vSphere 7: Monitoring a vSphere Implementation
This course teaches you how to monitor vSphere with events, tasks, alarms, vRealize Operations, and vRealize Log Insight.
What you'll learn
VMware vSphere powers the majority of on-premises data centers in the world today. In this course, vSphere 7: Monitoring a vSphere Implementation, you’ll learn how to monitor many aspects of VMware vSphere. First, you’ll explore how to monitor tasks and events, keep track of metrics with performance charts, and configure SNMP and STMP. Next, you’ll discover how to create and administer vCenter server alarms. Finally, you’ll learn how to install and configure both vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Operations to monitor and troubleshoot your vSphere’s infrastructure. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to monitor your vSphere infrastructure and prevent problems before they happen.
Table of contents
- What This Module Covers 3m
- Describe How Tasks and Events Are Viewed in vCenter Server 10m
- Configure SNMP for vCenter Server 3m
- Configure vCenter for Active Directory Identity 3m
- Configure vCenter SMTP Email Settings 4m
- Create, Edit, and Delete a Scheduled Task 4m
- Start, Stop, and Verify vCenter Server Service Status 4m
- Start, Stop, and Verify ESXi Host Agent Status 4m
- Configure vCenter Server Timeout Settings 2m
- Monitor vCenter Sessions 3m
- Determine Host Performance Using Guest Performance Monitor 6m
- Monitoring vSphere to Determine the Root Cause 3m
- What This Module Covered 3m
- What This Module Covers 2m
- Understand Use Cases for Alarms 2m
- List vCenter Server Default Utilization Alarms 4m
- List vCenter Server Default Connectivity Alarms 4m
- List Possible Actions for Utilization and Connectivity Alarms 4m
- Create a vCenter Server Utilization Alarm 6m
- Create a vCenter Server Connectivity Alarm 4m
- Configure Alarm Triggers 7m
- Configure Alarm Actions 4m
- For a Given Alarm, Identify the Affected vSphere Resource 8m
- What This Module Covered 2m
- What This Module Covers 1m
- Understanding vRealize Log Insight 4m
- Deploy vRealize Log Insight 4m
- Configure vRealize Log Insight 4m
- Use vRNI Logs to Identify and Troubleshoot 4m
- Integrate Content Packs with vRNI 4m
- Create Alerts 4m
- Create Snapshots 2m
- Build a Query 3m
- Create and Edit Charts 2m
- What This Module Covered 2m
About the author
David has authored over 100 courses for Pluralsight.com around enterprise data center technologies such as cloud computing, virtualization, and (especially) VMware vSphere. He is a partner at ActualTechMedia.com where he creates compelling enterprise technology content, moderates online events, and helps to connect some of the best-known technology companies in the industry with the end user community. With over 20 years in enterprise technology, he has served as an IT Manager, administrator, an... more