Course Content
Course Introduction
•Introductions and course logistics
•Course objectives
Performance in a Virtualized Environment
•Discuss the vSphere performance troubleshooting methodology
•Discuss software and hardware virtualization techniques and their impact on performance
•Monitor performance using vCenter Server performance charts and the ESX/ESXi resxtop command
CPU Performance
•Discuss the CPU scheduler and other features that have an impact on CPU performance
•Monitor key CPU performance metrics
•Troubleshoot common CPU performance problems
Memory Performance
•Discuss memory reclamation techniques and memory overcommitment
•Monitor key memory performance metrics
•Troubleshoot common memory performance problems
Guidelines for DRS and Resource Controls
•Discuss performance guidelines for DRS clusters, resource pools, and resource allocation settings
Network Performance
•Discuss the performance features of modern network adapters
•Monitor key network performance metrics
•Troubleshoot common network performance problems
Storage Performance
•Discuss how storage protocols, VMware vStorage VMFS configuration, load balancing, and queuing affect performance
•Monitor key storage performance metrics
•Troubleshoot common storage performance problems
Virtual Machine Performance
•Discuss guidelines for configuring a virtual machine for optimal performance
Application Performance
•Discuss tools and guidelines for application performance
Troubleshooting Modules
Course Introduction
•Introductions and course logistics
•Course objectives
ESXi Command-Line Troubleshooting Methods
•Install and use the VMware vSphere Management Assistant
•Learn common vSphere command-line interface commands and syntax
•Configure ESXi technical support mode and Secure Shell (SSH) access
ESX, ESXi, and vCenter Server Log Files
•View ESX, ESXi, and vCenter Server log files
•Configure a centralized ESX/ESXi log host
Network Troubleshooting
•Identify and configure vNetwork components
•Configure and use a network traffic packet capture utility
Management Troubleshooting
•Troubleshoot vSphere management components
Storage Troubleshooting
•View, configure, and diagnose storage-access problems Configure iSCSI authentication and digests
vMotion Troubleshooting
•Troubleshoot vMotion and Storage vMotion errors
•VMware Infrastructure Troubleshooting
•Troubleshoot DRS cluster errors with shares, pools, and limits
•Troubleshoot VMware HA cluster errors with slot calculations, admission control, and host monitoring
•Review virtual machine power-on requirements Troubleshoot virtual machine power-on failures