Today we are releasing the last of the VMware authored Hands-on Labs from VMworld. These four labs focus on Hybrid Cloud, Big Data and Software Development. The Hybrid Cloud and Big Data labs are updates from last year and continue to build off of great content. Their 2013 counterparts will be moved to the HOL Archives catalog. The SDK lab is new for this year and if you are interested in building Cloud Infrastructure Solutions with VMware Development Tools and SDK’s, this is a great introductory lab.
Hybrid Cloud
HOL-HBD-1482 – vCloud Air – Networking & Security (replaces HOL-HBD-1302)
VMware vCloud® Air™ facilitates advanced networking features. You will experience vCloud Air through the eyes of a systems administrator facing such issues as IP address mobility and security.
Lab Modules
| # | Title | Time | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to VMware vCloud Air Networking and Security | 15 | B | F |
| 2 | IP Address Portability Between Customer and VMware vCloud® Air™ Data Centers (Data Center Extension) | 45 | B | F |
| 3 | Public and Private Cloud Multi-Tiered Application Networking | 45 | B | F |
HOL-HBD-1483 – vCloud Air – Manage Your Cloud (replaces HOL-HBD-1303)
VMware vCloud® Air™ is VMware’s Infrastructure as a Service offering. You will manage users and role-based access, deploy from the Service Catalog, and use a host of VMware solutions with both vSphere and VMware vCloud® Air™.
Lab Modules
| # | Title | Time | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automate IT Service delivery on VMware vCloud® Air™ with vCloud Automation Center | 60 | A | U |
| 2 | Monitor resources on VMware vCloud® Air™ with vCenter Operations Manager | 45 | A | U |
| 3 | Migrate workloads to VMware vCloud® Air™ with vCloud Connector | 45 | A | U |
| 4 | Automate resource management in VMware vCloud® Air™ with PowerCLI | 45 | A | U |
Big Data Extensions
HOL-SDC-1409 – vSphere Big Data Extensions (replaces HOL-SDC-1309)
vSphere Big Data Extensions (BDE) makes Hadoop virtualization-aware, improves performance in virtual environments and enables deployment of highly available Hadoop clusters in minutes. You can choose from introductory to advanced modules in this exciting lab topic.
Lab Modules
| # | Title | Time | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadoop POC In Under an Hour | 45 | B | F |
| 2 | Fast And Easy Deployment Of Hadoop Clusters | 15 | B | F |
| 3 | Compute Only and No Distro Clusters on Shared HDFS | 15 | A | F |
| 4 | Highly Available Hadoop | 15 | A | F |
| 5 | Fast And Easy Deployment of HBase Cluster | 15 | B | F |
| 6 | Elastic Scaling of Hadoop Clusters | 45 | A | F |
Development Tools and SDK
HOL-SDC-1422 – VMware Development Tools and SDKs
This introductory lab will get you up and running building cloud infrastructure solutions with VMware development tools and SDKs. These are developer focused modules and some familiarity with programming in Java or Python is expected. But don’t worry, no coding is required. Complete sample code has been provided.
Lab Modules
| # | Title | Time | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Developer Center, Workbench IS, and the vSphere Management SDK | 30 | B | F |
| 2 | pyvmomi – The Python SDK for VMware vSphere API | 30 | B | F |
| 3 | Workbench IS Tools | 15 | B | F |
Again, these are the last of the VMware authored labs from VMworld. Stay tuned! Next week we will start rolling out the Partner labs. Just to clear up any misconceptions, Partner labs are not just for Partners, rather they are authored by our Partners and available for anyone to take. They showcase their products and how they integrate with VMware technology. We had our best year yet with the Partner labs this year, so be sure to check back next week!
