Duration
2 days
Overview
VMware Virtual SAN is VMware's converged storage for vSphere. Watch this course to learn how to plan, install, configure, and administer VSAN.
What you'll learn
VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) is a software-defined storage solution for vSphere infrastructures. Built into the vSphere hypervisor, Virtual SAN offers a new, converged storage solution for virtual machines, potentially eliminating the need for separate, costly, SAN, and NAS storage. In this course, you'll learn how to plan, install, configure, and administer VMware Virtual SAN.
Outline
Overview – VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) Fundamentals
- Who Needs This Course?
What You'll Learn in This Course
What Is VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN)?
- Demo: VSAN Deployed
- How VSAN Works
- VMware's Move to Policy-Driven Storage
- Benefits to Using VSAN
- VSAN Recommended Use Cases
- VSAN Requirements
- Two Ways to Build a VSAN
- VSAN Ecosystem
- Summary
How VSAN Fits Into the Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC)
- Introduction to the Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC)
- Introduction to Convergence
- Why You Need Software-Defined Storage (SDS)
- Comparing Software-Defined Storage Options
- Comparing Hardware and Software-Based Storage
- VMware's View of Software Defined Storage
- Summary
Planning Virtual SAN (VSAN) Deployment
- Design Resources
- Sizing Considerations
- Availability Considerations
- Network Considerations
- Configuration Maximums
- Hardware Considerations
- Disk Considerations
- Summary
Installing VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN)
- Downloading VSAN
- Preparing vSphere Hosts for VSAN
- VSAN and Other Advanced VMware Features
- Installing Virtual SAN (VSAN), Step by Step
Configuring and Administering Virtual SAN
- Moving Virtual Machines to VSAN
- Understanding Disk Groups
- Viewing and Defining Storage Policies
- Summary
Monitoring Virtual SAN (VSAN)
- Monitoring VSAN With the vSphere Client
- Using VSAN Alarms in vCenter
- Monitoring VSAN From vCenter Operations Manager (vC Ops)
- Summary
Advanced Virtual SAN (VSAN) Concepts
- VSAN Architecture
- File System vs. Object Store
- Objects and Components
- The Virtual Machine Namespace
- Policies
- Summary
Troubleshooting Virtual SAN (VSAN)
- vSphere Web Client
- Using the Ruby vSphere Console (RVC)
- Using the VSAN Observer
- Using the ESXCLI
- Summary
Running Virtual SAN (VSAN) in a Lab
- Why VSAN in a Lab?
- VSAN Lab Considerations
- Running VSAN in a Mac Mini Lab
- Running VSAN in a Nested Environment
- Summary
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