Complete VMWare vSphere ESXi and vCenter Administration

Learn how virtualization works, from the physical server to the virtualization layer and hypervisor, like VMware ESXi, that runs multiple virtual operating systems and enables their communication.

Explore virtualization benefits, including lower hardware costs, reduced data center real estate and electricity, easier management, redundancy, fast deployment, scalable resources, and licensing advantages.

Explore major virtualization players, led by VMware with vSphere ESXi, plus Oracle, Microsoft, Citrix, Red Hat, Amazon, and Google Cloud Platform, their hypervisors, cloud services, and licensing nuances.

Compare virtualization as an on-premises technology you manage from hardware to applications with cloud as a remote service where providers handle infrastructure and uptime, letting you focus on your applications.

Manage basic ESXi files by creating, viewing, and renaming files using simple commands, and verify content display and updates to ensure proper file handling in ESXi.

Download and install the vSphere ESXi hypervisor to create and run multiple virtual machines using a lab setup with VMware Player and ISO images.

Install a Linux operating system on a virtual machine in ESXi, selecting CentOS 7, powering on, using the console, and performing a minimal install with a configured hostname.

Create a new virtual machine in vSphere ESXi, attach a Windows Server 2016 ISO, allocate 2 GB RAM and 30 GB disk, and complete the Windows installation.

Install a second ESXi server to enable clustering and VM migration, with vCenter managing high availability, and configure static IP 192.168.9.6 with sufficient RAM, CPU, and disk.

Download the vCenter appliance ISO and install via either the Win32 UI or deploying an OVA on ESXi, using a tiny deployment.

Access the vCenter management interface via https on port 5480 to view health, backups, restore options, and appliance logs. Manage networking, time, and central logging from the left navigation.

Add esxi servers to vCenter to manage them in one place by creating a data center and attaching hosts via the vSphere web client.

Manage esxi hosts in vCenter by creating virtual machines, deploying ovf templates, and configuring storage, networking, and host profiles to streamline maintenance and monitoring.

Explore module 7 of the complete VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter administration course, introducing essential concepts for managing VMware infrastructure and administration tasks.

Explore the vcenter monitor menu to view and customize alarms, review tasks, events, and system logs, and assess performance and resource reservations for vms and hosts.

Configure, manage, and assign permissions for datacenters in vCenter, covering storage adapters, data stores, VMkernel adapters including vmotion, networking, licensing, and event banners.

Explore host clusters and virtual machines within vCenter, create clusters, manage resources, and work with VM templates, snapshots, and content libraries to streamline ESXi administration.

Set up a NAS device and create an NFS share for vCenter, configure a storage pool with 100 GB and 10 GB volumes, export permissions, and mount on vCenter.

Export a virtual machine as ovf to move across platforms, creating an ovf directory with .ovf, .vmdk, and .mf files; import on a different platform or use an .ova container.

Enable vSphere fault tolerance to provide continuous availability through a live shadow VM mirroring the primary VM, suitable for applications with up to four vCPUs.

Access vCenter through HTML5, introduced in vSphere 6.5 and now fully supported by 6.7 and 7.0, with a sleeker interface and differences from the Flash client.

Begin module 10 of the complete VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter administration course, introducing core concepts and administration workflows for managing ESXi hosts and vCenter.

Discover how VMware vRealize Operations attaches to your vSphere environment to pull data from vCenter, enabling policy-based automation, proactive alerts, analytics, and capacity planning for data center migrations.

Discover how VMware vRealize Automation enables self-service, policy-driven deployment of virtual machines across private and public clouds, automating vSphere environments with cataloged services and DevOps-oriented infrastructure management.

Congratulations on completing the VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter administration course, showcasing your readiness to manage VMware environments with ESXi and vCenter administration skills.

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