VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage [V7]

During this five-day course, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to plan and deploy a VMware vSAN cluster. You will learn about managing and operating vSAN. This course focuses on building the required skills for common Day-2 vSAN administrator tasks such as vSAN node management, cluster maintenance, security operations, and advanced vSAN cluster operations. You will learn these skills through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises.                                                                  

Describe vSAN concepts

• Discuss the impact of vSAN storage policy changes
• Detail vSAN resilience and data availability
• Describe vSAN storage space efficiency
• Explain how vSAN encryption works
• Identify requirements to configure the vSAN iSCSI target
• Detail VMware HCI Mesh technology and architecture
• Detail vSAN File Service architecture and configuration
• Explain the use cases of vSAN Direct Configuration
• Describe how to setup a stretched and a two-node vSAN cluster
• Discuss vSAN cluster backup methodology
• Detail the underlying vSAN architecture and components
• Describe vSAN maintenance mode and data evacuation options
• Define the steps to shut down a vSAN cluster for maintenance
• Explain how to use proactive tests to check the integrity of a vSAN cluster
• Use VMware Skyline Health for monitoring vSAN health
• Explain the key features and use cases for vSAN
• Identify requirements and planning considerations for vSAN clusters
• Explain the importance vSAN node hardware compatibility
• Describe the use of VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager to automate driver and firmware installations
• Describe the different vSAN deployment options
• Explain how to configure vSAN fault domains
• Detail how to define and create a VM storage policy
• By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [v7] or equivalent knowledge

• Completion of the following course is required:

Storage and virtual infrastructure consultants, solution architects, and administrators who are responsible for production support and administration of VMware vSAN.