VMware vSphere 7: Optimize and Scale plus Troubleshooting Fast Track

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Course Outline

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
2 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
3 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
4 Network Optimization

Explain performance features of network adapters
Explain the performance features of vSphere networking
Use esxtop to monitor key network performance metrics
5 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
6 Storage Optimization

Describe storage queue types and other factors that affect storage performance
Use esxtop to monitor key storage performance metrics
7 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
8 CPU Optimization

Explain the CPU scheduler operation and other features that affect CPU performance
Explain NUMA and vNUMA support
Use esxtop to monitor key CPU performance metrics
9 Memory Optimization

Explain ballooning, memory compression, and host-swapping techniques for memory reclamation when memory is overcommitted
Use esxtop to monitor key memory performance metrics
10 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
11 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
12 vCenter Server Performance Optimization

Describe the factors that influence vCenter Server performance
Use VMware vCenter® Server Appliance™ tools to monitor resource use
13 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