In the course VMware vSan management and Operations, you will focus on deploying and managing a software-defined storage solution with VMware vSAN™ 6.6. You will learn how vSAN functions as an important component in the VMware software-defined data center. You will gain practical experience with vSAN concepts through the completion of hands-on lab exercises.
Duration
24 hs
Objectives
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
• Describe the vSAN architecture
• Identify vSAN features and use cases
• Configure vSAN networking components and a vSAN cluster
• Deploy virtual machines on a vSAN datastore
• Configure virtual machine storage policies
• Perform ongoing vSAN management tasks
• Outline the tasks for upgrading to vSAN 6.6
• Configure vSAN encryption
• Control vSAN resynchronization tasks
• Create and manage nested fault domains
• Use the vSAN health service to monitor health and performance
• Configure a stretched cluster and observe failover scenarios
• Describe vSAN interoperability with VMware vSphere® features and other products
• Plan and design a vSAN cluster
Product Alignment
• ESXi 6.5
• vCenter Server 6.5
• vSAN 6.6
Intended Audience
Storage and virtual infrastructure administrators who want to use software-defined storage with vSAN
Prerequisites
This course requires completion of one of the following prerequisites:
• Storage administration experience on block or file storage devices
• Understanding of concepts presented in the
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
[V6.5 or 6.7] course
Experience working at the command line is helpful.
The course material presumes that a student can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course:
• Use VMware vSphere® Web Client
• Create and manage VMware vCenter Server® objects, such as data centers, clusters, hosts, and virtual
machines
• Create and modify a standard switch
• Connect a VMware ESXi™ host to NAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel storage
• Create a VMware vSphere® VMFS datastore
• Use a wizard or a template to create a virtual machine
• Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere® vMotion® and with VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®
If you cannot complete all of these tasks, VMware recommends that you complete the
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.5 or 6.7]
course before enrolling in VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage.
Outline
Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Describe the software-defined data center
Storage Fundamentals
Define common storage technologies
Identify characteristics of storage devices: magnetic and flash-based devices
explain various types of storage architectures
SAN performance factors
Introduction to vSAN
Describe the vSAN architecture and components
the differences between the vSAN hybrid and all-flash architectures
space-efficiency features of vSAN
vSAN Configuration
Identify physical network configuration requirements
Configure vSAN networking and a vSAN cluster
Test and validate the vSAN configuration and functionality
vSAN Policies and Virtual Machines
Explain how storage policies work with vSAN
Define and create a virtual machine storage policy
Apply and modify virtual machine storage policies
Discuss the vsanSparse snapshot format
the considerations for vsanSparse snapshots
Managing and Operating vSAN
Manage hardware storage devices and device failures
Identify vCenter Server alarms for vSAN events
Configure fault domains
Upgrade to vSAN 6.6
Stretched Clusters and Two-Node Clusters
Describe the architecture for stretched clusters and two-node clusters
Create a stretched cluster using a two-node configuration
Configure VMware vSphere® High Availability and VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ for a stretched cluster
Demonstrate stretched cluster failover scenarios
Monitoring and Troubleshooting vSAN
Use vSphere Web Client to detect issues
the vSAN health service to monitor health and performance
Monitor vSAN with VMware vRealize® Operations Manager™
ESXi commands to monitor the vSAN environment
Monitor vSAN with Ruby vSphere Console
Interoperability with vSphere Features
Identify vSphere features and VMware products that interoperate with vSAN
Describe how vSAN interoperates with third-party products and solutions
Designing a vSAN Deployment
Understand vSAN design considerations
Plan and design vSAN clusters
Identify the design and sizing tools for vSAN
Describe vSAN use cases