Virtualization Fundamentals

Unit 3 Research Project

Write an overview of *any two* of the following topics. Each overview should be between one half and one full page long. You should use a minimum of two sources for each overview; make sure to read and consider the information in your textbook about the topics. Your textbook can be one source but utilize the web using your favorite search engine to find another source. Do not copy and paste from any source, but write the overview in your own words and list your sources directly after the overview.
Each overview should give a general understanding of the topics, the function they provide, when they would be used, what benefit they provide, and any other relevant information.

You will be graded on the clarity and completeness of the overview, the appropriate length of your overview, the proper use of sources, and other items such as spelling and grammar. Please use APA to format your paper and cite your sources.

List of Topics for Overview

• Planning vSphere storage
• Configuring vSphere storage
• Compare iSCSI to fibre channel (pros/cons)
• Describe VSA with example
• Detail the functional differences between Disk/LUN and NFS

The two overviews should be placed into one document, with each section having a heading that lists the topics on which you are writing.

Unit 3 Review Assignment: What Have You Learned?

As you have observed in this lesson, understanding vSphere storage methods and available options is vital to being able to ensure proper functioning of your vSphere infrastructure. Having investigated the current storage technologies, you're ready to address the following three statements.

•Research and describe in 2 paragraphs VSA architecture.
•Compare and contrast in 2 paragraphs VMFS and NFS datastores.
•List and detail VMFS5 features and describe how this differs from earlier versions of VMFS.

Your assignment should be at least 1 and ½ pages in length and should be in APA format.

Unit 3 Reflection Assignment

Please take this time to reflect on this unit's learning experiences. Answer the following questions:

1.What have you learned in this unit?
2.What did you like best in this unit?
3.What did you like least?
4.Are you having any problems with any of the material thus far?
5.Are there any concepts you'd like me to clarify for you?

Unit 4 Assignment: Research Project

Write an overview of *any two* of the following topics. Each overview should be between one half and one full page long. You should use a minimum of two sources for each overview; make sure to read and consider the information in your textbook about the topic. Your textbook can be one source but utilize the web using your favorite search engine to find another source. Do not copy and paste from any source, but write the overview in your own words and list your sources directly after the overview.

Each overview should give a general understanding of the topics, the function they provide, when they would be used, what benefit they provide, and any other relevant information.

You will be graded on the clarity and completeness of the overview, the appropriate length of your overview, the proper use of sources, and other items such as spelling and grammar. Please use APA to format your paper and cite your sources.

List of Topics for Overview

•Describe Virtual machines and how to create one
•Configuring Virtual machines
•Compare vApps to VMs
•Describe VSA with example
•Detail the functional differences between Disk/LUN and NFS

The two overviews should be placed into one document, with each section having a heading that lists the topics on which you are writing.

Unit 4 Reflection Assignment

Please take this time to reflect on this unit's learning experiences. Answer the following questions:

1.What have you learned in this unit?
2.What did you like best in this unit?
3.What did you like least?
4.Are you having any problems with any of the material thus far?
5.Are there any concepts you'd like me to clarify for you?

Please respond in a thoughtful paragraph. Save your file with the name.

Unit 5 Review Assignment: What Have You Learned?

Before you begin this assignment make sure you have read the appropriate chapters and viewed the lecture slides for this Unit

In a Word document, answer the following questions in complete sentences covered during this unit's reading assignment outlined below.

1.List and explain conditions under which VMs and vApps should be migrated to another host. List in order of priority...if possible

2.Should backups be scripted and tested for integrity or performed manually or unscripted? Explain the reasons for your answer.

3.Should your patching and updates be planned in accordance with release from VMware or done so based on organization patching policy?

Explain the differences as needed.

Your assignment should be at least 1 and ½ pages in length and should be in APA format

Unit 5 Reflection Assignment

Please take this time to reflect on this unit's learning experiences. Answer the following questions:

1.What have you learned in this unit?
2.What did you like best in this unit?
3.What did you like least?
4.Are you having any problems with any of the material thus far?
5.Are there any concepts you'd like me to clarify for you?