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Elements and Performance Criteria

Analyse client needs
- Assess client requirements
- Assess existing client or server systems that may be suitable to be virtualised
Analyse virtualisation host software
- Assess and compare suitable virtualisation host software according to organisational requirements
- Document recommendations and provide to appropriate person
Evaluate system requirements
Install virtualisation host software
- Install virtualisation host platform according to organisational requirements
- Validate functionality of the virtualisation host platform according to organisational requirements

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to

liaise with clients

convey and clarify information

initiative and enterprise skills to proactively minimise control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities

literacy skills to

record researched information

develop and document virtualisation configurations and processes

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 solutions to problems involving virtualised machine environment

technical skills to apply current best practice to implementing 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

structure function and business organisation of client

available tools and software applications required to manage virtual machines

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

analyse evaluate recommend and install an enterprise virtual computing environment

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

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

current recommendations on sustainability options in ICT design

benefits of virtualisation

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

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.

Client may include:	external organisation individual internal department internal employee.
Systems may include:	servers thin client terminals workstations.
Host software may include:	Citrix XenServer KVM Microsoft Hyper-V Server Microsoft Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual Server Oracle VM VirtualBox parallels desktop for Mac parallels server for Mac VMware ESX Server VMware ESXi Server VMware Player VMware Server VMware VSphere VMware Workstation Windows Virtual PC.
Appropriate person may include:	authorised business representative client supervisor.
System requirements may include:	hard disk capacity and speed minimum random access memory (RAM) motherboard architecture number of cores in central processing unit (CPU) number of network interface cards number of physical CPUs speed of CPU storage and hard disk interface requirements: internet small computer systems interface (ISCSI) redundant array of inexpensive or independent disks (RAID) statistical analysis system (SAS) small computer system interface (SCSI) serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) virtualisation technology at the central processing unit level (VT(x)) support.
Virtualisation software vendors may include:	Citrix KVM Microsoft Oracle Parallels VMware.
Organisational requirements may include:	how and what the organisation wants regarding the work environment preventative maintenance and diagnostic policy problem-solving processes roles and technical responsibilities in network management vendor and product service level support agreements.
Functionality may include:	availability of services virtualised services performing the same as a service running on physical hardware.