VMware vSphere 8: Whatu0027s New

Künstliche Intelligenz und maschinelles Lernen

• Describe how device groups support AI and ML in vSphere 8
• Describe how device virtualization extensions support AI and ML in vSphere 8
   

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 vSphere Client
• Add an ESXi host equipped with a DPU to a cluster
• Update an ESXi host equipped with a DPU using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
• 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

vSphere und vCenter Management

• Review the improvements to the communication between vCenter and ESXi hosts
• Review the enhancements to the vCenter recovery process

ESXi Verbesserungen in Version 8

• Describe the function of the central configuration store in ESXi
• Explain how ConfigStore affects your 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

vSphere Storage

• vSAN Express Storage Architecture
• Benefits of using vSAN Express Storage Architecture
• Describe the benefits of using NVMe
• Recognize the support for NVMe devices in vSphere

Gäste Betriebssystem und Workloads

• Review the enhancements of the latest virtual hardware versions
• Describe the features introduced with virtual hardware version 20
• Create a snapshot of a VM with an NVDIMM device

Resourcen Management

• View energy and carbon emission metrics in vRealize Operations Manager
• Describe the VMware vSphere Memory Monitoring and Remediation (vMMR) functionality
• Describe how vMMR enhances the performance of vSphere DRS

Security und Compliance

• Handle vTPM secrets when cloning a VM
• Manage OVF templates for VMs that are configured with vTPM
• Deploy an OVF template with vTPM
• Describe the enhancements to trusted binary enforcement in ESXi
• Describe ESXi 8 enhanced security features

vSphere Lifecycle Manager

• Enhancements to life cycle management of standalone ESXi hosts
• Manage the configuration profiles of ESXi hosts in a cluster with vSphere Lifecycle Manager
• 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 prior to remediation

Auto Deploy

• Manage custom host certificates using Auto Deploy

vSphere with Tanzu

• Describe the features of the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid 2.0 offering

Das neue vSphere+

• Describe the functionality and benefits of vSphere+