Programm
- 1 Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
- Describe the software-defined data center
- 2 Storage Fundamentals
- Define common storage technologies
- Identify common SAN architectures
- Identify characteristics of storage devices: magnetic and flash-based devices
- Identify and explain the differences between file, block, and object-oriented storage architectures
- Identify SAN performance factors
- Compare and contrast local, centralized, and distributed storage architectures
- 3 Introduction to Virtual SAN
- Describe the Virtual SAN architecture and components
- Describe the differences between the Virtual SAN hybrid and all-flash architectures
- Describe the space efficiency features of Virtual SAN
- 4 Virtual SAN Configuration
- Identify physical network configuration requirements
- Configure Virtual SAN networking
- Configure a Virtual SAN cluster
- Test and validate the Virtual SAN configuration and functionality
- 5 Virtual SAN Policies and Virtual Machines
- Explain how storage policies work with Virtual SAN
- Define and create a virtual machine storage policy
- Apply and modify virtual machine storage policies
- Explain the considerations for vsanSparse snapshots
- Discuss the vsanSparse snapshot format
- 6 Managing and Operating Virtual SAN
- Manage hardware storage devices
- Manage hardware device failures
- Identify vCenter Server alarms for Virtual SAN events
- Configure fault domains
- Upgrade from Virtual SAN 5.5 to Virtual SAN 6.2
- 7 Interoperability with vSphere Features
- Identify vSphere features and VMware products that interoperate with Virtual SAN
- Describe how Virtual SAN interoperates with VMware vSphere® Enterprise Edition™ features
- Describe how Virtual SAN interoperates with third-party products and solutions
- 8 Monitoring and Troubleshooting Virtual SAN
- Identify tools to troubleshoot Virtual SAN
- Use the Virtual SAN health service to monitor health and performance
- Monitor Virtual SAN with VMware vRealize® Operations Manager™
- Monitor Virtual SAN with Ruby vSphere Console and Virtual SAN Observer
- 9 Stretched Clustering and Two-Node Models
- Compare a stretched cluster and a two-node cluster configuration
- Configure a stretched cluster using a two-node configuration
- Demonstrate stretched cluster failover scenarios
- 10 Designing a Virtual SAN Deployment
- Understand the Virtual SAN design basics
- Plan and design Virtual SAN clusters
- Consider the Virtual SAN hybrid and all-flash designs
- Describe the Virtual SAN use case design considerations
- Identify the design and sizing tools for Virtual SAN
Ziele
During this three-day course, you will focus on deploying and managing a software-defined storage solution with VMware Virtual SAN™ 6.2. You will learn how Virtual SAN functions as an important component in the VMware software-defined data center (SDDC). You will gain practical experience with Virtual SAN concepts through the completion of hands-on lab exercises.
Note: This course is based on beta software.
Nach Abschluss dieses Seminars haben die Teilnehmer Wissen zu folgenden Themen:
Note: This course is based on beta software.
Nach Abschluss dieses Seminars haben die Teilnehmer Wissen zu folgenden Themen:
- Describe the Virtual SAN architecture and use cases
- Configure Virtual SAN networking components
- Configure a Virtual SAN cluster
- Deploy virtual machines on a Virtual SAN datastore
- Configure virtual machine storage policies
- Perform ongoing Virtual SAN management tasks
- Outline the tasks for upgrading from Virtual SAN 5 to Virtual SAN 6.2
- Describe Virtual SAN interoperability with VMware vSphere® features and other products
- Use the Virtual SAN health service to monitor Virtual SAN health and performance
- Use the command line to monitor Virtual SAN
- Configure a stretched cluster and observe failover scenarios
- Plan and design a Virtual SAN cluster
Voraussetzungen
Für dieses Seminar werden folgende Kenntnisse empfohlen:
- Storage administration experience on block or file storage devices
- Understanding of concepts presented in the VSICM VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6] course
- Experience with working at the command line is helpful