environments and interfaces simplify creating and managing users and you will learn how they often automate the assignment of access controls when a user logs into the display, audio and other services. This course covers topics like Security and Permissions, Server and VM Monitoring, as well as Advanced ESXi and vCenter Server Management. It goes further to discuss Patching and Upgrading ESXi, along with Disaster Recovery and Backup. Managing users and groups on a Linux machine is one of the key aspects of system administration. The next topic of discussion is Virtual Machine Monitoring which is the process of monitoring the individual virtual machines and those created in a virtualization environment. You will finish off the course by learning how to install Patches and upgrade ESXi Hosts using esxcli commands by installing a bug-fix patch.

Industries and organizations recognize that system downtime can quickly result in lost revenue but unfortunately, natural disasters, human error, security breaches and ransomware attacks can all jeopardize the availability of IT resources. Any downtime can derail customer interactions, affect employee productivity, destroy data and halt business processes and you can enrol in this free online course to gain a basic understanding of licensing and the different components of the VMware vSphere suite of applications. This course is ideal for anyone already in IT Management or -security or those considering studying in these business-critical fields.