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VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale and Secure (V8)

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€ 3.790,-
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€ 4.510,10
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33866
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€ 3.790,-
plus VAT.
€ 4.510,10
incl. VAT.
Booking number
33866
Venue
Online
4 dates
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In this course you will acquire advanced skills to configure and maintain a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.
Contents

Through a mixture of theory and practical exercises, you will configure and optimize the features of VMware vSphere 8 that form the basis for an effectively scalable infrastructure. You will also discuss when and where these features have the greatest impact. Attend this course to deepen your understanding of vSphere and learn how your organization can benefit from its advanced features and controls.

 

1. course introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Aims of the course

 

2. operation of virtual machines

  • Recognize the role of a VMware Tools Repository
  • Configuration of a VMware Tools repository
  • Recognize the backup and restore solution for VMs
  • Identification of the components of the vSphere replication architecture
  • Provision and configuration of vSphere Replication
  • Recovery of replicated VMs

 

3. vSphere Cluster Operations

  • Creating and managing resource pools in a cluster
  • Describing how scalable components work
  • Describing the function of the vCLS
  • Recognize processes that could disrupt the healthy functioning of vCLS VMs

 

4. network operations

  • Configuration and management of distributed vSphere switches
  • Describe how VMware vSphere Network I/O Control improves performance
  • Explain the functions of distributed switches such as port mirroring and NetFlow
  • Defining the vSphere Distributed Services Engine
  • Describe use cases and benefits of the vSphere Distributed Services Engine

 

5. storage operations

  • Discussion of vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies
  • Describe the architecture and requirements of the vSAN configuration
  • Describing the management based on storage policies
  • Recognize components in the vSphere Virtual Volumes architecture
  • Configuration of the memory I/O control

 

6. vCenter and ESXi Operations

  • Create a vCenter backup plan
  • Recognizing the importance of vCenter High Availability
  • Explain how vCenter High Availability works
  • Use of host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
  • Using the vSphere Client to manage vSphere certificates

 

7. vSphere monitoring

  • Monitor the most important factors that can affect the performance of a virtual machine
  • Describe the factors that influence the performance of vCenter
  • Use of vCenter tools to monitor resource usage
  • Create custom alerts in vCenter
  • Describe the benefits and features of VMware Skyline
  • Recognize the application possibilities of Skyline Advisor Pro

 

8. vSphere security and access control

  • Recognize strategies for securing vSphere components such as vCenter, ESXi hosts and virtual machines
  • Describe vSphere support for security standards and protocols
  • Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases
  • Configuration of the identity federation so that vCenter can use an external identity provider

 

9. vSphere Trusted Environments and VM encryption

  • Configuration of ESXi host access and authentication
  • Describing the security functions of virtual machines
  • Describe the components of a VM encryption architecture
  • Creation, management and migration of encrypted VMs
  • List of VM encryption events and alarms
  • Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority
  • Configuration of the vSphere Trust Authority

 

Requirements: 

  • Knowledge and management experience with ESXi and vCenter 
  • Experience with the command line is strongly recommended
Your benefit
  • Configure and manage a VMware Tools repository
  • Configuring vSphere Replication and restoring replicated VMs
  • Manage VM resource utilization with resource pools
  • Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and demanding organization
  • Configuring VMware vCenter Server® High Availability
  • Using host profiles to manage the compliance of VMware ESXi 8 hosts
  • Using the vSphere Client and the command line to manage certificates
  • Monitor the performance of vCenter, ESXi and VMs in the vSphere Client
  • Back up VMware vCenter® 8, ESXi and VMs in your vSphere environment
  • Using Identity Federation to configure the vCenter to use external identity sources
  • Using VMware vSphere® Trust Authority™ to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs
trainer
Erich Popp
Daniel Chroszcz
Methods

This course consists of training training and is led by a trainer who supervises the participants live. Theory and practice are taught with live demonstrations and practical exercises. The video conferencing software Zoom is used.

Final examination
Recommended for

This course is aimed at experienced system administrators, system engineers and system integrators. 

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15.12.2025
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9.2.2026
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20.4.2026
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22.6.2026
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Call us on +49 761 595 33900 or write to us at service@haufe-akademie.de or use the contact form.

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