Course Overview
This five-day, extended-hour course equips you with both foundational and advanced VMware vSphere® 8 skills. Starting with basic installation and configuration, the course progresses to advanced management techniques for maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.

Through a blend of lectures and hands-on labs, you will work with VMware ESXi™ 8 and VMware vCenter Server® 8 to master the tools and techniques necessary for managing a vSphere environment of any size.

Product Alignment:

• VMware ESXi 8.0
• VMware vCenter Server 8.0

Who Should Attend:

• System administrators
• System engineers

Certifications:
This course contributes to the following certification:

• VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization 2024

Prerequisites:
Participants should have experience in system administration on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Install and configure ESXi hosts and deploy vCenter.
• Create and manage vSphere networks and storage using standard and distributed switches.
• Create, configure, and manage virtual machines, templates, and snapshots.
• Configure vSphere High Availability and Distributed Resource Scheduler clusters.
• Manage vSphere life cycles for vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines.
• Monitor and optimise the performance of vCenter, ESXi, and virtual machines.

Course Content Highlights:

1. Introduction to vSphere and Virtualization: Overview of the vSphere platform and virtualization benefits.
2. vCenter Management: Installation, configuration, and high availability of vCenter.
3. Networking and Storage: Configure and manage vSphere networking (standard and distributed switches) and storage (datastores, storage technologies).
4. Virtual Machine Deployment and Management: Create and manage virtual machines, templates, clones, snapshots, and content libraries.
5. Cluster Management: Configure and manage vSphere clusters with High Availability (HA) and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS).
6. Lifecycle Management: Keep vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines updated using lifecycle tools.
7. Monitoring and Operations: Monitor and optimize vSphere performance and manage host compliance with host profiles.

This course offers a comprehensive pathway to mastering vSphere 8, providing the skills needed to manage and scale virtual infrastructure effectively in any enterprise environment.