VMware Education Services Public Course Catalog
VMware Education Services offers training on a broad range of VMware products. This catalog lists both our self-paced online courses as well as those delivered live by an instructor. Most live-delivered courses can be obtained through attendance at a public session, participation in a live on-line session, or onsite delivery for your company.VMware vSphere for System Administrators, Integrators, and Architects |
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VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V4.x]:This intensive, extended-hours training course focuses on installing, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting VMware® vSphere™. It combines the content of the VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Upon completing this course, you can take the examination to qualify as a VMware Certified Professional. |
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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.0]:This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware® vSphere™, which consists of VMware ESXi/ESX™ and VMware vCenter™ Server. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course is based on ESXi 4.0, ESX 4.0, and vCenter Server 4.0.
Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more-advanced vSphere courses. See www.vmware.com/education for options. |
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VMware vSphere: Manage Availability [V4.x]:This hands-on training course equips system administrators with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in building and running a highly available VMware® vSphere™ 4 virtual infrastructure. |
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VMware vSphere: Manage Scalability [V4.x]:This hands-on training course equips system administrators with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in building and running a scalable VMware® vSphere™ 4 virtual infrastructure. |
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VMware vSphere: Manage and Design for Security [V4.1]:This course shows you how to follow best practices for secure design, deployment, and operation of a VMware vSphere™ environment. Through lecture, discussion, and hands-on practice, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the security and compliance goals of your organization. |
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VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V4.x]:This lab-intensive course focuses on providing system administrators with the advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in troubleshooting the VMware vSphere™ virtual infrastructure. In this course, you will spend most of the time diagnosing and rectifying configuration problems created on VMware® ESX™/ESXi hosts and VMware vCenter™ Server systems. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. |
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VMware vSphere: Automation with vSphere PowerCLI [V4.x]:This hands-on training course introduces the use of VMware vSphere™ PowerCLI to automate VMware vSphere 4. This course demonstrates ways to automate tasks that can reduce your IT costs while improving efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability. |
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VMware vSphere: Design Workshop [V4.x]:This course explores a design methodology, criteria, and approach for designing a VMware vSphere™ 4 virtual datacenter architecture consisting of VMware® ESX™/ESXi 4 and VMware vCenter™ Server 4. This course, by discussing the benefits and risks of available design alternatives, provides information that supports making sound design decisions. This course also provides an opportunity to practice your design skills by working with peers on a design project. |
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VMware vSphere: Manage for Performance [V4.x]:This hands-on training course explores the management of performance in a VMware vSphere™ environment. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to make fundamental design decisions that enhance performance and to meet performance goals in an already-deployed vSphere installation. The course is based on VMware® ESX™ 4.0, ESXi 4.0, and vCenter™ Server 4.0. |
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VMware vSphere: Transition to ESXi [V4.x]:This hands-on training course covers the requirements and effects of transitioning your VMware vSphere™ environment to VMware® ESXi. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to make fundamental design decisions and successfully add ESXi to a deployed vSphere environment. The course is based on ESXi 4.0. |
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VMware vSphere: Certified Professional Exam Preparation Workshop:This workshop will be an opportunity to prepare for the VMware® Certified Professional 4 (VCP4) examination. |
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SpringSource University |
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Spring for Beginners:Spring for Beginners is a two-day training course focused toward Java and JEE developers who need a brief, yet comprehensive, course to get them “up and running“ and writing Spring-powered applications in as little time as possible.
In this course, students build a Spring-powered Java application that demonstrates the ease of Java development by using the Spring Framework in an intensely productive, hands-on setting. |
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Core Spring:
Core Spring is the four-day flagship Spring Framework training. In this training, students build a Spring-powered Java application that demonstrates the Spring Framework and other Spring technologies like Spring AOP and Spring Security in an intensely productive, hands-on setting.
Completion of this training entitles each student to receive a free voucher to schedule an exam at a Pearson VUE Center to become a Spring Certified Professional. |
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Enterprise Integration with Spring:
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Rich Web Applications with Spring Training:
Rich Web Applications with Spring is a 4-day training on web application development led by SpringSource experts. This hands-on training teaches you how to apply the latest in Spring to create rich web applications. Completion of this training entitles each student to receive a free voucher to schedule an exam at a Pearson Vue Centre to become a SpringSource Certified Spring Web Application Developer. The Rich Web Applications with Spring training is also the ideal preparation for the certification exam. Course Description » Current Offerings » Request Onsite Delivery » |
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VMware vSphere for Upgraders |
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VMware vSphere: What's New [V4.0]:This hands-on training course explores new features in VMware vCenter™ Server 4.0 and VMware® ESX™/ESXi 4.0, as well as how to upgrade to VMware vSphere ® 4.0. In addition, following the completion of this course, you will receive a voucher number in email that entitles you to attend for free the 70-minute What’s New in VMware vSphere 4.1 self-paced eLearning course. |
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VMware vSphere for System Operators |
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VMware vSphere: Skills for Operators [V4.x]:This hands-on training course explores configuration and management of VMware vSphere™ virtual machines. Upon completion of this course, you should have the skills necessary to work effectively with VMware® virtual machines. The course is based on VMware ESX™ 4.0 and VMware vCenter™ Server 4.0.
Students who complete this course may enroll in any of several more-advanced vSphere courses. See http://www.vmware.com/education for options. |
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VMware vSphere for IT Personnel and Managers |
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VMware vSphere: Overview [V4.x]:This hands-on training course introduces the most compelling features of VMware® vSphere™ 4. This course demonstrates vSphere features that help to reduce your IT costs while improving efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability. |
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VMware Infrastructure 3 for System Administrators, Integrators, and Architects |
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure V3.5:This hands-on training course introduces the most compelling features of VMware Infrastructure 3. This course demonstrates VMware Infrastructure 3 features capable of reducing your IT costs while improving efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability.
Students who complete this course should enroll next in
VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze. |
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure and Analyze V3.5:This hands-on training course, aimed at experienced VMware Infrastructure administrators, has been updated to reflect ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5. It focuses on ESX Server 3.5 rather than ESX Server 3i. On completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. This course is a continuation of the VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure course. |
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Fast Track V3.5:This intensive, extended-hours training course covers the installation, management, and use of VMware ESX Server, VMware VirtualCenter, VMware DRS, VMware HA, VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB), VMware Converter, Storage VMotion, and VMware Update Manager. It combines the content from the 3.5 versions of the VMware Infrastructure 3: Install & Configure and Deploy, Secure, and Analyze training courses. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to qualify as a VMware Certified Professional. |
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VMware Infrastructure: Design:This hands-on training course explores the foundations of designing VMware Infrastructure architectures.
This course is not required for the VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) certification. The content of the course is a subset of the knowledge tested in the VCDX examinations. Therefore, the course is most appropriate for persons who are new to designing virtual infrastructures and who intend to gain further hands-on design experience before beginning the VCDX process. |
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VMware View for Virtual Desktop Administrators |
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VMware View: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.0]:This hands-on training course builds your skills in the VMware View suite of products: VMware View Manager, VMware View Composer, and VMware ThinApp™. |
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Application Virtualization with VMware ThinApp:This course will provide applications-oriented administrators with the knowledge and skills to virtualize Windows applications with VMware® ThinApp™, modify the Package.ini parameters to handle special circumstances, and choose the best deployment and updating processes for their environment. |
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VMware View: Install, Configure, Manage [V3]:This hands-on training course builds your skills in the VMware View suite of products: VMware View Manager, VMware View Composer, and VMware ThinApp™. |
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VMware View: Design Best Practices [V3] :This hands-on training course explores the foundations of designing VMware® View™ architectures. |
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VMware Site Recovery Manager for VI Admins |
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VMware Site Recovery Manager:This is a bundled course offering consisting of two days of hands-on training followed by two hours of self-paced eLearning. This course equips experienced VMware® administrators with the knowledge to install, configure, and operate VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM), and test disaster recovery plans with SRM.
This course is not required for any VMware certification, but content of the course is a subset of the knowledge tested in the VCDX examinations. |
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Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Fundamentals:SRM Fundamentals covers concepts including disaster recovery and SRM capabilities and components. It also discusses working with recovery plans, SRM administration and configuration, preparing for an SRM deployment, and creating protection groups. Note to VMware partners: a partner-focused version of this course is available via Partner Central. |
VMware Stage Manager for VI Admins |
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VMware Stage Manager Fundamentals:This elearning course provides an overview of Stage Manager, and also shows you how to install, set up, and use Stage Manager. Stage Manger is a management and automation system explicitly targeting pre-production infrastructure and management of the change, configuration, and release management process for production-bound software systems. It is designed to meet the needs of IT teams who need to move new services from development all the way through production. Note to VMware partners: a partner-focused version of this course is available via Partner Central. |
VMware vCenter Lab Manager |
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Using VMware vCenter Lab Manager [V4.0]:This course is designed to give you a firm foundation in basic VMware vCenter™ Lab Manager user tasks. You will create and manage a library of commonly used configurations, and dynamically provision them in seconds to satisfy your business unit’s needs. You will capture complex multimachine configurations in an error state to the library and make them available for sharing, allowing for quick reproduction of software defects. All topics are supported by hands-on labs designed to provide you with the knowledge necessary to use Lab Manager as a virtual lab, application development, demonstration, testing, and staging environment. |
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VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 Fundamentals:This self-paced course is designed to introduce the student to the VMware vCenter Lab Manager product. This course will give students an overview of how Lab Manager works, usage scenarios, installation requirements, administrative tasks and an overview of the steps for installing, initializing and configuring Lab Manager.
Lab Manager Overview provides an overview of what Lab Manager is and describes the key capabilities of Lab Manager.
Lab Manager Installation and Configuration provides an overview of Lab Manager components, discusses the prerequisites for the Lab Manager Server system and the installation environment, describes the installation process, and finally demonstrates the configuration steps.
Lab Manager Administration covers Lab Manager administration tasks which include how to manage organizations, workspaces, templates, users, roles, resources, and media.
Using Lab Manager covers deployment and maintenance, which includes understanding how organizations and roles give access to different functions, how to work within the workspace, check out configurations from the library and share configurations with others. |
VMware ESXi for System Administrators |
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VMware ESXi: Administration:This self-paced course contains brief concept modules and guided demos that provide the knowledge and skills needed in order to operate a VMware ESXi 3.x server in a single-server environment. Topics covered include: Virtualization Concepts, Server Configuration, Virtual Machine Management, Networking, Performance Monitoring, and more. This course also includes interactive simulations designed to reinforce many of the lessons learned.
VMware ESXi was formerly known as VMware ESX Server 3i.
Note: For optimum performance a high-speed Internet connection is strongly recommended. Pop-up blockers may need to be disabled. |
VMware Lifecycle Manager for System Administrators |
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VMware Lifecycle Manager: Fundamentals:This course covers the information necessary to install, configure, and use VMware Lifecycle Manager. Content also includes background and prerequisites for installation, how to map a VMware Infrastructure environment to VMware Lifecycle Manager criteria, how to customize the web front-end, and how to engage several use cases for both automatic and manual mapping. Course content includes guided demonstrations, quizzes, printable job aids, and simulations designed to reinforce the learning. Please note: high-speed Internet is strongly recommended. Also, the course will launch as a pop-up browser window, so disabling any pop-up blockers on your system while you are viewing is strongly recommended. |
VMware Infrastructure 3 for SAP System Administrators |
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure for SAP System Administration:This hands-on training course explores VMware Infrastructure 3, which consists of VMware ESX Server and VMware VirtualCenter with a special focus on SAP System Administration. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. This course is a prerequisite for a course entitled VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze. |
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VMware Infrastructure 3 for IT Personnel and Managers |
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Overview v3.5:This hands-on training course introduces the most compelling features of VMware Infrastructure 3. This course demonstrates VMware Infrastructure 3 features capable of reducing your IT costs while improving efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability. |
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Integration Workshop:This workshop provides datacenter managers and personnel—IT managers, server administrators, network administrators, storage administrators, backup specialists, and VMware Infrastructure specialists—with information on how VMware Infrastructure will affect their day-to-day work. |
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VMware Infrastructure 3 for System Operators |
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Skills for Operators v3.5:This hands-on training course focuses on day-to-day management of VMware® Infrastructure 3 deployments. It covers selected features of VMware ESX and VMware VirtualCenter. It does not qualify participants to attempt the examination for VMware Certified Professional status. For more information about how to become a VCP, see http://www.vmware.com/certification. |
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VMware Infrastructure 3 for Upgraders |
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VMware Infrastructure 3: What's New v3.5:This course is open to anyone but is designed for students who have already taken a VMware Infrastructure 3 instructor-led course. It assumes a strong working knowledge of VMware Infrastructure 3.
The course contains sixteen brief eLearning modules. Topics include: an overview module of many the new features, a module on upgrading an existing VMware Infrastructure to ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5, and several guided demonstrations on how to operate three of the key new features: Storage VMotion, VMware Update Manager, and Guided Consolidation. In addition, the course provides eight interactive simulations, which give the student hands-on practice with the procedures being demonstrated.
Note: For optimum performance a high-speed Internet connection is strongly recommended. Pop-up blockers may need to be disabled. |
VMware Workstation for End Users |
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VMware Workstation: Fundamentals [V7.0]:This course will focus individuals who are new to VMware Workstation and cover introductory topics as well as provide foundation for understanding virtualization. |
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VMware Workstation: Mastery [V6.0]:This online self-paced course helps users master VMware Workstation 6. Although the course focuses on Workstation for Windows hosts, most of its content is also applicable to Workstation for Linux hosts. The course is divided into four tracks: General (getting started with Workstation), Networking, Snapshots, and Teams. The General track includes modules that demonstrate and explain how to install Workstation, build a virtual machine, and install a guest operating system and VMware Tools. The section also contains training on how to work with USB devices and manage virtual disks. The Networking modules will explain the theory and architecture of virtual networks in VMware Workstation. They will also show you how to configure and manipulate networks and settings, and walk you through a specific examples of setting up a complex networking configuration, a DMZ. The Snapshot modules will show you how and why to use virtual machine snapshots, linear chains, and process trees, and will walk you through using snapshots with linked clones and virtual machine teams. The Teams modules will demonstrate how to create and manage virtual machine teams. They will also introduce the concepts of cloning virtual machines, how to add clones to a virtual machine team, and how to simulate low bandwidth environments. Various teaching modules are supported by printable job aids, as well as interactive quizzes and simulations to reinforce the procedures that have been demonstrated. Please note: high-speed Internet is strongly recommended. Also, the course will launch as a pop-up browser window, so disabling any pop-up blockers on your system while you are viewing is strongly recommended. If you cannot disable pop-up blockers, add mylearn.vmware.com to your browser's list of sites allowed to make pop-ups. Course Description » Current Offerings » |
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All-Access eLearning:The All-Access eLearning subscription offering provides an individual unlimited access for one year. |
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VMware Fusion for End Users |
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VMware Fusion 3:Learn how to create and work with virtual machines on the Macintosh. |
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VMware Fusion 1.0: Using Windows Easy Install:See how to get up and running quickly by creating a Windows virtual machine using Windows Easy Install. |
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VMware Fusion 1.0: Virtual Machine Power States:This module will show the student various ways to power on, suspend, resume, and power off virtual machines in VMware Fusion 1.0. |
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VMware Fusion 1.0: Unity:Learn how to use Unity and make Windows applications work like Mac applications. |
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VMware Fusion 1.0: Sharing Data:Learn how to share data between the Mac and your virtual machines using three methods: copy and paste, drag and drop, and shared folders. |
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VMware Fusion 1.0: USB Storage and iSight:See how to connect USB devices to virtual machines and how to move a USB device between virtual machines and the Mac host. Significant attention is paid to the iSight camera, as it requires that Apple's Boot Camp drivers be installed in the virtual machine. |
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VMware Fusion 1.0: Move Windows Systems to Fusion:If you're moving from Parallels Desktop for Mac, try our beta VMware Importer to bring your Parallels virtual machine to VMware Fusion. |
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VMware Fusion 1.0: Printers:Learn how to easily print from a VMware Fusion virtual machine using three methods: directly connecting a USB printer to the virtual machine, connecting to a shared Mac printer using Bonjour, and connecting to a shared printer while in NAT networking mode. |
VMware ACE for End Users |
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VMware ACE 2.0 Quick Start Guide:The purpose of this guide is to help you get started with installing and accessing an ACE package on a Windows host. This guide will show you how to install and uninstall an ACE package, launch an ACE instance, and deal with basic issues that the first-time ACE user might encounter when starting and accessing the ACE software. |
