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VCP-DCV: VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (2V0-21.23)

6 Courses
17 Hours
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Learned a little bit of vSphere and want to take your skills to the next level and proudly showcase it? Check out this path that covers everything you’ll need to know about VMware vSphere datacenter administration from architecture, to installation/configuration, to ongoing maintenance. \ \ These courses cover the objectives outlined in the VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) certification and accompanying exam and can help you prepare for certification. \ \ \ \ Full Course List: - Introduction to the VCP-DCV Certification (2V0.21.23) - vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Architectures and Technologies - vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: VMware Products and Solutions - vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Installation and Configuration - vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Administrative and Operational Tasks - vSphere 8 Data Center Virtualization: Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades

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VCP-DCV: VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (2V0-21.23)

Learned a little bit of vSphere and want to take your skills to the next level and proudly showcase it? Check out this path that covers everything you’ll need to know about VMware vSphere datacenter administration from architecture, to installation/configuration, to ongoing maintenance. \ \ These courses cover the objectives outlined in the VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) certification and accompanying exam and can help you prepare for certification.

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What You'll Learn
  • Deploy and configure clusters using the vSphere Cluster Quickstart workflow
  • Set up and configure VMware ESXi
  • Configure VMware vSphere with Tanzu
  • Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
  • Create virtual machines using different methods (Open Virtualization Format (OVF) templates, content library, etc.)
  • Manage virtual machines (modifying virtual machine settings, VMware per-VM EVC, latency sensitivity, CPU affinity, etc.)
  • Manage storage
  • Create DRS affinity and anti-affinity rules for common use cases
  • Migrate virtual machines
  • Configure role-based access control
  • Manage host profiles
  • Utilize VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager
  • Use predefined alarms in VMware vCenter
  • Create custom alarms
  • Deploy an encrypted virtual machine
  • Troubleshoot vSphere Data Centers
  • Performance tuning, optimization, and upgrades
Prerequisites
  • You should be familiar with the principles of virtualization and have an understanding of VMware vSphere.
Related topics
  • VMware
  • VMware vSphere
  • Virtualization
  • VMware Workspace ONE
  • VMware Horizon
  • VMware Aria
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