Vmware Vsphere 7 And 8 Esxi And Vcenter Administration

Introduction to VMWare vSphere ESXi and vCenter Administration

What you'll learn

After completion of this course, you will be able to administer VMWare vSphere

You will be proficient in the installation and configuration of ESXi

You will be proficient in creating Virtual Machines

You will be able to Install and configure vCenter

Additionally, you will be able to Configure Virtual Machine's storage, Snapshots, VM Network cards, Clone VMs, Migrate, P2V migration

You will be able to build a Microsoft cluster with shared storage

You will learn to monitor performance for you Virtual machines and the VCenter

Requirements

Anyone can take this course. To take advantage of the labs, it is best to be able to have access to a computer to install (ALL FREE) ESXi.

Description

VMWare vSphere ESXi and vCenter Administration (This covers ESXi version 7 and 8)Whether you’re completely new to IT or already working in the field, this course is your ticket to understanding and mastering VMware virtualization—an essential skill that’s in high demand across the globe. With over 90% of Fortune 500 companies relying on virtualization technologies, having this expertise on your resume can open doors to countless career opportunities.In today’s digital era, nearly every corporation—big or small—depends on IT infrastructure to operate efficiently. Virtualization allows companies to do more with less, by running multiple operating systems and applications on a single physical machine. This technology is a cornerstone of modern IT and is the backbone of cloud computing, which powers everything from online banking to streaming services, and much more.Throughout this course, we’ll guide you through 10 carefully crafted modules, each packed with simulations of real-world corporate scenarios. You’ll learn not just the theory, but also how to apply these skills in practical, day-to-day situations that mirror what IT professionals face in the industry.Virtualization is not just about managing servers—it's about optimizing resources, reducing costs, and enhancing flexibility. By the end of this course, you’ll understand how VMware virtualization underpins cloud infrastructure that supports billions of users worldwide. With more than 500,000 organizations, including top cloud providers, using VMware, your skills will be relevant and highly sought after.So, whether you're looking to break into the IT field, or you're an IT professional wanting to add an invaluable skill to your toolkit, this course will equip you with the knowledge and experience to thrive in today's tech-driven world.These certifications are available to advance in this filed: vSphere certifications (VCA, VCP, VCAP, VCTA)

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Virtualization Basics

Lecture 2 What is Virtualization

Section 3: Lab setup for VMWare Player and ESXi Hypervisor

Lecture 3 How to download VMWare Player and ESXi Server

Lecture 4 Install VMWare Player

Lecture 5 Download and Install Rufus and create a bootable USB drive

Lecture 6 Install VMWare Hypervisor 8

Section 4: Creating and configuring VMs

Lecture 7 Install Windows VM

Lecture 8 Install Linux VM

Lecture 9 VMWare features description

Lecture 10 Install VMWare Tools

Lecture 11 Review VMs and Modify Resources

Section 5: Configure and Manage Hypervisor ESXi

Lecture 12 Understanding vSphere Networking Concepts

Lecture 13 Adding Networking to VMs

Lecture 14 VMWare Storage

Lecture 15 Enter Maintenance Mode

Lecture 16 Exit Maintenance Mode

Lecture 17 Adding and removing Licenses

Lecture 18 Changing IP address and Hostname on ESX server

Lecture 19 Enabling SSH and connecting to ESX Host through Putty

Lecture 20 Add users to ESX server

Lecture 21 Add a role and assign users to it.

Lecture 22 Configure NTP - Time synch.

Section 6: Install and configure Vcenter

Lecture 23 Vcenter Description

Lecture 24 How to download vCenter software

Lecture 25 How to Install another ESXi Server using VMWare Player Pro

Lecture 26 How to install VMWare Vcenter

Lecture 27 Configure Vcenter features

Section 7: Vcenter Management

Lecture 28 Introduction to Configure Vmotion in vCenter

Lecture 29 Adding Datacenter, Cluster and Host

Lecture 30 Create ISCSI Drive in Windows for Vmware

Lecture 31 In VMWare-Add ISCSI Adapter & Map to Storage on Windows server

Lecture 32 Create a VMKernel physical adapter for vMotion

Lecture 33 How to vMotion Compute resource only

Lecture 34 How to vMotion to another storage

Lecture 35 How to vMotion Compute, Resource and Storage

Lecture 36 Introduction to (HA) High Availability

Lecture 37 Configure HA

Section 8: VMWare Advanced Features

Lecture 38 Introduction to Registering a VM

Lecture 39 How to register a VM

Lecture 40 Introduction to creating and restoring Snapshots

Lecture 41 How to create and restore snapshots

Lecture 42 Introduction to Configuring VMs startup

Lecture 43 How to configure VMs startup modes

Lecture 44 Introduction to vCenter Email

Lecture 45 How to Configure vCenter Email

Lecture 46 Introduction to Task Scheduling in vCenter

Lecture 47 How to Schedule Tasks in vCenter

Lecture 48 Introduction to Files and Folders in vCenter

Lecture 49 How to Upload files and folders to Datastores

Lecture 50 Introduction to OVF

Lecture 51 How to OVF (Open Virtualization Format)

Lecture 52 Introduction to Cloning a virtual machine (VM) to a template

Lecture 53 How to Clone a Virtual Machine (VM) to a template

Lecture 54 Introduction to VMWare Converter

Lecture 55 How to download VMWare Converter

Lecture 56 How to convert a Physical PC to a Virtual Machine

Lecture 57 Introduction to Adding an ESX Server to Active Directory

Lecture 58 How to add an ESX Server to Active Directory

Lecture 59 Introduction to Migrating from ESXi 7 to ESXi 8

Lecture 60 How to Migrate from ESXi 7 to ESXi 8

Lecture 61 Introduction to VMWare Patching

Lecture 62 How to Configure Patching in vCenter

Section 9: VMWare Shared Storage with Windows Clusters

Lecture 63 Introduction to Windows Cluster with VMWare Shared Storage

Lecture 64 How to Create ISCSI Disk in Windows for VMWare

Lecture 65 How to Add in vCenter a iSCSI Adapter and Create a shared storage

Lecture 66 How to install and configure a Domain Controller

Lecture 67 How to Install a Virtual Machine Windows server

Lecture 68 How to In VMWare Create a Shared Storage for both VMs Cluster nodes

Lecture 69 How to add Windows servers to a Domain Controller

Lecture 70 How to install and Configure Cluster software on both nodes

Lecture 71 How to create a Windows Cluster

Lecture 72 How to add a Shared Disk to a Cluster

Lecture 73 Simulate a Disk Failover in a Windows Cluster

Section 10: Lesson review

Lecture 74 This is a summary of what you learned in this course.

This course is for beginners, but will cover advanced features like Clusters. So any IT person can take advantage of these teachings.