VMware vSphere 4.1: Install, Configure, Manage

Special notes

• VMware Education and HP Education VATC recommends that customers attend the HL235S VMware vSphere5 : ICM Course instead of this older version HH633S vSphere4.1: ICM course
• “ICM” =  Install, Configure and Manage 

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

• Question #1 (For Customers) : My company is still using vSphere4, so should I take
  • HH633s vSphere: ICM [v4] or
  • HL235s vSphere: ICM [v5]?

The ICM course is focused on getting you skilled up to manage small to medium sized deployments of vSphere. Almost all of what you learn in the version 5 course is relevant to the version 4 environment, plus your instructor should be able to point what is new and different from the previous version. The majority of the major enhancements in vSphere 5.0 are covered in follow-on courses to ICM and also the HL234s What’s new course.  As such, you should plan on taking vSphere: ICM[v5] to gain skills that are relevant to your environment while learning a little more on the new features in the most current version.

• Question #2 (For Partners, Support staff): My customers are still using and doing new vSphere4 deployments, should I take
  • HH633s vSphere: ICM [v4] or
  • HL235s vSphere: ICM [v5]?

The ICM course is focused on getting you skilled up to manage small to medium sized deployments of vSphere. Almost all of what you learn in the version 5 course is relevant to the version 4 environment, plus your instructor should be able to point what is new and different from the previous version. The majority of the major enhancements in vSphere 5.0 are covered in follow-on courses to ICM and also the HL234s What’s new course. As such, you should plan on taking vSphere: ICM[v5] to gain skills that are relevant to your environment while learning a little more on the new features in the most current version.

Bookmark the following URLs:

• http://www.hp.com/education/sections/vmware.html
• http://www.hp.com/education/currpath/vmware_cert.html