VMware vCenter Operations Manager Implementation

Lessons

• Lesson 1: An Introduction to vCenter Operations Manager

  00:33:36
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:06:14
  • Planning Ahead 00:03:51
  • About vCenter Operations Manager 00:03:58
  • vCOPs Editions 00:09:38
  • Buying Licenses 00:03:58
  • Comparing Editions 00:05:55

• Lesson 2: Architecture and Data Collection

  00:24:02
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:06
  • The Components of vCOPs 00:06:21
  • Overview of the Architecture 00:02:40
  • vCOPs Internal Network Ports 00:03:26
  • vApp Resource Requirements 00:03:04
  • Adding Additional Capacity to the vApp 00:04:34
  • vCenter Operations 00:01:00
  • Frequently Asked Questions 00:02:49

• Lesson 3: Installing vCenter Operations Manager

  00:35:42
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:07
  • Requirements for Deploying the vApp 00:05:24
  • Deploying the vApp 00:03:16
  • Basic Configuration 00:04:40
  • Frequently Asked Questions 00:03:12
  • Lab: Install vCenter Operations Advanced 00:09:32
  • Demo: Basic Configuration 00:03:26
  • Demo: Licensing 00:06:02

• Lesson 4: A Tour of the vCenter Operations Interface

  00:29:25
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:01:37
  • Fixed and Custom Dashboards 00:04:30
  • Tour of the vCOPs Interface 00:06:41
  • Tour of the Major Badges 00:06:59
  • The Environment Tab 00:04:22
  • The Operations Tab 00:02:59
  • vSphere Web Client 00:02:14

• Lesson 5: The Health Badge

  00:38:42
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:03:56
  • Functions of the Health Badge 00:02:51
  • Health - Workload Minor Badge 00:02:08
  • Health - Anomalies Minor Badge 00:04:27
  • Health - Faults Minor Badge 00:02:33
  • Lab: Health and Its Minor Badges 00:12:44
  • Lab: Addressing a Workload Anomaly 00:03:22
  • Lab: Events and All Metrics 00:04:36
  • Lab: Adjusting Settings 00:02:02

• Lesson 6: The Risk Badge

  00:32:15
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:02:11
  • Functions of the Risk Badge 00:00:53
  • Risk - Time Remaining Minor Badge 00:03:05
  • Risk - Capacity Remaining Minor Badge 00:03:42
  • Risk - Stress Minor Badge 00:04:02
  • Lab: Risk and Its Minor Badges 00:10:36
  • Lab: Adjusting Settings 00:07:43

• Lesson 7: The Efficiency Badge

  00:26:46
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:02:55
  • Functions of the Efficiency Badge 00:01:25
  • Efficiency - Reclaimable Waste Minor Badge 00:04:32
  • Efficiency - Density Minor Badge 00:01:38
  • Lab: Efficiency and Its Minor Badge 00:06:49
  • Lab: Adjusting Settings 00:03:53
  • Lab: The Planning Tab 00:05:32

• Lesson 8: Visualizing Data Using Heat Maps

  00:20:18
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:07
  • Functions of Heat Maps 00:04:16
  • Creating Custom Heat Maps 00:01:46
  • Lab: Using and Creating Heat Maps 00:03:56
  • Lab: Custom Heat Maps 00:10:11

• Lesson 9: Predicting the Future of Your Environment

  00:29:11
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:06
  • Using Predictive Analysis 00:04:27
  • Lab: Planning and Reports 00:07:12
  • Lab: The Planning Tab 00:06:28
  • Lab: What-If Analysis 00:04:51
  • Lab: Creating Reports 00:06:05

• Lesson 10: Using Smart Alerts

  00:18:45
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:03:16
  • Alert Ownership 00:03:16
  • Lab: Using Smart Alerts 00:05:36
  • Lab: Fault View 00:01:28
  • Lab: Root Causes 00:05:07

• Lesson 11: Management and Upgrades

  00:11:38
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:01:12
  • Backing Up the Appliance 00:02:32
  • Additing Additional Capacity to the vApp 00:02:25
  • Lab: Upgrading vCOPs 00:05:27

• Lesson 12: Custom User Interface

  00:38:31
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:02:03
  • Advantages of the Custom UI 00:03:04
  • Accessing the Custom UI 00:03:00
  • Lab: Custom Dashboard 00:03:41
  • Lab: The Custom UI Environment 00:04:17
  • Lab: Alerts in the Custom UI 00:05:20
  • Lab: Managing Within the Admin Tab 00:03:05
  • Lab: Dashboards and Widgets 00:13:57

• Lesson 13: Application Relationships

  00:28:02
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:01:37
  • Monitoring Performance 00:02:15
  • Creating Tiers 00:01:35
  • Tagging 00:05:06
  • Lab: Application Relationships 00:17:26

• Lesson 14: Key Performance Indicators and Super Metrics

  00:34:40
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:01:05
  • Attribute Packages 00:03:03
  • Key Performance Indicators 00:01:37
  • Lab: Attributes and Key Performance Indicators 00:08:37
  • Super Metrics 00:03:26
  • Types of Super Metrics 00:05:54
  • Lab: Creating Super Metrics 00:10:55

• Lesson 15: Using Alerts in the Custom UI

  00:15:15
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:08
  • Alerts in vCenter Operations 00:02:32
  • Types of Alerts 00:03:24
  • Lab: Working with Alerts 00:04:17
  • Lab: Troubleshooting Faults 00:04:51

• Lesson 16: Infrastructure Navigator

  00:30:33
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:00:07
  • Application Dependencies 00:05:20
  • Requirements 00:04:59
  • Lab: Infrastructure Navigator 00:07:08
  • Lab: Turning On Discovery 00:06:07
  • Lab: Viewing Dependencies 00:06:51

• Lesson 17: vCenter Operations Manager for View

  00:22:00
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:01:39
  • Features and Benefits 00:02:35
  • Requirements for Deployment 00:03:10
  • Lab: vCOPs for View 00:08:03
  • Lab: Touring the Dashboard 00:06:30

• Lesson 18: Moving Forward with vCOPs

  00:07:10
  Lesson Clips

  • Introduction 00:01:24
  • The VMware Ecosystem 00:02:42
  • Moving Forward 00:03:03