VMware vSAN: Fast Track [V7]

Course Introduction
– Introductions and course logistics
– Course objectivesIntroduction to vSAN
– Describe vSAN architecture
– Describe the vSAN software components: CLOM, DOM, LSOM, CMMDS, and RDT
– Identify vSAN objects and components
– Describe the advantages of object-based storage
– Describe the difference between All-Flash and Hybrid vSAN architecture
– Explain the key features and use cases for vSAN
– Discuss the vSAN integration and compatibility with other VMware technologiesPlanning a vSAN Cluster
– Identify requirements and planning considerations for vSAN clusters
– Apply vSAN cluster planning and deployment best practices
– Determine and plan for storage consumption by data growth and failure tolerance
– Design vSAN hosts for operational needs
– Identify vSAN networking features and requirements
– Describe ways of controlling traffic in a vSAN environment
– Recognize best practices for vSAN network configurationsDeploying a vSAN Cluster
– Recognize the importance of hardware compatibility
– Ensure the compatibility of driver and firmware versioning
– Use tools to automate driver validation and installation
– Apply host hardware settings for optimum performance
– Use vSphere Life Cycle Manager to perform upgrades
– Deploy and configure a vSAN Cluster using Cluster Quickstart wizard
– Manually configure a vSAN Cluster using vSphere Client
– Explain and configure vSAN fault domains
– Using vSphere HA with vSAN
– Understand vSAN Cluster maintenance capabilities
– Describe the difference between implicit and explicit fault domains
– Create explicit fault domainsvSAN Storage Policies
– Describe a vSAN Object
– Describe how objects are split into components
– Explain the purpose of witness components
– Explain how vSAN stores large objects
– View object and component placement on the vSAN Datastore
– Explain how storage policies work with vSAN
– Define and create a virtual machine storage policy
– Apply and modify virtual machine storage policies
– Change virtual machine storage policies dynamically
– Identify virtual machine storage policy compliance statusvSAN Resilience and Data Availability
– Describe and configure the Object Repair Timer advanced option
– Plan disk replacement in a vSAN cluster
– Plan maintenance tasks to avoid vSAN object failures
– Recognize the importance of managing snapshot utilization in a vSAN clusterConfiguring vSAN Storage Space Efficiency
– Discuss Deduplication and Compression techniques
– Understand Deduplication and Compression overhead
– Discuss Compression only mode
– Configure Erasure Coding
– Configure swap object Thin Provisioning
– Discuss Reclaiming Storage Space with SCSI UNMAP
– Configure TRIM/UNMAPvSAN Security Operations
– Identify differences between VM encryption and vSAN encryption
– Perform ongoing operations to maintain data security
– Describe the workflow of Data-in Transit encryption
– Identify the steps involved in replacing Key Management ServerIntroduction to Advanced vSAN Configurations
– Identify requirements to configure vSAN iSCSI target
– Detail HCI Mesh technology and architecture
– Detail vSAN File Service architecture and configuration
– Explain the use cases of vSAN DirectvSAN Stretched and Two Node Clusters
– Describe the architecture and uses case for stretched clusters
– Detail the deployment and replacement of a vSAN Witness node
– Describe the architecture and uses case for two-node clusters
– Explain the benefits of vSphere HA and vSphere Site Recovery Manager in a vSAN stretched cluster
– Explain storage policies for vSAN stretched clustervSAN Cluster Maintenance
– Perform typical vSAN maintenance operations
– Describe vSAN maintenance modes and data evacuation options
– Assess the impact on cluster objects of entering maintenance mode
– Determine the specific data actions required after exiting maintenance mode
– Define the steps to shut down and reboot hosts and vSAN clusters
– Use best practices for boot devices
– Replace vSAN NodesvSAN Cluster Monitoring
– Describe how the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) enables VMware to improve products and services
– Use vSphere Skyline Health for monitoring vSAN Cluster Health
– Manage alerts, alarms, and notifications related to vSAN in vSphere Client
– Create and configure custom alarms to trigger vSAN health issues
– Use IO Insight metrics for monitoring vSAN performance
– Analyse vsantop performance metrics
– Use vSAN Proactive Test to detect and diagnose cluster issuesvSAN Troubleshooting Methodology
– Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems
– Apply troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and optimize troubleshooting efficiencyvSAN Troubleshooting Tools
– Use Skyline Health for vSAN to identify and correct issues in VMware 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 VMware vSphere environment
– Discuss the esxcli vsan namespace commands
– Use log files to help vSAN troubleshooting