Elements and Performance Criteria

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.
Enterprise requirements may include:
how and what the enterprise 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.
Appropriate person may include:
authorised business representative
client
supervisor.
Virtualisation softwarevendors may include:
Citrix
KVM
Microsoft
Oracle
Parallels
VMware.
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.
Functionality may include:
availability of services
virtualised services performing the same as a service running on physical hardware.

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:
identify suitable tools and software applications required to manage virtual machines
configure software applications to manage virtual machines
integrate virtual machines into existing network design.
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
industry-relevant virtualisation 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 to assess candidate’s knowledge
direct observation of candidate:
installing and configuring virtualisation software and virtual machines
configuring virtual machines into network design
review of documentation prepared by 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 non-English speaking background may need additional support.
In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.