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PT21947
Training Summary
In this five-day course, you will focus on deploying and managing a software-defined storage solution with VMware vSAN™ 6.6. You will learn how vSAN functions as an important component in the VMware software-defined data center. You will gain practical experience with vSAN concepts and troubleshooting methodology and diagnostic tools through the completion of hands-on lab exercises. Product Alignment • ESXi 6.5 • vCenter Server 6.5 • vSAN 6.6
Prerequisites
This course requires completion of one of the following prerequisites: • Storage administration experience on block or file storage devices • Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.5] course • Experience working at the command line is helpful. The course material presumes that a student can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course: • 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®
Duration
5 Days
Audience
Storage and virtual infrastructure administrators who want to use software-defined storage with vSAN
Course Topics
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: • Describe the vSAN architecture • Identify vSAN features and use cases • Configure vSAN networking components • Configure a vSAN cluster • Deploy virtual machines on a vSAN datastore • Configure virtual machine storage policies • Perform ongoing vSAN management tasks • Outline the tasks for upgrading to vSAN 6.6 • Configure vSAN encryption • Control vSAN resynchronization tasks • Create and manage nested fault domains • Use the vSAN health service to monitor health and performance • Configure a stretched cluster and observe failover scenarios • Describe vSAN interoperability with VMware vSphere® features and other products • Plan and design a vSAN cluster • Use diagnostic and troubleshooting tools to resolve vSAN deployment and architectural issues