VMware vSphere: Administration and Managemnt

Why Attend

This five-day training course provides hands-on training to equip students with a range of skills, from performing routine VMware vSphere® 7 administrative and management tasks to complex vSphere operations and configurations. Through activities, participants are immersed in real-life situations faced by VMBeans, a fictitious company. These situations expose students to real-life scenarios faced by companies that are building and scaling their virtual infrastructure.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

Instructor-led training that uses interactive learning methods, including class discussion, small group activities, and role-playing

Course Objectives

Configure and manage complex storage solutions in a vSphere environment (including NFS, iSCSI, and so on); Configure and manage complex, scalable vSphere networking operations (vSphere Standard Switch and Distributed Switches); Deploy, manage, and optimize virtual machines (advanced configuration, content library, latency-sensitive workloads, and more); Manage business continuity and operations in your vSphere environment (VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™ file-based backup, VMware vCenter Server® profiles, host profiles, and so on); Plan and implement increased vSphere security (use a Key Provider, VM Encryption, CPU scheduler remediations, and so on); Troubleshoot the vSphere environment; Use VMware vSphere® Lifecycle Manager™ to upgrade to VMware ESXi™ hosts and virtual machines (VUM, image-based clusters, and so on); Implement vSphere cluster solutions (Cluster QuickStart wizard, VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™, VMware vSphere® High Availability, VMware vSAN™, and so on); Implement resource optimizations to streamline vSphere deployments; Create an advanced configuration of vCenter Server (including an identity source)

Target Audience

Target Competencies

n/a

INTRODUCTION

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Introduction to fictitious company: VMBeans

CONFIGURE AND MANAGE YOUR VSPHERE ENVIRONMENT

Perform various vCenter Server configurations
Configure an external identity source
Configure virtual networking with advanced options
Configure and manage advanced storage configurations
Configure vSphere clusters (also using Cluster QuickStart)

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS IN YOUR DATA CENTER

Collect vSphere log files
Configure vCenter Server file-based backup
Working with vCenter Server profiles
Configure and manage advanced cluster settings
Create and configure advanced host options
Create and manage host profiles
Manage and remediate clusters using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Create and configure a Content Library
Update a managed virtual machine template
Configure a central VMware ToolsTM installation repository
Manage vSphere roles and permissions

TROUBLESHOOT YOUR DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENT

Troubleshoot vSphere configuration issues
Troubleshoot resource pool configuration issues
Troubleshoot network and storage issues
Troubleshoot ESXi host issues
Troubleshoot vCenter Server resource issues

INCREASING SECURITY IN YOUR DATA CENTER

Create and manage a Key Management solution
Create an encrypted virtual machine
Configure CPU scheduler options to achieve security remediations

PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZATION IN YOUR DATA CENTER

Manage advanced virtual machine configurations
Identify and implement vSphere resource optimization opportunities

$1875

Kampala

Country: Uganda

Duration: One week

Date: 27–31 Oct 2025

$1475

Mombasa

VMware vSphere: Administration and Managemnt

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Target Competencies

$1875

Country: Uganda

Duration: One week

Date: 27–31 Oct 2025

$1475

Country: Kenya

Duration: One week

Date: 18–22 May 2026