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Course |
VMware vSAN Architecture & Deployment Mastery: Building Hyperconverged Infrastructure |
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Duration |
05 Days |
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Venue |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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Dates |
May 11-15,2026 |
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Contacts |
+66 94 7800 807 |
Course Objectives:
This program aims to equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills to:
- Understand Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) concepts and VMware vSAN architecture
- Design and deploy scalable, high-performance vSAN clusters
- Configure storage policies, fault tolerance, and resilience mechanisms
- Optimize performance, capacity, and resource utilization
- Implement secure, highly available, and automated storage environments
- Troubleshoot and maintain vSAN environments in enterprise settings
- Integrate vSAN with broader VMware ecosystem (vSphere, NSX, cloud)
Personal & Organizational Impacts:
Personal Impact:
- Develop in-demand HCI and virtualization expertise
- Enhance ability to design enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions
- Strengthen problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities
- Improve career prospects in cloud, data center, and virtualization roles
Organizational Impact:
- Reduce infrastructure costs through storage consolidation & virtualization
- Improve system performance, scalability, and uptime
- Enable faster deployment of applications and services
- Strengthen data protection, disaster recovery, and compliance
- Support digital transformation through modern software-defined infrastructure
Course Modules:
Foundations of HCI & vSAN
Module 1: Introduction to Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)
- Evolution from traditional storage to HCI
- Benefits and use cases
Module 2: VMware vSAN Overview
- Key features and components
- vSAN editions and licensing
Module 3: vSAN Architecture Deep Dive
- Disk groups, caching, and capacity tiers
- Object-based storage model
Module 4: vSphere & vSAN Integration
- ESXi, vCenter, and cluster concepts
- Storage virtualization
Module 5: Hardware & Network Requirements
- Compatibility lists (HCL)
- Network design considerations
Design & Planning
Module 6: vSAN Cluster Design Principles
- Node sizing and cluster scaling
- Hybrid vs All-Flash design
Module 7: Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM)
- Policy creation and assignment
- Failure tolerance methods
Module 8: Capacity Planning & Sizing
- Storage consumption models
- RAID configurations
Module 9: Network Design for vSAN
- vSAN traffic types
- Multicast/unicast architecture
Module 10: Security & Compliance Planning
- Encryption and secure boot
- Access control
Deployment & Configuration
Module 11: vSAN Cluster Deployment
- Manual and automated deployment
- Quickstart workflows
Module 12: Disk Group Configuration
- Cache vs capacity disks
- Storage configuration best practices
Module 13: Network Configuration for vSAN
- VMkernel setup
- Network redundancy
Module 14: Enabling and Configuring vSAN Services
- Deduplication and compression
- Erasure coding
Module 15: Integration with VMware Ecosystem
- vMotion, DRS, HA
- NSX integration basics
Operations, Optimization & Troubleshooting
Module 16: Monitoring & Performance Management
- vSAN health service
- Performance dashboards
Module 17: Performance Optimization Techniques
- Latency, throughput tuning
- Cache optimization
Module 18: Lifecycle Management
- Updates and patching
- vLCM (Lifecycle Manager)
Module 19: Troubleshooting vSAN Issues
- Common failures and diagnostics
- Log analysis tools
Module 20: Automation & Scripting
- PowerCLI basics
- API integration
Advanced Features & Real-World Applications
Module 21: High Availability & Fault Tolerance
- RAID levels (RAID 1, 5, 6)
- Failures to tolerate (FTT)
Module 22: Disaster Recovery & Data Protection
- Snapshots and replication
- Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
Module 23: vSAN Stretched Clusters
- Multi-site architecture
- Witness host configuration
Module 24: Hybrid Cloud & vSAN
- VMware Cloud integration
- Multi-cloud strategies
Module 25: Case Studies & Capstone Project
- Real-world deployment scenarios
- Group presentation and solution design
Course Methodologies:
This program adopts a highly interactive and practical learning approach:
- Instructor-led sessions with real-world insights
- Hands-on labs for deployment and configuration
- Case studies based on enterprise environments
- Group discussions & peer learning
- Simulation exercises for troubleshooting scenarios
- Live demos using VMware tools and dashboards
- Capstone project to apply full-cycle deployment skills
Important Takeaways:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Design and deploy enterprise-grade vSAN clusters
- Apply storage policies and optimize infrastructure performance
- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery readiness
- Monitor and troubleshoot vSAN environments efficiently
- Integrate vSAN into hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
- Drive cost efficiency and digital transformation initiatives using HCI