About this course
Course Overview
This course presents the knowledge necessary to administer and manage a VxRail Cluster. Key topics include management interfaces, managing cluster configurations, resource provisioning and expansion, monitoring, managing availability, and basic troubleshooting. Hands on labs included in the course provide a step-by-step walkthrough of the key procedures to manage the cluster.Target Audience
This course is intended for customers, partners and Dell EMC employees who will be responsible for administering and managing VxRail Clusters.Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:
• Describe the VxRail Appliance system architecture and components
• Manage a VxRail cluster using vCenter and the VxRail Manager Plugin for vCenter
• Configure and provision resources on a VxRail cluster
• Monitor system status, health and performance
• Maintain the system and troubleshoot basic system issues
Course Content
• Module 1 :
VxRail Overview
VxRail Overview
Network Considerations
Documentation and Resources
Lab: Explore VxRail Documentation and Resources
• Module 2 :
Administration and Management Overview
Introduction to VxRail Management Interfaces
vSAN Overview
VxRail Configurations
Lab: Explore VxRail Cluster with vSphere Client and VxRail Manager Plug-in
Lab: Explore iDRAC and ESXi Shell
• Module 3 :
VxRail Management
VxRail Manager Plug-In Overview
Monitoring VxRail
VxRail Roles and Permissions
Lab: Monitoring with VxRail Plug-in
• Module 4 :
Managing vSAN
vSAN Configuration
Storage Policies
Monitoring vSAN Cluster
vSAN Availability
Lab: Manage vSAN Storage Policies
Lab: Monitor Health and Performance of VxRail vSAN Cluster
Lab: FTT/FTM/Fault Domain Interactions
• Module 5 – Managing Virtualization
vSphere Concepts and Functions
Managing Virtual Machines
Managing Virtual Networks
Dell EMC OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI) for VMware vCenter
Lab: VM Deployment with vSAN Storage Policy
Lab: Configure VDS Port Group
• Module 6 :
Availability Management
Availability Features
VxRail Data Protection Options
Stretched Clusters
Lab: Restart VM using HA
Lab: Node Utilization and Failover
• Module 7 :
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Maintenance Procedures
VxRail Manager File-Based Backup and Restore
Drive Expansion
Cluster Expansion
VxRail Software Upgrade
Log Collection
Troubleshooting
Lab: Generate VxRail procedures with SolVe Online
Guided Simulation - Cluster Expansion
Lab: Log Collection
Lab: View VxRail Advisories and Knowledgebase Articles
Course Prerequisites
This course assumes that the students are familiar with:
• VxRail Appliance architecture and theory of operation
• IP networking and configurations
• VMware vCenter Server to configure virtual resources The VxRail Appliance 4.7.XXX Concepts On Demand course and the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage course or equivalent knowledge are recommended.
