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Master VMware vSphere 8.0: 20 Hours of Bite-Size Learning on YouTube!

Monday, September 30th, 2024

Releasing the HOW TO: Series: VMware vSphere 8.0 on YouTube

Hello, VMware enthusiasts and tech aficionados! I’m excited to announce the release of the HOW TO Series: VMware vSphere 8.0 on my YouTube channel. After sharing knowledge on VMware vSphere 7.0, it’s time to bring you the latest tips, tricks, and tutorials for version 8.0.

What’s in the VMware vSphere 8.0 Series?

This series is packed with step-by-step guides and practical how-tos aimed at both beginners and advanced users. From installation and configuration to managing complex virtual environments, this series covers it all. Whether you’re an IT professional looking to enhance your skills or someone curious about VMware, you’ll find something valuable.

Here are some highlights you can expect:

  • Introduction to VMware vSphere 8.0: What’s new and what to expect.
  • Upgrading from vSphere 7.x to vSphere 8.0: A seamless transition guide.
  • Advanced Networking & Security Features: Learn about the newest security integrations.
  • Optimizing Performance and Resources: Best practices to ensure your virtual infrastructure runs efficiently.
  • Troubleshooting Common Issues: Step-by-step solutions to tackle common challenges.

20 Hours of Knowledge, in Bite-Size Chunks

The series offers over 20 hours of detailed content, broken down into bite-size chunks, so you can easily fit learning into your schedule. Each episode is designed to be digestible, making it simple to follow along and apply the skills in real-time without feeling overwhelmed. Whether you have 10 minutes or an hour to spare, you can dive into a specific topic at your own pace.

Why VMware vSphere 8.0?

VMware vSphere 8.0 brings significant improvements to performance, scalability, and security. The advancements in multi-cloud management, Kubernetes integration, and security capabilities make this version a powerhouse for modern IT environments. As businesses move towards cloud and hybrid solutions, vSphere 8.0 positions itself as a core tool for managing workloads across different infrastructures.

Why YouTube?

Sharing this series on YouTube allows me to connect with a broader audience and make these tutorials accessible to everyone, anytime, and anywhere. With VMware’s evolving landscape, I wanted to ensure that people can stay updated with the latest features and configurations at their own pace. Plus, I love the idea of building a community where we can share ideas, tips, and experiences!

Join the Journey!

The full HOW TO Series: VMware vSphere 8.0 is rolling out now, and I encourage you to dive into the content. Whether you’re just getting started or an experienced pro looking to sharpen your skills, this series is designed for you. So, subscribe to my channel, hit that notification bell, and get ready to explore the world of VMware vSphere 8.0.

Stay tuned for more tech insights and hands-on guides!

Andy

  1. Part 0: HOW TO: Behind the Scene at Hancock’s VMware Half Hour
  2. Part 1: HOW TO: Automate and Deploy a VMware vSphere 8.0 and vSAN 8 Lab using a PowerCLI script – Alternative Link on YouTube
  3. Part 2: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7U3 (7.0.3) to VMware ESXi 8 (8.0 IA) using an ISO image connected to HPE ILO – Alternative Link on YouTube
  4. Part 3: HOW TO: Install and Configure VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0 IA) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  5. Part 4: HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0 IA) using the vSphere (HTML5 Web) Host Client 8.0 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  6. Part 5: HOW TO: Deploy and Install VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0 (VCSA 8.0) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  7. Part 6: HOW TO: Add VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0 Hosts to VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  8. Part 7: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  9. Part 8: HOW TO: Upload an ISO image to a VMware datastore for use with VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) using the vSphere Host Client, and checking its MD5 checksum signature is correct. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  10. Part 9: HOW TO: Suppress Configuration Issues and Warnings Alert displayed in Summary status for ESXi 8.0 after enabling SSH or ESXi Shell. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  11. Part 10: HOW TO: Create a VMware vSphere Cluster in VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  12. Part 11: HOW TO: Add and Create a vSphere Native Key Provider in VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  13. Part 12: HOW TO: Create your first Windows Virtual Machine Microsoft Windows 11 on VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) using a Trusted Platform Module. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  14. Part 13: HOW TO: Create your second Windows Virtual Machine Microsoft Windows Server 2022 on VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0. (ESXi 8.0) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  15. Part 14: HOW TO: Install VMware Tools for Windows on a VMware vSphere Windows virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  16. Part 15: HOW TO: Create your first Linux Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Desktop Virtual Machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  17. Part 16: HOW TO: Create your second Linux Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Server Virtual Machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  18. Part 17: HOW TO: Install open-vm-tools for Ubuntu 22.04 Linux on a VMware Ubuntu Server and Desktop Linux virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  19. Part 18: HOW TO: Install and Use the fully virtualised VMXNET3 network interface driver in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  20. Part 19: HOW TO: Select an inexpensive HCL Certified 10GBe network interfaces for vSphere ESXi 7.0 and vSphere ESXi 8.0 for VMware vSphere vSAN – Alternative Link on YouTube
  21. Part 20: HOW TO: Change the LBA sector size of storage media to make it compatible with VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 and ESXi 8.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  22. Part 21: HOW TO: Create and Deploy a Microsoft Windows 2022 template using VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0– Alternative Link on YouTube
  23. Part 22: HOW TO: Deploy Runecast and Perform an audit of your VMware vSphere Inventory for Cyber Essentials Compliance – Alternative Link on YouTube
  24. Part 23: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 8.0 GA to ESXi 8.0U2 direct from VMware remotely using the ESXCLI tool installed on Windows 10 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  25. Part 24: HOW TO: Examine the findings relevant to your VMware vSphere environment using VMware Skyline Advisor Pro 3.5 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  26. Part 25: HOW TO: Runecast Analyzer versus VMware Skyline Advisor Pro 3.5 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  27. Part 26: HOW TO: Configure and Test SNMPv3 on VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0U2 using ESXCLI and SNMPWALK – Alternative Link on YouTube
  28. Part 27: HOW TO: Configure and Test Paessler PRTG to manage and monitor VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0U2 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  29. Part 28: HOW TO: Configure and Install Observium CE (Community Edition) to manage and monitor VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0U2 using SNMP v3 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  30. Part 29: HOW TO: Install and Configure BDR Suite by Vembu to backup and restore a virtual machine on VMware vSphere 8.0 U2 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  31. Part 30: HOW TO: Install and Configure Nakivo Backup and Replication on a Synology NAS to backup and restore a virtual machine on VMware vSphere 8.0 U2 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  32. Part 31: HOW TO: Add or Replace a VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0 license to an vCenter Server 8.0 appliance – Alternative Link on YouTube
  33. Part 32: HOW TO: Add or Replace a VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0 license to an ESXi 8.0 Host Server – Alternative Link on YouTube
  34. Part 33: HOW TO: Restore a vCenter Server backup to restore a production vCenter Server 8.0 appliance – Alternative Link on YouTube
  35. Part 34: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0GA to 8.0u2d using the Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) function – Alternative Link on YouTube
  36. Part 35: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0GA to 8.0u2d using the using the (VAMI) Appliance Management Interface – Alternative Link on YouTube
  37. Part 36: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0.2 (8.0u2d) 8.0.2 to 8.0.3 using the Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) function – Alternative Link on YouTube
  38. Part 37: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0.2 (8.0u2d) 8.0.2 to 8.0.3 using the (VAMI) Appliance Management Interface – Alternative Link on YouTube
  39. Part 38: HOW TO: Remediate a vSphere Cluster VMware ESXi 8.0U2 to ESXi 8.0U3 including adding the HPE OEM Addon for ESXi 8.0.3 – A12 using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) from a single image – Alternative Link on YouTube
  40. Part 39: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 8.0U2 to ESXi 8.0U3 direct from VMware using the “dirty method” – Alternative Link on YouTube
  41. Part 40: HOW TO: Reset VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0 root password using Host Profiles – Alternative Link on YouTube
  42. Part 41: HOW TO: Reset VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi root password by reinstalling VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  43. Part 42: HOW TO: Select VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.0 or 6.1 to complete a P2V of a Microsoft Windows 7 workstation – Alternative Link on YouTube
  44. Part 43: HOW TO: Reset vCenter Server 8.0 root and Administrator@vsphere.local passwords – Alternative Link on YouTube
  45. Part 44: HOW TO: Migrate and Convert a VMware vSphere virtual machine to Microsoft Hyper-V for FREE using Starwind P2V/V2V Converter – Alternative Link on YouTube
  46. Part 45: HOW TO: Update Nakivo Backup and Replication on a Synology NAS to support VMware vSphere 8.0U2 and later – Alternative Link on YouTube
  47. Part 46: HOW TO: Migrate and Convert a VMware vSphere virtual machine to Microsoft Hyper-V for FREE using Disk2VHD – Alternative Link on YouTube
  48. Part 47: HOW NOT TO: Compromise your VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0 by adding to Microsoft Active Directory – Alternative Link on YouTube
  49. Part 48: HOW TO: Migrate physical, virtual and cloud based workloads with real-time replication to VMware vSphere (ESXi) or Microsoft Hyper-V using OpenText Migrate – Alternative Link on YouTube
  50. Part 49: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0.3 to 8.0.3a using the Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) function – Alternative Link on YouTube
  51. Part 50: HOW TO: Check if you have compromised your VMware ESXi 8.0 Hosts if you have added them to Microsoft Active Directory– Alternative Link on YouTube
  52. Part 51: HOW TO: Manually remove a failed vSAN disk group from a VMware vSphere vSAN cluster using ESXCLI – Alternative Link on YouTube
  53. Part 52: HOW TO: Fix Inaccessible objects in VMware vSphere vSAN when all components show as Active – Alternative Link on YouTube
  54. Part 53: HOW TO: Fix VMware vCenter 8.0 Resolving the HTTP 500 Internal Server Error in HA Mode – Alternative Link on YouTube
  55. Part 54: HOW TO: Find the VMware Workstation Pro download on the Broadcom Website – Alternative Link on YouTube
  56. Part 55: HOW TO: Use the VCF Diagnostic Tool for VMware vSphere vCenter Server – Alternative Link on YouTube
  57. Part 56: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0.3a to 8.0.3b using the Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) function – Alternative Link on YouTube
  58. Part 57: HOW TO: Fix vSphere Web Client Unresponsiveness After vCenter Server 8.0 Update 3b (8.0.3.00200) Upgrade – Alternative Link on YouTube

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