VCP6-DCV Section 8: Deploy and Consolidate vSphere Data Center

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Section 8 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 8.1: Deploy ESXi Hosts Using Autodeploy
  1. Describe the components and architecture of an Auto Deploy environment

  2. Use Auto Deploy Image Builder and PowerCLI scripts

  3. Implement Host Profiles with an Auto Deploy of an ESXi Host

  4. Install and configure Auto Deploy

  5. Understand PowerCLI cmdlets for Auto Deploy

  6. Deploy multiple ESXi Hosts using Auto Deploy

  7. Given a scenario, explain the Auto Deploy deployment model needed to meet a business requirement



Objective 8.2: Customize Host Profile Settings
  1. Edit answer file to customize ESXi Host settings

  2. Modify and apply a storage path selection plugin (PSP) to a device using host profiles

  3. Modify and apply switch configurations across multiple hosts using a Host Profile

  4. Create/Edit/Remove a Host Profile from an ESXi Host

  5. Import/Export a Host Profile

  6. Attach and apply a Host Profile to ESXi Hosts in a cluster

  7. Perform compliance scanning and remediation of an ESXi Hosts and clusters using Host Profiles

  8. Enable or disable Host Profile components



Objective 8.3: Consolidate Physical Workloads using VMware Converter
  1. Install vCenter Converter standalone instance

  2. Convert physical workloads using vCenter Converter

  3. Modify server resources during conversion

  4. Interpret and correct errors during conversion

  5. Deploy a physical host as a virtual machine using vCenter Converter

  6. Collect diagnostic information during conversion operation

  7. Resize partitions during the conversion process

  8. Given a scenario, determine which virtual disk format to use

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