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VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting

Duration of course: 4 days
Price CHF:	4'600.00
Price EUR:	3'818.00

Course dates:
This course is carried out upon request. The course dates, the type of course (e.g. workshop) and the location are arranged to suit your requirements. Please contact us for more information!

Subject/Goal:

At the end of the course, you should be able to:

Use the VMware vSphere Client and service console commands to configure or diagnose and rectify problems on ESX
Use the vSphere Client and the VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) appliance to configure or diagnose and rectify problems on ESX and ESXi hosts
Use ESXi technical support mode to diagnose and rectify problems on ESXi
Create and use a network sniffer to capture and display virtual switch network traffic
Use the vSphere Client and command-line tools to troubleshoot VMware VMotion™, VMware Storage VMotion, VMware High Availability, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler, and virtual machine power-on problems

Audience:

System administrators, systems engineers, and help desk personnel who need the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform advanced troubleshooting of their vSphere deployments.

Content of course:

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: ESXi Command-Line Troubleshooting Methods

- Install and use vMA

- Learn common VMware 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 HA Cluster Troubleshooting

- Troubleshoot errors with slot calculations, admission control, and host monitoring

Module 9: DRS Cluster Troubleshooting

- Troubleshoot errors with shares, pools, and limits

Module 10: Virtual Machine Troubleshooting

- Review power-on requirements

- Troubleshoot virtual machine power-on failures

Module 11: Graduation Lab

- Complete a final multihour, multiproblem troubleshooting exercise

Requirements:

This is an advanced course. Prerequisites include the completion of one of the following:

Completion of the following three courses:

- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage

- VMware vSphere: Manage Availability

- VMware vSphere: Manage Scalability

Completion of VMware vSphere: Fast Track

Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server

Duration of course:

4 days

Additional information:

Kurssprache:
Die Kurssprache ist standardmässig deutsch. In Abstimmung mit den Kursteilnehmern kann der Kurs auch englisch erfolgen (z.B. für firmeninterne Kurse).

Kursdokumentation:
Eine ausführliche Dokumentation (Original VMware Unterlagen) in englischer Sprache wird den Teilnehmern abgegeben.

Dieser Kurs wird in Zusammenarbeit mit der Firma Magirus (www.magirus.ch) durchgeführt.