VMware ESXi and vSphere Admin Tutorial (Udemy.com)

This is an Infinite Skills tutorial that walks through setting up a vSphere environment from scratch: installing ESXi, working the vSphere Client, configuring networking and storage, building VMs, and adding vCenter, DRS, HA, and vSphere Data Protection on top. It runs 6.5 hours and was last updated in 2014, so it is aimed squarely at getting a development or test lab running, not at production-scale administration.

Reviewers who wanted a first pass at virtualization call it a solid overview: people moving off physical servers say it gave them enough confidence to make changes at work without breaking anything. The complaints cluster around delivery and depth. Several reviewers say the instructor talks fast in a flat, script-read tone with no diagrams, and that networking and storage get skimmed rather than explained. A few beginners also found it assumes background knowledge they didn't have yet, and subtitles have translation errors in some languages.

For the price, it does what it says: an entry point to ESXi and vSphere, not a deep dive. Newer VMware releases have changed plenty since 2014, so expect the interface and some features to look dated next to the version students are running today. Reviewers who wanted hands-on, example-driven teaching were let down by the talking-head, text-heavy style. If a basic conceptual tour of vSphere is the goal, it delivers that; if the goal is current, detailed admin skills, look for something newer.