VMware vSphere 8.0 - VCP-DCV 100% Hands-on Lab Demo Videos

95+ VMware vSphere 8.0 hands-on lab tasks (16+hrs) clearly demonstrated and explained. For self-study learning, certification prepration, etc.

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Good news! I have just finished uploading the course content for this course. This course now has 23 chapters with 96+ detailed hands-on lab demo videos with 16+hours of self-paced video training.

We are currently offering a Course Launch special price of 50% off our standard prices. If you buy now, you get every course tier at 50% off our regular price, including our top tier that provides 7-days of live vSphere labs. This offer is only good until March 31, 2025.

Why Buy This Course
You can start this course for $0. Our next two paid tiers include either our vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Lab Guide (281pgs) or our Lab Guide and our vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Study Guide (780 pgs) for about the price of what you would pay for a vSphere 8.0 book from Amazon.com - if you can find one. Why buy just a book when you can get 2 books and 16hrs of video training for about the same price?




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 PowerPoints (well almost!)

Instead of PowerPoints, I take you step by step through 96+ 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 our E-book(s)

This course is based on ESXLab.com's VMware vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Lab Guide

  1. Our Free tier includes a free sample with the first 5 chapters and first 51 pages
  2. All other course tiers include our complete 291 page e-book
  3. Our top 2 tiers include our 780pg  VMware vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Study Guide.

Our e-books are invaluable how-to guides that you will refer to 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

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Get Started with vSphere 8.0 Training for Free

Free

  • First 4 Lessons - 17 Lab Tasks

    • 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
    • Free Boot Camp Lab sample E-book w. Detailed Instructions
    • E-book download link sent to your e-mail address on enrollment
Enrol for Free

96 Task vSphere 8.0 Self-Study Video Training

$49.95 USD

  • Includes all 96+ Lab Task Videos + our Complete Lab Guide E-book

    • Now on sale! Regular course price is $99.95
    • 96+ Detailed Lab Task Videos. 16+hrs. of Video Training
    • Lifetime access
    • Complete 291pg vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Lab Guide Ebook
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Self-Paced Video Course + Study Guide + Lab Guide

$74.95 USD

  • 16hrs of video training + our 291pg Lab Guide + our 780pg vSphere Study Guide

    • Now on sale! Regular course price is $149.95
    • Everything in our vSphere 8.0 Hands-on Labs Video Training course tier
    • Also includes our companion 780pg VMware vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Study Guide
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Video Training+Study Guide+Lab Guide+vSphere Labs

$149.95 USD

  • 16+hrs of Video training + our vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Study & Lab Guide + 7-Day live lab access

    • Now on sale! Regular course price is $299.95
    • Lifetime access to all Lessons and Lab Task Videos
    • 291pg VMware vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Lab Guide
    • 780pg VMware vSphere 8.0 Boot Camp Study Guide
    • 7 full Day, 24hrs/day Live ready to use vSphere 8.0 Labs
    • Labs access subject to availability
    • Labs released 1 business day after enrollment
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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

John Smith

Developer

Highly Recommended Course. Easy to Understand, Informative, Very Well Organized. The Course is Full of Practical and Valuable for Anyone who wants to Enhance their Skills. Really Enjoyed it. Thank you!!

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