Hi all, newbie question on entry point

[kopkingkenny]

Hi all,

Currently I am doing my MCITP so once finished I should have a good understanding of configuring and administrating windows servers. After that I wanted to move onto VM Ware ESX. In terms of pre requisites can someone maybe point me in the right direction in prior training I need to under go as well as any useful literature.

On the VMWare site I looked as requirments and it said as well as Windows server I must have knowledge of NetApps... is that a course in itself or linked to the VMWare VSphere course?

If someone had any advice on setting out some sort of training/development, what courses I should do ect id be most grateful.

Thanks

Bav

[Troy_Clavell · Accepted solution]

our resident VCI, scott28tt, has a great blog, which would be a great starting point.

http://vmwaretraining.blogspot.com

You may also want to look at the main documentation set for vSphere

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vs_pubs.html

[mittim12]

Netapp could be refrencing the storage company.  Where on the site did you see that information?   Anyways, as Troy has said the vSphere documentation is a good start, I would download the trial software and build a test lab to get familiar with the products, and there are some entry level courses that can be taken.   Maybe review this site, http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=12457&ui=www. 

[scott28tt]

The "foundation-level" vSphere course is Install Configure Manage: http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrreg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=19919

It qualifies you for VCP certification, and gives you a really good grounding in vSphere. I don't know where you read about NetApp experience being a pre-requisite...

You can download and evaluate vSphere, and all the vSphere documentation is available online too - you will get more out of any training course if you can prepare yourself in advance.

Scott.

[kopkingkenny]

Thanks for the replies. I will check those links later. I'll try and find the link where I saw NetApp listed as a pre requisite.