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VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting

  • Length 2 days
  • Version 8.0
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Why study this course

This 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.

Product alignment:

  • VMware ESXi™ 8.0

  • VMware vCenter Server® 8.0

  • VMware vSAN 8.0

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What you’ll learn

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


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VMware is the world leader in server virtualisation technologies. Lumify Work is a VMware Education Reseller Partner (VERP), offering training in vSphere, vRealize, vSAN, Horizon, NSX-T, Workspace ONE, Carbon Black, and other VMware technologies and platforms.


Who is the course for?

  • Experienced system vSAN administrators

  • Customers, cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators


Course subjects

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


Prerequisites

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

You should also have understanding or knowledge of these technologies:

  • Good understanding of storage concepts

  • Good understanding of network concepts


THIRD PARTY REGISTRATION

Lumify Work offers certification and training as a VMware Education Reseller Partner (VERP). This arrangement requires Lumify Work to provide your details to VMware for course and/or exam registration purposes.




Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.


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