This five-day expert-level course provides the knowledge and skills to troubleshoot VMware vSphere® 8 environments. Participants will learn how to use command-line tools (ESXCLI, DCLI, PowerCLI), vSphere Client™, log files, and VMware Skyline to analyze and resolve issues.
Through hands-on labs, learners will troubleshoot real-world scenarios involving networking, storage, clusters, virtual machines, vCenter, and ESXi.
VMware ESXi 8.0
VMware vCenter Server 8.0
Completion of one of the following courses is required:
VMware vSphere: Fast Track
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale and Secure
Additionally, participants should already be able to:
Install ESXi and vCenter
Configure standard and distributed switches
Connect NAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel storage
Create VMFS datastores
Create, migrate, and snapshot VMs
Configure HA and DRS clusters
Use CLI tools such as ESXCLI, DCLI, and PowerCLI
System architects
System administrators
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Apply structured troubleshooting methodology
Use vSphere Client, CLI tools, and logs to resolve issues
Understand vSphere log files from a troubleshooting perspective
Leverage VMware Skyline for proactive health analysis
Troubleshoot networking and storage issues
Diagnose cluster failures including HA, DRS, and vMotion
Resolve VM snapshot, migration, and power-on problems
Identify and fix vCenter and ESXi issues
Troubleshoot performance problems in vSphere environments
Objectives and logistics
Structured methodology for fault diagnosis
ESXCLI, DCLI, PowerCLI usage
Accessing ESXi shell
Log analysis
VMware Skyline overview and Advisor
Standard and distributed switch issues
VM connectivity problems
Management network troubleshooting
Storage architecture components
Datastore visibility issues
iSCSI and multipathing problems
Snapshot and storage performance troubleshooting
High Availability (HA) problems
vMotion and DRS troubleshooting
Snapshot problems
Power-on and connectivity issues
VMware Tools installation failures
vCenter service and database problems
Using appliance shell and Bash for troubleshooting
ESXi host troubleshooting
Experience VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V8] in South Africa through Bilginç IT Academy's live and interactive virtual classroom environment. Join a Public course as an individual delegate or arrange a dedicated Private / In-house online training program exclusively for your organization.
Experience VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V8] through face-to-face Classroom Based training in South Africa. Training can be delivered as a Public course open to individual delegates or as a dedicated Private / In-house class for your organization.
Arrange VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V8] in South Africa as a dedicated Onsite training program for your organization. Bilginç IT Academy trainers can deliver the training at your office or another location of your choice, with the program planned around your team's requirements and business objectives.
Join our public live virtual trainings remotely from South Africa. Private group trainings can also be organized at your preferred location in South Africa, around your schedule.
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