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Assessment Test |
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Chapter 1 What's New in vSphere 6.7 |
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1 | (46) |
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2 | (6) |
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Application Programming Interface |
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Topology and UI Updates for VCSA |
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External Platform Services Controller |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (8) |
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18 | (4) |
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19 | (1) |
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Remote Direct Memory Access |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (17) |
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24 | (16) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Configuring and Administering Security in a vSphere Datacenter |
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47 | (76) |
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Configuring and Administering Role-Based Access Controls |
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49 | (23) |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (16) |
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Viewing and Exporting Group and User Permissions |
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70 | (2) |
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Securing ESXi Hosts and the vCenter Server |
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72 | (16) |
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72 | (15) |
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87 | (1) |
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Configuring and Enabling SSO and Identity Sources |
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88 | (8) |
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89 | (2) |
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Platform Services Controller |
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91 | (2) |
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Configuring vCenter Single Sign-On |
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93 | (3) |
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Securing Virtual Machines |
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96 | (22) |
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96 | (1) |
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Virtual Machine Encryption |
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96 | (10) |
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Virtual Machine Hardening |
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106 | (11) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Networking in vSphere |
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123 | (54) |
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Understanding vSphere Networking |
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124 | (20) |
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125 | (2) |
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Virtual Distributed Switches |
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127 | (11) |
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138 | (6) |
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Working with Virtual Adapters |
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144 | (7) |
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147 | (4) |
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151 | (1) |
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Migrating Virtual Machines to or from a vDS |
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151 | (1) |
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Performance and Reliability |
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151 | (7) |
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152 | (1) |
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Load Balancing and Failover Policies |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (4) |
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163 | (2) |
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164 | (1) |
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Understanding Network I/O Control |
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165 | (5) |
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Configuring NIOC Reservations, Shares, and Limits |
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166 | (4) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 Storage in vSphere |
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177 | (62) |
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Managing vSphere Integration with Physical Storage |
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178 | (25) |
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179 | (7) |
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186 | (1) |
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Configuring the Software iSCSI Initiator |
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187 | (2) |
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Binding VMkernels to the Software iSCSI Initiator |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (2) |
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Storage Multipathing and Failover |
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196 | (7) |
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Configuring and Upgrading VMFS and NFS |
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203 | (14) |
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Configuring VMFS Datastores |
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207 | (7) |
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Raw Device Mapping and Bus Sharing |
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214 | (3) |
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Configuring Software-Defined Storage |
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217 | (12) |
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Virtual Storage Area Network |
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217 | (8) |
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225 | (4) |
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Storage Policy-Based Management |
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229 | (1) |
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Enabling and Configuring Storage I/O Control |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Upgrading a vSphere Deployment |
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239 | (52) |
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Upgrading from vSphere 5.5 |
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240 | (4) |
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Upgrading a vCenter Server on Windows |
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244 | (8) |
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Verify Basic Compatibility and Download the Installer |
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245 | (1) |
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Prepare the Database for Upgrade |
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245 | (2) |
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Prepare for Upgrading the Content Library |
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247 | (1) |
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Verify Network Prerequisites, Load Balancer, and ESXI Hosts |
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247 | (1) |
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Starting the vCenter on Windows Upgrade |
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247 | (5) |
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Migrating to the vCenter Server Appliance |
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252 | (12) |
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Upgrading Using the Command Line |
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252 | (1) |
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Upgrading Using the Graphical Interface |
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253 | (11) |
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Upgrading ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machines |
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264 | (20) |
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Using the Update Manager Download Service |
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264 | (1) |
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Using vSphere Update Manager |
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265 | (19) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (5) |
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Chapter 6 Allocating Resources in a vSphere Datacenter |
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291 | (58) |
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Administering and Managing vSphere 6.x Resources |
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293 | (2) |
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Configuring Multilevel Resource Pools |
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295 | (8) |
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Reservations, Limits, and Shares |
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296 | (7) |
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Resource Pool Administration Exercises |
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303 | (12) |
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Using Tags and Custom Attributes |
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308 | (7) |
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Configuring vSphere DRS and Storage DRS Clusters |
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315 | (9) |
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Distributed Resource Scheduler |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (2) |
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322 | (1) |
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Establishing Affinity and Anti-Affinity |
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322 | (2) |
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DRS Cluster Administration Exercises |
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324 | (18) |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (5) |
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Chapter 7 Backing Up and Recovering a vSphere Deployment |
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349 | (44) |
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350 | (7) |
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Backing Up Virtual Machines by Using VDP |
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357 | (19) |
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358 | (3) |
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361 | (4) |
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365 | (3) |
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368 | (8) |
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Replicating Virtual Machines |
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376 | (11) |
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Deploying a Replication Appliance |
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376 | (2) |
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378 | (4) |
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Recovering Replicated VMs |
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382 | (5) |
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387 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (5) |
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Chapter 8 Troubleshooting a vSphere Deployment |
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393 | (40) |
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Troubleshooting vCenter and ESXi |
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394 | (19) |
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vCenter Connectivity and Services |
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394 | (5) |
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399 | (1) |
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399 | (4) |
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403 | (4) |
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407 | (6) |
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Troubleshooting Storage and Networking |
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413 | (8) |
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413 | (3) |
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416 | (1) |
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Storage DRS and I/O Control |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (3) |
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421 | (1) |
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Troubleshooting Virtual Machines |
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421 | (4) |
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Troubleshooting HA and DRS |
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425 | (1) |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (5) |
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Chapter 9 Deploying and Customizing ESXi Hosts |
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433 | (42) |
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434 | (18) |
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435 | (1) |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (3) |
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440 | (2) |
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Adding a Custom Image and Profile |
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442 | (1) |
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Stateless Caching and Stateful Installs |
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442 | (10) |
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452 | (16) |
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Creating and Using Host Profiles |
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453 | (4) |
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Importing and Exporting Host Profiles |
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457 | (1) |
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Advanced Profile Modifications |
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458 | (3) |
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461 | (7) |
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468 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
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469 | (6) |
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Chapter 10 Ensuring High Availability for vSphere Clusters and the VCSA |
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475 | (44) |
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Configuring vSphere Cluster High Availability |
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476 | (23) |
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HA Failures and Responses |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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480 | (2) |
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482 | (1) |
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Monitoring Virtual Machines |
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483 | (3) |
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486 | (13) |
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vCenter Server Appliance High Availability |
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499 | (12) |
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511 | (1) |
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512 | (2) |
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514 | (5) |
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Chapter 11 Administering and Managing vSphere Virtual Machines |
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519 | (46) |
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Virtual Machine Advanced Settings |
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520 | (17) |
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Virtual Machine Configuration File |
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522 | (6) |
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Advanced Virtual Machine Options |
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528 | (9) |
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537 | (9) |
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546 | (12) |
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558 | (1) |
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558 | (1) |
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559 | (6) |
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Appendix Answers to Review Questions |
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565 | (18) |
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Chapter 1 What's New in vSphere 6.7 |
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566 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Configuring and Administering Security in a vSphere Datacenter |
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567 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Networking in vSphere |
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569 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Storage in vSphere |
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570 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Upgrading a vSphere Deployment |
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571 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Allocating Resources in a vSphere Datacenter |
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573 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Backing Up and Recovering a vSphere Deployment |
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575 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Troubleshooting a vSphere Deployment |
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577 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Deploying and Customizing ESXi Hosts |
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578 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Ensuring High Availability for vSphere Clusters and the VCSA |
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579 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Administering and Managing vSphere Virtual Machines |
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581 | (2) |
Index |
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