VMware vSphere: Troubleshoot a Deployment

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Troubleshooting vSphere and deploying virtual machines and resources.
• How to troubleshoot issues related to virtual machine performance, virtual networking, and shared storage
• Working with vCenter, virtual machines, ESXi, clusters, and more. This course is an exam preparation resource, as it maps to the VCP6-DCV exam section: Troubleshoot a vSphere Deployment.

Syllabus:

• Introduction
• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
   

1. Performance Troubleshooting

• Free labs from hol.vmware.com
• Use vRealize badges and alerts
• CPU and memory contention, part 1
• CPU and memory contention, part 2
• CPU and memory contention, part 3
• Shares, limits, and reservations
• Introduction to the lab environment
• Performance charts and metrics
• Using esxtop
   

2. Troubleshooting vCenter and VMs

• Monitor windows vCenter services
• vCenter database maintenance
• vCenter logs
• SSO troubleshooting
• VMware tools installation
• vCenter server connectivity
   

3. Troubleshooting ESXi

• ESXi management agents
• Gather ESXi diagnostics
• Monitor ESXi host health
• Work with log files
   

4. Troubleshooting Networks

• Troubleshoot network resource contention
• Verify network configuration
• Create a vSphere distrbuted switch
• NIOC configuration
• PVLAN configuration issues
   

5. Troubleshooting Storage

• Troubleshoot storage resource contention
• Verify storage configuration
• VM storage resource settings
• Monitor storage DRS
• VOMA metadata analyzer
   

6. Troubleshooting Upgrades

• Common upgrade issues
• ESXi host upgrade alternatives
• vCenter logging options
   

7. Cluster Troubleshooting

• DRS load balancing
• Cluster configuration
• HA network configuration, part 1
• HA network configuration, part 2
• vMotion troubleshooting

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