Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify virtualisation benefits and features
- Research and determine government and industry guidelines and policies for use of desktop and server virtualisation
- Identify benefits of virtualisation of desktop and server environments
- Identify available features of current virtualisation software
- Select virtualisation solution based on current and future needs of the client
- Install and configure virtualisation software
- Identify, clarify and organise requirements of the client relating to virtualisation technologies, following organisational requirements
- Identify the hardware and software, infrastructure components, required to be installed and configured to meet technical requirements
- Install and configure software to provide support for virtualisation of desktop and server operating systems
- Configure virtualisation software application features to accommodate required functionality, relating to client and business needs
- Install and configure virtual machines
- Configure virtual networks of virtual machines
- Configure IP addressing to match chosen network configuration
- Configure virtual network as host only configuration
- Configure virtual network as bridged configuration
- Configure virtual network as network address translation (NAT) configuration
- Configure services to operate under current network configuration
- Test functionality of virtual network configuration
- Back up and restore virtual machines