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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="30541" language="fr" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-course/vmware-vsoss8" lastchanged="2026-03-19T09:08:28+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-courses"><title>VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale and Secure [V8]</title><productcode>VSOSS8</productcode><vendorcode>VM</vendorcode><vendorname>VMware</vendorname><fullproductcode>VM-VSOSS8</fullproductcode><version>8</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configure and manage a VMware Tools Repository&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure vSphere Replication and recover replicated VMs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Manage VM resource usage with resource pools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure vCenter High Availability&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use host profiles to manage VMware ESXi host compliance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the vSphere Client to manage certificates&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor the vCenter, ESXi, and VMs performance in the vSphere client&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Secure vCenter, ESXi, and VMs in your vSphere environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use VMware vSphere Trust Authority to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use Identity Federation to configure the vCenter to use external identity sources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Attending this course meets the training requirement to achieve the following certification:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Attend &lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/fr/course/vmware-vsicm8&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(VSICM8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESXi and vCenter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;Experienced system administrators, system engineers, and system integrators&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;h5&gt;Course Introduction&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introductions and course logistics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Course objectives&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Virtual Machine Operations&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recognize the role of a VMware Tools Repository&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure a VMware Tools Repository&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recognize the backup and restore solution for VMs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify the components in the vSphere Replication architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploy and configure vSphere Replication&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recover replicated VMs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;vSphere Cluster Operations&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create and manage resource pools in a cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe how scalable shares work&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the function of the vCLS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recognize operations that might disrupt the healthy functioning of vCLS VMs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Network Operations&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe how VMware vSphere Network I/O Control enhances performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain distributed switch features such as port mirroring and NetFlow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Define vSphere Distributed Services Engine&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the use cases and benefits of vSphere Distributed Services Engine&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Storage Operations&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the architecture and requirements of vSAN configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe storage policy-based management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recognize components in the vSphere Virtual Volumes architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure Storage I/O Control&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;vCenter and ESXi Operations&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create a vCenter backup schedule&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recognize the importance of vCenter High Availability&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain how vCenter High Availability works&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the vSphere client to manage vSphere certificates&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;vSphere Monitoring&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Monitor the key factors that can affect a virtual machine&amp;#039;s performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the factors that influence vCenter performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use vCenter tools to monitor resource use&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create custom alarms in vCenter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the benefits and capabilities of VMware Skyline&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Recognize uses for Skyline Advisor Pro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;vSphere Security and Access Control&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recognize strategies for securing vSphere components, such as vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe vSphere support for security standards and protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure identity federation to allow vCenter to use an external identity provider&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;vSphere Trusted Environments and VM Encryption&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configure ESXi Host Access and Authentication&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe virtual machine security features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the components of a VM encryption architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create, manage, and migrate encrypted VMs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;List VM encryption events and alarms&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure vSphere Trust Authority&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><objective_plain>By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:


- Configure and manage a VMware Tools Repository
- Configure vSphere Replication and recover replicated VMs
- Manage VM resource usage with resource pools
- Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise
- Configure vCenter High Availability
- Use host profiles to manage VMware ESXi host compliance
- Use the vSphere Client to manage certificates
- Monitor the vCenter, ESXi, and VMs performance in the vSphere client
- Secure vCenter, ESXi, and VMs in your vSphere environment
- Use VMware vSphere Trust Authority to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs
- Use Identity Federation to configure the vCenter to use external identity sources</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Attending this course meets the training requirement to achieve the following certification:


- Attend VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] (VSICM8)
- Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESXi and vCenter</essentials_plain><audience_plain>Experienced system administrators, system engineers, and system integrators</audience_plain><contents_plain>Course Introduction


- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
Virtual Machine Operations


- Recognize the role of a VMware Tools Repository
- Configure a VMware Tools Repository
- Recognize the backup and restore solution for VMs
- Identify the components in the vSphere Replication architecture
- Deploy and configure vSphere Replication
- Recover replicated VMs
vSphere Cluster Operations


- Create and manage resource pools in a cluster
- Describe how scalable shares work
- Describe the function of the vCLS
- Recognize operations that might disrupt the healthy functioning of vCLS VMs
Network Operations


- Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches
- Describe how VMware vSphere Network I/O Control enhances performance
- Explain distributed switch features such as port mirroring and NetFlow
- Define vSphere Distributed Services Engine
- Describe the use cases and benefits of vSphere Distributed Services Engine
Storage Operations


- Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies
- Describe the architecture and requirements of vSAN configuration
- Describe storage policy-based management
- Recognize components in the vSphere Virtual Volumes architecture
- Configure Storage I/O Control
vCenter and ESXi Operations


- Create a vCenter backup schedule
- Recognize the importance of vCenter High Availability
- Explain how vCenter High Availability works
- Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
- Use the vSphere client to manage vSphere certificates
vSphere Monitoring


- Monitor the key factors that can affect a virtual machine's performance
- Describe the factors that influence vCenter performance
- Use vCenter tools to monitor resource use
- Create custom alarms in vCenter
- Describe the benefits and capabilities of VMware Skyline
- Recognize uses for Skyline Advisor Pro
vSphere Security and Access Control


- Recognize strategies for securing vSphere components, such as vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines
- Describe vSphere support for security standards and protocols
- Describe identity federation and recognize its use cases
- Configure identity federation to allow vCenter to use an external identity provider
vSphere Trusted Environments and VM Encryption


- Configure ESXi Host Access and Authentication
- Describe virtual machine security features
- Describe the components of a VM encryption architecture
- Create, manage, and migrate encrypted VMs
- List VM encryption events and alarms
- Describe the benefits and use cases of vSphere Trust Authority
- Configure vSphere Trust Authority</contents_plain><duration unit="d" days="5">5 jours</duration><pricelist><price country="MK" currency="EUR">2150.00</price><price country="GR" currency="EUR">2150.00</price><price country="HU" currency="EUR">2150.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">3750.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">3750.00</price><price country="AE" currency="USD">3350.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">3750.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">3750.00</price><price country="PL" currency="PLN">9600.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">4300.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">2950.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">3875.00</price><price country="RU" currency="RUB">166200.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">2750.00</price></pricelist><miles><milesvalue country="SI" vendorcurrency="PSO" vendorcurrencyname="VMware PSO Credits">26.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="PL" vendorcurrency="PSO" vendorcurrencyname="VMware PSO Credits">26.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="DE" vendorcurrency="PSO" vendorcurrencyname="VMware PSO Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AT" vendorcurrency="PSO" vendorcurrencyname="VMware PSO Credits">45.00</milesvalue></miles></course>