Month: June 2018

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in cover the main information that is need to know the section:

1. Import a vSphere Distributed Switch Configuration
2. know the commands:

   • esxcli network

   • esx-cfg-vswitch

3. Chapter 3 – vSphere 6.5 networking guide
4. Migrating VM to or from a vDistributed Switch
5. Migrating VM Networking to the vDistributed Switch
6. LACP Support on a vDistributed Switch
7. Configure NIC Teaming
8. Deep Dive vSphere Networking (blogs.jgriffiths.org)
9. What is beacon probing? (VMware KB 1005577)
10. EST – External Switch Tagging (vlan)
11. VST – Virtual Switch Tagging (vSwitch tag)
12. VGT – Virtual Guest Tagging (VM Tagging)
13. Edit the traffic shaping Policy on a Distributed Port Group or Distributed Port
14. VMware KB 1038827
15. What is a jumbo frame in ethernet (www.slashroot.in)
16. vSphere Networking Rollback
17. Requirements for Migration between vCenter Server Instance
18. Host Configuration for vMotion
19. vSphere vMotion Networking Requirements
20. Configuration Maximum Guide
21. Create a Custom TCP/IP stack
22. Overriding the default gateway of a VMkernel adapter
23. Setting up vmkernel networking
24. vSphere 5.1/5.5 Port mirroring (virtualized-awesome.weebly.com)
25. Port Mirroring Session Types
26. Configure the Netflow settings of a vSphere Distributed Switch

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in cover the main information that is need to know the section:

1. Virtual Disk Encryption
2. UEFI Secure boot for ESXi Host
3. Enable or disable UEFI Secure boot for a Virtual Machine
4. VMTools installation configuration security considerations (WP)
5. Securing Virtual Machine
6. Disable Copy and Paste Operations Between Guest Operating System and Remote Console
7. Virtual Machine Security Best Practices
8. Encrypted vSphere vMotion

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in cover the main information that is need to know the section:

1. vCenter Server Platform Service Controller Deployment Types
2. Understanding vSphere Domains, Domain Names and Sites
3. Configure vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Sources
4. Use VMCA as an Intermediate Certificate Authority
5. Disable and Enable vCenter Single Sign-On Users
6. Add a User to the System.Configuration.BashShellAdministrators Group
7. Edit the vCenter Single Sign-On Password Policy
8. Configure a Host to Use Active Directory
9. Set up the Key Management Server Cluster
10. Encryption Process Flow
11. VMware vSphere 6.5 VM encryption details (VLADAN.FR)

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in cover the main information that is need to know the section:

1. Enable or Disable UEFI Secure Boot for a Virtual Machine
2. UEFI Secure Boot for ESXi Hosts
3. Incoming and Outgoing Firewall Ports for ESXi Hosts
4. NFS Client Firewall Behavior
5. Securing ESXi Host
6. Assigning Privileges for ESXi Hosts
7. Set the vCenter Server Password Policy
8. Lockdown Mode
9. Disable the Managed Object Browser
10. ESXi Passwords and Account lockout
11. Best Practices for vCenter Server Access Control
12. Manage Certificates with the Platform Services Controller Web Interface
13. Using the MOB to explore the Object Model
14. Securing vCenter Server
15. Preventing a Virtual Machine User or Process from Disconnecting Devices