Complete VMWare vSphere ESXi and vCenter Administration
What you'll learn
- Students will be able to do the VMWare vSphere administration
- By the end of this course you will be a professional VMWare vSphere administrator and be able to apply for IT jobs
- You will be able to install and configure ESXi
- You will be able to install and Configure vCenter
- You will be able to create Virtual Machines
- You will have great exposure to VMWare HA and DRS technology
- You will be able to troubleshoot everyday vSphere related issues
Requirements
- Desire to learn
- A computer with at least 4-8G of memory
Description
Look no further. You have found one of the best VMWare course on this platform. This course includes everything you need to know about VMWare vSphere ESXi, vCenter, HA, DRS and much more...
VMWare is number ONE virtualization software in corporate world and if you want to learn it you found the right course. This is the VMWare Administration course that prepares you for corporate world and help you significantly with vSphere certifications (VCA, VCP, VCAP, VCTA 2022 Associate etc.) If you want to start your career in VMWare and have little or no knowledge of it then I can help.
In addition to the lectures there will be quizzes, homework and hand-out material just like a live classroom training
I have been teaching this exact course in a classroom environment in New York City. Please note 70% of my students who took this course got the job in IT within months. Imagine those who take my course only to level up their career, how productive this training can be for them
Following is the list of topics I will cover in this course:
Module 1
Introduction
Course Syllabus
Download Syllabus option
Module 2
What is Virtualization?
How Virtualization Works?
Basic Virtualization Terms
Benefits of Virtualization
Virtualization Technology Companies
Difference Between Virtualization and Cloud
Quiz, handouts and homework
Module 3
What is VMWare?
VMWare Products (Player, ESXi, vSphere, etc.)
Importance of VMWare
Quiz, handouts and homework
Module 4
Lab Design
VMWare Online Lab - Virtualization 101
Download and Install VMWare Player
First VM on VMWare Player (Linux)
Download and Install ESXi Server (Hypervisor)
Configure ESXi Server
Connect to ESXi and Explore vSphere Dashboard
Quiz, handouts and homework
Module 5
First VM on ESXi
Install Linux OS
VM Management
Update ESXi hostname
Install Windows on a VM
Install VMWare Tools
Review VMs and Modify Resources
VM Snapshots
Quiz, handouts and homework
Module 6
Install 2nd ESXi Server
What is vCenter?
Downloading vCenter and Installation Options (Win32 UI or OVA)
Install vCenter
Accessing vCenter (Flash/HTML, SSH, Console, Admin Portal)
vCenter Management Interface
Create a Datacenter and Add ESXi Servers
Managing hosts on vCenter
Quiz, handouts and homework
Module 7
vCenter Homepage
Getting Started and Summary
Monitors
Configure, Permissions and Datacenters (Menu)
Hosts & Clusters and VMs
Other Menu Options
Quiz, handouts and homework
Module 8
Migrating VM without VMWare cluster (Cold)
vMotion
VMWare Cluster
High Availability - (Introduction)
High Availability - Part 1 (Linux Installation)
High Availability - Part 2 (Setup NFS)
High Availability - Part 3 (Mount NFS and Migrate VMs)
High Availability - Part 4 (Setup Cluster and Configure HA)
Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
Sequence of Starting and Shutting VMWare vSphere Environment
Datastore clusters
Quiz, handouts and homework
Module 9
VM Cloning
VM Templates
VM Export and Import (OVF)
Organizing VMs
Other Menu VM Options
Fault Tolerance
Accessing vCenter through HTML5
Quiz, handouts and homework
Module 10
ESXi Command Line (CLI)
VMWare vCenter Converter
VMWare vRealize Operations
VMWare vRealize Automation
VMWare Horizon
VMWare Community and Resources
Bonus
Additional Resources
Many extra lectures
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Main thing about course is its simplicity and the hierarchy. Design is very good and easy which helps to understand things better. -- Akash Garg (Udemy Student)
I just love the teaching ad the learning experience I am getting -- Jacob Samba (Udemy Student)
The course is run very well and I really like the handouts and the homework that is assigned. The homework helps me learn and continue with the learning process even when adult life is still progressing forward. -- Thomas Rogers (Udemy Student)
I genuinely look forward to additional courses in the future. This has been so informative. You hear the name oracle all the time, but this was well put in layman’s terms -- Atoofa Hasan (Classroom Student)
Imran Afzal eats, breathes and sleeps IT! He really knows his stuff. I feel like he has brought me from a novice level education to masters level in a short time period. Anyone who is looking to get a job in IT should definitely take this course. -- TJ Walker (Udemy Student)
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who has some prior knowledge of IT or VMWare
- Anyone who wants to add a new skill to his or her profile
- Anyone who wants to manage VMWare in their environment
Instructor
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 73,732 Reviews
- 554,436 Students
- 29 Courses
Best-selling Instructor with 600k+ students worldwide, CEO, Educational Content Creator, Mentor, IT Professional, Entrepreneur (MBA)
Imran Afzal has over 20 years of experience in Systems administration/engineering, leadership, entrepreneurship, training, and public speaking.
Currently Imran manages a large team of systems engineers, administrators and team leads globally. He started his career with Time Warner (New York City) in 2001 as a systems administrator. That is where he began his IT career.
He has utilized IT skills in many fortune 500 companies such as financial firm, fashion industry, tech media industry etc. He spearheaded projects like datacenter migration, introduction and deployment of VMWare, monitoring tools implementation, Amazon cloud migration and many more.
Imran earned his bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems from Baruch College, City University of New York as an honor student. He earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT).
Some of his certifications are in Linux Systems Management, UNIX Operating Systems, Linux System Administration, System Internals, VMWare Certified Professional, RHCSA and Windows Server Certified
Imran has been training since 2010 and provides onsite and online training on many IT subjects. He has some of the bestselling and highest rated online courses with over 600,000 students worldwide. He has helped almost 1000+ students to land a job of their dream in IT.
He believes in education and giving back. He also established a non-profit school for children from pre-K till 10th grade.
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- Main thing about course is its simplicity and the hierarchy. Design is very good and easy which helps to understand things better. -- Akash Garg (Udemy Student)
- I just love the teaching ad the learning experience I am getting -- Jacob Samba (Udemy Student)
- Imran Afzal might be my favorite teacher I've EVER had. He is funny, and engaging. The course was easy to follow, and with no experience starting I am now extremely comfortable with Linux, and actually really like it. He does make you do your googles, but this is not a bad thing especially considering the nature of IT and documentation to solve your own problems. I highly recommend. -- Vanessa Diaz-Goumond (Udemy Student)
- The course is run very well and I really like the handouts and the homework that is assigned. The homework helps me learn and continue with the learning process even when adult life is still progressing forward. -- Thomas Rogers (Udemy Student)
- Such an amazing instructor. Imran must have put in a lot of effort in structuring the course and taking the student step by step, he takes his time in explaining everything, from what Linux is, how to down load it, coding, etc. I have taken other courses from Imran. I am a student for life. Keep it up and please keep preparing more courses for please like us who can benefit from your way of teaching, knowledge and experience. Thank you. -- Ali Shiekh (Udemy Student)
- In the first place I say a big thank you to the instructor for making such a great course. I was afraid to learn Linux. I now feel very comfortable with Linux. I have understood both the concept behind and the practical as well. I would recommend every one who is NEW to Linux and wants to grab it once and for all without wasting time to go ahead and ERNOLL. You will not regret it. I would like the instructor to do same for WINDOWS SERVER ADMIN., I don't seem to find any better and beginner oriented course out there that could be matched with this course. To me, it is the BEST Linux Course on Online. I just started some real world projects with Linux after this great course, I was new to Linux and in just a month I am on the command line always playing. -- Opoku Bright (Udemy Student)
- I genuinely look forward to additional courses in the future. This has been so informative. You hear the name oracle all the time, but this was well put in layman’s terms -- Atoofa Hasan (Classroom Student)
- Imran Afzal eats, breathes and sleeps Linux! He really knows his stuff. I feel like he has brought me from a novice level education to masters level in a short time period. Anyone who is looking to get a job in Linux should definitely take this course. -- TJ Walker (Mentor)
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