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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to

convey and clarify information

liaise with clients

literacy skills to

develop and document virtualisation configurations and processes

record researched information

planning skills to plan methods for integrating and maintaining a virtualised machine environment

problemsolving skills to

apply solutions in networks including virtualised machine environments

deploy rapid deployment of solutions to problems involving virtualised machine environment

safety awareness skills to apply precautions and required action to minimise control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities

technical skills to apply current best practice to implement sustainability options through virtualisation methodologies and technologies

Required knowledge

overview knowledge of

current government and industry policies and guidelines related to developing sustainable ICT environments

current technologies and processes designed to produce a sustainable ICT environment

detailed knowledge of

available tools and software applications required to manage virtual machines

structure function and business organisation of client

configuration of software applications required to manage virtual machines

configuration required to integrate virtual machines into existing network design

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

display knowledge of current sustainability practice related to ICT network design

develop implement and maintain virtual machine environments

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

site or prototype where virtual machine environments may be implemented

network technical requirements

software tools to support implementation of virtual machines

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

verbal or written questioning to assess candidates knowledge of emerging policies related to

current recommendations on sustainability options in ICT design

benefits of virtualisation

verbal or written questioning to assess candidates knowledge of

installation and configuration of virtualisation software

installation and configuration of virtual machines

configuration of virtual machines into network design

direct observation of candidate demonstrating

installation and configuration of virtualisation software

installation and configuration of virtual machines

configuration of virtual machines into network design

review of documentation prepared by candidate to

record research of current recommendations on sustainability options in ICT design and the benefits of virtualisation

record the process of installing and configuring virtual machines

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended where appropriate

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and suitable to the communication skill level language literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

Indigenous people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may need additional support

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Government and industry may include:	Australian Computer Society Australian government Climate Savers Computing Initiative state government The Green Grid: AMD APC Dell HP IBM Intel Microsoft Sun Microsystems VMware.
Virtualisation software may include:	KVM Microsoft Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual Server Parallels Desktop for Mac Sun Virtual Box VMware Xen.
Client may include:	external organisations individuals internal departments internal employees.
Organisational requirements may include:	how and what the organisation wants in regard to work environment preventative maintenance and diagnostic policy problem-solving processes roles and technical responsibilities in network management vendor and product service level support agreements.
Hardware may include:	personal computers servers workstations.
Commercial and business requirements may include:	availability backup and recovery of data confidentiality firewalls hacking prevention integrity password logons remote access to internal network.