The VMware Certified Associate Boot Camp program is designed to prepare students to pass the VMware Certified Associate certification exam and to attain entry level System Administration positions that require exposure to virtual infrastructure technologies. VMware certification is the most widely recognized certification in the virtualization industry, and as physical datacenters are becoming software defined datacenters, Systems Administrators with virtualization skills are in high demand. Students will learn the fundamental building blocks of VMware’s vSphere data center virtualization technology, setting the foundation for a career as a certified professional and being able to manage small, medium, and large scale virtual infrastructures.

The program features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 6, which includes VMware ESXi™ 6 and VMware vCenter Server™ 6. This program will give students a solid understanding of how to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size.

Competency Goals

• Describe the software-defined data center
• Deploy an ESXi host and create virtual machines
• Describe vCenter Server architecture
• Deploy a vCenter Server instance or VMware vCenterServer™ Appliance™
• Use vCenter Server to manage an ESXi host
• Configure and manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere® Client™ and VMware vSphere® Web Client
• Configure virtual networks with vSphere standard switches
• Use vCenter Server to manage various types of host storage: VMware vSphere® VMFS, NFS, virtual SAN, and Virtual Volume
• Manage virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots
• Create a vApp
• Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere® vMotion®
• Use VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion® to migrate virtual machine storage
• Monitor resource usage and manage resource pools
• Introduce VMware vRealize™ Operations Manager™ to identify and solve issues through analytics and alerts
• Manage VMware vSphere® High Availability and VMware vSphere® Fault Tolerance
• Understand VMware vSphere® Replication™ and VMware vSphere® Data Protection™ to replicate virtual machines and perform data recovery
• Use VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ clusters to improve host scalability
• Learn about vSphere distributed switches to improve network scalability
• Understand VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ to apply patches and perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and vCenter Server operations
• VMware Testing and Certification Readiness

Sample Job Titles

Server Administrator, Systems Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Engineer, Network Operation Technician, Network Support Specialist, Network Support Technician, Network Technician, Computer Support Specialist, Helpdesk Support, Desktop Support, or other similar jobs.

Location(s) Program Offered: Memphis

Learning Methodology:Residential

Credential Awarded: Certificate of Completion

Length of Program: 72 Clock Hours (1-2 Months)

Lecture/Lab Hours: 43/29

Maximum Student/Teacher Ratio: 25:1

Withdrawal Fee: $100.00

Prerequisites: Either 1 year relevant work experience, 1 year postsecondary education at an accredited institution in a related field, or 1 industry certification in a related field

Tuition for Program: $3,750.00

Course Materials Fee (nonrefundable): $250.00

Included in Course Materials Fee
Digital Course Content: $50.00
Virtual Labs: $100.00
Practice Tests: $75.00
eBooks: $25.00