Creating a Lab with VMware Workstation Pro
In this course, you’ll learn why you should create a lab, how to create a lab step by step, and how to virtualize a variety of different operating systems. If you want to build an awesome virtual lab with VMware Workstation – this course is for you!
What you'll learn
Virtual labs allow IT Pros to create training, test, and demo environments to run different applications and multiple operating systems on their own desktop or laptop computer. In this course, Creating a Lab with VMware Workstation Pro, you will learn how to create a set of virtual machines useful for all kinds of testing scenarios. First, you will learn why you should create a lab. Next, you will explore how to create a lab. Finally, you will discover how to test multiple types of applications for various use cases. When you are finished with this course, you will have the knowledge needed to build a virtual lab that can be used to run Windows, Mac, and Linux virtual machines and containers using VMware Workstation Pro.
Table of contents
- Installing Windows Server 2019 in a Virtual Machine 12m
- Installing Amazon Linux in a Virtual Machine 4m
- Installing Ubuntu Linux in a Virutal Machine 3m
- Running VMware VSphere in a Virtual Machine 8m
- Running Containers in Virtual Machines 2m
- Controlling VMware VSphere Virtual Machines 2m
- Cloning Virtual Machines 4m
- Snapshotting Virtual Machines 6m
About the author
David has authored over 100 courses for Pluralsight.com around enterprise data center technologies such as cloud computing, virtualization, and (especially) VMware vSphere. He is a partner at ActualTechMedia.com where he creates compelling enterprise technology content, moderates online events, and helps to connect some of the best-known technology companies in the industry with the end user community. With over 20 years in enterprise technology, he has served as an IT Manager, administrator, an... more