VMware vSAN plus VMware vRealize Operations: Deploy and Manage (VSVRODM) – Details

Detaillierter Kursinhalt

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
• Describe the content of this course
• Familiarize yourself with the benefits of the VMware Education Learning Zone
• Identify additional resources

Storage Fundamentals

• Define common storage technologies
• Identify characteristics of storage devices: magnetic and flash-based devices
• Identify SAN performance factors

Introduction to vSAN

• Describe the vSAN architecture and components
• Describe the differences between the vSAN hybrid and all-flash architectures

vSAN Configuration

• Identify physical network configuration requirements
• Configure vSAN networking
• Configure a vSAN cluster

vSAN Policies and Virtual Machines

• Define and create a virtual machine storage policy
• Apply and modify virtual machine storage policies

Managing and Operating vSAN

• Manage hardware storage devices
• Manage hardware device failures
• Identify vCenter Server alarms for vSAN events

Monitoring and Troubleshooting vSAN

• Use vSphere Web Client to detect problems
• Use the vSAN health service to monitor health and performance
• Use ESXi commands to monitor the vSAN environment
• Monitor vSAN with Ruby vSphere Console and vSAN Observer

Stretched Clusters and Two-Node Clusters

• Describe the architecture for stretched clusters and two-node clusters
• Demonstrate stretched cluster failover scenarios

Interoperability with vSphere Features

• Identify vSphere features and VMware products that interoperate with vSAN
• Describe how vSAN interoperates with third-party products and solutions

Designing a vSAN Deployment

• Understand vSAN design considerations
• Plan and design vSAN clusters
• Describe vSAN use cases

Designing a vSAN Deployment

• Describe how vRealize Operations Manager is used to manage the software-defined data center
• Describe the features and benefits of vRealize Operations Manager

vRealize Operations Manager User Interface

• Navigate the main areas of the user interface
• Explain the importance of inventory trees
• View widgets and dashboards on the Home page

Troubleshooting System Heath Issues

• Discuss the process for troubleshooting system health issues with vRealize Operations Manager
• Monitor alerts and troubleshoot system health issues
• Use heat maps to monitor system health

Capacity Planning

• Discuss capacity planning models
• Troubleshoot risk and efficiency issues
• Identify ways to optimize resource utilization in the environment
• Use projects to perform what if scenarios

Custom Alert Definitions

• Create symptom definitions
• Create recommendations and use actions
• Create notifications
• Create alert definitions

Custom Views

• Describe the types of views
• Create views

Custom Dashboards

• Create custom dashboards
• Configure widgets and widget interactions
• Configure dashboard navigation

Monitoring vSAN with vRealize Operations Manager

• Monitor vSAN with vRealize Operations Manager
• Explain dedicated metrics for vSAN environment