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Overview
In this two-day course, you explore the new features and enhancements following VMware vCenter Server 8.0 and VMware ESXi 8.0. Real-world use-case scenarios, hands-on lab exercises, and lectures teach you the skills that you need to effectively implement and configure VMware vSphere 8.0.
Prerequisites:
This course requires completion of one of the following courses, or equivalent knowledge, plus administration experience with ESXi and vCenter Server:
- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
- VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale
- VMware vSphere: Fast Track
- VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting
Experience with working at the command line is helpful. The course material presumes that you can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course:
- Install and configure ESXi
- Install vCenter Server
- Create vCenter Server objects, such as data centers and folders
- Create and manage vCenter Server roles and permissions
- Create and modify a standard switch
- Create and modify a distributed switch
- Connect an ESXi host to NAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel storage
- Create a VMware vSphere VMFS datastore
- Use a content library template to create a virtual machine
- Modify a virtual machine’s hardware
- Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere vMotion and VMware vSphere Storage vMotion
- Configure and manage a VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler cluster
- Configure and manage a VMware vSphere High Availability cluster
- Use VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager to perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and VMs
- If you cannot complete these tasks, VMware recommends that you instead take the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] course.
Course Objectives:
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Recognize the importance of key features and enhancements in vSphere 8.0
- Describe vCenter Server, VMware ESXi, storage, virtual machine, and security enhancements in vSphere 8.0
- Describe the purpose of vSphere Distributed Services Engine
- Update an ESXi host equipped with a Data Processing Unit (DPU) using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
- Identify devices supported for system storage on ESXi 8.0
- Recognize enhancements to VM hardware compatibility settings
- VMware vSphere Memory Monitoring and Remediation and the improvements to vSphere DRS
- Recognize the new Virtual Non-Uniform Memory Access (vNUMA) topology settings of a VM in vSphere Client
- Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager and Auto Deploy to manage the configuration specifications for the hosts in a cluster
- Recognize the vSphere Lifecycle Manager and Auto Deploy enhancements in vSphere 8.0
- Recognize the cloud benefits that VMware vSphere+ brings to on-premises workloads
- Recognize technology that is discontinued or deprecated in vSphere 8.0
Who Should Attend
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- System Architects
- System Administrators
- IT Managers
- VMware Partners
- Individuals responsible for implementing and managing vSphere architectures who want to deploy vSphere 8.0 into their existing vSphere environment.
FAQ
What if I have to reschedule my class due to conflict?
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What happens once I purchase a class?
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What is your late policy?
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.
What happens when I finish my class?
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.