VMware vSphere 4: Manage for Performance — A 3-day course
Course Overview
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 ESX 4.0, ESXi 4.0, and vCenter Server 4.0.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Explain the performance impact of using different monitor modes
- Use vSphere tools to monitor the performance of ESX/ESXi hosts
- Troubleshoot 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
Suitable for
- System administrators, systems engineers, and consultants responsible for managing the performance of a vSphere installation
Prerequisites
This is an advanced course. Required prerequisites include the completion of one of the following:
- Completion of VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
- Completion of VMware vSphere: Fast Track
- Completion of VMware vSphere: What's New
- Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server
Experience with working at the command line is highly recommended.
Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices
London — £1495 (+VAT)
- 18–20 Aug 2010
- 2–4 Nov 2010
- 15–17 Nov 2010
- 28 Feb–2 Mar 2011
Bracknell — £1495 (+VAT)
- 6–8 Sep 2010
Coventry — £1495 (+VAT)
- 6–8 Sep 2010
Manchester — £1495 (+VAT)
- 14–16 Sep 2010
Leeds — £1495 (+VAT)
- 20–22 Oct 2010
Contents:
Course Introduction
Performance in a Virtualized Environment
- Discuss the vSphere performance troubleshooting methodology
- Monitor performance using vCenter Server performance graphs and the ESX/ESXi resxtop command
Virtual Machine Monitor
- Discuss software and hardware virtualization techniques and their impact on performance
CPU Performance
- Discuss the CPU scheduler, NUMA, and CPU cache contention
- Monitor key CPU performance metrics
- Troubleshoot common CPU performance problems
Memory Performance
- Discuss memory reclamation techniques and memory overcommitment
- Monitor key memory performance metrics
- Troubleshoot common memory performance problems
Network Performance
- Discuss the performance features of modern network adapters
- Monitor key network performance metrics
- Troubleshoot common network performance problems
Storage Performance
- Discuss how storage protocols, VMFS configuration, load balancing, and queuing affect performance
- Monitor key storage performance metrics
- Troubleshoot common storage performance problems
Virtual Machine Performance
- Discuss guidelines for configuring a virtual machine for optimal performance
Application Performance
- Discuss what applications can be virtualized
- Discuss how VMware vCenter AppCenter manages application performance
