Course Schedule
| Date | Time | Price | Option |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/20/2026 | 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM CT | $4,625.00 | |
| 09/14/2026 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $4,625.00 | |
| 08/03/2026 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $4,625.00 | |
| 04/13/2026 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $4,625.00 | |
| 05/11/2026 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $4,625.00 | |
| 06/08/2026 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $4,625.00 | |
| 07/06/2026 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $4,625.00 |
Overview
This five-day course teaches you advanced skills for configuring and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. This five-day course teaches you advanced skills for configuring and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you configure and optimize the VMware vSphere 8 features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure. You also discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. Attend this course to deepen your understanding of vSphere and learn how its advanced features and controls can benefit your organization.
Prerequisites:
The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:
- Attend VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]
- Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESXi and vCenter
- Experience with working at the command line is highly recommended.
Course Objectives:
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Configure and manage a VMware Tools Repository
- Configure vSphere Replication and recover replicated VMs
- Manage VM resource usage with resource pools
- Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise
- Configure vCenter High Availability
- Use host profiles to manage VMware ESXi host compliance
- Use the vSphere Client to manage certificates
- Monitor the vCenter, ESXi, and VMs performance in the vSpher e client
- Secure vCenter, ESXi, and VMs in your vSphere environment
- Use VMware vSphere Trust Authority to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs
- Use Identity Federation to configure the vCenter to use external identity sources
Who Should Attend
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- Experienced system administrators
- System engineers
- System integrators
FAQ
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You will receive a receipt and an enrollment confirmation sent to the email you submitted at purchase. Your enrollment email will have instructions on how to access the class. Any additional questions our team is here to support you. Please call us at 469-721-6100.
If a student is 15 minutes late, they risk losing their seat to a standby student. If a student is 30 minutes late or more, they will need to reschedule. A no-show fee will apply. Retakes are enrolled on a stand-by basis. The student must supply previously issued courseware. Additional fees may apply.
You will receive a ‘Certificate of Completion’ once you complete the class. If you purchased an exam voucher for the class, a team member from TOPTALENT LEARNING will reach out to discuss your readiness for the voucher and make arrangements to send it.