VMware® vSphere 7 Training Fast Track [V7]

This course has been replaced by the VMware® vSphere Fast Track [V8] certification. With Firebrand, it takes only 5 days. See the full course spec here.

Browse this page to find out more about VMware® vSphere 7 Training Fast Track [V7] and what it used to cover.

This VMware training is delivered in cooperation with HPE Education Services, a global VMware Authorised Training Center (VATC).

This accelerated VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V7] course will take you from introductory to advanced VMware vSphere® management skills in just 5 days. You’ll learn how to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organisation of any size using vSphere 7, which includes VMware ESXi™ 7 and VMware vCenter Server® 7.

In less than a week, you’ll learn to Install, Configure, and Manage vSphere 7. You’ll explore the features that build a foundation for scalable infrastructure and discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. You'll learn to:

• Install and configure ESXi hosts
• Deploy, configure and manage VMware vCenter® Server
• Describe, configure, create and manage storage technologies supported by vSphere

At the end of your course, you’ll sit the Professional VMware vSphere 7.x (2V0-21.20) exam and achieve your VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization 2023 (VCP-DCV 2023).

Through Firebrand's unique Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you'll develop the advanced skills you need to manage and maintain a highly available and truly scalable virtual infrastructure.

Who is this course for?

If you're a Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer looking to master vSphere infrastructure, this course is ideal for you.

Which study mode is right for you?

Firebrand offers both a classroom-based and vSphere 7 online course, including everything you need to get certified in record time:

• Official courseware, labs and practice exams
• Professional VMware vSphere 7.x (2V0-21.20) exam
• Accommodation, meals and snacks (for residential courses)

VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V7]

• Module 1: Course Introduction
• Module 2: Introduction to vSphere and the Software Defined Data Center
• Module 3: Virtual Machines
• Module 4: vCenter Server
• Module 5: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
• Module 6: Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
• Module 7: Virtual Machine Management
• Module 8: Resource Management and Monitoring
• Module 9: vSphere Clusters
• Module 10: Network Scalability
• Module 11: vSphere Lifecycle Management
• Module 12: Host and Management Scalability
• Module 13: Storage Scalability

Professional VMware vSphere 7.x (2V0-21.20) exam

• Duration: 130 minutes
• Questions: 70
• Passing score: 300
• Exam sections:
  • Section 1: Architecture and Technologies
  • Section 2: Products and Solutions
  • Section 3: Planning and Solutions
  • Section 4: Installing, Configuring and Setup
  • Section 5: Performance-tuning, Optimization and Upgrades
  • Section 6: Troubleshooting and Reporting
  • Section 7: Administrative and Operational Tasks

Before attending this accelerated course you should have:

• System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

1. Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
2. You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
3. Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
4. Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
5. You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
6. You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
7. You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

• For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
  ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

Think you are ready for the course? Take a FREE practice test to assess your knowledge!  Free Practice Test