Course Overview
TOPThis 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.
Scheduled Classes
TOPWhat You'll Learn
TOPLearn vSAN best practices for planning and availability.
- List the most common vSAN issues.
- Learn how to troubleshoot common vSAN 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.
- Outline vSAN networking best practices.
- Outline the common vSAN troubleshooting commands.
- Understand how to benchmark vSAN performance.
- Identify factors which might impact vSAN performance.
- Outline the vSAN troubleshooting framework.
- By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
Outline
TOPIntroductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
- Discuss the importance of vSAN planning and availability best practices.
- Discuss vSAN networking best practices.
- Discuss the importance of vSAN data protection.
- Understand 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.
- Explain the Skyline Health for vSAN features.
- Describe vSphere alarms.
- Learn how to use the CLI to find information about the vSAN cluster.
- Learn the recommended vSAN troubleshooting process.
- Describe the PNOMA framework.
- Learn how to troubleshoot common vSAN issues.
- Discuss how to get further support from the community and VMware knowledge base articles.
- Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support.
- Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs
Prerequisites
TOPVMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]
- VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]
- Good understanding of storage concepts
- Good understanding of network concepts
- Before taking this course, you must complete at least one of the following courses:You should also have understanding or knowledge of these technologies:
Who Should Attend
TOPExperienced system vSAN administrators
- Customers, cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators