Want to learn about VMware vSphere? This is the ideal course for beginners. Please note the VCA-DBT exam is retired.
InstructorRick Crisci
Free
FreeInstruction spans multiple key VMware technologies including vSAN, NSX, Horizon, and the vRealize Suite.
The instructor provides concise explanations of complex concepts, often supported by helpful diagrams.
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These 4 complementary views highlight concrete, legible examples from the course presentation.
Screenshot of the VMware vSphere Web Client interface displaying the Home dashboard, inventory lists, monitoring tools, and recent task logs.
Schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of virtual disks, showing the flow from a Windows VM through a hypervisor to a datastore.
Schematic titled Virtual Hardware illustrating how a Windows VM inside an ESXi Host maps virtual components to physical Memory, CPU, and a Datastore.
Screenshot of the VMware vSphere Web Client displaying the Add Host wizard with input fields for host name, location, and type.
The curriculum lacks formal labs, quizzes, or extensive hands-on exercises to reinforce learning. This signal predates the displayed course update; the update may have addressed it, but the update label does not prove that it was corrected.
Much of the content is structured around the VCA-DBT and VCA 6 tracks, which are now retired.
The content aligns with the target audience of beginners, though some learners requested more study aids.