vSphere 9

If you are preparing to work with VMware vSphere 8 or upgrading your skills from earlier vSphere versions, the Pluralsight – Implementing and Managing VMware vSphere 8 Path is one of the most complete and practical training series available. This learning path is designed for virtualization engineers, system administrators, and IT professionals who want hands-on, real-world training that aligns with VMware’s latest vSphere 8 architecture. What This Training Covers This Pluralsight vSphere 8 learning path includes multiple expert-led courses that help you master: ✔ vSphere 8 Architecture & Core Components...

Installing VMware vSAN: A Practical Guide Setting up VMware vSAN isn’t complicated once you understand what it’s doing. At its core, vSAN turns the local storage of your ESXi hosts into a shared storage pool — so your virtual machines can use it just like a traditional SAN, but without the external hardware. If you already have a vSphere environment running, installing vSAN is really just about enabling and configuring it correctly. Step 1: Check the Basics Before you start, make sure your environment meets the essentials: Three or more...

VCF 9 was announced in 2024 and became GA on 17th June 2025. Since then, the VMUG Advantage team has collaborated with Broadcom to offer complimentary VCF9 licenses to their members who pass the VCF Architect VCP exam.Most of us do not have large home labs, and as a result, deploying VCF 9 for training and experimentation can be a challenge. So today, I embarked on the challenge of deploying VCF 9 on a single ESXi host and documented the entire process.This is a multi-part post. You can find the index of all the posts...