vSphere 6.5 Installation


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level


Overview/Description
VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi is the hypervisor underlying the vSphere suite. This course covers installation and basic configuration of VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi and vCenter Server, and the options to connect to them for management purposes.

Target Audience
IT professionals or managers using or considering the use of VMware vSphere products such as vCenter and ESXi to provide virtualization in their datacenter

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.3

Lesson Objectives

vSphere 6.5 Installation

  • start the course
  • identify the different prerequisites and options available for installing the ESXi host
  • install ESXi onto a host system
  • use the DCUI to manage an ESXi host
  • use the ESXi Host Client to manage an ESXi host
  • use SSH, ESXCLI, and PowerCLI in ESXi administration
  • identify the different prerequisites and options available for installing the vCenter Server
  • identify the different prerequisites and options available for installing the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)
  • install vCenter Server
  • install vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)
  • use the vCenter Web Client, vCenter Client, and Appliance Web Console to manage the vCenter environment
  • join an ESXi host to a vCenter Server or vCenter Server Appliance
  • use the vCenter Server Appliance to backup vCenter content
  • connect to the VCSA in order to join an ESXi host to vCenter

    • Course Number:
    vi_vicm_a02_it_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate