This course is not scheduled.
Overview
| Course code | EX037AU | Delivery type | Classroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 3.0 days | Course type | Public or Private on-site |
| Public price |
AUD $3,090.00 ex GST
AUD $3,399.00 inc GST |
This hands-on training course explores the management of performance in a VMware vSphere environment. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to make fundamental design decisions that enhance performance and to meet performance goals in an already-deployed vSphere installation. The course is based on VMware ESX 4.0, ESXi 4.0, and vCenter Server 4.0.
Audience
This course is for System administrators, systems engineers, and consultants responsible for managing the performance of a vSphere installation
Prerequisites
This is an advanced course. You should have completed of one of the following:
- VMware VSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage
- VMware VSphere: Fast Track
- VMware vSphere 4: What's New
- Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server
- Experience with working at the command prompt is highly recommended.
Objectives
- Explain the performance impact of using different monitor modes
- Use vSphere tools to monitor the performance of ESX/ESXi hosts
- Diagnose performance problems relating to CPU, memory, network, and storage on an ESX/ESXi host
- Discuss how to achieve an optimal virtual machine configuration
- Discuss guidelines for monitoring application performance
Course outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: 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
Module 3: 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
Module 4: Memory Performance
- Discuss memory reclamation techniques and memory overcommitment
- Monitor key memory performance metrics
- Troubleshoot common memory performance problems
Module 5: Guidelines for DRS and Resource Controls
- Discuss performance guidelines for DRS clusters, resource pools, and resource allocation settings
Module 6: Network Performance
- Discuss the performance features of modern network adapters
- Monitor key network performance metrics
- Troubleshoot common network performance problems
Module 7: 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
Module 8: Virtual Machine Performance
- Discuss guidelines for configuring a virtual machine for optimal performance
Module 9: Application Performance
- Discuss tools and guidelines for application performance