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Install and Configure ESXi 8.0
9 Lessons-
PreviewTask 01 - Perform a fresh install of ESXi 8.0
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PreviewTask 02 - Configure, Test ESXi Management Networking
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PreviewTask 03 - DCUI Troubleshooting and other Options
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StartTask 04 - Host Client Tour, Local Users
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StartTask 05 - Join ESXi to AD
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StartTask 06 - Configure NTP
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StartTask 07 - Disable SSH, ESXi Shell Warnings
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StartTask 08 - Browse Key Log and Config Files
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StartTask 09 - Restart ESXi Host Management Agents
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Introduction to ESXi 8.0 Virtual Networking
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Introduction to ESXi 8.0 Virtual Machines
7 Lessons-
PreviewTask 01 - Import a Virtual Machine in OVF / OVA Format
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StartTask 02 - Build and Test a New Virtual Machine
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StartTask 03 - How to Give Up and Take Ownership of a VM
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StartTask 04 - Working with VM Options and Settings
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StartTask 05 - Working with Virtual Machine Snapshots
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StartTask 06 - Install Apps, Adjust for Performance, Set Screen Saver
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StartTask 07 - How to Export an OVF VM and then Import an OVF VM
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Install and Configure vCenter Server Appliance
7 Lessons-
StartTask 01 - Install vCenter Server Appliance Stage 1
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StartTask 02 - Complete vCenter Appliance Stage 2 Install
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StartTask 03 - Review / Update vCenter Management Settings
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StartTask 04 - Join vCenter to Active Directory
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StartTask 05 - Update vCenter Permissions
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StartTask 06 - Add an ESXi Host to vCenter Management
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StartTask 07 - Create and Run a vCenter Backup Task
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Hot Plug Virtual Hardware
7 Lessons-
StartTask 01 - Hot Add a vDisk to a Running VM
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StartTask 02 - Hot Extend a vDisk in a Running VM
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StartTask 03 - Hot Grow a System vDisk
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StartTask 04 - Compare Physical Host CPUs to VM Virtual CPUs
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StartTask 05 - Hot Add a VM vCPU Socket
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StartTask 06 - Hot Adding VM RAM
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StartTask 07 - How to Upgrade a VM's Virtual Hardware
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VMFS Datastores
6 Lessons-
StartTask 01 - Upgrade a VMFWS 5 Datastore to VMFS 6
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StartTask 02 - Create a VMFS 6 Datastore on a Storage Volume
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StartTask 03 - Grow a VMFS 6 Datastore In Place
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StartTask 04 - Grow a VMFS 6 Datastore with a LUN Span
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StartTask 05 - Review and Update VMFS 6 Space Reclaim
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StartTask 06 - Review and Update VMFS Multipath Policies
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Virtual Machine Cold, Hot VMotion and Storage VMotion Migration
5 Lessons-
StartTask 01 - Add an ESXi host to vCenter Management
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StartTask 02 - Cold Migrate a VM to a New Datastore
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StartTask 03 - VMotion Migrate a Running VM to a New ESXi Host
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StartTask 04 - Speed Up Storage Migration with Unified Data Transfer
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StartTask 05 - Migrate a VM to a New Host and Datastore at the Same Time
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DRS Load Balanced Clusters
5 Lessons-
StartTask 01 - Create and Configure a DRS Load Balanced Cluster
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StartTask 02 - Configure and Test DRS in Manual Mode
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StartTask 03 - Configure and Test DRS in Fully Automated Mode
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StartTask 04 - Configure Cluster Enhanced VMotion Compatibility
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StartTask 05 - Configure Per-VM Enhanced VMotion Compatibility
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VMware vSphere 8.0 - 100% Hands-on Labs
Over 50 vSphere 8.0 lab tasks clearly demonstrated and explained.
This Course is in Development. Buy Now to get 50% off the finished price!
I am currently recording / uploading content for this course. When I am finished, this course will have 23 chapters with over 80 detailed hands-on lab demo videos for a total of about 12-15hrs of training. This course will be completed before the end of March 2025.
If you buy now, you get every course tier at 50% off, including the top tier that provides 7 days of live vSphere labs. Once the final Performance set of lab tasks is uploaded, this offer will be removed.
Course Summary
Learn By Doing
Would you like to learn how to build a complete VMware vSphere 8.0 environment including how to install ESXi and vCenter 8.0, how to set up basic and advanced networking, how to connect to shared NFS and iSCSI storage, how to build VMs, how to configure and use hot-plug virtual hardware, how to build DRS and HA clusters and much more? Well, now you can!
No Power Points (well almost!)
Instead of Power Points, I take you step by step through 80+ different vSphere 8.0 lab tasks. I start with a completely fresh environment and show you how to build it step-by-step. As I go, I explain what I am doing, why I am doing it, what to watch out for, best practices and more.
See Exactly How It is Done
If you need to learn VMware vSphere 8.0 fast, and you learn best by doing, then this course is for you! I explain everything that I am doing step-by-step. Everything is broken down into individual lab tasks. You can start at the beginning and learn vSphere 8.0 from first principles. Or, you can jump to any lab task so you can see exactly how to perform that task. This is invaluable for anyone who needs to learn or refresh themselves on a task that they need to perform on their own vSphere 8.0 environment.
Get the Ebook
Every course tier includes our VMware vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Lab Guide. Our Free tier includes full documentation for the first 26 hands-on lab tasks. All other tiers include our complete 285 page Boot Camp Lab Guide. Our ebooks are an invaluable how-to reference guide that you will use again and again.
Do it Yourself vSphere 8.0
The top course tier provide you with 7-days access to a live, ready-to-use VMware vSphere 8.0 lab environment. Everything you need to start working with vSphere 8.0 is there and ready to use including DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, File Shares, media images, iSCSI storage, and more.
Your labs are available 24hrs/day during your lab rental period. Your labs are accessed via the Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) client so all you need is a PC, a Mac, or a Linux desktop and an Internet connection. For maximum access and availability, we co-locate our labs in a data centre.
Course Pricing
First 26 Lab Tasks for Free
Free
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First 5 Lessons - 26 Lab Tasks
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- Install and Configure ESXi 8.0 - 9 Lab Tasks
- Introduction to Virtual Networking - 5 Lab Tasks
- Advanced Virtual Networking - 3 Lab Tasks
- NFS Datastores - 2 Lab Tasks
- Introduction to Virtual Machines - 7 Lab Tasks
- Lab Task Ebook w. Detailed Lab Instructions
Complete Course w. 80+ Lab Tasks
$49.95 USD
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Includes all Lessons / Lab Task Videos + Ebook
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- Once Course is complete the price will be $99.95
- 80+ Detailed Lab Task Videos. 12+hrs.
- Lifetime access to all Lessons and Lab Task Videos
- 285pg Lab Guide Ebook with Detailed Instructions
Complete Course + Ebook + Live Labs
$124.95 USD
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Full Course + Ebook + 7-days Live Lab Access
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- Once Course is complete the price will be $249.95
- Lifetime access to all Lessons and Lab Task Videos
- 285pg Lab Guide Ebook with Detailed Instructions
- 7 Days Live vSphere 8.0 Labs
Course Curriculum
Larry Karnis
ESXLab - Your source for affordable VMware vSphere training.
Q: What do you do if you need to learn VMware vSphere introductory or advanced skills - but can't afford the $4,000+ needed to attend official VMware training?
A: Enroll in ESXLab's VMware vSphere training instead!
My is Larry Karnis and I have been teaching VMware vSphere since 2004, when I was invited by VMware to become one of their first contract instructors. I taught their Install, Configure, Manage and FastTrack courses for 5 years. In 2008, I founded ESXLab and dedicated it to providing practical, effective and objective VMware training for corporate and individual customers. I have led hundreds of training classes all around the world and have taught vSphere to literally thousands of people in my live instructor led events. And I have taught over 25,000 people through video-on-demand training!
This site is my official video-on-demand training site. This site offers my complete introductory and advanced vSphere training courses. These courses provide you with a learning experience comparable to what you would receive if you attended a crazy expensive 5-day event such as official VMware vSphere 7.0 Install, Configure, Manage or VMware vSphere 7.0 Optimize and Scale courses. But my video-on-demand training sells for a small fraction of the cost of live training.
By offering self-paced Video-on-Demand (VoD) training, digital course eBooks, live remote access vSphere labs and online support, I can provide you with a self-paced vSphere learning experience that will match or exceed what you would get from an instructor led training class. My goal is to give you a better training experience - for much, much less.
How Will ESXLab vSphere Training Benefit Me?
I get lots feedback from people who tell me the benefits they have received from my courses. They use my training to:
- Help prepare for VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification
- Fill in knowledge gaps on software they already have and use
- Learn about new features and capabilities of vSphere 6.7 or 6.5
- Learn how to use vSphere Web Client and HTML 5 Client (because vSphere Client is obsolete)
- Get the skills necessary to move into an entry level vSphere administrators job
- Get the skills necessary to move up to intermediate and advanced level vSphere administrators job
Why Learn From Me?
I am an IT consultant / trainer with over 25 years of experience. I currently run an IT consulting and training company called ESXLab that specializes in VMware vSphere consulting and training.
After graduating with Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Math in 1984, I worked for 10 years as a UNIX programmer and administrator. I switched to Linux in 1995 and started teaching Linux courses for Learning Tree, Global Knowledge and RedHat. At RedHat, I taught introductory and advanced Linux courses and administered the RedHat Certified Engineer exams. I even authored two books on Linux.
I've been working with VMware products since 2001. I earned my first VMware Certified Professional (VCP) designation on ESX 2.0 in 2004 (VCP #: 993). I have earned VCP in ESX 3, and in vSphere 4 and 5. I have been providing VMware consulting and training for more than 17 years. I have taught more than 25,000 people how to use vSphere in live instructor led training, online live training and video-on-demand training.
I worked for VMware as a VMware Certified Instructor (VCI) for five years (2004-2008). After leaving VMware, I launched my own VMware training business called ESXLab.
I hold many industry certificates including VCP-Datacenter Virtualization on VMware Infrastructure 2 & 3 and vSphere 4 & 5 (ret.), VMware Certified Instructor (ret.), RedHat Certified Engineer (RHCE), RedHat Certified Instructor (RHCI) and RedHat Certified Examiner (RHCX) as well as certifications from the Linux Professional Institute, Hewlett Packard, Santa Cruz Operation and others.
I hope to see you in one of my VMware classes... There's no risk as I make plenty content available for free preview - so check it out and see if my VMware vSphere training is for you.
Feel free to send me questions. My e-mail address is larry.karnis@esxlab.com. I usually respond within 1-2 days.
Thanks for your interest.
Larry
Larry Karnis / ESXLab.com
E-mail: larry.karnis@esxlab.com
