VMware Cloud Foundation: Troubleshooting (V9.0)

After completing this course you should be able to:

Describe the VCF solution
• Describe the VCF architecture and components/li>
• Describe the deployment model based on the existing infrastructure/li>
• Explain the troubleshooting methodology to resolve common validation precheck errors/li>
• Identify and use the correct logs to troubleshoot VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Installer/li>
• Describe the license assignment process for connected and disconnected deployments/li>
• Identify the log file and log locations for VCF licensing components/li>
• Explain the workload domain creation workflow/li>
• Troubleshoot network pool creation/li>
• Troubleshoot VMware® ESX® host commissioning/li>
• Monitor VMware vSAN™ health using the VMware Cloud Foundation® Operations console/li>
• Monitor vSAN Health using vSphere Client/li>
• Monitor network operations/li>
• Analyze flows and network performance/li>
• Describe central password management in VCF Operations/li>
• Monitor password expiration/li>
• Describe the architecture and components of the VMSP cluster/li>
• Identify key log files to troubleshoot the VMSP cluster provisioning/li>
• Identify key kubectl commands and logs to check the health status of the VMSP cluster/li>
• Generate, download, and review the structure of the VMware Cloud Foundation® Automation support log bundle

1. Course Introduction

• Introduction and course logistics
• Course objectives

2. Troubleshooting VCF Deployment

• Describe the VCF solution
• Describe the VCF architecture and components
• Describe the sequence of steps that occur during the VCF installation process
• Identify key log files to troubleshoot the VCF installation
• Describe the VMware vSphere® Foundation solution
• Describe the vSphere Foundation architecture and components

3. Troubleshooting Upgrades

• Understand the deployment model based on the existing infrastructure
• Explain the troubleshooting methodology to resolve common validation precheck errors
• Identify and use the correct logs to troubleshoot VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Installer
• Explain the key components and features of VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 Private Cloud
• Understand the architecture of VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 Private Cloud
• Identify and analyze the supported upgrade paths to vSphere Foundation 9.0 private cloud
• Identify the prerequisites to deploy vSphere Foundation

4. Troubleshooting License

• Describe the license assignment process for connected and disconnected deployments
• Identify the log file and log locations for VCF licensing components
• Run commands on the ESX host to verify licensing status

5. Workload Domain Troubleshooting

• Describe the workload domain architecture and components
• Explain the workload domain creation workflow
• Troubleshoot network pool creation
• Troubleshoot ESX host commissioning
• Troubleshoot the different steps in workload domain creation

6. Troubleshooting VMware Cloud Foundation Compute

• Monitor compute environments using VMware Cloud Foundation
• Troubleshoot ESX hosts and vCenter issues effectively
• Diagnose and resolve virtual machine problems efficiently
• Describe vSphere cluster features and related issues
• Describe diagnostic findings to identify and remediate issues

7. Troubleshooting VCF vSAN Storage

• Monitor vSAN health using the VCF Operations console
• Monitor vSAN Health using VCF Operations diagnostics Health in the vSphere Client
• Monitor object health in the vSphere Client

8. Troubleshooting VMware Cloud Foundation Networking

• Monitor network operations
• Deploy the Operations Network appliance
• Analyze flows and network performance

9. Troubleshooting VCF Operations Fleet Management

• Describe central password management in VCF Operations
• Implement password management
• Monitor password expiration
• Update VCF component passwords

10.Troubleshooting VMware Cloud Foundation Automation

• Describe the architecture and components of the VMSP cluster
• Identify key log files to troubleshoot the VMSP cluster provisioning
• Identify key kubectl commands and logs to check the health status of the VMSP cluster
• Generate, download, and review the structure of the VCF Automation support log bundle

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

• Before taking this course, students should have completed the VMware Cloud Foundation Fundamentals for Technical Support training from Support Learning Path Stage-1.
• Familiarity with command-line interfaces is strongly recommended

• VMNSXICM - VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage
• VMVSANICM - VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage
• VSICM - VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage

Recommended as preparation for the following exams:

• 2V0-18.25 - VMware: Cloud Foundation Troubleshooting