Eric Sloof

In this three-day class, you learn to use VMware PowerCLI to automate major VMware vSAN tasks. You learn the basics of the vSphere Web Services API, which is the central interface through which all VMware automation tasks can be performed.

You gain hands-on knowledge about installing and configuring PowerCLI and learn the basic and advanced syntax. You also learn how to automate various tasks, such as reporting, health checks, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of a vSAN cluster by using PowerCLI cmdlets.

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Identify the function of an API and the Managed Object Browser (MOB)
• Explain the basics of PowerCLI 
• Describe the structure of PowerCLI objects 
• Describe how to use PowerCLI cmdlets 
• Describe how to write a script
• Explain the concept of loops in PowerCLI
• Perform advanced PowerCLI operations like Get-View
• Describe the fundamentals of vSAN
• Use cmdlets to run a report on vSAN
• Use cmdlets to configure the settings in vSAN
• Use cmdlets to troubleshoot vSAN and describe the syntax
• Describe advanced concepts with the vSAN management API

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Download "Network Virtualization For Dummies" to learn the new approach to networking.

Join Maher for a demonstration of the vRealize Automation ServiceNow plugin version 5.0. In this demo he will cover everything from how to set up the plugin, to the new features as well as a quick demonstration by requesting a catalog item.

Maher's How to Setup the Plugin

VMware’s vSAN has rapidly proven itself in environments ranging from hospitals to oil rigs to e-commerce platforms and is one of the top three players in the hyperconverged space. Along the way, it has matured to offer unsurpassed features for data integrity, availability, and space efficiency. vSAN 6.7 U1 has radically simplified IT operations and supports the transition to hyperconverged infrastructures (HCI).

The authors of the vSAN Deep Dive have thoroughly updated their definitive guide to this transformative technology. Writing for vSphere administrators, architects, and consultants, Cormac Hogan and Duncan Epping explain what vSAN is, how it has evolved, what it now offers, and how to gain maximum value from it.

The book offers expert insight into preparation, installation, configuration, policies, provisioning, clusters, architecture, and more. You’ll also find practical guidance for using all data services, stretched clusters, and two node configurations.

This book is part of the Deep Dive series. Combine this book with the vSphere 6.5 Host Deep Dive, and the vSphere 6.7 Clustering Deep Dive, and you have an in-depth and comprehensive set of books that deliver the information you need to design and administer both vSphere and vSAN in the enterprise.

The first step toward digital transformation was virtualizating your servers with vSphere. The next step is to modernize your infrastructure with hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) using VMware vSAN.

In this webcast, Javier Menendez shares an overview of HCI and then dive into tips and tricks that will help you design and manage your vSAN environment.

You’ll also learn how vSAN integrates with other VMware technologies including vRealize Suite and VMware Cloud on AWS, and gain a better understanding of why vSAN must be a part of your complete cloud solution.