VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale plus Troubleshooting Fast Track [v7]

Duration

5 Days

30 CPD hours

About this course

Experienced system administrators
System engineers
System integrators

Overview

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
Introduce troubleshooting principles and procedures
Practice Linux commands that aid in the troubleshooting process
Use command-line interfaces, log files, and the vSphere Client to diagnose and resolve problems in the vSphere environment
Explain the purpose of key vSphere log files
Monitor and optimize compute, network, and storage performance on ESXi hosts
Monitor and optimize vCenter Server performance
Identify networking problems based on reported symptoms, validate and troubleshoot the reported problem, identify the root cause and implement the appropriate resolution
Analyze storage failure scenarios using a logical troubleshooting methodology, identify the root cause, and apply the appropriate resolution to resolve the problem
Troubleshoot vSphere cluster failure scenarios and analyze possible causes
Diagnose common VMware vSphere® High Availability problems and provide solutions
Identify and validate VMware ESXi™ host and VMware vCenter Server® problems, analyze failure scenarios, and select the correct resolution
Troubleshoot virtual machine problems, including migration problems, snapshot problems, and connection problems
Troubleshoot performance problems with vSphere components

Description

This five-day, accelerated, hands-on training course is a blend of the VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale and VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting courses. This Fast Track course includes topics from each of these advanced courses to equip experienced VMware administrators with the knowledge and skills to effectively optimize and troubleshoot vSphere at an expert level.

Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

Introduction to Troubleshooting

Define the scope of troubleshooting
Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems
Apply a troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and improve troubleshooting efficiency

Troubleshooting Tools

Use command-line tools (such as Linux commands, vSphere CLI, ESXCLI) to identify and troubleshoot vSphere problems
Identify important vSphere log files and interpret the log file contents

Network Optimization

Explain performance features of network adapters
Explain the performance features of vSphere networking
Use esxtop to monitor key network performance metrics

Troubleshooting Virtual Networking

Analyze and resolve standard switch and distributed switch problems
Analyze virtual machine connectivity problems and fix them
Examine common management network connectivity problems and restore configurations

Storage Optimization

Describe storage queue types and other factors that affect storage performance
Use esxtop to monitor key storage performance metrics

Troubleshooting Storage

Troubleshoot and resolve storage (iSCSI, NFS, and VMware vSphere�© VMFS) connectivity and configuration problems
Analyze and resolve common VM snapshot problems
Identify multipathing-related problems, including common causes of permanent device loss (PDL) and all paths down (APD) events and resolve these problems

CPU Optimization

Explain the CPU scheduler operation and other features that affect CPU performance
Explain NUMA and vNUMA support
Use esxtop to monitor key CPU performance metrics

Memory Optimization

Explain ballooning, memory compression, and host-swapping techniques for memory reclamation when memory is overcommitted
Use esxtop to monitor key memory performance metrics

Troubleshooting vSphere Clusters

Identify and recover from problems related to vSphere HA
Analyze and resolve VMware vSphere�© vMotion�© configuration and operational problems
Analyze and resolve common VMware vSphere�© Distributed Resource Scheduler problems

Troubleshooting Virtual Machines

Identify possible causes and resolve virtual machine power-on problems
Troubleshoot virtual machine connection state problems
Resolve problems seen during VMware Tools installations

vCenter Server Performance Optimization

Describe the factors that influence vCenter Server performance
Use VMware vCenter�© Server Appliance tools to monitor resource use

Troubleshooting vCenter Server and ESXi

Analyze and fix problems with vCenter Server services
Analyze and fix vCenter Server database problems
Examine ESXi host and vCenter Server failure scenarios and resolve the problems

Additional course details:

Notes

Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC)

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