Oracle VM Server for x86: Administration Ed 2

Required Prerequisites: Ability to administer a Linux environment and implement a virtual infrastructure using any virtualization platform. Familiarity with: Networking principles, Link aggregation and VLAN technologies; Storage concepts: iSCSI, NFS, FC; Thin provisioning.

• Administrator
• System Integrator
• Systems Administrator

• Use cloning with templates to create additional virtual entities
• Install the Oracle VM Server for x86 and the Oracle VM Manager
• Exercise high availability, live migration and anti-affinity policy
• Explore and use the Oracle VM Manager UI and CLI
• Discover and manage Oracle VM servers
• Add networks and storage to support the Oracle VM environment
• Create and manage server pools
• Create and populate repositories with virtual resources
• Perform the steps to create and operate virtual machines

Introducing Oracle VM with Oracle VM Server for x86

• What is Server Virtualization
• Advantages and Challenges of Server Virtualization
• Oracle VM within Server Virtualization Landscape
• Components and architecture of Oracle VM
• Features of Oracle VM
• Benefits of Oracle VM

Planning and Installation

• Installation Planning
• Hardware and Software Requirements
• Network and Storage Planning
• Installation Options and Processes
• Postinstallation Tasks
• Upgrading Oracle VM Server for x86 Servers

Managing Servers and Networks

• Discovering Oracle VM Servers
• Managing Oracle VM Servers
• Understanding Network Functions
• Creating Network Bonds, VLANs, VLAN Interfaces
• Creating and Managing Networks

Managing Storage

• Storage Types and Functions
• Storage Connect Framework
• Discovering File Server and SAN Server
• Managing Storage Elements
• Creating and Cloning Physical Disks

Server Pools and Repositories

• Server Pool Functions and Policies
• Distributed Resource Scheduling and Dynamic Power Management
• Server Pool Design
• Creating Server Pools
• Creating and Populating Repositories
• Cloning Virtual Disks

Managing Virtual Machines

• Virtual Machine Components
• PVM and HVM Guests
• Installing Guest Operating Systems
• Speeding Deployment with Templates and Virtual Appliances
• Cloning of Virtual Machines and Templates
• High Availability Feature
• Virtual Machine Console
• Migrating Virtual Machines and using Anti-Affinity Groups