Duration
3 days
Overview
This course focuses on VxFlex integrated rack (formally VxRack System FLEX) administration and management. It presents tools and processes for monitoring, configuring, and maintaining the VxFlex integrated rack.
Audience
This course is intended for professionals who are responsible for administrating and maintaining a VxFlex integrated rack.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills
- Understanding of hyper-converged infrastructure and software defined data center
- Understanding of VxFlex integrated rack fundamentals
- Knowledge of configuring and managing virtual resources using VMware vSphere
- Knowledge of configuring and managing Cisco networking technologies
Course Objectives
- Describe system architecture and operation
- Use administration tools and resources
- Provision and manage storage, and virtual compute and network resources
- Configure and manage data protection
- Monitor and manage alerts, events, and health of the system
- Perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting
Course Outline
The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.
VxFlex Integrated Rack Overview and Management Tools
▬ Architecture and components
▬ Administration scope and management tools
Storage Resource Management
▬ System capacity components
▬ Storage provisioning and volume management
▬ VxFlex OS rebuild and rebalancing
▬ Manage VxFlex OS users and parameters
Compute and Network Resource Management
▬ Virtual compute and network resources
Data Protection and Backup
▬ Data protection using VxFlex OS Snapshots
▬ VMware Data Protection
▬ Integration with Dell EMC data protection solutions
▬ Replication using RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
System Monitoring
▬ Virtual environment monitoring
▬ VxFlex OS monitoring
▬ Hardware monitoring
▬ Health and compliance monitoring using VxFlex Manager
VxFlex Integrated Rack Upgrade and Troubleshooting
▬ System life cycle management and upgrade
▬ Basic troubleshooting and log collection
In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes labs designed to allow practical experience for the participant.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.