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VMware vSphere Masterclass 2/2: Intermediate to Advanced

Name: VMware vSphere Masterclass 2/2: Intermediate to Advanced
Rating: 4.5 (1171 reviews)

Master advanced techniques in VMware vSphere for ESXi and vCenter, and become an expert in virtual infrastructure

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Created byFettah Ben

Last updated 5/2026

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What you'll learn

Configure and Manage Distributed Resource Scheduler™ DRS & Storage DRS to improve host scalability
Plan and Implement VMware High availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance (FT)
Create and Administer Resource Pools, vAPP, Clone, Template and Snapshot
Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere® vMotion®
Use VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ To Upgrade ESXi and Virtual Machines

Course content

15 sections • 132 lectures • 12h 37m total length

Introduction to this Course2:33
Your Feedback is Important0:54

Introduction To DRS & Storage DRS3:04
Determine How DRS & SDRS Are Applicable To An Environment7:10
DRS Affinity / Anti-Affinity Rules7:52
Storage DRS Affinity / Anti-Affinity Rules5:03
Create and Configure VMware Clusters3:30
DRS Automation Level and Migration Threshold7:29
Configure vSphere Predictive DRS and VM Automation Levels5:36
VM Distribution; Memory Metric for Load Balancing; CPU Over-Commitment5:16
Distributed Power Management (DPM) Automation Level and Threshold5:32
Turn ON vSphere DRS on Our Home LAB4:39
Hot Migration: Live VM on ESXi 1 to ESXi 27:23
Create a VM-VM Affinity & Anti-Affinity Rule: Separate & Keep VMs Together8:25
Add VM overrides3:55
Create VM/Host Anti-Affinity Rule: Should and Must Not Run on Host in Group8:18
Create VM/Host Affinity Rule: Should and Must Run on Host in Group11:50
DRS Monitoring And Recommendations3:35
Creating a Datastore Cluster with Storage DRS8:15
Execute Storage vMotion For Storage DRS Rules10:18

The Purpose of vSphere High Availability2:25
Enhanced Availability in Case of Hardware Failure5:11
Host Failure and Isolation Detection: Master & Slave Hosts11:16
vSphere HA and VM/Host Rules2:50
vSphere HA Respond to Host Failure and Isolation11:57
Datastore With PDL and APD Failure Response13:14
VM and Application Monitoring: Heartbeat Sensitivity10:40
Proactive HA Failures and Responses12:10
vSphere HA Admission Control3:31
Host Failures Cluster Tolerates Admission Control Policy8:28
Dedicated Failover Hosts2:33
Slot Policy Admission Control3:10
Performance Degradation VMs tolerate3:16
Configure Datastore Heartbeating5:51
Enabling VMware High Availability on Our Home LAB7:17
vSphere-HA folder And Protected List File2:26
vSphere HA Initiated a Failover Action on Virtual Machines3:57
Demonstrate vSphere HA by initiating a failover action when an ESXi host fails, automatically restarting the affected virtual machine on a healthy host.
vSphere HA Summary4:52
Running DRS When The Host Back To The Life7:22

Introduction To Resource Pool3:40
Configuring Virtual Machine Options: Guest OS Version4:14
Resource Allocation Shares5:37
Understanding Resource Shares Value8:15
vApp Overview2:38
Creating and Configuring Resource Pools4:32
Resource Pool Reservation and Limit Expandable4:22
Add Virtual Machines to a Resource Pool5:13
Creating and Configuring vAPP3:30
Configure vApp Startup and Shutdown Options11:04
Your Turn: Apply Your Knowledge in Practice Test #1

Shares, Reservation, Limits -CPU/Memory Resource settings11:53
Hard Disk: Shares, Limits IOPs and Flash Read Cache6:38
Shared Disk Between VMs3:11
Independent Disks & Persistent And Non-Persistent Modes4:04
Explore disk modes in vSphere, including dependent, independent, and independent non-persistent, and learn how persistent vs non-persistent settings affect snapshots and data retention.
SCSI Controller, Network Adapter, DVD drive, And other Devices9:39
Increase CPU while VM is Running: CPU Hot Add4:23
Increase Memory while VM is Running: Memory Hot Plug1:08
Increasing the size and the number of a virtual disks4:06
Adding New Devices to Virtual Machines5:53
Add an Existing Hard Disk to a Virtual Machine4:26
Add USB Devices from an ESXi Host to a Virtual Machine3:43
Vmware Remote Console: Number of Sessions and Power Operations5:55
Power Management, Boot and vAPP Options4:02

Understanding VM Snapshots6:19
The Purpose of VM Snapshots9:25
Explore how vm snapshots create delta vmdk copies to safely update operating systems and install software, as temporary backups rather than real backups.
Taking a VM Snapshot7:49
Revert to the Latest Snapshot7:40
Taking Multiple Snapshots6:41
Going Back And Forth Between Different Snapshots6:00
Consolidate And Remove All VM Snapshots6:13

Requirements

System Administration Experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
Have Some Networking knowledge
All Needed Software Are Available For Free, or Trial
Already have enrolled and completed the preview course Part 1/2

Description

Do you want to learn the leading virtualization solution in the world, used by most enterprises?

VMware vSphere is all about abstracting away physical constructs and pooling resources. However, you can take pooling too far and run out of capacity.

In this course, you'll discover how to efficiently administer VMware vSphere 7 resources and availability by learning some of the advanced features it has to offer. First, you'll delve into resource management and distributed resource scheduler. Then, you'll explore vSphere availability features like vSphere High Availability (HA), Fault Tolerance (FT). Finally, you'll wrap up by learning about Data Protection, VMware Update Manager and vSphere Security.

By the end of the course You will be able to Build and manage any Virtual Datacenter environment and be more prepared for the VMware Foundations certification and DCV exams.

This course guide provides hands-on instruction and detailed conceptual explanations, anchored by practical applications and real-world examples.

This is the ultimate guide to vSphere, helping administrators master their virtual environment.

What You Will Learn

The course is designed to teach you:

How to do vMotion & Storage vMotion
Configure, and Manage the Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS & SDRS)
Plan and Implement VMware High availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance (FT)
Create and Administer Resource Pools and vAPP
Clone, Template and Snapshot Virtual Machines
Upgrading ESXi and Virtual Machines
Install and Configure vRealize Operation to perform many monitoring functions
...

This course requires the following prerequisites:

System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

Already enrolled and completed the preview course, Part 1, that cover the beginners features of VMware vSphere 7

PS: Check the Free Preview videos to know more about the course and to be sure you can get accustomed to my accent .

Enroll now!

Who this course is for:

IT professionals
Server administrators
Virtual administrators
Storage administrators
Network administrators

VMware vSphere Masterclass 2/2: Intermediate to Advanced

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Course content

Before We Start2 lectures • 3min

Rebuild the Home Lab5 lectures • 24min

VMotion And Storage VMotion5 lectures • 40min

VMware Distributed Resource Scheduling: DRS & Storage DRS18 lectures • 1hr 57min

VSphere High Availability: HA19 lectures • 2hr 2min

vSphere Resource Pool and vAPP10 lectures • 53min

Virtual Machine Hardware Settings13 lectures • 1hr 9min

Virtual Machines Snapshots7 lectures • 50min

Virtual Machine Full And Linked Clone6 lectures • 32min

VMware Fault Tolerance8 lectures • 58min

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