• Online, Self-Paced

Virtual machines are the reason for creating a virtualization infrastructure. This course covers virtual machine creation and use in a VMware vSphere 6.5 environment.

Learning Objectives

Virtual Machine Creation

  • start the course
  • identify the minimum information and resources needed to create a virtual machine
  • create a virtual machine on ESXi
  • install an operating system onto a virtual machine running on ESXi
  • install Vmware tools onto a virtual machine
  • identify the differences and know when to use each of the virtual machine disk types
  • create a virtual machine disk and correctly choose its placement and type
  • identify the prerequisites and need for VM encryption

Practice: Creating a Virtual Machine

  • create a VM according to business needs using the vSphere Web Client

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.

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