The VMware Certified Professional (VCP) is the most popular virtualization certification in the world today. In this course, vSphere 8: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server and ESXi Hosts, you’ll learn all about the new vSphere 8. First, you’ll explore the vSphere architecture and vSphere editions. Next, you’ll learn how to download and install ESXi and the vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA). Finally, you’ll discover how to perform initial configurations, and how to automate the entire deployment of ESXi using Auto Deploy. By the end of this course, you’ll know everything you need to know about getting vSphere 8 up and running.
Author Name: David Davis
Author Description:
David has authored over 100 courses for Pluralsight.com around enterprise data center technologies such as cloud computing, virtualization, and (especially) VMware vSphere. He is a partner at ActualTechMedia.com where he creates compelling enterprise technology content, moderates online events, and helps to connect some of the best-known technology companies in the industry with the end user community. With over 20 years in enterprise technology, he has served as an IT Manager, administrator, an… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Introduction
  6mins
• Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions for a Given Use Case
  41mins
• Installing and Configuring ESXi
  49mins
• Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA)
  39mins
• Deploying ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy
  33mins
• Next Steps
  1min