VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]

Introduction and course logistics

Course objectives

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 technologies

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 configurations

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 VMware vSphere© Lifecycle ManagerTM to perform upgrades

Deploy and configure a vSAN Cluster using the Cluster QuickStart wizard

Manually configure a vSAN Cluster using VMware vSphere© Client?

Explain and configure vSAN fault domains

Using VMware vSphere© High Availability with vSAN

Understand vSAN Cluster maintenance capabilities

Describe the difference between implicit and explicit fault domains

Create explicit fault domains

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 status

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 cluster

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/UNMAP

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 Server

Understand the purpose of vSAN HCI Mesh

Detail vSAN HCI Mesh technology and architecture

Perform mount and unmount of a remote datastore

Understand the purpose of vSAN File Services

Detail vSAN File Services architecture

Configure vSAN File Shares

Describe vSAN iSCSI Target Service

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 storage policies for vSAN stretched cluster

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 nodes

Describe how the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) enables VMware to improve products and services

Use VMware Skyline Health for monitoring vSAN cluster health

Manage alerts, alarms, and notifications related to vSAN in VMware vSphere© Client?

Create and configure custom alarms to trigger vSAN health issues

Use IOInsight metrics for monitoring vSAN performance

Use a vSAN proactive test to detect and diagnose cluster issues

Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems

Apply troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and optimize troubleshooting efficiency

Use VMware Skyline Health to investigate and help determine failure conditions

Explain which log files are useful for vSAN troubleshooting

Understand the purpose of vSAN Express Storage Architecture

Describe the vSAN Express Storage Architecture components

Identify Storage Policy differences

Understand compression and encryption operation differences