VCP VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 4 Study Guide -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Contents -- Table of Exercises -- Introduction -- Assessment Test -- Answers to Assessment Test -- Chapter 1: Planning, Installing, and Upgrading VMware ESX/ESXi -- Planning an ESX/ESXi Installation -- Upgrading VMware ESX/ESXi -- Securing VMware ESX/ESXi -- Installing VMware ESX/ESXi on SAN Storage -- Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 2: Configuring ESX/ESXi Networking -- Configuring Virtual Switches -- Configuring Distributed vSwitches -- Configuring the VMware ESX/ESXi Management Network -- Configuring the ESXi Management Interface -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 3: Configuring ESX/ESXi Storage -- Configuring FC SAN Storage -- Configuring iSCSI SAN Storage -- Configuring NFS Datastores -- Configuring and Managing VMFS Datastores -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server -- Installing vCenter Server -- Managing vSphere Client Plug-ins -- Configuring vCenter Server -- Configuring Access Control -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 5: Deploying and Managing Virtual Machines and vApps -- Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines -- Managing VMs -- Deploying vApps -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 6: Managing Compliance -- Installing, Configuring, and Managing VMware vCenter Update Manager -- Establishing and Applying ESX Host Profiles -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 7: Migrating, Backing Up, and Restoring Virtual Machines.

Migrating Virtual Machines -- Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 8: Managing and Creating VMware Clusters -- Creating and Configuring VMware Clusters -- Enabling a Fault-Tolerant Virtual Machine -- Creating and Managing Resource Pools -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Alarm Management -- Creating and Responding to vCenter Connectivity Alarms -- Creating and Responding to vCenter Utilization Alarms -- Monitoring vSphere ESX/ESXi and Virtual Machine Performance -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 10: Performing Basic Troubleshooting -- Performing Basic Troubleshooting for ESX/ESXi Hosts -- Performing Basic Troubleshooting for VMware FT and Third-Party Clusters -- Performing Basic Troubleshooting for Networking -- Performing Basic Troubleshooting for Storage -- Performing Basic Troubleshooting for HA/DRS and VMotion -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Appendix: About the Companion CD -- What You'll Find on the CD -- System Requirements -- Using the CD -- Troubleshooting -- Glossary -- Index -- End-User License Agreement -- CD Instructions -- Advertisement -- Perfcard.