This 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.
Objectives
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 VMware Skyline Advisor™ Pro • Learn about VMware Skyline Health™ for VMware vSAN™ • Discuss vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting tools integrated in VMware vSphere® • Outline the common vSAN troubleshooting commands • Understand how to benchmark vSAN performance • Identify factors which might 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
Outline
Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics • Course objectives
vSAN Best Practice and Problems Prevention
• Discuss the importance of vSAN planning and availability best practices • Discuss vSAN networking best practices • Discuss the importance of vSAN data protection • Understand the 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 • Discuss the importance of VMware Skyline Advisor™ • Learn how to use Skyline Advisor
vSAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting tools
• Explain the Skyline Health for vSAN 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 task and event views in the vSphere client • Describe vSphere Alarms • Learn how to use the CLI to find information about vSAN cluster
vSAN Troubleshooting
• Learn the recommended vSAN troubleshooting process • Describe the PNOMA framework • Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues • Discuss how to get further support from the community and VMware knowledge base articles • Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support
Troubleshooting Labs
• Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs