Vmware Cloud Foundation as Code… Part 3. Importantly! Introduction. Management and Workloads Domains Architecture as Code. Core Infrastructure Services Architecture as Code. Bill Of Materials. Brief Summary.

Posted on May 2, 2020 by airra

Importantly!

The series of articles “Vmware Cloud Foundation as Code…” are organized and digitized notes from the author’s paper diary. Russian hybrid military aggression and invasion prevented the timely publication of the collected and processed material. The author’s service in the army, the evacuation of his home mini-data center and blog away from the fighting, and later problems with power supply due to the destruction of infrastructure by Russian missiles – all this forced this activity to be suspended.

Russia continues its military aggression, missile strikes damage civilian infrastructure, heat and energy supply. The author, as far as possible, does not stop working on organizing articles for the blog in this extremely difficult time for all Ukrainians and is preparing new material.

The publication date of the article in the title is based on the original entries in the author’s diary.

Final revision of the material of this article: October 13, 27, and December 12, 2024.

Introduction

Hello to all readers of the blog about IT Architecture and Education.

We continue the series of articles “Vmware Cloud Foundation as Code…”.

This series of publications aims to reflect the author’s approach to working with the components of the Vmware Cloud Foundation ecosystem versions 4.x, 5.x and necessary third-party services throughout the entire lifecycle of a cloud solution using only code.

In the previous post, we looked at the initial steps of the author’s approach to the storyline “Vmware Cloud Foundation as code…”.

We optimized the first step: we displayed a visual diagram of the Conceptual Aarchitecture of a Software-Defined Data Center using the code SDDCconceptDiagramV2.ps1 and a new Powershell script module: Draw-VisioDiagram.ps1.

The goal of this step was to optimize the code to achieve transparency and ease of use.

Building on previous work, in this post from the “VMware Cloud Foundation as Code…” series, we will continue the architectural theme and now move on to the Management and Workload Domain Architecture as Code model.

Management and Workloads Domains Architecture as Code

Recall that the VMware Cloud Foundation services ecosystem is mature and quite complex. Therefore, to facilitate understanding of their interaction and the correct sequence of actions during design, implementation and operation, the vendor has prepared a set of accompanying documents: VMware Cloud Foundation Documentation 4.x (archive file name – vcf-40-doc.zip), VMware Validated Design 6.0 (archive file name – vmware-validated-design-60x.zip) and diagrams for VMware Validated Design (archive file name – vvd-diagrams -release-6.0.0.zip).

Let’s start with the next step: creating a visual diagram Management and Workloads Domains Architecture using Сode. In the above-mentioned bundles of documentation, it looks approximately like this:

Figure 1: The result of visualization of the Management and Workloads Domains Architecture using Powershell code and Microsoft Visio.

This diagram is constructed using the following PowerShell code:

$DiagramParameters = [xml]@'
<Diagram Name = "Management and Workloads Domains Architecture">
    <Stensils>
	    <Stensil Name="Basic" File="BASIC_M.vss" AlternativePath="false"/>
    </Stensils>
    <MasterItems>
        <MasterItem Stensil="Basic" Item="Rectangle"/>
    </MasterItems>
    <Items>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="5.5966" Y="4.3169" Width="10.633" Height="8.1304" FillForegnd="RGB(255,255,255)" LinePattern="0" Text="Management and Workloads Domains Architecture" VerticalAlign="0" ParaHorzAlign="0" CharSize="30 pt" CharColor="RGB(0,112,192)"/>
        <Item Type="Line" BeginX="0.2801" BeginY="7.8147" EndX="10.9193" EndY="7.8147" LineWeight="1 pt" LineColor="RGB(0,112,192)"/>
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        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="2.0643" Y="2.5025" Width="3.5684" Height="4.4805" FillForegnd="RGB(6,106,144)" LinePattern="0"/>
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        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="2.0616" Y="2.5845" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(6,106,144)" LinePattern="1" Text="NSX-T" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="2.0616" Y="1.9378" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(6,106,144)" LinePattern="1" Text="vCenter Server" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="2.0616" Y="1.2911" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(6,106,144)" LinePattern="1" Text="vSAN" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="2.0616" Y="0.6444" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(6,106,144)" LinePattern="1" Text="ESXi" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="5.6049" Y="2.5025" Width="3.024" Height="4.4805" FillForegnd="RGB(109,179,68)" LinePattern="0"/>
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        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="5.6049" Y="3.707" Width="2.8094" Height="0.6652" FillForegnd="RGB(109,179,68)" LinePattern="9" Text="VMware Solution for Kubernetes" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="5.6049" Y="2.9526" Width="2.8094" Height="0.6652" FillForegnd="RGB(109,179,68)" LinePattern="1" Text="NSX-T (1:1 or 1:N)" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
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</Diagram>
'@
.\Draw-VisioDiagram.ps1 -VCFasCodeHomeFolder "D:\VCFasCode" -DiagramFileName "Mgmt&WrkldDomainsArchitecture.vsd" -DiagramParameters $DiagramParameters

As we can see, the result fully meets our expectations.

The current version of this code is available on the GitHub resource at this link: Mgmt&WrkldDomainsArchitecture.ps1

Core Infrastructure Services Architecture as Code

For the VMware Cloud Foundation services ecosystem to function effectively, some so-called Core Infrastructure Services will be required: Active Directory, DNS, NTP, Certificate Infrastructure, E-Mail services, etc.

These services will be deployed on the Microsoft Windows platform.

The Architecture diagram of the Core Infrastructure Services planned for integration with VMware Cloud Foundation is shown in the following figure:

Figure 2: The result of visualization of the Core Infrastructure Services Architecture using Powershell code and Microsoft Visio.

The PowerShell code for creating this diagram is:

$DiagramParameters = [xml]@'
<Diagram Name = "Core Infrastructure Services Architecture">
    <Stensils>
	    <Stensil Name="Basic" File="BASIC_M.vss" AlternativePath="false"/>
    </Stensils>
    <MasterItems>
        <MasterItem Stensil="Basic" Item="Rectangle"/>
    </MasterItems>
    <Items>
       
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="5.5156" Y="6.4254" Width="10.5312" Height="3.9133" FillForegnd="RGB(255,255,255)" LinePattern="0" Text="Core Infrastructure Services Architecture Diagram" VerticalAlign="0" ParaHorzAlign="0" CharSize="30 pt" CharColor="RGB(0,112,192)"/>
        <Item Type="Line" BeginX="0.2801" BeginY="7.8147" EndX="10.7812" EndY="7.8147" LineWeight="1 pt" LineColor="RGB(0,112,192)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="5.5156" Y="6.0852" Width="10.5312" Height="3.2328" FillForegnd="RGB(0,32,96)" LinePattern="0"/>
        <Item Type="Text" X="5.5966" Y="7.4495" Width="3.3984" Height="0.2677" Text="Core Infrastructure Services" CharSize="18 pt" CharStyle="17" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LinePattern="0" FillForegndTrans="100%"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="2.0332" Y="6.848" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="Network Time Protocol Service (NTP)" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="1.1199" Y="5.8531" Width="1.5752" Height="1.2161" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="2.8696" Y="5.8531" Width="1.7221" Height="1.2161" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="Primary DNS" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="2.0332" Y="4.8668" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="Secondary DNS" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="5.5174" Y="6.8499" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="E-Mail and Workflow" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="5.5174" Y="5.8531" Width="3.3984" Height="1.2161" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="Active Directory Certificate Services
(AD CS)" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="5.5174" Y="4.8668" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="IP Address Space Management (IPAM)" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="8.9899" Y="6.8514" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="8.0884" Y="5.8604" Width="1.5752" Height="1.2161" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="Windows Admin Center" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="9.8382" Y="5.8604" Width="1.7221" Height="1.2161" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="Monitoring
and
Audit" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
        <Item Type="General" Master="Rectangle" X="8.9899" Y="4.8668" Width="3.3984" Height="0.5575" FillForegnd="RGB(0,176,240)" LinePattern="1" Text="Privilege and Access Management" VerticalAlign="1" ParaHorzAlign="1" CharSize="14 pt" LineWeight="1 pt" CharColor="RGB(255,255,255)" LineColor="RGB(255,255,255)"/>
    </Items>
</Diagram>
'@
.\Draw-VisioDiagram.ps1 -VCFasCodeHomeFolder "D:\VCFasCode" -DiagramFileName "CoreInfraServices.vsd" -DiagramParameters $DiagramParameters

The current version of this code is available on the GitHub resource at this link:  CoreInfraServicesArchitecture.ps1

Bill Of Materials

During the work on this article was used:

  • Dell Vostro 3500 notebook with Microsoft Windows 10 Pro version 22H2 Operating system, 64 bit;
  • Software: Microsoft Visio 2021 MSO (Version 2407 Build 16.0.17830.20166) 64-bit;
  • Task automation and configuration management scripting language: Powershell 5.1.19041.4780;
  • Powershell script module: PSVisio v3.8;
  • Powershell script module: Draw-VisioDiagram.ps1 v3.4;
  • Code for creating the Management and Workloads Domains Architecture diagram: Mgmt&WrkldDomainsArchitecture.ps1;
  • Code for creating the Core Infrastructure Services Architecture diagram: CoreInfraServicesArchitecture.ps1.

All used artifacts are located on the VCFasCode GitHub resource.

Brief Summary

The main theses of this and previous articles were the initial steps of the author’s approach to the storyline “VMware Cloud Foundation as Code…”.

We applied the Architecture as Code concept and created two more diagrams:

  • Management and Workload Domains Architecture Diagram as Code;

and

  • Core Infrastructure Services Architecture Diagram as Code, required to create a multi-functional VMware Cloud Foundation solution.

In the next publications of the “VMware Cloud Foundation as Code…” series, we will focus on the following topics:

  • Design diagram of the initial lab environment model for deploying VMware Cloud Foundation solution services, as Code;
  • Deploying and configuring the initial lab environment components using code;
  • etc.

Follow the news until the meeting is on air in a few days.
Sincerely, AIRRA.

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What’s New in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0: The Cloud That Works for You.

Posted on June 26, 2025 by airra

Introduction

Welcome to my blog dedicated to IT architecture and continuous learning!
Here, we explore cloud platforms, infrastructure design, automation, and the technologies that help IT professionals and architects grow.

Today, we’re diving into VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 — a release that goes beyond features to redefine how we build private cloud environments that are secure, scalable, and smart.

Let’s explore what’s new, how it works, and why it matters for anyone dealing with modern workloads, DevOps, or hybrid infrastructure.

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 is not just an update — it’s a fundamental shift in how private clouds are built and managed. Broadcom focuses on unified management, efficiency, security, and modern workloads like Kubernetes and Private AI.

Key Enhancements in VCF 9.0

One Console for Everything

A single pane of glass to manage all components: Compute, Storage, Networking, Tenants, and Security.

Workload Flexibility

Run VMs, containers, and AI/ML on the same platform with support for Kubernetes-as-a-Service and native integrations.

Lower TCO

  • 38% reduction in memory and server costs;
  • 34% lower storage TCO;
  • Up to 3× higher network performance.

Performance Improvements

  • Global deduplication with vSAN ESA;
  • NVMe memory tiering;
  • Optimized vMotion for GPU and AI workloads.

Built-in Security and Compliance

  • Confidential Computing;
  • FIPS 140-2, TLS 1.3;
  • Security Operations Dashboard;
  • Continuous configuration compliance monitoring.

End-to-End Automation

  • VCF Operations Console: central control of lifecycle, access, and upgrades;
  • VCF Installer: faster, validated deployments;
  • VCF Automation Console: IaC, templates, CI/CD, autoscale, cost tracking.

Next-Gen Services

  • Private AI;
  • Disaster Recovery & Ransomware protection;
  • Advanced data services;
  • Network observability.

Ready for Any Environment

  • Edge, On-Prem, Telco, Sovereign, and Public Cloud support;
  • Deprecated: old Intel CPUs (Broadwell/Skylake);
  • Compatibility via Readiness Checklist and Ecosystem Matrix.

Conclusion

VCF 9.0 delivers a cloud-as-a-service experience on your infrastructure — secure, scalable, and efficient. If you’re looking to modernize your datacenter with enterprise-grade automation and full-stack control, this release is the one to watch.

This post provided a high-level overview of what’s new in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 and how it impacts infrastructure strategy.
In upcoming blog posts, we’ll take a deeper look at real-world implementations, automation flows, security practices, and Private AI use cases.

Next up — a deeper dive into VCF 9: real-world practice, automation, security, and uncompromising cloud infrastructure.

See you in a few days. Best regards, AIRRA

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VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025. Part 5. Introduction. Authorized Training: Datacenter Virtualization. VMware vSphere 9 Foundation. Brief Summary.

Posted on May 19, 2025 by airra

Introduction

Hello to all readers of the blog about IT Architecture and Learning!

In the previous articles of the “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025” series, we explored key VMware Authorized Training domains, including Datacenter Virtualization with VMware vSphere 8, software-defined storage with VMware vSAN, and disaster recovery with VMware Site Recovery Manager.

In this article, we turn our attention to VMware vSphere 9 Foundation – the next generation of VMware’s core virtualization platform, introducing architectural updates, enhanced operational capabilities, and a revised platform positioning aligned with modern enterprise and hybrid datacenter requirements.

The vSphere 9 Foundation training direction focuses on updated learning paths that reflect changes in platform architecture, lifecycle management, security, performance, and integration with cloud, automation, and platform services. These training programs are designed to help administrators, engineers, and architects transition from previous vSphere versions and effectively adopt the latest platform capabilities.

Why the name change to vSphere 9 Foundation?

The introduction of the “Foundation” designation reflects VMware’s shift toward a more integrated platform approach. Rather than positioning vSphere solely as a hypervisor-centric product, vSphere 9 Foundation emphasizes its role as a foundational layer for modern datacenters, tightly integrated with management, automation, security, and cloud-adjacent services. This change is also reflected in updated training programs and certification paths, which place greater emphasis on platform-level skills rather than isolated component knowledge.

This article will provide an overview of the current VMware vSphere 9 Foundation training programs, their structure, learning objectives, and alignment with VMware certification paths, offering a clear perspective on how vSphere 9 Foundation fits into modern datacenter virtualization strategies.

VMware vSphere 9 Foundation

From a technical perspective, VMware vSphere 9 Foundation introduces significant architectural enhancements to enable more efficient management of large-scale datacenters. Key improvements include support for larger clusters with increased numbers of hosts and virtual machines, enhanced resource scheduling through updated DRS policies, integrated security enhancements at the ESXi kernel level, and improved interoperability with VMware Cloud services. Backup, recovery, and operational automation capabilities are also optimized through tighter integration with vCenter, vSAN, and Site Recovery Manager, allowing IT teams to build highly available, resilient, and scalable enterprise infrastructures.

The main current training programs for vSphere 9 Foundation technologies are:

● VMware vSphere Foundation: Build, Manage, and Operate [V9]

  • Course code: VVFBMO9 .
  • Duration: 5 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Intermediate (L300).
  • Target audience: System Administrators, Solution Engineers, Consultants, Architects, and Support Personnel.
  • Prerequisites: Working experience and knowledge of VMware vSphere, VMware NSX, and vSAN environments.

This five-day course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in deploying, configuring and managing VMware vSphere Foundation. You will learn about the architecture of vSphere Foundation, compute, storage, networks and licensing.

This course prepares you to administer a vSphere Foundation, which includes VCF Operations 9.0, vCenter 9.0, and ESX 9.0.

Brief Summary

In this article, we reviewed the VMware vSphere 9 Foundation Authorized Training learning domain as part of the “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025” series. The focus was placed on the updated and technically enhanced training programs designed to help IT professionals adopt the latest vSphere platform capabilities for enterprise and hybrid datacenter environments.

The article highlighted key learning objectives, including platform architecture updates, cluster scalability, advanced resource management with DRS, kernel-level security enhancements, integration with VMware Cloud services, and improved operational automation with vCenter, vSAN, and Site Recovery Manager. Special attention was given to alignment with VMware certification paths, enabling administrators, engineers, and architects to develop practical skills for building resilient, high-performance datacenter infrastructures.

In the next article, the series will focus on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The upcoming publication will explore training programs and learning paths dedicated to building fully integrated hybrid cloud platforms, covering converged infrastructure, automated lifecycle management, multi-cloud integration, and alignment with VMware certification tracks.

Follow the news until the meeting is on air in a few days.
Sincerely, AIRRA.

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VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025. Part 4. Introduction. Authorized Training: Datacenter Virtualization. VMware Site Recovery Manager. Brief Summary.

Posted on April 14, 2025 by airra

Introduction

Hello to all readers of the blog about IT Architecture and Training!

In the previous articles of the “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025” series, we reviewed key VMware Authorized Training domains, including Datacenter Virtualization with a focus on VMware vSphere 8, as well as software-defined storage with VMware vSAN.

In this article, we turn our attention to VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) – a critical component of enterprise VMware infrastructures responsible for disaster recovery and business continuity.

The Site Recovery Manager training direction covers educational programs focused on recovery planning, orchestration of failover and failback processes, non-disruptive testing, and integration with VMware vSphere–based environments. These training programs are designed to help IT professionals build practical skills required to design, implement, and operate reliable disaster recovery solutions.

Given the focused and limited number of training programs within this domain, this article will concentrate on their structure, learning objectives, and alignment with VMware certification paths, providing a clear view of how SRM fits into modern enterprise and hybrid datacenter architectures.

Site Recovery Manager

VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is a business continuity and disaster recovery solution for planning, testing and restoring virtual machines from a protected, primary site to a backup recovery site.

Current Site Recovery Manager Technology Curriculum:

● VMware Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage [V8.6]

  • Course code: SRMICM86.
  • Duration: 2 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Intermediate (L300).
  • Target audience: vSphere administrators, architects, system engineers, and systems integrators who are responsible for the deployment or management of Site Recovery Manager.
  • Prerequisites: This class requires completion of one of the following courses:
    • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage;
    • VMware vSphere: Fast Track;
    • VMware vSphere: What’s New;
    • VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting;
    • Or equivalent knowledge and administration experience with VMware ESXi and VMware vCenter Server.

This two-day, hands-on training course gives experienced VMware vSphere administrators the knowledge to install, configure, and manage VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.6. This course also shows you how to write and test disaster recovery plans that use Site Recovery Manager.

Brief Summary

In this article, we reviewed the VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Authorized Training learning domain as part of the “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025” series. The focus was placed on the targeted and well-defined set of training programs designed to support disaster recovery and business continuity in enterprise VMware environments.

The article outlined the core learning objectives, including recovery planning, orchestration of failover and failback processes, non-disruptive testing, and integration with VMware vSphere–based infrastructures. Particular attention was given to how these training programs align with VMware certification paths, enabling IT professionals to develop practical skills for designing and operating reliable disaster recovery solutions.

In the next article, the series will move forward to VMware vSphere 9. The upcoming publication will explore updated training programs and learning paths focused on the latest platform capabilities, architectural changes, operational improvements, and certification alignment for the newest generation of VMware datacenter virtualization.

Follow the news until the meeting is on air in a few days.
Sincerely, AIRRA.

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VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025. Part 3. Introduction. Authorized Training: Multi-Cloud. VMware vSAN 8. Brief Summary.

Posted on March 10, 2025 by airra

Introduction

Hello to all readers of the blog about IT Architecture and Training!

In the previous article of the “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025” series, we explored the Authorized Training: Datacenter Virtualization learning domain with a focus on VMware vSphere 8, its training structure, learning objectives, and certification alignment.

Today, we continue this series by turning our attention to VMware vSAN – one of the core technologies of modern software-defined datacenter architectures.

The VMware vSAN training direction includes a small but well-structured set of training programs focused on software-defined storage. They cover vSAN architecture, deployment models, storage policies, performance optimization, availability, scalability, and operational best practices in enterprise environments.

In this article, we will concentrate on the current VMware vSAN training offerings, their structure, learning outcomes, and alignment with VMware certification paths.

vSAN 8

VMware vSAN 8 – This is the next generation of hyperconverged infrastructure software from VMware, which provides uncompromised performance to meet the needs of today’s business, while enabling the data center to be ready for any future challenges.

vSAN 8 introduces vSAN Express Storage Architecture, a new optional storage architecture on the vSAN platform. The vSAN Express storage architecture is the industry’s first single-tier HCI storage solution designed to optimize the use of high-performance storage devices, delivering performance gains. Advanced compression algorithms provide better compression, increasing storage efficiency and contributing to lower total cost of ownership. The vSAN Express Storage Architecture includes scalable native snapshots for enhanced backup and a storage pool architecture that reduces fault domains and improves data availability.

Customers who choose to stay with the original storage architecture will also see the benefits of vSAN 8, including increased performance for demanding workloads and proactive intelligence to avoid compatibility issues before they occur.

Key ongoing vSAN 8 training programs:

● VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]

  • Course code: VSANICM8.
  • Duration: 4 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Intermediate (L300).
  • Target audience: Storage and virtual infrastructure consultants, solution architects, and administrators who are responsible for production support and administration of VMware vSAN.
  • Prerequisites: Completion of the following course is required:
    • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage or equivalent knowledge

During this four-day course, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to plan and deploy a VMware vSAN cluster. You will learn about managing and operating vSAN. This course focuses on building the required skills for common Day-2 vSAN administrator tasks such as vSAN node management, cluster maintenance, security operations, troubleshooting and advanced vSAN cluster operations. You will learn these skills through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises.

● VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting [V7]

  • Course code: VSANTS8
  • Duration: 2 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Advanced (L400+).
  • Target audience: Storage and virtual infrastructure administrators who want to be able to perform initial troubleshooting on their software-defined storage with vSAN.
  • Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge and experience:
    • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage;
    • VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage.

This two-day, hands-on training course provides the knowledge to troubleshoot VMware vSAN™ clusters.

In this course, you will learn the best practices to maintain a healthy vSAN environment and mitigate potential issues that may occur with operation of the software. You will learn the GUI and CLI vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting tools.

The course provides a logical framework for a systematic troubleshooting approach. You will learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues with examples. The labs provided in the course simulate real-world problems to evaluate and enhance your troubleshooting skills.

Brief Summary

In this article, we reviewed the VMware vSAN Authorized Training learning domain as part of the “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025” series. The focus was placed on the compact but well-structured set of vSAN training programs that form the foundation for working with software-defined storage in enterprise environments.

The article outlined the core learning objectives, including vSAN architecture, deployment models, storage policies, performance optimization, availability, scalability, and operational best practices. Particular attention was given to how these training programs align with VMware certification paths, supporting the development of practical skills required for modern software-defined datacenter architectures.

In the next article, we will move beyond storage and focus on Datacenter Virtualization: VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM). The upcoming publication will explore training programs dedicated to disaster recovery and business continuity, covering recovery planning, orchestration, testing, and integration with VMware vSphere–based environments.

Follow the news until the meeting is on air in a few days.
Sincerely, AIRRA.

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VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025. Part 2. Introduction. Authorized Training: Datacenter Virtualization. vSphere 8. Brief Summary.

Posted on February 14, 2025 by airra

Introduction

Hello to all readers of the blog about IT Architecture and Learning!

In the previous article of the “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025” series, we reviewed the structure of VMware Authorized Training, the main learning domains, and the role of certification paths in professional development.

Today, we will focus on the Authorized Training: Datacenter Virtualization learning domain, which forms the foundation of enterprise VMware infrastructure.

The Datacenter Virtualization training direction includes educational programs covering VMware vSphere technologies, such as ESXi, vCenter Server, resource management, availability, scalability, and operational best practices

The number of training programs within this domain is quite extensive. Therefore, in this article we will concentrate specifically on VMware vSphere 8, highlighting their training structure, learning objectives, and certification alignment..

VMware vSphere 8

New version of VMware vSphere 8 is the enterprise workload platform that brings the benefits of cloud to on-premises workloads. It supercharges performance with DPU and GPU based acceleration, enhances operational efficiency through the VMware Cloud Console, seamlessly integrates with add-on hybrid cloud services, and accelerates innovation with an enterprise-ready integrated Kubernetes runtime that runs containers alongside VMs.

The main current training programs for vSphere 8 technologies are:

● VMware vSphere: What’s New [V8]

  • Course code: VSWN8.
  • Duration: 2 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Intermediate (L300).
  • Target audience: System architects, system administrators, IT managers, VMware partners, and individuals responsible for implementing and managing vSphere architectures who want to deploy vSphere 8.0 into their existing vSphere environment.
  • Prerequisites: This course requires completion of one the following courses or equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESXi and vCenter Server:
    • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
    • VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale
    • VMware vSphere: Fast Track
    • VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting.

In this 2-day course, you will explore the new features and enhancements in VMware vCenter 8.0, VMware ESXi 8.0, and VMware vSphere 8.0. Through use-case scenarios, demonstrations, labs, and simulations, you develop skills to implement and configure vSphere 8.0.

● VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]

  • Course code: VSICM8.
  • Duration: 5 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Intermediate (L300).
  • Target audience: System administrators, System engineers.
  • Prerequisites: System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
  • Certification: Attending this course meets the training requirement to achieve the following certification: VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV).

This five-day course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi 8 and VMware vCenter 8. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size. This course is the foundation for most VMware technologies in the software-defined data center.

● VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale and Secure [V8]

  • Course code: VSOSS8.
  • Duration: 5 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Intermediate (L300).
  • Target audience: Senior Administrators, Implementers and Consultants, Architects.
  • Prerequisites: Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] course, OR Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESXi and vCenter, Experience with working at the command line is highly recommended.
  • Certification: Attending this course meets the training requirement to achieve the following certification: VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV).

This five-day course teaches you advanced skills for configuring and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you configure and optimize the VMware vSphere 8 features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure. You also discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. Attend this course to deepen your understanding of vSphere and learn how its advanced features and controls can benefit your organization.

● VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V8]

  • Course code: VSTS8.
  • Duration: 5 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Advanced.
  • Target audience: System architects and system administrators.
  • Prerequisites: VCP-DCV certification or VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage or VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale and Secure.

This five-day training course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in troubleshooting the VMware vSphere 8 environment. This course increases your skill level and competence in using the command-line interface, VMware vSphere Client, log files, and other tools to analyze and solve problems.

● VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V8]

  • Course code: VSFT8.
  • Duration: 5 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Advanced (L400+), Intermediate (L300).
  • Target audience: System administrators, System engineers.
  • Prerequisites: System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
  • Certification: Attending this course meets the training requirement to achieve the following certification: VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV).

This five-day, extended hour course takes you from introductory to advanced VMware vSphere 8 management skills. Building on the installation and configuration content from our best-selling course, you will also develop advanced skills needed to manage and maintain a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you will install, configure, and manage vSphere 8. You will explore the features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure and discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size using vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi 8 and VMware vCenter Server 8.

● VMware vSphere: Design [V8]

  • Course code: VSD8.
  • Duration: 3 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Advanced (L400+).
  • Target audience: Experienced system integrators and consultants responsible for designing and deploying vSphere environments.
  • Prerequisites: Completion of the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] and VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale, and Secure [V8] courses.
  • Certification: This course is recommended if you aim to achieve the following certification: VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCAP-DCV) Design.

This three-day course equips you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to design a VMware vSphere 8 virtual infrastructure. You follow a proven approach to design a virtualization solution that ensures availability, manageability, performance, recoverability, and security. The approach presented follows VMware best practices. This course discusses the benefits and risks of available design alternatives and provides information to support making sound design decisions.

● VMware vSphere with Tanzu: Deploy, Configure, Manage [V8]

  • Course code: VSTDCM8.
  • Duration: 3 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Intermediate (L300).
  • Target audience: vSphere administrators and platform operators who are responsible for deploying and managing workloads and services in vSphere with Tanzu.
  • Prerequisites:
    • Experience deploying and managing vSphere;
    • Understanding of Kubernetes and the Kubernetes cluster architecture;
    • Attending one of the following courses is recommended:
      • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage;
      • Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations.

During this three-day course, you focus on deploying and managing VMware vSphere® with VMware Tanzu in a VMware vSphere 8 environment. You learn how vSphere with Tanzu provides services to deploy and manage virtual machines, vSphere Pods, Supervisor Services, and VMware Tanzu® Kubernetes Grid clusters. You will also gain experience with day 2 operations and life cycle management of a vSphere with Tanzu environment.

● VMware vSphere: Advanced Administration [V8]

  • Course code: VSAA8
  • Duration: 5 days.
  • Level of difficulty: Advanced (L400+).
  • Target audience: System administrators, System engineer.
  • Prerequisites: This course requires completion of the following prerequisites:
    • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage;
    • VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale, and Secure;
    • Working knowledge of VMware vSAN™
    • System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
  • Certification: Attending this course is recommended to achieve the following certification: VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Virtualization Deploy (VCAP Deploy).

This five-day course provides hands-on training to equip students with a range of skills, from performing routine VMware vSphere 8 administrative tasks to complex vSphere operations and configurations. Through lab-based activities, students are immersed in real-life situations faced by VMBeans, a fictitious company. These situations expose students to real-life scenarios faced by companies that are building and scaling their virtual infrastructure.This course uses scenario-based lab exercises and does not provide guided step-by-step instructions. To complete the scenario-based lab exercises, you are required to analyze the task, research, and deduce the required solution. References and suggested documentation are provided. This course utilizes labs to teach students how to effectively navigate and manage vSphere. The course aligns fully with the VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Virtualization Deploy exam objectives.

Brief Summary

In the second article of the series “VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025”, we reviewed training programs in Datacenter Virtualization: VMware vSphere 8. The article provided a detailed overview of key courses for administrators and engineers, covering both foundational and advanced training on deployment, configuration, and management of virtualized infrastructure. We also highlighted certification pathways that help professionals validate their skills with vSphere 8 and expand their career opportunities.

The next article will focus on Datacenter Virtualization: VMware vSAN, a modern software-defined storage solution. Readers will learn about training programs and courses that cover deployment, optimization, and management of vSAN, as well as certification preparation to demonstrate competencies in VMware software-defined storage.

Follow the news until the meeting is on air in a few days.
Sincerely, AIRRA.

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