VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage v8.0 Course

Name: VMware vSphere: Install Configure Manage v8.0
Price: 4250.00 USD
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$4,250.00 USD

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5 Days

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Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

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Course Overview

Want to run, secure, and scale enterprise virtualization like a pro? Over 70% of enterprise workloads run on virtualized infrastructure, and VMware vSphere leads the industry in scalability and performance. IT professionals with the skills to install, configure, and manage VMware platforms are essential to modern data center teams.

This five-day course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi 8 and VMware vCenter 8. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size. This course is the foundation for most VMware technologies in the software-defined data center. Attendance of this course meets the training requirement to achieve the following certification: VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)

Course Objectives

This course prepares you to build, configure, and manage vSphere environments that meet enterprise performance and availability standards. By the end, you’ll be equipped to support scalable, secure, and efficient virtual infrastructure operations.

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

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for:

System Administrators and System Engineers

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What is VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage v8.0 training?

This five-day course provides expert-led, hands-on training in how to install, configure, and manage VMware vSphere 8 infrastructure. You'll gain practical experience with ESXi, vCenter, virtual machines, storage, and Lifecycle Manager.

How will this training benefit my career?

This course delivers practical, in-demand skills for managing VMware vSphere environments—making it a valuable asset for IT professionals in system administration, infrastructure, and virtualization roles. It provides hands-on experience with tools like ESXi, vCenter, and Lifecycle Manager, supports readiness for VMware certification, and helps you advance into roles that require scalable, enterprise-grade infrastructure expertise.

Will this course help me configure high availability clusters?

Yes. You’ll learn how to create and configure clusters using vSphere HA and DRS, set failover and load balancing policies, and manage cluster performance and redundancy.

Will this course help me upgrade and manage ESXi hosts?

Absolutely. You’ll use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to validate compliance, apply patches, update host images, and upgrade VM hardware and VMware Tools.

Is this course part of a VMware certification pathway?

Yes. This training supports the VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) certification. It covers the core skills and technologies tested on the exam, including ESXi, vCenter, virtual machines, networking, storage, clusters, and lifecycle management—making it an excellent preparation step for earning your VCP-DCV credential.