VMware courses are available at various centres throughout the UK. These courses can be delivered onsite upon request.
The Course
This lab-intensive course focuses on providing system administrators with the advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in troubleshooting the VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure. In this course, you will spend most of the time diagnosing and rectifying configuration problems created on VMware ESX /ESXi hosts and VMware vCenter Server systems.
Who Should Attend
System administrators, systems engineers, and help desk personnel who need the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform advanced troubleshooting of their vSphere deployments
Pre-requisites
This is an advanced course. Required prerequisites include the completion of one of the following:
- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
- VMware vSphere: Manage Availability
- VMware vSphere: Manage Scalability
- Completion of VMware vSphere: Fast Track.
Outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: ESXi Command-Line Troubleshooting Methods
- Install and use the vMA
- Learn common vSphere Command-Line Interface commands and syntax
- Configure ESXi technical support mode and SSH access
Module 3: ESX, ESXi, and vCenter Server Log Files
- View ESX, ESXi, and vCenter Server log files
- Configure a centralized ESX/ESXi log host
Module 4: Network Troubleshooting
- Identify and configure vNetwork components
- Configure and use a network traffic sniffer
Module 5: Management Troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot vSphere management components
Module 6: Storage Troubleshooting
- View, configure, and diagnose storage access problems
- Configure iSCSI authentication and digests
Module 7: vMotion Troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot VMotion and Storage VMotion errors
Module 8: VMware Infrastructure Troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot DRS Cluster errors with shares, pools, and limits
- Troubleshoot HA Cluster errors with slot calculations, admission control, and host monitoring
- Review virtual machine power on requirements
- Troubleshoot virtual machine power on failures
Module 9: vSphere 4 DRS Cluster Troubleshooting
- Complete a final multihour, multiproblem troubleshooting exercise