VMware vRealize Log Insight: Deploy and Manage [V4.7]
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- Formats:
Classroom,
Live Online,
vFlex-ILT,
Onsite
- Length: 2 Days
Overview:
In this two-day course, you focus on deploying, using, and managing VMware vRealize® Log Insight™. You learn about the configuration and use of vRealize Log Insight to collect and manage logs from a variety of VMware and third-party products. This course discusses interfacing vRealize Log Insight with other systems to monitor, troubleshoot, and secure a data center.
Product Alignment • vRealize Log Insight 4.7 • VMware ESXi™ 6.7 • VMware vRealize® Operations™ 6.7 |
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| Objectives: | By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: • Describe the features of vRealize Log Insight that help in managing logs • Describe how to install, configure, and use vRealize Log Insight to collect and analyze logs to better manage and monitor your systems • Explain how vRealize Log Insight can be integrated with other solutions for monitoring, troubleshooting, and securing a data center • Describe vRealize Log Insight architecture and use cases • Explain vRealize Log Insight extensibility and workflows |
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| Intended Audience: | Experienced system administrators, system integrators, and developers responsible for designing and implementing vRealize Log Insight | |
| Prerequisites: | This course requires completion of one of the following courses: • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.x] • VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V6.x] The course presumes that a student can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course: • Use VMware vSphere® Web Client • Perform routine VMware vCenter Server® tasks • Perform basic Windows management operations If you cannot complete all of these tasks, VMware recommends that you complete one of the prerequisite courses before enrolling in VMware vRealize Log Insight: Deploy and Manage. |
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| Outline: | 1 Course Introduction • Introductions and course logistics • Course objectives • Identify additional resources for after this course 2 Introduction to vRealize Log Insight • Describe a cloud management platform • Discuss sources of logging data • Explain the importance of efficient log management • Describe the requirements for a log analytics solution • Describe the benefits of vRealize Log Insight • Describe the key features of vRealize Log Insight 3 Deploying and Configuring vRealize Log Insight • Specify the minimum hardware requirements for vRealize Log Insight • Size the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance • Describe the compatibility of vRealize Log Insight with other VMware products • Describe vRealize Log Insight security requirements • Describe the supported file and archive formats in vRealize Log Insight • Install the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance • Perform initial configuration of the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance • Configure VMware vSphere® integration with vRealize Log Insight 4 Using vRealize Log Insight • Describe the primary vRealize Log Insight UI functions • Access the vRealize Log Insight UI • Use the Dashboards tab to view collected data • Customize the dashboards interface • Create custom dashboards • Describe and use vRealize Log Insight widgets • Use various chart types to display log events data • Use the Interactive Analytics tab to delve deeper into the log data • Create and manage queries 5 Administering vRealize Log Insight • Access the vRealize Log Insight Administration page • Install and configure vRealize Log Insight clusters • Configure vRealize Log Insight access controls • Configure the general settings in vRealize Log Insight • Describe and configure storage policies in vRealize Log Insight • Configure system notifications • Upgrade vRealize Log Insight • Monitor vRealize Log Insight • Examine vRealize Log Insight logs • Describe the contents of a log message • List vRealize Log Insight data sources • Describe the Syslog protocol • Install and manage vRealize Log Insight agents • Configure agent groups • Install and manage content packs • Use the log importer to import historical logs 6 Integrating vRealize Log Insight • Describe the advantages of VMware vRealize® Operations Manager™ integration with vRealize Log Insight • List the vRealize Operations Manager integration requirements |
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