vSphere Training Options Available For All Budgets
June 16th, 2009 | 
Author: This post provides a summary of some of the known vSphere training options available now. Starting with a free series of online training sessions and ending with the official VMware courses needed for VCP certification (Yes, the VMware courses are still the only option if you want VCP status), vSphere training is available for all budgets.
Free VMware vSphere 4 QuickStart Series
For those that need some generic how to knowledge transfer and don’t have extra room in the budget for vSphere training, the vSphere QuickStart Series is a great introductory training option.
Although the first session, VMware vSphere 4 QuickStart Series Part 1: Install and Configure ESXi, was delivered yesterday (6.15.09), there are 3 remaining classes in the series.
- VMware vSphere 4 QuickStart Series Part 2: VM Management with VMware vCenter Server – June 22nd 2009 09:00 AM PDT
- VMware vSphere 4 QuickStart Series Part 3: Cluster Setup, Availability and Load Balancing – June 29th 2009 09:00 AM PDT
- VMware vSphere 4 QuickStart Series Part 4: Monitoring, Availability, Back Up and Next Steps – July 6th 2009 09:00 AM PDT
Register for the remaining vSphere 4 QuickStart sessions here.
I sat in on Part 1 yesterday and I was impressed. The VMware instructor delivered a mix of presentation slides with live demos. The emphasis was definitely on informing about what it takes to stand up an ESXi server for use in your data center and covered the ESXi installation, virtual switch creation and network configuration, adding shared storage, and then creating a virtual machine.
For those that missed Part 1, we were told it was recorded would be available around 48 hrs from the end of the class.
VMware vSphere VCP4 Training
According to Scott Vessey’s VMware Training and Certification Blog, the first vSphere Install Configure Manage courses are being delivered this month (June). Vessey’s post vSphere Courses are Here! explains:
“Global Knowledge [is] offering the What’s New course NOW, and our first Install Configure Manage course is on the very first day that VMware will allow us to run it – 29th June.”
In a previous post Vessey provides more information about all the vSphere Courses.
“As the vSphere 4 courses begin to appear, I thought I’d create a specific post on the current VI3 course names and what the vSphere 4 equivalent courses will be.
VI3: Install & Configure > vSphere 4: Install Configure Manage
VI3: Deploy Secure & Analyze > vSphere4: ???? (name yet to be announced)
VI3: Fast Track > vSphere 4: Fast TrackThe ICM will still be the standard 4-day class, suitable for the VCP on vSphere 4.
The DSA replacement will contain content on Scripting and Automation, Scalbility, Availability, Troubleshooting, and will also be 4-days. The FT will contain the ICM material, and the “DSA” material, in a 5-day accelerated class.”
As I’ve already posted before, Global Knowledge will be running all of these classes as soon as they are available. ICM delivery starts on 29th June, FT starts in August, and “DSA” should be available in September”
Vessey also provides a listing of VMware’s new role specific courses “designed to give individuals the chance to follow-up their foundation training on the product”. Go here to see courses grouped for the following roles:
- Virtualization Generalist
- Security Specialists
- Performance Specialists
- Virtual Desktop Administrators
Information on all the VMware courses available from Global Knowledge in the United States, including class dates and registration links, can be found on their Virtualization Training page. Change the region on their Home Page to find training in a different part of the world.
Go to VMware’s Education Services Page for other official course offerings including both traditional classroom as well as live on line classroom training offerings.
Video Training available soon
David Davis has told me that new vSphere training videos are in the works from Trainsignal too. I’ll post about this alternative for vSphere training when I know more.
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