VMWARE VSPHERE INSTALL, CONFIGURE, MANAGE (SF)

VMWARE VSPHERE INSTALL, CONFIGURE, MANAGE (SF)

Funded

Course Duration

40.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

Written Assessment and Practical Performance

Who Should Attend

  • System Administrators
  • System Engineers

Course Overview

This five-day VMware course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi 8 and VMware vCenter 8. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size. This course is the foundation for most VMware technologies in the software-defined data center.

Product Alignment
VMware ESXi 8.0
VMware vCenter 8.0

Course Schedule

Next available schedule

Course Objectives

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

  • Install and configure ESXi hosts
  • Deploy and configure vCenter
  • Use the vSphere Client to create the vCenter inventory and assign roles to vCenter users
  • Create virtual networks using vSphere standard switches and distributed switches
  • Create and configure datastores using storage technologies supported by vSphere
  • Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
  • Create content libraries for managing templates and deploying virtual machines
  • Manage virtual machine resource allocation
  • Migrate virtual machines with vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion
  • Create and configure a vSphere cluster that is enabled with vSphere High Availability (HA) and vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler
  • Manage the life cycle of vSphere to keep vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines up to date

Pre-requisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:

  • System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
  • Hardware & Software
    • This course will be conducted as a Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom platform.
    • Participants must own a Zoom account and have a laptop or a desktop with “Zoom Client for Meetings” installed. Download from zoom.us/download.

System Requirement

Must-have:
Please ensure that your computer or laptop meets the following requirements.

  • Operating system: Windows 10 or MacOS (64 bit or above) 
  • Processor/CPU: 1.8 GHz, 2-core Intel Core i3 or higher 
  • Minimum 20 GB hard disk space 
  • Minimum 8 GB RAM 
  • Webcam (camera must be turned on for the duration of the class) 
  • Microphone 
  • Internet Connection: Wired or Wireless broadband 
  • Latest version of Zoom software to be installed on computer or laptop prior to the class. 

Good-to-have: 

  • Wired internet connection
    Wired internet will provide you with stable and reliable connection. 
  • Dual monitors
    Using a dual monitor setup will undoubtedly improve your training experience, enabling you to simultaneously participate in hands-on exercises and maintain engagement with your instructor. 

Not recommended:
Using tablets is not recommended due to their smaller screen size, which could cause eye strain and discomfort over the course of the program's duration.

Course Outline

  1. Course Introduction
  2. vSphere and Virtualization Overview
  3. Installing and Configuring ESXi
  4. Deploying and Configuring vCenter
  5. Configuring vSphere Networking
  6. Configuring vSphere Storage
  7. Deploying Virtual Machines
  8. Managing Virtual Machines
  9. Deploying and Configuring vSphere Clusters
  10. Managing the vSphere Lifecycle

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Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

  • Upon meeting the attendance and assessment(s) criteria, participants will be awarded with a digital Statement of Attainment (SOA), accredited by SkillsFuture Singapore. SOA will be reflected as ICT-SYS-4008-1.1 Systems Design and ICT-DES-4003-1.1 Infrastructure Design
     
  • Upon meeting the attendance and assessment(s) criteria, participants will be awarded with a digital Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.
     
  • External Certification Exam

    The participant will be able to attempt the VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) exam after attending this course. Upon passing the exam, the participant will receive VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) accreditation from VMware.

    Length: 130 minutes to complete the exam
    Cost: 250 USD
    Format: 70 Questions, Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored
    Passing Score: 300

    VMware exams are scaled on a range from 100-500, with the determined raw cut score scaled to a value of 300. Your exam may contain unscored questions in addition to the scored questions, this is a standard testing practice. You will not know which questions are unscored, your exam results will reflect your performance on the scored questions only.

  • Please note that LHub will not be issuing any exam vouchers.

    You will be awarded by VMware with the following digital badge(s) upon passing the official VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) Exam

     

     

Additional Details

Medium of Instruction: English
Trainer to trainee ratio: 1:20

Mode of Delivery: VLC

Price

Course Fee and Government Subsidies

  

Individual Sponsored 

Company Sponsored 

 

Non-SME 

SME 

Before GST 

With GST 

Before GST 

With GST 

Before GST 

With GST 

Full Course Fee
(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

$4,300.00

$4,687.00

$4,300.00

$4,687.00

$4,300.00

$4,687.00

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents
(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

$1,290.00

$1,406.10

$1,290.00

$1,406.10

$430.00

$546.10

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$430.00

$546.10

$430.00

$546.10

$430.00

$546.10

 

Funding Eligibility Criteria

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses.
  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance.
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments and attain 100% competency.
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria.
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses.
  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance.
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments and attain 100% competency.
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria.

 

Remarks

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

SkillsFuture Credit:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.

UTAP: 

  • This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
  • NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP.

PSEA: 

  • To check for Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) eligibility for this course, visit:

(a) SkillsFuture (TGS-2023037976) for Virtual Learning Class (VLC)

(b) SkillsFuture (TGS-2023037975) for Face-to-Face class

  • Scroll down to “Keyword Tags” to verify for PSEA eligibility.
  • If there isPSEA” under keyword tags, the course is eligible for PSEA.  
  • And if there is noPSEA” under keyword tags, the course is ineligible for PSEA. 
  • Not all courses are eligible for PSEA funding.

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee.
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim.

 

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Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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