vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Architectures and Technologies
Are you looking to get certified with VMware's flagship Data Center Virtualization exam? This course will teach you to understand VMware vSphere architectures and technologies, a core objective in the VCP-DCV exam.
What you'll learn
Are you interested in becoming a VMware Certified Professional? In this course, vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Architectures and Technologies, you’ll learn the key objectives outlined by VMware in the architectures and technologies section of the exam. First, you’ll explore the core components and technologies of vSphere. Next, you’ll discover how to describe and explain many of the core networking and storage capabilities of vSphere. Finally, you’ll learn about authentication and security in the core vSphere stack. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Architectures and Technologies, needed to support you in sitting and passing the VMware VCP-DCV exam.
Table of contents
- Identify the Prerequisites and Components for a VMware vSphere 8.x Implementation 10m
- Describe the Components and Topology of a VMware vCenter Architecture 7m
- Describe VMware ESXi Cluster Concepts 5m
- Describe VMware vSphere High Availability (HA) 6m
- Describe VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) 8m
- Describe How DRS Scores Virtual Machines 5m
- Describe vSphere Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) 6m
- Identify Use Cases for Fault Tolerance 5m
- Identify Use Cases for VMware Tools 4m
- Describe VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager Concepts 8m
- Describe Distributed Services Engine and the Role of a Data Processing Unit (DPU) in vSphere 7m
- Identify the Use Case for a Supervisor Cluster and Supervisor Namespace 5m
- Identify the Use Case for a VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) Cluster 4m
- Identify the Use Case for vSphere Zones 4m
- Describe VMkernel Networking 7m
- Explain the Difference between VMware Standard Switches and Distributed Switches 8m
- Describe Networking Policies 5m
- Demo: Manage Networking on Multiple Hosts with vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) 14m
- Describe Network I/O Control (NIOC) 5m
- Demo: Manage Network I/O Control (NIOC) on a vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) 6m
- Identify and Differentiate Storage Access Protocols for VMware vSphere (NFS, iSCSI, SAN, etc.) 9m
- Describe Storage Datastore Types for VMware vSphere 9m
- Describe Datastore Clusters 5m
- Describe Storage Policies 4m
- Describe Storage I/O Control 4m
- Explain the Importance of Advanced Storage Configurations 12m
- Describe the Basics of VMware vSAN as Primary Storage 8m
- Identify Basic vSAN Requirements 10m
- Identify Express Storage Architecture (ESA) Concepts for vSAN 8 9m
- Describe Basic Storage Concepts in VMware vSAN and VMware Virtual Volumes 11m
- Identify Use Cases for Other Storage Types and Concepts 12m
- Describe the Role of Virtual Machine Encryption in a Data Center 8m
- Describe vSphere Trust Authority 6m
- Describe the Role of a Key Management Services (KMS) Server in vSphere 8m
- Recognize Use Cases for a Virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) 5m
- Differentiate between BIOS and UEFI Firmware 6m
- Recognize Use Cases for Microsoft Virtualization-based Security (VBS) 4m
- Describe the Architecture of Identity Federation 5m
- Recognize Use Cases for Identity Federation 3m
About the author
Matt is a DevOps engineer and solution architect with over 10 years of experience in systems administration, architecture and design, primarily in the on-premises data center. He has a new found passion for Cloud and DevOps processes, tools and techniques and enjoys helping customers and the community realize value from technology. Over the past several years Matt has experienced first-hand the power of the communities within the wider IT industry and enjoys learning from others and, where possi... more