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VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting V8

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This two-day, hands-on course provides the knowledge to troubleshoot VMware vSAN™ clusters. In this course, you will learn the best practices for maintaining a healthy vSAN environment and mitigating potential issues that may arise when running the software. You will learn the GUI and CLI tools for vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting. The course provides a logical framework for a systematic approach to troubleshooting. You will learn by example how to troubleshoot common vSAN issues. The exercises included in the course simulate real-world problems to assess and improve your troubleshooting skills.

Course Contents

  • Learn vSAN best practices for planning and availability
  • Outline vSAN networking best practices
  • Describe Skyline Advisor™ Pro
  • Learn about vSAN Skyline™ Health
  • Discuss vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting tools integrated within vSphere
  • Outline the common vSAN troubleshooting commands
  • Understand how to benchmark vSAN performance
  • Identify factors which may impact vSAN performance
  • Outline vSAN troubleshooting framework
  • List the most common vSAN issues
  • Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues
  • Discuss how to get further support from the VMware community and knowledge base articles
  • Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support
  • Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from VMware as an e-book.

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Target Group

  • Experienced System vSAN Administrators
  • Customers,
  • Cloud Architects,
  • Systems Engineers,
  • Data Center Administrators

Knowledge Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you must complete at least one of the following courses:

In addition, you should understand or know these technologies:

  • Good understanding of storage concepts
  • Good understanding of networking concepts

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Hybrid training

Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request in-house training now
PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.

This two-day, hands-on course provides the knowledge to troubleshoot VMware vSAN™ clusters. In this course, you will learn the best practices for maintaining a healthy vSAN environment and mitigating potential issues that may arise when running the software. You will learn the GUI and CLI tools for vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting. The course provides a logical framework for a systematic approach to troubleshooting. You will learn by example how to troubleshoot common vSAN issues. The exercises included in the course simulate real-world problems to assess and improve your troubleshooting skills.

Course Contents

  • Learn vSAN best practices for planning and availability
  • Outline vSAN networking best practices
  • Describe Skyline Advisor™ Pro
  • Learn about vSAN Skyline™ Health
  • Discuss vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting tools integrated within vSphere
  • Outline the common vSAN troubleshooting commands
  • Understand how to benchmark vSAN performance
  • Identify factors which may impact vSAN performance
  • Outline vSAN troubleshooting framework
  • List the most common vSAN issues
  • Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues
  • Discuss how to get further support from the VMware community and knowledge base articles
  • Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support
  • Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from VMware as an e-book.

Request in-house training now

Target Group

  • Experienced System vSAN Administrators
  • Customers,
  • Cloud Architects,
  • Systems Engineers,
  • Data Center Administrators

Knowledge Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you must complete at least one of the following courses:

In addition, you should understand or know these technologies:

  • Good understanding of storage concepts
  • Good understanding of networking concepts

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Hybrid training

Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request in-house training now

PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.