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vSphere 8: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server and ESXi Hosts

This course teaches you the vSphere architecture, vSphere editions, how to download and install ESXi and the vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA), how to perform initial configurations, and how to automate the entire deployment of ESXi using Auto Deploy.

David Davis - Pluralsight course - vSphere 8: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server and ESXi Hosts
David Davis
What you'll learn

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.

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David Davis - Pluralsight course - vSphere 8: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server and ESXi Hosts
David Davis

David has authored over 50 courses for Pluralsight.com around enterprise data center technologies such as cloud computing, virtualization, and (especially) VMware vSphere.

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