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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to

convey and clarify information

liaise with clients

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

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 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 relating to developing efficient and reliable ICT environments

current technologies and processes designed to produce an efficient and reliable ICT environment

structure function and business organisation of client

benefits and costs of virtualisation

procedures and processes for planning designing and securing virtual environments

design and configuration of available tools and software applications required to manage virtual machines

configuration required to integrate virtual machines into existing network design

configuration and management of storage infrastructure

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

plan and design a virtual network using available advanced technologies

configure the virtual networks security and storage requirements

manage and administer the virtual network at an advanced level

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

range of suitable software

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

direct observation of candidate

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.

Enterprise requirements may include:	preventative maintenance and diagnostic policy problem solution processes roles and technical responsibilities in network management vendor and product service level support agreements work environment.
Virtual switch may include:	distributed vSwitch hyper-V virtual switch open vSwitch standard vSwitch.
Multiple networks may include:	external network internal network management network private network production network storage network VLAN vMotion network.
Virtualisation software vendors may include:	Citrix KVM Microsoft Oracle Parallels VMware.
Virtual storage connection may include:	fibre channel Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) network file system (NFS).
Shared data store may include:	iSCS NFS storage area network (SAN).
Administrative strategies may include:	automating frequently repeated processes centralising automated scripts managing multiple automated processes setting up user roles, permissions and security access.