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vSphere OSS Labs 8.0

Gain hands-on experience needed to gain advanced skills for configuring and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure

Termination of VMware IT Academy by Broadcom

On August 2nd, Broadcom VMware informed Network Development Group that it has terminated the VMware IT Academy and Academic Software License programs. All VMware IT Academy labs will be completely removed from NDG services August 15, 2025.

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Instructor-led Only
VMware vSphere OSS Labs 8.0 is not available to self-paced learners.

This content is offered as instructor-led only and requires VMware IT Academy participation. If you are a learner, ask your instructor if your institution is a VMware IT Academy. Please contact your instructor for enrollment and purchasing instructions.

Lab Details

NDG VMware vSphere Operate, Scale and Secure 8.0. These labs provide the hands-on experience needed to gain advanced skills for configuring and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.

Features

  • Requires VMware IT Academy participation
  • Academic verification required
  • Module List

    Labs
    Lab 01: Accessing the Lab Environment
    Lab 02: Configuring a Centralized VMware Tools Installation Repository
    Lab 03: Deploying vSphere Replication for a Single VM
    Lab 04: Configuring Replication for a Single VM
    Lab 05: Managing Resource Pools
    Lab 06: Enabling vCLS Retreat Mode
    Lab 07: Configuring vSphere Distributed Switch
    Lab 08: Managing vSphere Distributed Switches
    Lab 09: Using Port Mirroring
    Lab 10: Viewing a vSAN Datastore Configuration
    Lab 11: Using Policy-Based Storage
    Lab 12: Creating vSAN Storage Policies
    Lab 13: Using Host Profiles
    Lab 14: Working with Certificates
    Lab 15: Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance
    Lab 16: Using Alarms
    Lab 17: Configuring Lockdown Mode
    Lab 18: Configuring Identity Federation to Use Microsoft ADFS
    Lab 19: Configuring vCenter to Work with a NKP
    Lab 20: Creating an Encrypted Virtual Machine

    Certification

    Certification Resources: The VMware vSphere OSS 8.0 Labs map to the VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization 2023 Certification. The VCP-DCV 2023 certification validates candidate skills to implement, manage, and troubleshoot a vSphere infrastructure, using best practices to provide a powerful, flexible, and secure foundation for business agility that can accelerate the transformation to cloud computing.

    Instructor Information

    Demo Content

    Also available on NETLAB+.

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