VMware vSphere: Install Configure Manage [8.0] Training in South Africa

  • Learn via: Online Instructor-Led / Classroom Based / Onsite
  • Duration: 5 Days
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: From €5,300+VAT
  • Upcoming Date:
  • UK Based Global Training Provider

This five-day intensive training focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 8, including VMware ESXi™ 8 and VMware vCenter® 8. It prepares participants to administer a modern virtualization infrastructure for organizations of any size.

This course serves as the foundation for most VMware technologies within the software-defined data center (SDDC).

Product Alignment

  • VMware ESXi 8.0

  • VMware vCenter 8.0

  • VMware vSphere

We can organize this training at your preferred date and location. Contact Us!

Prerequisites

System administration experience with Microsoft Windows or Linux

Who Should Attend

  • System administrators

  • System engineers

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Install and configure ESXi hosts

  • Deploy and configure vCenter

  • Use vSphere Client to manage inventory and permissions

  • Create and manage networks with standard and distributed switches

  • Configure storage with VMFS, NFS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel

  • Create, manage, and clone VMs, templates, and snapshots

  • Manage templates with Content Libraries

  • Perform VM migrations with vMotion and Storage vMotion

  • Build clusters with High Availability (HA) and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)

  • Manage lifecycle tasks with vSphere Lifecycle Manager

Training Outline

1. Introduction

  • Course objectives and logistics

2. vSphere and Virtualization Overview

  • Basics of virtualization

  • vSphere in SDDC and cloud infrastructure

  • CPU, memory, network, and storage integration

3. Installing and Configuring ESXi

  • ESXi installation and setup

  • User account management

  • DCUI and Host Client usage

4. Deploying and Configuring vCenter

  • vCenter Server Appliance deployment

  • Licensing and inventory organization

  • Permissions and logging

5. Configuring Networking

  • Standard vs Distributed switches

  • Network policies and configurations

6. Configuring Storage

  • Datastore types

  • VMFS and NFS setup

  • iSCSI and Fibre Channel configuration

7. Deploying Virtual Machines

  • VM provisioning and configuration

  • VMware Tools

  • Templates, clones, snapshots

  • Content Libraries

8. Managing Virtual Machines

  • vMotion and Storage vMotion

  • Snapshot lifecycle

  • CPU and memory resource allocation

9. Configuring vSphere Clusters

  • HA and DRS clusters

  • Failover responses

  • Network redundancy and Fault Tolerance

10. Managing the vSphere Lifecycle

  • Lifecycle Manager overview

  • Upgrading vCenter and ESXi

  • Cluster image compliance

  • VMware Tools and VM hardware upgrades

Why Choose Us

Experience VMware vSphere: Install Configure Manage [8.0] in South Africa through Bilginç IT Academy's live and interactive virtual classroom environment, accessible from your home, office, or any location. Connect with expert trainers in real time and bring the energy of classroom learning into the digital experience.

  • Live Instructor-Led Sessions: Join scheduled training sessions with your instructor and fellow delegates in real time.
  • Interactive Learning Experience: Take part in discussions, practical exercises, group activities, and Q&A sessions throughout the course.
  • Expert Trainer Network: Learn from experienced trainers with strong industry backgrounds and practical field expertise.
  • Over 30 Years of Training Expertise: Benefit from Bilginç IT Academy's long-standing experience in delivering professional training since 1995.
  • Flexible and Scalable Delivery: Access live virtual classrooms from South Africa and worldwide, with flexible planning options for individual and corporate training needs.

Experience VMware vSphere: Install Configure Manage [8.0] in a focused classroom environment in South Africa. Bilginç IT Academy's carefully selected training venues provide a professional setting where delegates can interact directly with expert trainers and peers.

  • Experienced Trainers: Learn from specialists with extensive field experience and real-world knowledge.
  • Professional Training Venues: Attend courses in comfortable, well-equipped classrooms designed to support effective learning.
  • Focused Classroom Experience: Benefit from limited class sizes that encourage discussion, interaction, and personalized support.
  • Quality-Driven Learning: Develop practical skills through structured, up-to-date, and professionally designed training content.

Meet your team's training needs with Bilginç IT Academy's onsite VMware vSphere: Install Configure Manage [8.0] in South Africa solution, delivered at your office or preferred location. Align your team's development with your business goals through a training experience tailored to your organization.

  • Tailored Course Content: Adapt the training program to your organization's projects, team structure, and specific business requirements.
  • Time and Cost Efficiency: Reduce travel, accommodation, and operational costs while maximizing the value of your training investment.
  • Team-Focused Learning: Help your employees develop around the same knowledge base and strengthen collaboration across your organization.
  • Simplified Planning and Tracking: Manage the training process, participant development, and organizational requirements with greater control.



Contact us for more detail about our trainings and for all other enquiries!

VMware vSphere: Install Configure Manage [8.0] Training Course in South Africa Schedule

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

We can organize this training at your preferred date and location.
19 June 2026 (5 Days)
Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria
€5,300 +VAT
12 July 2026 (5 Days)
Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria
€5,300 +VAT
02 August 2026 (5 Days)
Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria
€5,300 +VAT
03 August 2026 (5 Days)
Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria
€5,300 +VAT
11 August 2026 (5 Days)
Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria
€5,300 +VAT
13 August 2026 (5 Days)
Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria
€5,300 +VAT
22 August 2026 (5 Days)
Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria
€5,300 +VAT
03 September 2026 (5 Days)
Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria
€5,300 +VAT

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