VMware vSAN - Production Operations Training Course and Workshop in Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Kolkata

This VMware vSAN - Production Operations training course focuses on building skills in configuring and performing common administrator and end-user tasks with VMware vSAN. You gain practical experience with vSAN production operations through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises.

By attending VMware vSAN - Production Operations workshop, delegates will learn to:

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

Attend a training on VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage or equivalent practical experience
Attend a training on VMware vSAN: Plan and Deploy or equivalent practical experience
Storage administration experience with block or file storage devices.

The VMware vSAN - Production Operations class is ideal for:

Storage and virtual infrastructure administrators who are responsible for production support and administration of vSAN v6.x

Course Introduction

Course objectives

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

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

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

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

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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