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
Join our public courses in our Kuwait facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.
Kuwait is rapidly advancing its digital landscape as part of the 'New Kuwait 2035' vision, with Kuwait City serving as the nation’s primary hub for technological integration and financial services. The country is investing heavily in modernizing its public sector and national infrastructure through large-scale cloud computing and cybersecurity initiatives. Supported by institutions like Kuwait University and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, the local tech ecosystem is shifting toward high-end data analytics and software engineering. Our IT training programs in Kuwait are strategically designed to support this national transformation, providing professionals with the elite technical skills required to manage sophisticated enterprise systems. We offer specialized certifications in Network Security, Cloud Architecture, and Digital Leadership to ensure that Kuwait's workforce remains at the forefront of the region's evolving digital economy.