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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="33492" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/vmware-vsants8" lastchanged="2026-03-19T09:08:28+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting [V8]</title><productcode>VSANTS8</productcode><vendorcode>VM</vendorcode><vendorname>VMware</vendorname><fullproductcode>VM-VSANTS8</fullproductcode><version>8.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn vSAN best practices for planning and availability&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outline vSAN networking best practices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe Skyline Advisor&amp;trade; Pro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn about vSAN Skyline&amp;trade; Health&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting tools integrated within vSphere&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outline the common vSAN troubleshooting commands&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand how to benchmark vSAN performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify factors which may impact vSAN performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Outline vSAN troubleshooting framework&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;List the most common vSAN issues&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss how to get further support from the VMware community and knowledge base articles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Before taking this course, you must complete at least one of the following courses:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/vmware-vsicm8&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(VSICM8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/vmware-vsanicm8&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(VSANICM8)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;You should also have understanding or knowledge of these technologies:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Good understanding of storage concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Good understanding of network concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experienced system vSAN administrators&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Customers, cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;h5&gt;Course Introduction&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introductions and course logistics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Course objectives&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;vSAN Best Practice and Problems Prevention&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Discuss the importance of vSAN planning and availability best practice&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss vSAN networking best practice&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss the importance of vSAN Data protection&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the Data protection best Practice&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss the importance of vSAN hardware compatibility&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to check hardware compatibility for vSAN&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;List the factors that impact vSAN performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to benchmark vSAN performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss the importance of Skyline Advisor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to use Skyline Advisor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;vSAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting tools&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Explain vSAN Skyline Health features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss the other vSAN cluster-level monitoring in the VMware vSphere&amp;reg; client&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss vSAN host-level monitoring in the vSphere client&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss vSAN VM-level monitoring in the vSphere Client&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand tasks and events views within the vSphere client&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe vSphere Alarms&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to use the CLI to find information about vSAN cluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;vSAN Best Practice and Problems Prevention&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Discuss the importance of vSAN planning and availability best practice&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss vSAN networking best practice&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss the importance of vSAN Data protection&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the Data protection best Practice&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss the importance of vSAN hardware compatibility&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to check hardware compatibility for vSAN&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;List the factors that impact vSAN performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to benchmark vSAN performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discuss the importance of Skyline Advisor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to use Skyline Advisor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Troubleshooting Process&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn the recommended vSAN troubleshooting process&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the PNOMA framework&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Getting Support&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Discuss how to get further support from the community and the knowledge base articles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Troubleshooting Labs&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><objective_plain>By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:


- Learn vSAN best practices for planning and availability
- Outline vSAN networking best practices
- Describe Skyline Advisor™ Pro
- Learn about vSAN Skyline™ Health
- Discuss vSAN monitoring and troubleshooting tools integrated within vSphere
- Outline the common vSAN troubleshooting commands
- Understand how to benchmark vSAN performance
- Identify factors which may impact vSAN performance
- Outline vSAN troubleshooting framework
- List the most common vSAN issues
- Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues
- Discuss how to get further support from the VMware community and knowledge base articles
- Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support
- Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Before taking this course, you must complete at least one of the following courses:


- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] (VSICM8)
- VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] (VSANICM8)
You should also have understanding or knowledge of these technologies:


- Good understanding of storage concepts
- Good understanding of network concepts</essentials_plain><audience_plain>- Experienced system vSAN administrators
- Customers, cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators</audience_plain><contents_plain>Course Introduction


- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
vSAN Best Practice and Problems Prevention


- Discuss the importance of vSAN planning and availability best practice
- Discuss vSAN networking best practice
- Discuss the importance of vSAN Data protection
- Understand the Data protection best Practice
- Discuss the importance of vSAN hardware compatibility
- Learn how to check hardware compatibility for vSAN
- List the factors that impact vSAN performance
- Learn how to benchmark vSAN performance
- Discuss the importance of Skyline Advisor
- Learn how to use Skyline Advisor
vSAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting tools


- Explain vSAN Skyline Health features
- Discuss the other vSAN cluster-level monitoring in the VMware vSphere® client
- Discuss vSAN host-level monitoring in the vSphere client
- Discuss vSAN VM-level monitoring in the vSphere Client
- Understand tasks and events views within the vSphere client
- Describe vSphere Alarms
- Learn how to use the CLI to find information about vSAN cluster
vSAN Best Practice and Problems Prevention


- Discuss the importance of vSAN planning and availability best practice
- Discuss vSAN networking best practice
- Discuss the importance of vSAN Data protection
- Understand the Data protection best Practice
- Discuss the importance of vSAN hardware compatibility
- Learn how to check hardware compatibility for vSAN
- List the factors that impact vSAN performance
- Learn how to benchmark vSAN performance
- Discuss the importance of Skyline Advisor
- Learn how to use Skyline Advisor
Troubleshooting Process


- Learn the recommended vSAN troubleshooting process
- Describe the PNOMA framework
- Learn how to troubleshoot vSAN common issues
Getting Support


- Discuss how to get further support from the community and the knowledge base articles
- Learn how to effectively contact VMware technical support
Troubleshooting Labs


- Enhance and test vSAN troubleshooting skills through labs</contents_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1500.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1500.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1500.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">1500.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">1500.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">1410.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1300.00</price><price country="UA" currency="EUR">1500.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1650.00</price><price country="PL" currency="EUR">830.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">1100.00</price></pricelist><miles><milesvalue country="AT" vendorcurrency="PSO" vendorcurrencyname="VMware PSO Credits">18.00</milesvalue></miles></course>