This 2 day instructor-led training class is presented by VMware training partners to their end customers. Training partners in North America and the UK hire proven AMS Subject Matter Expert VMware Certified Instructors (VCI’s) to teach on-site and on-line classes.
Storage and virtual infrastructure administrators who want to use software-defined storage with Virtual SAN will deploy and manage a software-defined storage solution with VMware® Virtual SAN™ 5.5. This class looks at how Virtual SAN is used as an important component in the VMware® software-defined data center (SDDC).
Class Outline:
Lesson 1: Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
• Course outline
• Identify benefits of the software-defined data center
Lesson 2: Storage Fundamentals Overview
• Define common storage terminology
• Identify common SAN architectures
• Identify characteristics of hard-disk drives and solid-state disk drives
• Explain file, block, and object-oriented storage architectures
• Contrast local, centralized, and distributed storage architectures
Lesson 3: Architecture
• Describe the Virtual SAN architecture
• Describe Virtual SAN objects and components
• Identify Virtual SAN capabilities
• Identify Virtual SAN use cases
• Identify the Virtual SAN network interconnect
Lesson 4: Configuring Networks and Clusters
• Configure a Virtual SAN network
• Configure a Virtual SAN cluster
Lesson 5: Storage Policy-Based Management
• Define the purpose of virtual machine storage policies
• Apply virtual machine storage policies
• Deploy virtual machines to Virtual SAN
• Modify virtual machine storage policies
Lesson 6: Managing and Monitoring
• Scale a Virtual SAN cluster
• Identify failure scenarios and responses
• Manage Virtual SAN with the VMware vSphere® Web Client
• Monitor Virtual SAN with Ruby vSphere Console (RVC)
• Manage Virtual SAN with RVC
• Monitor Virtual SAN with Virtual SAN Observer
Lesson 7: Designing and Planning
• Plan Virtual SAN cluster sizing
• Design a Virtual SAN cluster
• Identify Virtual SAN interoperability options
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