Course Catalog
Dell Technologies VxRail Administration
Code: ES124CPX00078
Duration: 3 Day
$3300 USD

OVERVIEW

This course presents the skills 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, video demonstrations, and interactive simulations are included in the course to provide a step-by step walkthrough of the key procedures to manage the cluster.

DELIVERY FORMAT

This course is available in the following formats:

Virtual Classroom

Duration: 3 Day

CLASS SCHEDULE

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Nov 18 2024 - Nov 20 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Oct 07 2024 - Oct 09 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Sep 23 2024 - Sep 25 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Sep 04 2024 - Sep 06 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: May 20 2024 - May 22 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Nov 04 2024 - Nov 06 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: May 13 2024 - May 15 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Oct 21 2024 - Oct 23 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: May 06 2024 - May 08 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Jun 17 2024 - Jun 19 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Jul 22 2024 - Jul 24 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: May 20 2024 - May 22 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Jul 08 2024 - Jul 10 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Jun 03 2024 - Jun 05 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 3 Day

$ 3300

GOALS

Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the VxRail 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.
OUTLINE

Will Be Updated Soon!

The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.

Review VxRail Deployment Options

  • Review VxRail Architecture and vCenter Deployment Options
  • Review VxRail Network Deployment Options
  • Locate Documentation and Resources for Administering VxRail

Manage the VxRail Cluster

  • Identify the Interfaces Used to Manage VxRail
  • Manage VxRail Using the VxRail Plugin for vCenter Server

Perform Maintenance and Troubleshooting

  • Explore SolVe Online and Generate VxRail Procedures

Perform Additional Administrative Tasks

  • Manage VxRail Networking
LABS

Will Be Updated Soon!

Lab: Manage VxRail Cluster with vSphere Client Using VxRail Plugin

  • Review vSAN

Lab: Explore the VxRail vSAN Cluster Configuration

  • Monitor the Health and Performance of the VxRail vSAN Cluster

Lab: Monitor Health, Capacity, and Performance of the VxRail vSAN Cluster

  • Manage vSAN Services

Lab: Manage vSAN Space Efficiency

  • Manage and Use vSAN Storage Policies

Lab: Manage and Use vSAN Storage Policies

  • Manage vSAN HCI Mesh
  • Demonstration: Manage vSAN HCI Mesh
  • Manage the VxRail vSAN Cluster Availability

Lab: FTT, FTM, and Fault Domain Interactions

Lab: Place a Node into Maintenance Mode

Lab: Restart VM Using vSphere High Availability

Lab: Node Utilization and Failover

Lab: Generate VxRail Procedures with SolVe Online

  • VxRail Manager File-Based Backup and Restore

Lab: VxRail Manager File-Based Backup

  • Perform Cluster Expansion
  • Interaction: Perform VxRail Cluster Expansion
  • Upgrade VxRail Software
  • Interaction: Perform VxRail Software Upgrade

Lab: Perform Log Collection

  • Troubleshoot VxRail Issues
  • Interaction: Explore iDRAC and ESXi Shell

Lab: Create and Configure VDS for Production Traffic

  • Manage a Stretched Cluster Deployment
WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is intended for customers, partners, and Dell employees who are responsible for administering and managing VxRail clusters.

PREREQUISITES

This course assumes that the students are familiar with:

  • VxRail system architecture and theory of operations
  • IP networking and configurations
  • VMware vCenter Server to configure virtual resources

The VxRail 7.0.XXX Concepts course and the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage course or equivalent knowledge are recommended.