VMware vSphere 7: Build, Configure and Manage Like a Pro (Udemy.com)
VMware vSphere 7 Training for Beginners | Build a Complete Virtual Datacenter Lab | ESXi, vCenter & vSwitch
Created by: Ali Mansouri
Last updated September 2026
What you will learn
- VMware vSphere Foundation
- Basics of Virtualization
- Configure ESXi and vCenter
- Configure Virtual Switches vSS & vDS
- Configure Storage and Datastore
- Upgrading vSphere 7
- vCenter Features
- Backing up VMs
- Securing a vSphere 7 Deployment
- Troubleshooting vSphere
- vSphere 7 Monitoring Tools
- Getting to know VMware vSAN concepts
Course Description
Master VMware vSphere 7 | ESXi 7, vCenter Server 7, vSAN, Networking, Storage, Security & Monitoring | Complete Hands-On LAB Training
VMware vSphere is the foundation of modern datacenters and cloud infrastructure. Today, virtualization is everywhere, and understanding VMware vSphere is an essential skill for system administrators, virtualization engineers, cloud engineers, and IT professionals.
This comprehensive VMware vSphere 7 training course is designed to help you build real-world virtualization skills through intensive hands-on LAB practice. You will learn how to deploy, configure, manage, secure, monitor, troubleshoot, and back up VMware vSphere environments using VMware ESXi 7 and VMware vCenter Server 7.
*** If you have any questions or need help, feel free to contact me on LinkedIn. ***
What You Will Learn
VMware Networking
VMware Standard Switches (vSS)
VMware Distributed Switches (vDS)
NIC Teaming & Failover
Port Mirroring
Network I/O Control (NIOC)
Traffic Shaping
Private VLANs (PVLANs)
TCP/IP Stacks
NetFlow Configuration
VMware Storage
VMFS & NFS Datastores
iSCSI Storage
Fibre Channel (FC) & FCoE
VMware vSAN
VMware VVOLs
Storage Multipathing & Failover
VMware Security
VMware Single Sign-On (SSO)
Roles & Permissions
Hardening ESXi Hosts & Virtual Machines
Encrypted vMotion
Account Policies
Lockdown Mode
Firewall & Services Configuration
Deployment & Management
Install & Configure VMware ESXi 7
Deploy VMware vCenter Server 7
Deploy & Manage Virtual Machines
Templates & Cloning
Auto Deploy & Host Profiles
Content Libraries
VMware vCenter Converter
Working with VMX Files
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Virtual Machine Backup Strategies
Backup Using OVF Templates
Backup Using FileZilla
Installing Veeam Backup & Replication
Backup & Restore with Veeam
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Restart ESXi Management Agents
Collect Diagnostic Logs
Generate Log Bundles
VMware ESXTOP Monitoring
Monitor vSphere with Veeam ONE
Monitor Virtual Machines & Hosts
Troubleshoot Common vSphere Problems
VMware vSAN Concepts
vSAN Architecture
vSAN Features & Benefits
Hybrid vs All-Flash
vSAN Use Cases
Software-Defined Storage Concepts
Complete Hands-On LAB Training
This course focuses heavily on practical, step-by-step LAB exercises designed to simulate real enterprise virtualization environments. You will build your own VMware infrastructure and gain experience with the same technologies used in production datacenters worldwide.
Course Includes
8.5+ Hours of Practical Video Training
Downloadable LAB Files & Installation Media
VMware ESXi & vCenter Deployment LABs
VMware Networking & Storage Configuration
VMware Backup & Security LABs
Q&A Support
Valuable Resources & Links
What Makes This Course Different?
Instead of only teaching theory, this course gives you real operational experience managing VMware environments like an actual virtualization administrator.
You will learn:
How enterprise virtualization environments work
How to deploy highly available infrastructures
How to monitor and troubleshoot VMware systems
How to secure virtual infrastructures
How to manage VMware lifecycle operations
How to implement enterprise backup solutions
Who This Course Is For
VMware Beginners
System Administrators
Virtualization Engineers
Infrastructure Engineers
Network Engineers
Cloud Engineers
University Students
Anyone Preparing for VMware Certifications
Requirements
Basic Ethernet TCP/IP Knowledge
Basic Virtualization Knowledge
VMware Workstation Recommended for LAB Practice
Real Enterprise VMware Skills
This course prepares you to administer VMware environments of any size and serves as a strong foundation for advanced VMware technologies and software-defined datacenter concepts.
You will gain practical skills in:
ESXi Administration
vCenter Management
VMware Networking
VMware Storage
VMware Security
Backup & Recovery
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
VMware Lifecycle Management
Beginner-Friendly & Practical
The course is designed in a simple, practical, and easy-to-follow format so students can build confidence while learning enterprise VMware technologies from scratch.
PS: Check the Free Preview videos to learn more about the course and become familiar with my teaching style and accent.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
813 Reviews
Ali Mansouri
I’m Ali Mansoori, founder of Dynamips dot io and a certified instructor in Cisco, VMware vSphere, and Veeam VMCE technologies.
I’ve delivered thousands of hours of official live training to network engineers, system administrators, and IT professionals around the world.
My training goes beyond commands and certification theory. I focus on how technologies are actually deployed, operated, and troubleshot in real enterprise environment helping you bridge the gap between the lab and production.
Whether you're preparing for a certification, starting your IT career, or building deeper enterprise skills, my goal is simple: help you become a more confident, practical engineer.
Want to know more about my experience and background? Connect with me on LinkedIn: in/alimansoori
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Reviews
By Swapnil Gaikwad on 2/19/2024
Detail Explanation. More with all basic details has to be explain. If we take a name of any technical word related to the chapter. That has to explain what it does and there implementation
By Anonymized User on 12/6/2022
Since I was aware of VMWare 6.7, this course has really helped me to understand new features of v7. Really good way of explaining things.
By Quaseem on 10/18/2022
Good Course to learn for beginners who are trying to understand what VMware is, with hands on practice labs that give you idea about virtualization and deploying the bare metal onto servers , basics on managing storage and network management resources.
By Jorge Toledo on 10/5/2022
The course itself seems good. It covers a lot of things and gives many ideas to practice at home. There is no problem with the instructor's accent, but I think the subtitles should have been watched in this case. Automatic subtitles don´t work very well with accents and some parts are a bit difficult to understand.
By Clay Holland on 7/21/2022
I purchased this course, to prepare for the VCTA 2022 exam. There is a lot of good information in the course, that's great, but I am not certain that it has prepared me for the verification exam, based on example questions that I have seen.
By Lara Hughes on 1/17/2022
giving 5 stars on a Friday partly because this is good training material, and also so that it throws the happiest day of the week stats a little
By Benny Perez on 1/16/2022
Your text notes are not prove read. There are so many misspells. Words like "Vernick", "Voynich", "Vollans", "Villans", "Veum", "Maring", "Portmeirion", and many more...
By Tim Barnes on 11/9/2021
I enjoyed the course. I've been a aIT manager for several years and I can honest ley say that this course covers just about everything that I've encountered as a IT manager.
By Noora Gibb on 11/9/2021
Explanation are very good, but we need more assistance to troubleshot. Till now I have issue to ping my ESXi from my computer
By Carlos Mitchell on 10/28/2021
The teacher is concise and clear and I appreciate his use of diagrams. He is very clear and careful in his explanations
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Overall Score : 92 / 100









