Build practical VMware vSphere 7 administration skills by deploying and managing ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and vCenter. Learn storage, networking, clustering, high availability, troubleshooting, and virtualization best practices through hands-on demonstrations. Gain the confidence to administer enterprise VMware environments.
This course provides a practical introduction to VMware vSphere 7 administration, guiding you through the deployment, configuration, and day-to-day management of ESXi hosts and VMware vCenter. Through hands-on demonstrations, you will develop the skills needed to administer virtualized environments with confidence. You will begin by installing and configuring VMware ESXi before creating and managing virtual machines running both Windows and Linux. The course explores storage management, virtual networking, datastores, virtual switches, VMkernel networking, licensing, VMware Tools, and host configuration best practices. As your skills grow, you will deploy VMware vCenter, configure clusters, implement vMotion, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), High Availability (HA), Fault Tolerance (FT), permissions, Active Directory integration, and performance monitoring. The course also covers snapshots, templates, cloning, hot-add resources, backup and recovery strategies, hardware compatibility, automated startup policies, and advanced troubleshooting techniques using ESXi CLI and SSH. By the end of the course, you will be equipped to deploy, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere environments while applying enterprise virtualization best practices. This course is designed for system administrators, virtualization engineers, IT support professionals, infrastructure engineers, cloud administrators, and anyone interested in learning VMware vSphere administration. It is ideal for learners who want practical experience with ESXi, vCenter, virtual machines, storage, networking, clustering, and enterprise virtualization. Basic knowledge of computer networking, operating systems, and server administration is recommended. Learn through hands-on demonstrations that mirror real-world VMware administration tasks. Progress from installing ESXi to managing enterprise virtualization features in vCenter while applying industry best practices. Reinforce your knowledge through practical configuration, management, and troubleshooting exercises. This course is based on VMware vSphere 7 Administration - ESXi and vCenter Practical Guide, by Emilio Aguero and Palwasha Khan. This course is licensed and distributed by Packt. All rights reserved. Packt is one of the world's most prolific publishers of cutting-edge technical content. For over two decades we've made it our mission to curate and publish the knowledge of only the very best technical experts. We focus on real-world courses that help our customers get the job done, with coverage that extends across a wide range of established and cutting-edge technical topics. If you're an individual or an organisation that embraces learning by doing, Packt is the perfect fit for you.
