vSphere 6.0 VCP Lab with VMware Workstation Hand-On

Virtualization and cloud computing are the future of our IT infrastructure. It's important for system administrators who want to succeed to have a strong foundation in virtualization technologies, particularly in the popular virtual environment VMware vSphere, including the ESXi hypervisor and vCenter Server. With vSphere, you can create virtual machines that bypass the need for additional expensive hardware and provide features not available on a physical system a perfect setup for exploring new technologies and setting up test environments. This course teaches the basics of installing, configuring, and maintaining vSphere 6, including installation of the ESXi hypervisor and vCenter Server using a pre-created environment called AutoLab. Following lab creation, in this course introduces the core components of vSphere (ESXi and vCenter) and shows how to configure storage and networking. Finally, he runs through some typical virtual-machine management tasks, such as creating a virtual machine manually vs. creating one with templates and clones, working with snapshots, and performing a vMotion migration.

The following topics will be Covered

• Building a lab environment with AutoLab
• Preparing VMware Workstation
• Accessing the ESXi host
• Using clients
• Configuring networking and storage
• Creating data stores
• Creating virtual machines
• Using templates and snapshots
• Performing migrations

--- **Overall Course Rating**: 4.10 **Course Review Summary:** The **Global Online Visualization Technology Course** has received high praise from learners looking to get hands-on experience with VMware technology. The course is particularly recommended for those setting up a VMware lab locally, as it provides a comprehensive practical approach to understanding and working with VMware features such as High Availability (HA), Datastore, Storage Area Network (SAN) connectivity, VMotion, and more. **Pros of the Course:** - **Practical Application**: The course is ideal for beginners, offering practical setups that allow learners to engage with all features of VMware, including HA and Datastore. - **Ease of Local Setup**: Learners can easily set up a local VMware lab using their own hardware (e.g., VMware Virtual Machine (VM) on VMware Lab Manager). - **Resource Guidance**: The instructor provides guidance on where to find additional resources for learning, such as MyVmware from the official site. - **Clear Explanations**: The tutor's explanations of VMware infrastructure are clear and informative. - **Real-world Scenarios**: The course aims to cover components involved in a real-world VMware setup. **Cons of the Course:** - **Instruction Clarity**: Some users found the instructions somewhat hard to follow, with a disconnect between the instructor's spoken instructions and the on-screen actions during demonstrations. This timing issue made it challenging for learners to align the instructions with what was happening in the lab environment. - **Diagrammatic Representation**: The course could be improved with better diagrammatic representations to clarify what is happening in the lab scenarios, which would be particularly helpful for visual learners. - **Technical Prerequisites**: The course assumes some prior knowledge about technicalities like NFS and Datastore, which may not be present in all beginners, making the course slightly more challenging without that background. **Additional Notes:** - The course is well-received for its ability to prepare system admins looking to set up VMware Infrastructure (VI) on their own devices, enhancing their skill sets. - Learners who have gone through the course recommend it as a valuable resource for those starting their journey into visualization technology with VMware. --- **Final Verdict:** The **Global Online Visualization Technology Course** is a solid choice for beginners and system admins who want to understand and set up VMware locally on their devices. While it has some areas that could be improved, such as instruction clarity and the inclusion of diagrams, the overall course structure and content are highly effective in helping users grasp the essentials of VMware technology. The positive feedback from past learners suggests that with minor enhancements, this course can be even more beneficial for its audience.