VMware vSphere: What's New

• System architects
• system administrators
• IT managers
• VMware partners
• Individuals responsible for implementing and managing vSphere architectures

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• List and describe the importance of key features and enhancements in vSphere 6.7 update releases and vSphere 7
• Determine the proper upgrade path for a vCenter Server instance and upgrade VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™ to version 7
• Migrate a Windows vCenter Server system to vCenter Server Appliance 7
• Manage and update VM templates located in content libraries
• Use Identity Federation to configure vCenter Server to use Microsoft ADFS
• Use the VMware vSphere® Client™ to manage certificates
• Describe vCenter Server, VMware ESXi™, storage, network, virtual machine, and security enhancements in vSphere 7
• Use VMware vSphere® Trust Authority™ to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs
• Demonstrate the Quickstart feature of the ESXi cluster
• Recognize improvements to VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™
• Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to manage vSphere deployments, updates, and configurations
• Discuss the purpose and capabilities of VMware vSphere® with Kubernetes and how it fits into the VMware Tanzu™ portfolio

This course requires completion of one the following courses or equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESXi and vCenter Server:

• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage - VSICM
• VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale - VSOS
• VMware vSphere: Fast Track - VSFT
• VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting - VST

The course material presumes that you can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course:

• Install and configure ESXi
• Install vCenter Server
• Create vCenter Server objects, such as data centers and folders
• Create and manage vCenter Server roles and permissions
• Create and modify a standard switch
• Create and modify a distributed switch
• Connect an ESXi host to NAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel storage
• Create a VMFS datastore
• Use a content library template to create a virtual machine
• Modify a virtual machine’s hardware
• Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere® vMotion® and VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®
• Configure and manage a vSphere DRS cluster
• Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® High Availability cluster
• Use VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ to apply patches and perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and VMs

If you cannot complete these tasks, we recommend you instead to take the 'VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7]' - VSICM course

• VSICM - VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
• VSOS - VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale
• VSFT - VMware vSphere: Fast Track
• VST - VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting