VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V8]

About this course

When vSphere 8 misbehaves, a structured method makes all the difference. Across five days you will apply a logical troubleshooting approach using the ESXi Shell, vSphere CLI, log files and Skyline, then diagnose and fix virtual networking, storage and snapshot issues, vMotion, HA and DRS failures, VM power-on and VMware Tools problems, and vCenter Server and ESXi host failures.

What you'll learn

• Apply structured troubleshooting techniques to identify and resolve vSphere issues
• Diagnose and fix network, storage, and virtual machine problems
• Analyze log files and use command-line tools for advanced diagnostics
• Troubleshoot vSphere HA, DRS, vMotion, and cluster-level failures
• Restore functionality in common vCenter Server and ESXi failure scenarios

Curriculum

Who it's for

Experienced vSphere administrators, ideally VCP-DCV holders, who support production environments and must resolve issues fast.

Before you start

• VCP-DCV certification
• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
• VMware vSphere: Operate, Scale and Secure
• The course material presumes that you can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course:
• Install and configure ESXi
• Install vCenter Server
• Create vCenter Server objects, such as data centers and folders
• Create and modify a standard switch
• Create and modify a distributed switch
• Connect an ESXi host to NAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel storage
• Create a VMware vSphere VMFS datastore
• Modify a virtual machine’s hardware
• Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere® vMotion® and VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®
• Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource SchedulerTM cluster
• Configure and manage a VMware vSphere HA cluster
• Basic knowledge of command line tools like ESXCLI, DCLI, and PowerCLI
• If you cannot complete these tasks, VMware recommends that you take the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] course instead.