VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting [V8]

Course code

VSANTS8

Duration

2 Days, 16 Acad. Hours

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Course Overview

Objectives

Prerequisites

Course Outline

Course Overview

Overview

This two-day, hands-on training course provides the knowledge to troubleshoot VMware vSAN™ clusters.
In this course, you will learn the best practices to maintain a healthy vSAN environment and mitigate potential issues that may occur with operation of the software. You will learn the GUI and CLI vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
The course provides a logical framework for a systematic troubleshooting approach. You will learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues with examples. The labs provided in the course simulate real-world problems to evaluate and enhance your troubleshooting skills.

Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Learn vSAN best practices for planning and availability
Outline vSAN networking best practices
Describe Skyline Advisor™ Pro
Learn about vSAN Skyline™ Health
Discuss vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting tools integrated within vSphere
Outline the common vSAN troubleshooting commands
Understand how to benchmark vSAN performance
Identify factors which may impact vSAN performance
Outline vSAN troubleshooting framework
List the most common vSAN issues
Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues
Discuss how to get further support from the VMware community and knowledge base articles
Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support
Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you must complete at least one of the following courses:

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]
VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]

Audience

Experienced System vSAN Administrators
Customers
Cloud Architects
Systems Engineers
Data Center Administrators

Course Outline

Outline

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2 vSAN Best Practice and Problems Prevention

Discuss the importance of vSAN planning and availability best practice
Discuss vSAN networking best practice
Discuss the importance of vSAN Data protection
Understand the Data protection best Practice
Discuss the importance of vSAN hardware compatibility
Learn how to check hardware compatibility for vSAN
List the factors that impact vSAN performance
Learn how to benchmark vSAN performance
Discuss the importance of Skyline Advisor
Learn how to use Skyline Advisor

3 vSAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting tools

Explain vSAN Skyline Health features
Discuss the other vSAN cluster-level monitoring in the VMware vSphere® client
Discuss vSAN host-level monitoring in the vSphere client
Discuss vSAN VM-level monitoring in the vSphere Client
Understand tasks and events views within the vSphere client
Describe vSphere Alarms
Learn how to use the CLI to find information about vSAN cluster

4 vSAN Best Practice and Problems Prevention

Discuss the importance of vSAN planning and availability best practice
Discuss vSAN networking best practice
Discuss the importance of vSAN Data protection
Understand the Data protection best Practice
Discuss the importance of vSAN hardware compatibility
Learn how to check hardware compatibility for vSAN
List the factors that impact vSAN performance
Learn how to benchmark vSAN performance
Discuss the importance of Skyline Advisor
Learn how to use Skyline Advisor

5 Troubleshooting Process

Learn the recommended vSAN troubleshooting process
Describe the PNOMA framework
Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues

6 Getting Support

Discuss how to get further support from the community and the knowledge base articles
Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support

7 Troubleshooting Labs

Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs

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VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting [V8]

Course code:

VSANTS8

Duration:

2 Days, 16 Acad. Hours

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