VMware vSphere 5: Installing
by David Davis and Elias Khnaser
Part 1 of 3 in the VMware vSphere 5 series covers installing VMware vSphere 5.
What you'll learn
Part 1 of 3 in the VMware vSphere 5 series covers installing VMware vSphere 5. This comprehensive course will show you how to virtualize your server and network infrastructure in an innovative, efficient, and reliable way using VMware vSphere 5. You'll walk away from this course able to install and configure ESXi 5 and vCenter 5 and able to manage virtual machines, virtual storage, networking and you'll also know how to leverage advanced features such as VMware High Availability, VMware Fault Tolerance and more. To get the most from this course, you should know the basics of virtualization, and some experience working with VMware vSphere will be helpful, but is not required.
About the authors
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... mored instructor.
David is an 14 x vExpert, VCP, VCAP, & CCIE# 9369.
Elias Khnaser is an internationally recognized thought leader in the areas of cloud computing and digital disruption. Until recently, Elias was a research vice president at Gartner, where he spent seven years focusing on private, hybrid and public cloud computing. Today, Elias continues to conduct research and advise and engage customers and vendors on all aspects of cloud, edge, and data center transformation strategies. He is well-known for his ability to simplify complex technical concepts an... mored explain how IT aligns with and forwards business goals.
Elias has written and co-authored six books, dozens of online video training courses and hundreds of articles for Virtualization Review Magazine, InformationWeek, and Forbes. He is a frequent keynote speaker at leading technology conferences like Gartner Catalyst, IOCS, and Symposium, Citrix Synergy, and others).
Elias publishes weekly on his YouTube channel and co-hosts “It Depends with Eli and Sanjeev,” a biweekly podcast dedicated to cloud, data & analytics, and technology trends.