VMware VCP-DCV vSphere 7: Networking and Storage Competency (Intermediate Level)

Topics covered

• configure virtual switch load balancing policies on a vSphere standard switch using the vSphere Client from within the vCenter Server Appliance
• configure virtual switch security and traffic shaping on a vSphere standard switch using the vSphere Client from within the vCenter Server Appliance
• create and manage a NFS datastore using the vSphere Client from within the vCenter Server Appliance
• create and manage a VMFS datastore using the vSphere Client from within the vCenter Server Appliance
• create and manage a vSAN solution and work with a vSAN datastore using the vSphere Client from within the vCenter Server Appliance
• create and manage a vSphere distributed switch (VDS) using the vSphere Client from within the vCenter Server Appliance
• manage multipathing with iSCSI and NFS and work with both an iSCSI and NFS multipath using the vSphere Client from within the vCenter Server Appliance
• recognize key terms that you will need to understand to work with vSphere storage
• recognize key vocabulary terms that you will need to understand to work with vSphere networking
• recognize requirements for creating and managing standard switches and how to create a vSphere standard switch (VSS) on an ESXi host using the vSphere Client from within the vCenter Server Appliance
• recognize storage protocols and storage device types that you will need to understand in order to deploy and use storage mechanisms with vCenter, as well as how to configure and use an iSCSI software adapter to mount an iSCSI-backed storage target from an ESXi host using the vSphere Client