VMware Certified Professional - VMware vSphere Foundation Administrator (2V0-16.25)

Virtualization platforms concentrate critical workloads, so inconsistent vSphere administration can create access-risk, provisioning delays, and avoidable outages. This 16.4-hour intermediate course gives IT Directors a structured path for VMware vSphere Foundation Administrator (2V0-16.25) readiness across teams that deploy, configure, and operate ESXi, vCenter, storage, networking, VM security, and operations tooling. It is a strong fit for IT Practitioners on systems, virtualization, and data center teams who need a shared operating model before making production changes. Training Managers can assign it in phases by skill area — platform buildout, storage/networking, availability, identity/security, and operations — to reduce disruption while standardizing procedures. CBT Nuggets Playlists help sequence the rollout, Practice Exams support certification readiness, Virtual Labs provide a safe place to practice supported configuration tasks, and Team Reporting helps leaders track completion and readiness.

IT teams complete this training to turn vSphere Foundation administration into repeatable operational practice, not one-off tribal knowledge. The course follows real scenarios shown in the training: deploying ESXi and vCenter, organizing inventory, applying least-privilege access, and using operations tooling for provisioning and compliance workflows.

• Stand up a manageable vSphere environment by creating datacenters, clusters, and onboarding ESXi hosts into vCenter.
• Reduce permission sprawl by integrating external authentication, applying RBAC at the right inventory level, and avoiding unnecessary global permissions.
• Support uptime goals through shared understanding of vMotion, DRS, HA, storage options, and host/VM networking.
• Improve provisioning consistency with VM creation, cloning, templates, libraries, and orchestration workflows for provisioning, reporting, and compliance.

Knowledge

• vSphere Foundation components, including ESXi, vCenter, datacenters, clusters, and inventory views.
• Core host and VM networking concepts used in vSphere environments.
• Storage options covered in the course, including NFS datastores, VMFS over iSCSI, and vSAN foundations.
• Availability and mobility concepts such as vMotion, DRS, and HA.
• Security administration concepts, including certificates, VM encryption, identity management, RBAC, inheritance, and global permissions.
• VCF Operations, Supervisor integration, Kubernetes concepts in vSphere, and operations orchestration use cases.

Ability

• Deploy and configure ESXi hosts and vCenter Server for a managed vSphere environment.
• Build datacenters and clusters, then add hosts so vCenter can manage resources.
• Configure host/VM networking and connect supported datastore types.
• Create, clone, secure, encrypt, and manage virtual machines, templates, and libraries.
• Configure permissions with external authentication, built-in roles, custom roles, and least-privilege controls.
• Manage lifecycle, licensing, certificates, and operational workflows within VMware vSphere Foundation.