vSphere 4 version of Deploy, Secure and Analyze

[Gene_H]

Is there a vSphere 4 version of the Deploy, Secure and Analyze class?

I know that previously there were classes for versions 3.0 and 3.5.

[weinstein5]

I believe the plan is break up the DSA into seperate comonents such as - troubleshooting, availability, and scalability - check out http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/www/search/catalogSearchResult.cfm?ui=www&pID=www&category=catalog... for listing of the courses -

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[scott28tt · Accepted solution]

There isn't currently a "bundle" of the higher-level courses for vSphere, there are a number of smaller topic-specific courses instead. The Manage Availability course is already available, the Troubleshooting course is just about released, there are a number of courses (Manage Scalability, Performance, Scripting & Automation, Design) scheduled for release in Q1 2010. My page that contains the course list is here,

There is a plan to take some of the content of some of the above courses and create a single "Advanced" course, but there are no details yet as to when that might happen and what the content would be. Currently, some of the content of the above courses is bundled together with the Install Configure Manage course to make up the 5-day extended-hours Fast Track.

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[Gene_H]

Thanks for the comments so far!

I am really looking for the "Secure" portion of the class.

Maybe security is covered implicitly in the vSphere 4 "install" classes, but I really think that a security focused class is an opportunity that vmware is missing.

Can anyone compare the coverage of security topics between vSphere 4 classes "Install, Configure, Manage " and " VMware vSphere: Fast Track " against the VI3 class "Deploy, Secure and Analyze?"

[admin]

The security content of the VI3 courses (VI3 DSA, VI3 Fast Track) was mostly focused on locking down the Service Console, because it was developed before the launch of ESXi. Of course, now that ESXi is here, there's a better way to lock down your Service Console: don't have one.

In 2010, we plan to release a vSphere 4.x-based virtualization security course. It'll cover all aspects of the security of a vSphere/vCenter deployment.

In the meantime, certain third-party providers are offering their own independent vSphere security courses. I have no information about the quality of these courses: some could be great, some could be terrible.

[JDLangdon]

Thanks for the comments so far!

I am really looking for the "Secure" portion of the class.

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Have you looked into Tim Pierson's Hacking Uncovered: VMware course? While this isn't an official VMware course, it does cover the same material as the DSA course. While I haven't taken this course personally, I did take the VI3 DSA course and it was not overly impressive.

Here's the link to Tim's class. http://www.ultimatebootcamp.net/vmware-hacking.php

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Jason D. Langdon

[Gene_H]

Yes, I am planning on taking that class this Spring.

"This class will show you things that VMware® would rather be kept secret. You will never get this class from VMware® themselves. Get set to be absolutely stymied by things that VMware® themselves have glossed over or omitted. Our instructor will get your attention and make this personal by showing you how easy it can be to hack into YOUR virtual data center." - quote from their web site

[admin]

A word of caution, Jason... the security content in DSA is largely concerned with locking down the ESX Service Console. There's certainly a lot more to talk about in the general area of vSphere security than just that. As I've mentioned elsewhere on this board, VMware is working on a vSphere security course that covers all aspects of securing an ESX/ESXi/vCenter deployment. I'm not prepared to announce an availability date, but it's coming along nicely.

I don't say that as a way of deterring you from attending DSA, or even Mr. Pierson's "Hacking" course; just to set your expectations.