VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage v8.0

About this course

Everything you need to stand up and administer vSphere 8 starts here. You will install and configure ESXi hosts, deploy vCenter, build the inventory and assign user roles in the vSphere Client, create standard and distributed switches, and configure datastores across supported storage technologies. You will also create virtual machines, templates, clones and snapshots, ready to run a virtual environment day to day.

What you'll learn

• Install and configure ESXi hosts
• Deploy and configure vCenter
• Use the vSphere Client to create the vCenter inventory and assign roles to vCenter users
• Create virtual networks using vSphere standard switches and distributed switches
• Create and configure datastores using storage technologies supported by vSphere
• Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
• Create content libraries for managing templates and deploying virtual machines
• Manage virtual machine resource allocation
• Migrate virtual machines with vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion
• Create and configure a vSphere cluster that is enabled with vSphere High Availability (HA) and vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler
• Manage the life cycle of vSphere to keep vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines up to date

Curriculum

Who it's for

System administrators with Windows or Linux experience who are new to vSphere 8 or want to formalise their skills.

Before you start

• System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems is recommended