VMware vSAN: Production Operations [V6.7]
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- Formats:
Classroom,
Live Online,
vFlex-ILT,
Onsite
- Length: 2 Days
Overview:
In this two-day course, you focus on building skills in configuring and performing common administrator and end-user tasks with VMware vSAN™ 6.7. You gain practical experience with vSAN production operations through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises.
This course is also available in an On Demand format. For more information, select this link: VMware vSAN: Production Operations [V6.7] - On Demand. Product Alignment • ESXi 6.7 • vCenter Server 6.7 • vSAN 6.7 |
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| Objectives: | By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: • Describe vSAN host operations • Discuss vSAN networking requirements • Define the tasks involved in hardware replacement in a vSAN cluster • Perform vSAN cluster scale-out and scale-up operations • Describe common vSAN maintenance operations • Define the tasks required for updating and upgrading vSAN • Describe vSAN security operations • Configure a key management server (KMS) cluster • Configure vSAN storage policies and observe the effects of a cluster-wide change • Explain vSAN resilience and availability features • Perform ongoing vSAN management tasks • Use the vSAN health service to monitor health and performance |
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| Intended Audience: | Storage and virtual infrastructure administrators who are responsible for production support and administration of vSAN v6.x | |
| Prerequisites: | This course has the following prerequisites: • Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.x] course • Storage administration experience with block or file storage devices Completion of the VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage [v6.x] course or equivalent experience with vSAN is desirable. The course presumes that a student can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling: • 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® • Migrate a virtual machine 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.x] and VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage [V6.x] courses before enrolling in VMware vSAN: Production Operations. |
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| Outline: | 1 Course Introduction • Introductions and course logistics • Course objectives 2 vSAN Host and Hardware Operations • Recognize the importance of hardware compatibility • Ensure the compatibility of driver and firmware versioning • Use tools to automate driver validation and installation • Apply host hardware settings for optimum performance • Recognize the benefits of using VMware vSphere® Distributed Switch™ • Compare the benefits of NIC teaming and Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) • Plan appropriately for networking configuration changes • Identify ESXCLI commands and namespace options • Recognize how to use ESXCLI commands for troubleshooting vSAN software and hardware issues • Use Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) to get detailed information about the vSAN environment 3 vSAN Data Availability Operations • Describe vSAN storage policies • Recognize the impact of a vSAN storage policy change • Describe and configure the Object Repair Timer advanced option • Plan disk replacement in a vSAN cluster • Plan maintenance tasks to avoid vSAN object failures • Recognize the importance of backing up data in vSAN • Describe the VMware vSphere® Storage APIs - Data Protection framework • Recognize the importance of managing snapshot utilization in a vSAN cluster 4 vSAN Cluster Maintenance • Perform typical vSAN maintenance operations • Describe vSAN maintenance modes and data evacuation options • Assess the impact on cluster objects of entering maintenance mode • Determine the specific data actions required after exiting maintenance mode • Define the steps to shut down and reboot hosts and vSAN clusters • Migrate vSAN to a new vCenter Server instance • Use best practices for boot devices • Upgrade and update vSAN • Replace vSAN hardware by using scale-in and scale-out strategies 5 vSAN Security Operations • Identify differences between VM encryption and vSAN encryption • Recognize how to perform ongoing operations to maintain data security • Identify steps in adding an existing encrypted vSAN cluster to a new vCenter Server instance 6 vSAN Monitoring and Performance • Describe how the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) enables VMware to improve products and services • Identify the vSAN tools and health checks available for monitoring vSAN health • Manage alerts, alarms, and notifications related to vSAN in vSphere Client • Create and configure custom alarms to trigger vSAN health issues • Describe the vSAN tools and services that monitor vSAN performance • Use performance views to access metrics for monitoring vSAN clusters, hosts, and virtual machines • Explain how the writing of data generates I/O traffic and affects vSAN performance • Use performance metrics to analyze the vSAN environment |
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