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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.

Audience

Experienced system vSAN administrators
Customers, cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators

Products

VMware vSAN

Product Alignment

VMware ESXi™ 8 U1
VMware vCenter® Server 8U1
VMware vSAN 8 U1

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]

You should also have understanding or knowledge of these technologies:

Good understanding of storage concepts
Good understanding of network concepts

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 VMware Skyline Advisor™ Pro
Learn about VMware Skyline Health™ for VMware vSAN™
Discuss vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting tools integrated in VMware vSphere®
Outline the common vSAN troubleshooting commands
Understand how to benchmark vSAN performance
Identify factors which might 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

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 practices
Discuss vSAN networking best practices
Discuss the importance of vSAN data protection
Understand the Data protection best practices
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 VMware Skyline Advisor™
Learn how to use Skyline Advisor

3 vSAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting tools

Explain the Skyline Health for vSAN 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 task and event views in the vSphere client
Describe vSphere Alarms
Learn how to use the CLI to find information about vSAN cluster

4 vSAN Troubleshooting

Learn the recommended vSAN troubleshooting process
Describe the PNOMA framework
Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues
Discuss how to get further support from the community and VMware knowledge base articles
Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support

5 Troubleshooting Labs

Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our Singapore facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

12 August 2024