Clear and Simple vSphere 8 Professional - VMware VCP DCV (Udemy.com)
Prepare for the VMware VCP-DCV exam. Learn all about vSphere version 8 and how to manage ESXi, vCenter, and more.
Created by: Rick Crisci
Last updated August 2025
What you will learn
- Pass the VMware VCP for vSphere 8 exam
- Design and Administer a vSphere 8 deployment
- Upgrade to vSphere 8 from a previous version
- Manage vSphere Networking, Storage, Monitoring, and Clustering
How it compares
Against the other 848 rated Udemy courses in IT Certifications on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 63% of them
- Reviews2,728#140 of 849 by number of reviews
- Length14.1 hourslonger than 71% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2025earlier than 62% of them
Course Description
"His videos are always well thought out, well formatted, and contain tons of useful information. Best presenter here on Udemy out of dozens of classes I've done." -William
"Excellent clear and visual explanation. Instructor voice, pronunciation and pace is excellent as well compared to multiple other courses on Udemy!" -Hugo
"This Course by far the best VCP-DCV course I had" -Ahmed
Are you looking for VMware vSphere Training? Do you want to learn from an experienced trainer who makes complex concepts simple and easy to understand? Do you need to prepare for the VMware vSphere Datacenter Virtualization (DCV) exam?
I am a VMware Certified Instructor who has taught thousands of hours of live training directly for VMware. Most lectures in this course are 5 - 15 minutes long. A few deeper topics are slightly longer. There are over 50 real-life demos of tasks being performed in a vSphere 8 environment using the vSphere Client.
VMware vSphere is everywhere. Non-virtualized datacenters are a thing of the past, and in order to stay relevant you must understand vSphere. This course builds off my "Clear and Simple vSphere Technical Associate" videos, and gives you a deeper understanding of vSphere.
Topics covered in this course include (but are not limited to):
Networking
Configure vSphere Standard and Distributed Switches
NIC Teaming and failover
Port Mirroring
Network IO Control
Traffic Shaping
Private VLANs
TCP/IP Stacks
NetFlow
Storage
VMFS and NFS
iSCSI
FC and FCoE
vSAN
VVOLs
Storage Multipathing and failover
Security
Single Sign-On
Hardening VMs and Hosts
Encrypted vMotion
Roles and Permissions
Updates and Upgrades
Lifecycle Manager
Upgrade VMware Tools and VM Hardware
Upgrade ESXi
Upgrade vCenter
Deploying Virtual Machines and Hosts
Templates and Cloning
Auto Deploy and Host Profiles
Content Libraries
vCenter Converter
Working with VMX Files
Resource Management
Configuring DRS Clusters
DRS Affinity Rules, Overrides, and advanced settings
Shares, Limits, and Reservations
Resource Pools
Troubleshooting
Restart ESXi Management Agents
Collect Diagnostic Data
Generate Log Bundles
Backup and Recovery
vSphere Data Protection
vSphere Replication
High Availability (HA)
Virtual Machine Component Protection (VMCP)
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
2,728 Reviews
Rick Crisci
I am the owner of TrainerTests and have delivered thousands of hours of official live training to my students, and I love teaching people new skills.
I provide video training unlike any other organization. I believe in using high quality illustrations and animations to simplify complex concepts. In my courses you will get the technical depth that you need, with a focus on making sure that you completely understand the underlying concepts.
Please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn, I always enjoy making new contacts with my students!
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Reviews
By Erion Bita on 8/21/2026
Rick, thank you. The first training on Udemy was Clear_and_Simple_VCTA_VMware_Technical_Associate_vSphere_8_2023-03. Based on this core training I was able to pass the VVF 9.0. I would like you to create another training for VMware vSphere Foundation Support (2V0-18.25). Thank you in advance.
By Marc Arthur Casine on 4/29/2026
Great VMware course with clear, well-structured content. The quizzes after each section really help reinforce learning and improve retention. Highly recommended for both beginners and professionals.
By Delano Britz on 6/23/2025
Hi, ran through the course now, only crit i have is more detail on why certain actions would be required more depth on why would need to do them and what would happen if you don't. Writing my exam in 3 days let see how it goes.
By Om Narayan on 4/10/2025
I like the all topics being included in Course. Doing quiz while learning is the best practice. Rest i have already taken the 6.7 course by Rick so I am already fan of his teaching as Rick explains each topics really well.
By JP Gorman on 2/27/2025
PROS: Rick does great job speaking clearly and explaining things, with concepts presented prior to demos. Too many other poor tech trainers just jump into the portal/config and start clicking around without laying the conceptual groundwork! CONS: Rick copies a lot of exact same content between his various courses, and ends up several times inaccurately referring to them. He also has some content completely missing based on these references. He could do a better job explaining lab setup and changes to that configuration. Major configuration changes should not magically appear with no explanation of guidance. Needs some better editorial review - otherwise I'd rate this a 5/5.
By Nick Eklund on 8/25/2024
Terrific course! For whatever reason, content libraries not really in this vcp course, but are in the vcta one. Only other item worth mentioning I feel should be in this course is certificates. Overall, was a godsend of a training for me as I took a few college courses but no lecturing. Rick filled this void.
By Pascal Fritte on 8/20/2024
Cours clair et de très bonne qualité. Les aspects vRealize ne sont pas traités alors qu'ils semblent faire partie de l'examen ... dommage pour cela. Pour le reste, je gère des VMware depuis 20 ans et j'ai encore beaucoup appris avec ce cours. A recommander !
By Anonymized User on 7/9/2024
Great presentation style and very easy to follow the topics that are included. It would be perfect if it had more of the objectives for the VCP 8 exam sections. I missed some topics like NVMe-of, EVC, Content library & Tanzu.
By Todd Gardner on 5/9/2024
I have my DCV 5.5 and 6. I took the class for 7, so I can test for 8. I found Rick's course and was very impressed. This class is perfect for prepping for the exam or just learning was a whole. Rick's teaching style is great! I highly recommend this class!!
By John Stover on 4/23/2024
Clear and concise instruction with plenty of details and scenario exploration. I appreciated that the video series spent a lot of time actually navigating the UI and running demos, and that it wasn't focused slowly on slideshows. Default lecture speed was a bit too slow for me to stay engaged (a consistent issue for me due to ADHD), but the instruction was pleasantly upbeat at 1.25x speed. The only thing that could have made this introductory experience better would have been seeing examples of actual enterprise setups/loads. I heartily recommend this to anyone who needs to get up-to-speed on vSphere 8.
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Overall Score : 92 / 100












