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vSphere 7 Overview: Upgrade Demos, Changes, & New Features (Udemy.com)

Learn new features of VMware vSphere 7, like Kubernetes, Upgrades, Lifecycle Manager, Assignable Hardware, DRS, and more

4.6
765 reviews

Created by: Rick Crisci

Last updated September 2024

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This is a quick update class for people who already run vSphere 6.7 and need to know what changed in 7. Rick Crisci, a VMware Certified Instructor, keeps it to 3.8 hours across 39 lectures in five sections: an intro, vCenter 7, management, performance, and Kubernetes. Most lectures run 5 to 15 minutes. The page lists foundation-level vSphere 6.7 knowledge as a requirement, so it is not a first look at VMware.

Reviewers like the plain explanations and the mix of slides and demos. Two say they were about to upgrade from 6.x and that the warnings and fixes shown on screen saved them a lot of reading. The complaints are small. One person found broken links in the last section and handouts missing from the resources. Another wanted at least a demo of Kubernetes on vSphere. A third would rather see the instructor than hear a voice over slides.

Of 765 ratings, 428 are five stars, and only five are two stars. The course was last updated in September 2024, so check the topics against the release you actually run. It reads as a good briefing before an upgrade project, and a thin one if Kubernetes is your main interest. Across 3,209 students it holds a 4.6 rating, which fits what the reviews describe.

Best forvSphere 6.7 admins planning an upgrade who want the changes and the gotchas in one afternoon.
Skip it ifYou are new to VMware, or you want hands-on Kubernetes labs rather than a short overview.

Pros

  • Upgrade demos for vCenter 6.7 to 7 and ESXi, with problems and workarounds shown
  • Short lectures, mostly 5 to 15 minutes, easy to take in small sittings
  • Reviewers say the explanations are simple and the structure is clean
  • Covers backups through the VAMI, Lifecycle Manager and Update Planner, not just headline features

Cons

  • Kubernetes section is about 35 minutes, with no demo, which one reviewer wanted
  • Voiceover on slides and demos; one reviewer wanted the instructor on screen
  • Some links in the last section are broken and a few referenced documents are missing
Excellent mix of theory and practical demos. Very well structured!
George Dimov, a student

Rated intermediate. It expects vSphere 6.7 foundations or a year or two of admin work, and skips the basics.

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What you will learn

  • Changes that have occurred between vSphere 6.7 and vSphere 7
  • How to upgrade vCenter and ESXi to version 7
  • Understand how vSphere 7 supports the deployment of Kubernetes Containers
  • Work with the vCenter 7 VAMI to perform manual and scheduled backups
  • Install the vCenter Server Appliance for vSphere 7
  • Learn how to perform updates and upgrades using Lifecycle Manager and Update Planner
  • Learn about performance improvements for vMotion, DRS, and assignable hardware

Course content

5 sections · 39 lectures · 3.8 hours of video 1 article

  1. 1Introduction 2 free previews6 lectures · 9 min
  2. 2vCenter 7 2 free previews12 lectures · 1.1 hours
  3. 3vSphere 7 Management10 lectures · 1.2 hours
  4. 4vSphere 7 Performance6 lectures · 46 min
  5. 5vSphere 7 and Kubernetes5 lectures · 35 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Anybody who wants to learn about new features of vSphere 7

What you need before you start

  • Foundation level knowledge of vSphere 6.7 (See my vSphere 6.7 Foundations course on Udemy)

How it compares

Against the other 50 rated Udemy courses in VMware on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 50% of them
  • Reviews765#24 of 51 by number of reviews
  • Length3.8 hoursshorter than 72% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2024more recently than 50% of them

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Course Description

"Excellent. Learned a lot of new features!"  - Sreenidhi

"This course really helped me to understand of new features of VMware 7.0. Thanks, Rick for explaining all the topics in detail."  - Mukund


Are you looking for VMware vSphere 7 Training? Do you want to learn from an experienced trainer who makes complex concepts simple and easy to understand? Do you need to learn about the new features of vSphere 7?

This course assumes you have previous knowledge of vSphere. Beginners should the level of knowledge required to pass the vSphere 6.7 Foundations exam or 1-2 years of experience.

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 multiple real-life demos of tasks being performed in a vSphere 7 homelab environment using the new HTML5 vSphere Client.

vCenter 7

  • vCenter 6.7 Upgrade to vCenter 7 and a new install of vCenter Server 7

  • Using the vCenter 7 VAMI to perform a manual backup to an SMB Share and set up scheduled backups and retention policies

  • Configure vCenter 7 Multihoming and PNID and FQDN Changes

  • Managing multiple vCenter servers using vCenter Server Profiles

  • vSphere 7 Licensing

vSphere 7 Management

  • Upgrading ESXi 6.7 to ESXi 7

  • Precision Time Protocol in ESXi 7

  • vCenter 7 Identity Federation

  • Managing VM Templates in an Content Library

  • vCenter and Dynamic DNS

  • VMware Skyline

  • vSphere 7 Lifecycle Management

  • vSphere 7 Update Planner

vSphere 7 Performance Enhancements

  • vMotion Improvements in vSphere 7

  • DRS Enhancements in vSphere 7

  • vSphere Cluster Quickstart

  • Assignable Hardware in vSphere 7

  • Scalable Shares in vSphere 7

vSphere 7 and Kubernetes

  • Introduction to Microservices

  • Introduction to Containers

  • vSphere 7 Pods for Kubernetes

  • Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Cluster Licensing
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Instructor Details

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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By Gregorio Plaza Avila on 9/25/2024

The content of the course es amazing and very interesting so far, for me, It's a very recommendable course to improve knowledge about upgrade process in VMware environments.

By Anonymized User on 1/17/2023

After an initial video issue, which I solved by looking here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252994358 I was able to run the course great ! very happy, thank you !

By Jay Updegrove on 10/7/2022

We're getting ready to upgrade our vSphere from 6.7 to 7.X and this course had all the documentation and hints on where things might go wrong that I would have otherwise spent a VERY long time looking up myself. A couple of the links in Section 5 are broken because they're outdated and some of the documents mentioned in the lessons are not in the resources folders so I'm sure this just needs a quick cleanup and refresh but otherwise, still very helpful for anyone looking to upgrade their vSphere level and save themselves the time of researching it all on their own!

By Mukund Kumar on 6/6/2021

This course is really helped me to understand of new features of VMware 7.0. Thanks, Rick for explaining all the topics in detail.

By Bryan on 4/26/2021

This course has a lot of straight forward information on vSphere 7. I should have no problem using this info.

By Stephane Darrell EMILIEN on 12/24/2020

Great course as always. Though was expecting more content regarding use of Kubernetes on vSphere 7 (maybe at least a demo)

By Maurice Dennard on 12/22/2020

Prefer a course where I can see the instructor speaking as well. When doing demos, minimize the instructor to a video box in the lower or upper third. That would seem more personal and inviting versus hearing a voice over powerpoint slides.

By Lori D Johnston on 11/16/2020

I was only looking for a quick class to get my feet wet for VMWare 7.0 as I will be upgrading from v6.0. I very much appreciated all the issues he encountered along with fixes or steps to get around them. This class has a lot of resources and would be great if they could all be zipped up at the end for just 1 download.

By Anonymized User on 10/20/2020

All topics are covered but request you to please elaborate more about Vsphere 7 features and benefits

By Devon Daley on 6/17/2020

This is perfect timing for me, the information in this lab helps me to leapfrog ahead very quickly. I will be upgrading my home lab to vSphere 7, and I'm also looking forward to learning more about Kubernetes in vSPhere 7

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vSphere 7 Overview: Upgrade Demos, Changes, & New Features
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  • Lectures:39 in 5 sections
  • Students:3,209
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