1.Course Introduction

　• Introductions and course logistics

　• Course objectives

2.Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

　• Describe how device groups support AI and ML in vSphere 8.0

　• Describe how device virtualization extensions support AI and ML in vSphere 8.0

3.vSphere Distributed Services Engine

　• Describe the benefits of Distributed Services Engine

　• Explain how Distributed Services Engine works

　• Recognize use cases for Distributed Services Engine

　• Install ESXi on a host equipped with a DPU

　• View DPU information in the vSphere Client

　• Add an ESXi host equipped with a DPU to a cluster

　• Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to update an ESXi host that contains a DPU

　• Create a vSphere distributed switch for network offloads

　• Add a host with a DPU to the vSphere distributed switch

　• Configure a VM to use uniform passthrough mode

4.vSphere and vCenter Management

　• Describe improvements to the communication between vCenter and ESXi hosts

　• Describe enhancements to the vCenter recovery process

5.ESXi Enhancements

　• Describe the function of the central configuration store in ESXi

　• Explain how ConfigStore affects interaction with ESXi configuration files

　• Recognize the supported system storage partition configuration on ESXi 8.0

　• Identify devices supported for system storage on ESXi 8.0

　• Configure an RDMA host local device on ESXi 8.0

6.vSphere Storage

　• Describe the VMware vSAN¬ Express Storage Architecture

　• Recognize the benefits of using vSAN Express Storage Architecture

　• Describe the benefits of using NVMe

　• Recognize the support for NVMe devices in vSphere 8.0

7.Guest OS and Workloads

　• Review the enhancements of the latest virtual hardware versions

　• Describe the features introduced with virtual hardware version 20

　• Identify the snapshot modes of NVDIMM devices

8.Resource Management

　• View energy and carbon emission metrics in VMware vRealize® Operations Manager™

　• Describe the vSphere Memory Monitoring and Remediation (vMMR) functionality

　• Describe how vMMR enhances the performance of DRS

9.Security and Compliance

　• Describe how to manage vTPM secrets when cloning a VM

　• Manage OVF templates for VMs configured with vTPM

　• Deploy an OVF template with vTPM

　• Describe the enhancements to trusted binary enforcement in ESXi

　• Describe ESXi 8.0 enhanced security features

10.vSphere Lifecycle Manager

　• Describe the enhancements to life cycle management of standalone ESXi hosts

　• Manage the configuration profiles of ESXi hosts in a cluster

　• Use Auto Deploy to boot a host with the desired image and configuration specifications

　• Upgrade multiple ESXi hosts in a cluster in parallel

　• Stage an ESXi host image before remediation

11.Auto Deploy

　• Manage custom host certificates using Auto Deploy

12.vSphere with Tanzu

　• Describe the features of Vmware Tanzu® Kubernetes Grid™ 2.0

13.Announcing vSphere+

　• Describe the functionality and benefits of vSphere+