Learn how to set up and administer storage environments using vSphere 6.5, the data center virtualization platform from VMware. This course covers advanced vSphere storage concepts, topics which are part of the VMware Certified Professional exam. Instructor Rick Crisci starts the course by explaining the basics of storage performance and shows how to work with datastores, iSCSI, and independent hardware. Then, he moves on to advanced storage administration, covering host storage, DRS settings, vSAN, and virtual volumes. He wraps up by demonstrating how to use multipathing plugin, SIOC, and VMFS.

Topics include:

Storage commands
Virtualized operating systems
Securing storage traffic
Network topology
Connections and arrays
VMkernel port
Local and shared storage
Storage adapters
Configuring encryption options
Creating clones and snapshots
Storage performance and availability
Failure management
Analyzing metadata