VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting [V7]

You must complete one of the following prerequisites:

• Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7] (VSICM7) course
• • Completion of the VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage [V6.7] course or equivalent experience with vSAN
  • Experience working with command-line interfaces

  The course presumes that a student can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling:

  • Use VMware vSphere® Client™ for common operations
  • Create and manage VMware vCenter Server® objects, such as data centers, clusters, hosts, and virtual machines
  • Create and modify a standard switch
  • Modify a distributed switch
  • 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® and VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®

  If you cannot complete all of these tasks, VMware recommends that you complete the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage and VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage courses before enrolling in VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting.

  Course Objectives

  By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

  • Describe the software components of vSAN and their roles
  • Diagram how the components relate to each other
  • Use Skyline Health to investigate and help determine failure conditions
  • Use the command-line tools to help determine failure conditions

  Outline: VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting [V7] (VSANT7)

  1 Course Introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives

  2 vSAN Architecture

  • Describe the vSAN architecture and components
  • Describe the policy-driven, object-based vSAN storage environment
  • Describe the vSAN software components: CLOM, DOM, LSOM, CMMDS, and RDT
  • Explain the relationships between the vSAN software components
  • Explain the relationship between objects and components
  • Determine how specific storage policies affect components
  • Describe component placement

  3 Troubleshooting Methodology

  • Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems
  • Apply troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and optimize troubleshooting efficiency

  4 Troubleshooting Tools

  • Discuss the improvements and added capabilities in Skyline Health for vSAN
  • Use Skyline Health for vSAN to identify and correct issues in vSAN
  • Discuss the ways to run various command-line tools
  • Discuss the ways to access VMware vSphere® ESXi™ Shell
  • Use commands to view, configure, and manage your vSphere environment
  • Discuss the esxcli vsan namespace commands
  • Discuss when to use Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) commands
  • Explain which log files are useful for vSAN troubleshooting
  • Use log files to help troubleshoot vSAN problems