This 5-day intensive course takes participants from introductory to advanced vSphere® 8 management skills. Covering both VMware ESXi™ 8 and VMware vCenter Server® 8, the course blends lectures and hands-on labs to provide deep technical expertise in deploying, configuring, and managing scalable and highly available virtual infrastructures.
Attending this course also satisfies the training requirement for the VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) certification.
Windows or Linux system administration experience
VMware MyLearn account for e-courseware access
System Administrators
System Engineers
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Install and configure ESXi hosts
Deploy and manage vCenter
Configure user roles and permissions in vSphere Client
Create and manage networks with Standard & Distributed Switches
Configure and manage datastores (VMFS, NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel)
Deploy, clone, and manage VMs, templates, and snapshots
Create and manage a VMware Tools Repository
Perform vMotion & Storage vMotion migrations
Create and configure vSphere HA & DRS clusters
Manage host and VM lifecycle with vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize vSphere performance
Objectives and logistics
Basic virtualization concepts
vSphere in SDDC and Cloud Infrastructure
vCenter Server Appliance deployment
License management
High Availability configuration
Standard & Distributed Switches
Networking policies
Network I/O Control, Distributed Services Engine
VMFS, NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel
vSAN architecture and Storage Policies
VM creation, cloning, snapshots
Resource allocation and optimization
VMware Tools Repository
DRS & HA configuration
Fault Tolerance
vCLS functions
vSphere Lifecycle Manager
ESXi image management
VMware Tools & VM Hardware upgrades
Performance monitoring
Alarm creation
VMware Skyline & Advisor Pro
Experience VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V8] in Greece through Bilginç IT Academy's live and interactive virtual classroom environment. Join a Public course as an individual delegate or arrange a dedicated Private / In-house online training program exclusively for your organization.
Experience VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V8] through face-to-face Classroom Based training in Greece. Training can be delivered as a Public course open to individual delegates or as a dedicated Private / In-house class for your organization.
Arrange VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V8] in Greece as a dedicated Onsite training program for your organization. Bilginç IT Academy trainers can deliver the training at your office or another location of your choice, with the program planned around your team's requirements and business objectives.
Join our public live virtual trainings remotely from Greece. Private group trainings can also be organized at your preferred location in Greece, around your schedule.
Greece is experiencing a significant digital shift, with Athens and Thessaloniki becoming emerging centers for international tech investments and startup growth. Supported by world-class academic institutions such as the National Technical University of Athens, the country is focusing on modernizing its digital infrastructure and expanding its software development capabilities. Greece's strategic location makes it an important gateway for tech services between Europe and the Middle East, attracting global giants for data center and cloud projects. Our training programs in Greece focus on bridging the gap between academic theory and the practical demands of the modern tech market. By offering specialized courses in Web Development, Cloud Infrastructure, and AI, we empower Greek IT professionals to compete effectively on the global stage.
