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VMware vSphere for IT Professionals: Beginner to Advanced
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(15 ratings)
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VMware vSphere for IT Professionals: Beginner to Advanced

VMware vSphere Virtualization for IT Professionals from Beginner to Advanced
Created byOluwaseyi Ogungbaigbe
Last updated 4/2024
English
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What you'll learn

  • The Concept of Virtualization
  • Student will be able to install and configure ESXi 8
  • Student will be able to install and Configure vCenter 8
  • Manage and Administer VMware vSphere Virtual Infrastructure
  • Students will be able to install, configure, and administer VMware vSphere Replication Appliance. 8
  • Students will be able to install, configure, and administer VMware Site Recovery Manager 8
  • Students will be able to Manage and Configure Distributed Switch
  • Upgrading and Patching Virtual Infrastructure

Course content

17 sections • 122 lectures • 13h 9m total length

  • Introduction3:15

    Master VMware vSphere virtualization from beginner to advanced, preparing IT professionals to optimize enterprise infrastructure, integrate with public clouds like Azure and AWS, and pursue VMware certification.

  • Outline9:20

    Explore virtualization with VMware vSphere, including ESXi, vCenter, and central management. Learn lab design, shared storage, Active Directory and DNS, and VM deployment workflows for a resilient virtual data center.

  • Virtualization Overview11:07

    Explore virtualization fundamentals, including type one and type two hypervisors, and how VMware vSphere enables consolidated resources, high availability, and centralized management through templates and virtual machines.

Requirements

  • Desire to learn VMware Virtualization

Description

  • Are you interested in learning or improving your knowledge of VMware vSphere virtualization?

  • Do you want to learn from someone who has practical working experience in VMware virtualization?

  • Are you seeking knowledge on how to improve on the job if you are already managing the VMware vSphere environment?

If you fall into the above set of students, you have made the right decision to enroll in this course.

This course is explained step-by-step. I have already published two courses on Udemy with students across the globe, so I know how to impact knowledge. I make complex concepts simple for my students. As of the time of publishing this couse, my already published  couses are rated "Highest Rated"

It is a good decision to acquire or improve your knowledge of Vmware virtualization because Vmware is one of the leading virtualization platforms today. They powered some of the cloud providers today and also run on hyperscale cloud providers like Azure, AWS, Google,etc.

I have over 15 years of working experience in IT infrastructure and have been working with VMware virtualization for over 10 years. I got my first certification as a VMware Certified Professional (VCP 5.0) in 2014, and over the years I have mastered VMware Virtualization. If you enroll in this course, you will acquire the knowledge to administer VMware Sphere Virtual Infrastructure to the level of an expert. 

The course is for both beginners and advanced students. who wants to learn or improve skills in VMware virtualization.

Here are some of the topics:

VMWARE VSPHERE

  • Introduction

  • ESXi Hypervisor

  • Virtual Machine

  • Vcenter

  • Networking in vSphere

  • Deployment and Planning Tools


  • ESXI DEPLOYMENT

  • Introduction

  • Deploy the First ESXi Server

  • Post Deployment Configuration via DCUI

  • Accessing and Navigating ESXi Server via Web client

  • Deployment of Windows VM

  • Configure VM Auto Start

  • Configure NTP for the Host

  • Perform other post-VM and ESXi Deployment configurations.

  • Deploy the Second ESXi Host (Assignment )

  • Solve the assignment together

VCENTER OPERATIONS

  • Create Datacenter

  • Add Hosts to Datacenter

  • Provision NFS Share Storage to the Hosts

  • Host Cluster Concept & Best Practice

  • Create Host Cluster

  • Add Hosts to Cluster

  • Provision iSCSI Datastore to the Hosts

VMware vCenter Host Clustering Features

  • Introduction

  • Configure vMotion Network

  • Perform Storage vMotion (Move VMs from Local Datastore to Share Datastore)

  • Perform vMotion Operations (Migrate VMs to another Hosts)

  • Working with Fault Tolerant (FT)

  • Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)

  • Hosts and VMs Affinity

UPGRADING VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Introduction

  • Upgrade vCenter Server Using -Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU)

  • Hosts Upgrade with VMware Life Cycle Manager to Update the Host in a cluster

  • Updating VM Hardware Version -VM Tool

  • WORKING WITH DISTRIBUTED SWITCH

  • Introduction

  • Create a Distributed Switch (Management, VMs & vMotion)

  • Create Portgroups on the DvSwitch

  • Add Hosts to the Distributed Switch

  • Migrate Hosts from Standard Switch to DvSwitch

  • Manage Distributed Switch

  • Network Security Policies

  • Add the Second DvSwitch for Storage and Migrate from Stannard to DvSwitch

  • Perform Cleanup on (Standard & DvSwitch)

PERMISSION IN VSPHERE

  • Introduction

  • Working with Vcenter local SSO domain to provide permissions

  • Integrate AD to Vcenter (Windows Authentication)

  • Integrate Active Directory to vCenter with AD Over LDAP

  • Integrate Active Directory to vCenter with AD Over secure LDAP (LDAPS)

  • Assigning Roles and Permissions

  • Test the Permissions Configured

VM MANAGEMENT

  • Modify VM Settings

  • Working with Template

  • Working with Snapshot

  • Clone VM

  • Resource Pool

  • ………..

DISK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

  • Extending Datastore

  • Increasing Virtual Disk – Windows

  • Increasing Virtual Disk Linux OS

  • Working with RDM Disk

  • Attaching RDM Disk to a VM

  • Inflating Thin Provision Disk

  • Create Share Disk for VMs with Disk Clustering Feature :E.g. Oracle DB ASM disk

BUSINESS CONTINUITY WITH VSPHERE PART 1 &2

  • Introduction

  • Deploy and Configure vSphere Replication

  • Test Failover and Failback VMs

  • Deploy and configure VMware Site Recovery Manager

  • Create Protection Group

  • Create Failover test plan

  • Test Failover and Failback VMs

  • Re-Protect

  • Generate DR Test Report

  • vCenter HA

  • vCenter Backup

  • vCenter Restore

  • …………..


Who this course is for:

  • Anyone with prior knowledge of IT or VMware and who is ready to advance his or her career in VMware virtualization.
  • Anyone who wants to add a new skill to his or her profile
  • Managing VMware in his or her organization
  • Anyone preparing for job opportunities in VMware Virtualization

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