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 Kazakhstan facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.
Kazakhstan stands as the preeminent technological and financial powerhouse of Central Asia, with the dynamic cities of Almaty and Astana serving as global magnets for innovation. The country is home to the Astana Hub, an international tech startup center, and Nazarbayev University, both of which are at the forefront of pioneering research in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Big Data analytics. Kazakhstan has achieved worldwide recognition for its advancements in digital mining and financial technologies, supported by a national strategy that prioritizes high-quality IT education and continuous professional development. Our comprehensive training programs are strategically designed to empower professionals in Kazakhstan to master complex corporate systems and lead large-scale digital innovation processes. By bridging the gap between local talent and global industry standards, we ensure that the Kazakh workforce remains highly competitive in the rapidly evolving Eurasian digital economy.