Provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills and capabilities to achieve proficiency in troubleshooting the VMware vSphere® 7.x environment.
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Course outline
Duration : 5 days
This five-day, hands-on training course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in troubleshooting the VMware vSphere 7.x environment.
This workshop increases your skill and competence in using the command-line interface, VMware vSphere® Client, log files, and other tools to analyze and solve problems.
Audience
System administrators
System integrators
Prerequisites
Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESXi and vCenter Server
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage v7.0
VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale v7.0
Objectives
Introduce troubleshooting principles and procedures
Practice Linux commands that aid in the troubleshooting process
Use command-line interfaces, log files, and the vSphere Client to diagnose and resolve problems in the vSphere environment
Explain the purpose of key vSphere log files
Identify networking problems based on reported symptoms, validate and troubleshoot the reported problem, identify the root cause and implement the appropriate resolution
Analyze storage failure scenarios using a logical troubleshooting methodology, identify the root cause, and apply the appropriate resolution to resolve the problem
Troubleshoot vSphere cluster failure scenarios and analyze possible causes
Diagnose common VMware vSphere High Availability problems and provide solutions
Identify and validate VMware ESXi host and VMware vCenter Server problems, analyze failure scenarios, and select the correct resolution
Troubleshoot virtual machine problems, including migration problems, snapshot problems, and connection problems
Troubleshoot performance problems with vSphere components
Contents
Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Introduction to Troubleshooting
Define the scope of troubleshooting
Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems
Apply a troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and improve troubleshooting efficiency
Troubleshooting Tools
Use command-line tools (such as Linux commands, vSphere CLI, ESXCLI) to identify and troubleshoot vSphere problems
Identify important vSphere log files and interpret the log file contents
Troubleshooting Virtual Networking
Analyze and resolve standard switch and distributed switch problems
Analyze virtual machine connectivity problems and fix them
Examine common management network connectivity problems and restore configurations
Troubleshooting Storage
Troubleshoot and resolve storage (iSCSI, NFS, and VMware vSphere® VMFS) connectivity and configuration problems
Analyze and resolve common VM snapshot problems
Identify multipathing-related problems, including common causes of permanent device loss (PDL) and all paths down (APD) events and resolve these problems
Troubleshooting vSphere Clusters
Identify and recover from problems related to vSphere HA
Analyze and resolve VMware vSphere vMotion configuration and operational problems
Analyze and resolve common VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler problems
Troubleshooting Virtual Machines
Identify possible causes and resolve virtual machine power-on problems
Troubleshoot virtual machine connection state problems
Resolve problems seen during VMware Tools installations
Troubleshooting vCenter Server and ESXi
Analyze and fix problems with vCenter Server services
Analyze and fix vCenter Server database problems
Examine ESXi host and vCenter Server failure scenarios and resolve the problems
Surround yourself with the best
Frédéric Paradis
Certified Trainer and Cloud Architect
As a certified Microsoft trainer, Frédéric describes himself as a Cloud magician who easily navigates the mythical space between technology and reality.
Marc Maisonneuve
Training program director
Marc Maisonneuve has acted as a Training Program Director, professional effectiveness trainer and user tools practice leader at AFI for several years. Mr. Maisonneuve is known for his analytical skills, his legendary calm and his undeniable desire to encourage people to develop their skills. He has the ability to present technological solutions in a natural way and to adapt them to the concrete needs of the workplace.
Vicky Moreau
Trainer
Vicky Moreau is a passionate freelancer and professional in the area of office automation. She holds a college diploma in office automation, most of her solid experience with the Office Suite was acquired while being an autodidact. In fact, she has successfully completed an MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) Excel certification.
Francis Ferland-Stevenson
Trainer
Francis began as a trainer more than 5 years ago by testing office automation tools designed specifically to met the needs of his colleagues. His calm and his empathy makes him able to adapt his language according to the level of experience of the group. This makes his learnings clear and accessible to anyone. As a trainer, he is therefore attentive to the needs of his students to make sure they meet their objectives and face the challenges.
