VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting Workshop Training Course

This in-depth technical course is designed to provide participants with the advanced skills needed to manage Proxmox VE-based virtualized infrastructure, focusing on storage, backup, high availability, security, and monitoring. Through theoretical lessons and numerous practical exercises, participants will learn how to:

• Manage local and remote storage, leveraging ZFS for advanced features and integrating Ceph for distributed storage scenarios.
• Implement backup and disaster recovery strategies using snapshots, replication, restore, and Proxmox Backup Server.
• Design and administer high-availability clusters, enabling live VM migration and load balancing.
• Apply best practices for security reinforcement, configure firewalls, and protect VMs and containers.
• Monitor performance and logs with integrable tools like Zabbix, Prometheus, and Grafana, for comprehensive visibility into the infrastructure.
• Develop real-world use cases in academic and corporate settings, including DevOps environments, production service hosting, and HPC clusters.

The course is highly practical and operational, with hands-on sessions guiding participants from initial configuration to failover scenario simulation.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level virtualization administrators who wish to transition to open-source platforms from VMware. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Install and configure KVM, oVirt, and Proxmox VE. - Migrate virtual workloads from VMware to these open-source solutions. - Implement high availability and disaster recovery strategies for government environments. - Optimize performance in open-source virtualization environments to meet the needs of public sector workflows and governance.

This instructor-led, live training in US (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators and developers who wish to install, configure, monitor, and manage Kubernetes-based environments through VMware PKS (formerly known as Pivotal Container Service).

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install the necessary components and tools for VMware PKS.
• Deploy using BOSH and Pivotal Ops Manager.
• Integrate VMware Harbor capabilities with PKS.
• Manage and monitor infrastructures and applications using VMware tools, ensuring alignment with public sector workflows and governance standards for government.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers and developers who wish to use VMware Tanzu to build, deploy, and orchestrate cloud-native applications in a vSphere environment for government. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Set up the necessary environment to effectively manage Kubernetes clusters with VMware Tanzu. - Gain a comprehensive understanding of using the VMware portfolio of products to centralize management of clusters and applications. - Build, run, deploy, and orchestrate containerized applications using the VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid service. - Learn how to manage and monitor the lifecycle of VMware Tanzu components in vSphere.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators who wish to use VMware vCenter for managing complex virtual environments. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Understand the architecture and components of VMware vSphere and vCenter Server. - Install, configure, and manage VMware ESXi and vCenter Server. - Implement advanced networking and storage configurations. - Create, manage, and migrate virtual machines. - Ensure high availability and disaster recovery in a virtualized environment. - Automate vSphere tasks and manage lifecycle and upgrades. - Troubleshoot common issues and apply best practices for government operations.

VMware vSphere 8 is a leading virtualization platform designed to support modern data center infrastructures for government and other sectors. This instructor-led, live training (available online or on-site) is targeted at intermediate-level IT professionals who are interested in installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere environments while preparing for the VCP certification. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to: - Install and configure ESXi hosts. - Deploy and manage vCenter Server. - Configure vSphere networking and storage. - Create, deploy, and optimize virtual machines. **Format of the Course** - Instructor-guided presentations and technical discussions. - Extensive lab work and scenario-based exercises. - Practical configuration and management in a dedicated vSphere environment. **Course Customization Options** - For tailored VMware vSphere training solutions for government agencies, please contact us to discuss customization options.

VMware vSphere is a leading virtualization platform that facilitates the efficient management of virtual infrastructure across datacenters and hybrid cloud environments, tailored specifically for government use. This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is designed for beginner-level to intermediate-level IT professionals who are responsible for installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere environments in public sector organizations. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Install and configure ESXi hosts and vCenter Server. - Create and manage virtual machines and vApps. - Configure virtual networking and storage resources. - Implement user permissions, monitoring, and basic troubleshooting. **Format of the Course** - Interactive lecture and discussion. - Hands-on lab exercises and demonstrations. - Practical implementation in real-world scenarios for government operations. **Course Customization Options** - To request a customized training for this course tailored to specific needs for government agencies, please contact us to arrange.

This five-day course offers comprehensive hands-on training focused on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 7, which includes VMware ESXi™ 7 and VMware vCenter Server® 7. This course prepares participants to effectively administer a vSphere infrastructure for government or any other organization of any size. This course serves as the foundation for most other VMware technologies in the software-defined data center (SDDC). **Product Alignment** - VMware ESXi 7.0 - VMware vCenter Server 7.0 **Objectives** By the end of the course, participants should be able to meet the following objectives: - Describe the concept of a software-defined data center (SDDC) - Explain the functions and roles of vSphere components within the infrastructure - Discuss the benefits and capabilities of VMware Skyline - Install and configure ESXi hosts - Deploy and configure VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™ - Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to manage the vCenter Server inventory and configuration - Manage, monitor, back up, and protect vCenter Server Appliance - Create virtual networks with vSphere standard switches - Describe the storage technologies supported by vSphere - Configure virtual storage using iSCSI and NFS storage - Create and manage VMware vSphere® VMFS datastores - Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots - Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library - Manage virtual machine resource usage - Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere® vMotion® and VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion® - Create and manage a vSphere cluster enabled with VMware vSphere® High Availability and VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ - Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle - Use VMware vSphere® Lifecycle Manager™ to perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and virtual machines **Certifications** Attending this course meets the training requirement to achieve the following certification: - [VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)](https://www.broadcom.com/support/education/vmware/certification/vcp-dcv) **Audience** - System administrators - System engineers

This five-day course provides comprehensive, hands-on training focused on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi™ 8 and VMware vCenter® 8. Designed to equip participants with the skills necessary to administer a vSphere infrastructure for organizations of any size, this course serves as the foundation for most VMware technologies in the software-defined data center. The training is tailored to align with public sector workflows and governance standards, making it particularly relevant for government agencies.

VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale and Secure enhances foundational vSphere administration by providing best practices in security, performance tuning, scalability, and advanced operations, specifically tailored for government environments.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate to advanced IT professionals who are tasked with managing and optimizing large-scale or mission-critical vSphere environments securely and efficiently for government use.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Monitor, analyze, and optimize vSphere performance in a government context.
• Secure vSphere components using encryption, certificates, and role-based controls, ensuring compliance with government standards.
• Scale vSphere deployments using advanced networking and storage features to meet the demands of government operations.
• Apply lifecycle and patch management using vSphere tools to maintain system integrity and security for government applications.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion focused on government IT challenges.
• Hands-on lab exercises and troubleshooting scenarios relevant to government operations.
• Real-world, enterprise-focused implementations designed for government agencies.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, tailored to specific government needs, please contact us to arrange.