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In this two-day course, you will learn about the new features and enhancements of VMware vCenter Server 8.0 and VMware ESXi 8.0. Using real-world application scenarios, hands-on lab exercises and lectures, you will learn the skills you need to effectively implement and configure VMware vSphere 8.0.
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Course Contents
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- Course Introduction
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- vSphere Distributed Services Engine
- vSphere and vCenter Management
- ESXi Enhancements
- vSphere Storage
- Guest OS and Workloads
- Resource Management
- Security and Compliance
- vSphere Lifecycle Manager
- Auto Deploy
- vSphere with Tanzu
- Announcing vSphere+
You will receive the original course documentation from VMware as an e-book.
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Target Group
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System architects, system administrators, IT managers, VMware partners, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing vSphere architectures who want to deploy vSphere 8.0 in their existing vSphere environment.
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Knowledge Prerequisites
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This course requires completion of one of the following courses or equivalent knowledge and experience administering ESXi and vCenter Server:
- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
- VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale
- VMware vSphere: Fast Track
- VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting
Experience with working in the command line is helpful.
The course material assumes that you can perform the following tasks without help 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
- Change the hardware of a virtual machine
- Migrate a virtual machine using 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 for ESXi hosts and VMsIf you cannot perform all of these tasks, VMware recommends that you instead take the course "VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (V8.x)" course instead
1 Course Introduction |
• Introductions and course logistics |
• Course objectives |
2 Installation and Upgrade |
• Describe the new vCenter Server Appliance deployment model |
• Upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7 |
• Migrate a Windows vCenter Server instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7 |
• Describe the enhancements to vCenter Server Appliance |
3 Management Enhancements |
• Identify the scaling and performance improvements for vCenter Server Appliance |
• Describe the support provided for dynamic DNS |
• Recognize how to change the IP address or FQDN of vCenter Server |
• Describe prefix-based MAC address allocation |
• Perform a VM template in-place update in Content Library |
• Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases |
• Configure identity federation |
• Manage certificates using the vSphere Client |
• Identify VMware NSX-T™ logical switches and their properties in the vSphere Client |
• Explain the benefits of using VMware Skyline™ to proactively monitor your environment |
4 ESXi Enhancements |
• Upgrade an ESXi host to version 7 |
• List the enhancements introduced with ESXi 7 |
• Describe new device support for ESXi hosts |
• Describe support for Precision Time Protocol |
5 VM Enhancements |
• Discuss the new functionality, virtual devices, and VM maximums supported by VM compatibility version 17 |
• Describe the enhancements to guest customization |
• Perform a vSphere vMotion migration of VMs with remote devices |
6 Storage Enhancements |
• Describe the enhancements to NVMe support |
• Describe the enhancements to VMware Pluggable Storage Architecture |
• Describe the purpose of the High-Performance Plug-in |
• Describe the support for iSER |
• Recognize the changes made to the ESXi system storage layout |
• Describe the support for CAB deployment of WSFC in vSphere 6.7 and later |
• List the enhancements made to vSAN |
7 Security Enhancements |
• Describe the enhancements to the VM encryption feature |
• Describe the enhancements to cloning, migration, and encryption operations |
• Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority |
• Configure vSphere Trust Authority |
8 Cluster Enhancements |
• Demonstrate the Quickstart feature of the ESXi cluster |
• Recognize improvements to vSphere DRS |
• Describe use cases for scalable shares |
9 vSphere Lifecycle Management |
• Use vCenter Server Update Planner to run vCenter Server upgrade prechecks |
• Compare vSphere Lifecycle Manager to vSphere Update Manager |
• Manage and update ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager |
10 Introduction to vSphere with Kubernetes |
• Differentiate between containers and virtual machines |
• Identify the parts of a container system |
• Recognize the basic architecture of Kubernetes |
• Describe a basic Kubernetes workflow |
• Describe the purpose of vSphere with Kubernetes and how it fits into the VMware Tanzu portfolio |
• Explain the vSphere with Kubernetes supervisor cluster |
• Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes grid service |
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Classroom training
- Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!
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Hybrid training
- Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.
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Online training
- You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.
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Tailor-made courses
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You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.

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In this two-day course, you will learn about the new features and enhancements of VMware vCenter Server 8.0 and VMware ESXi 8.0. Using real-world application scenarios, hands-on lab exercises and lectures, you will learn the skills you need to effectively implement and configure VMware vSphere 8.0.
-
Course Contents
-
- Course Introduction
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- vSphere Distributed Services Engine
- vSphere and vCenter Management
- ESXi Enhancements
- vSphere Storage
- Guest OS and Workloads
- Resource Management
- Security and Compliance
- vSphere Lifecycle Manager
- Auto Deploy
- vSphere with Tanzu
- Announcing vSphere+
You will receive the original course documentation from VMware as an e-book.
-
Target Group
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System architects, system administrators, IT managers, VMware partners, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing vSphere architectures who want to deploy vSphere 8.0 in their existing vSphere environment.
-
Knowledge Prerequisites
-
This course requires completion of one of the following courses or equivalent knowledge and experience administering ESXi and vCenter Server:
- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
- VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale
- VMware vSphere: Fast Track
- VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting
Experience with working in the command line is helpful.
The course material assumes that you can perform the following tasks without help 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
- Change the hardware of a virtual machine
- Migrate a virtual machine using 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 for ESXi hosts and VMsIf you cannot perform all of these tasks, VMware recommends that you instead take the course "VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (V8.x)" course instead
1 Course Introduction |
• Introductions and course logistics |
• Course objectives |
2 Installation and Upgrade |
• Describe the new vCenter Server Appliance deployment model |
• Upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7 |
• Migrate a Windows vCenter Server instance to vCenter Server Appliance 7 |
• Describe the enhancements to vCenter Server Appliance |
3 Management Enhancements |
• Identify the scaling and performance improvements for vCenter Server Appliance |
• Describe the support provided for dynamic DNS |
• Recognize how to change the IP address or FQDN of vCenter Server |
• Describe prefix-based MAC address allocation |
• Perform a VM template in-place update in Content Library |
• Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases |
• Configure identity federation |
• Manage certificates using the vSphere Client |
• Identify VMware NSX-T™ logical switches and their properties in the vSphere Client |
• Explain the benefits of using VMware Skyline™ to proactively monitor your environment |
4 ESXi Enhancements |
• Upgrade an ESXi host to version 7 |
• List the enhancements introduced with ESXi 7 |
• Describe new device support for ESXi hosts |
• Describe support for Precision Time Protocol |
5 VM Enhancements |
• Discuss the new functionality, virtual devices, and VM maximums supported by VM compatibility version 17 |
• Describe the enhancements to guest customization |
• Perform a vSphere vMotion migration of VMs with remote devices |
6 Storage Enhancements |
• Describe the enhancements to NVMe support |
• Describe the enhancements to VMware Pluggable Storage Architecture |
• Describe the purpose of the High-Performance Plug-in |
• Describe the support for iSER |
• Recognize the changes made to the ESXi system storage layout |
• Describe the support for CAB deployment of WSFC in vSphere 6.7 and later |
• List the enhancements made to vSAN |
7 Security Enhancements |
• Describe the enhancements to the VM encryption feature |
• Describe the enhancements to cloning, migration, and encryption operations |
• Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority |
• Configure vSphere Trust Authority |
8 Cluster Enhancements |
• Demonstrate the Quickstart feature of the ESXi cluster |
• Recognize improvements to vSphere DRS |
• Describe use cases for scalable shares |
9 vSphere Lifecycle Management |
• Use vCenter Server Update Planner to run vCenter Server upgrade prechecks |
• Compare vSphere Lifecycle Manager to vSphere Update Manager |
• Manage and update ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager |
10 Introduction to vSphere with Kubernetes |
• Differentiate between containers and virtual machines |
• Identify the parts of a container system |
• Recognize the basic architecture of Kubernetes |
• Describe a basic Kubernetes workflow |
• Describe the purpose of vSphere with Kubernetes and how it fits into the VMware Tanzu portfolio |
• Explain the vSphere with Kubernetes supervisor cluster |
• Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes grid service |
-
Classroom training
- Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!
-
Hybrid training
- Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.
-
Online training
- You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.
-
Tailor-made courses
-
You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
