VMware vSphere: Advanced Administration [V8]

Take your vSphere 8 administration skills to an advanced level.

5 daysAdvanced6 modules

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Overview

About this course

Take your vSphere 8 administration skills to an advanced level. You will build management and production clusters with iSCSI, VMFS and NFS storage, host profiles, Cluster Quickstart, vSAN and advanced HA settings, and set up vCenter identity federation with ADFS. You will then troubleshoot ESXi, storage, clusters and PowerCLI, back up configurations, run lifecycle upgrades and harden the platform with KMS, VM encryption, secure vMotion and certificate replacement.

What you'll learn

Configure vCenter®, ESXi™, and management clusters
Create storage and network configurations using iSCSI, VMFS, and NFS
Implement vSphere HA, DRS, and vSAN solutions
Perform lifecycle upgrades of ESXi, VMware Tools, and hardware compatibility
Apply security best practices including VM encryption, KMS integration, and vMotion protection
Diagnose and resolve troubleshooting scenarios related to clusters, storage, PowerCLI, and backups

Curriculum

6 modules

Welcome and course logistics
Review of course objectives

Create a vSphere cluster for core workloads
Configure cluster features that improve resource allocation and VM availability
Create storage (iSCSI, VMFS, NFS), NTP/PTP support, and host configuration profiles
Apply user access best practices

Use Cluster Quickstart to create vSAN-enabled clusters
Advanced vSphere HA settings
Configure vCenter identity federation and ADFS roles
Perform Cross vCenter migrations and configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
Share VM templates using content libraries
Manage DRS rules and scalable shares

Diagnose ESXi, storage, and cluster issues
Troubleshoot PowerCLI commands
Create vCenter log bundles and backup configurations
Use vCenter profiles to standardize environment settings

Resolve upgrade-blocking issues
Adjust logging levels and perform version upgrades for vCenter, ESXi, VMware Tools, and VM hardware

Implement KMS integration and VM encryption
Secure vMotion traffic and apply CPU scheduler options
Replace vCenter certificates and apply security hardening

Who it's for

Experienced vSphere administrators with vSAN knowledge who run complex production environments and want advanced, hands-on depth.

Before you start

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale, and Secure
Working knowledge of VMware vSAN™
System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

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