VMware vSphere: What's New [V8] (VSWN8)

In this two-day course, you explore the new features and enhancements following VMware vCenter Server 8.0 and VMware ESXi 8.0. Real-world use-case scenarios, hands-on lab exercises, and lectures te...

1 Course Introduction


- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning


- Describe how device groups support AI and ML in vSphere 8
- Describe how device virtualization extensions support AI and ML in vSphere 8
3 vSphere Distributed Services Engine


- Describe the benefits of Distributed Services Engine
- Explain how Distributed Services Engine works
- Recognize use cases for Distributed Services Engine
- Install ESXi on a host equipped with a DPU
- View DPU information in vSphere Client
- Add an ESXi host equipped with a DPU to a cluster
- Update an ESXi host equipped with a DPU using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
- Create a vSphere Distributed Switch for network offloads
- Add a host with a DPU to the vSphere Distributed Switch
- Configure a VM to use Uniform Passthrough Mode
4 vSphere and vCenter Management


- Review the improvements to the communication between vCenter and ESXi hosts
- Review the enhancements to the vCenter recovery process
5 ESXi Enhancements


- Describe the function of the central configuration store in ESXi
- Explain how ConfigStore affects your interaction with ESXi configuration files
- Recognize...

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:


- Recognize the importance of key features and enhancements in vSphere 8.0
- Describe vCenter Server, VMware ESXi, storage, virtual machine, and security enhancements in vSphere 8.0
- Describe the purpose of vSphere Distributed Services Engine
- Update an ESXi host equipped with a Data Processing Unit (DPU) using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
- Identify devices supported for system storage on ESXi 8.0
- Recognize enh...

System architects, system administrators, IT managers, VMware partners, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing vSphere architectures who want to deploy vSphere 8.0 into their existing vSphere environment.