VMware vSphere: What's New [V6.7 to V7]

In this three-day, hands-on training course, you explore the new features and enhancements in VMware vCenter Server® 7.0 and VMware ESXi™ 7.0. Real-world use-case deployment scenarios, hands-on lab exercises, and lectures teach you the skills that you need to effectively implement and configure VMware vSphere® 7.

This course is recommended for customers who want to deploy vSphere 7 in their existing vSphere environment.

Duration

3 Days

Prerequisites

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
  • VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale
  • VMware vSphere: Fast Track
  • VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting

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 VMware vSphere® 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 VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ cluster
  • Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® High Availability cluster
  • Use VMware vSphere® Update ManagerTM to apply patches and perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and VMs

If you cannot complete these tasks, We recommends that you instead take the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7] course.

Course Outline

  • Course Introduction
  • Installation and Upgrade
  • Management Enhancements
  • ESXi Enhancements
  • VM Enhancements
  • Storage Enhancements
  • Security Enhancements
  • Cluster Enhancements
  • vSphere Lifecycle Management
  • Introduction to VMware vSphere® with Kubernetes

Intended Audience

System architects, system administrators, IT managers, VMware partners, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing vSphere architectures