Lab 1 Applying vSAN Licenses to vCenter Server

Objective and Tasks

Review the vSphere Client and apply the vSAN license:

1. Access the vSphere Client

2.Add the vSAN License to the vCenter License Inventory

3.Review Host Resource Details

Lab 2 Adding ESXi Hosts to vCenter Server

Objective and Tasks

Add three ESXi hosts to the vSphere Client:

1. Add Hosts to SA-Datacenter

2. Check Cluster Membership from the Command Line

Lab 3 Configuring vSAN Networking

Objective and Tasks

You configure the network settings for the ESXi hosts to use vSAN:

1. Create the vSphere Distributed Switch and Configure the Port Groups

2. Attach Hosts to a Distributed Switch

3. Create VMkernel Adapters

Lab 4 Configuring vSAN Clusters

Objective and Tasks

Manually configure the vSAN services on a cluster and verify cluster information using the command
line:

1. Add Hosts to a vSAN Cluster

2. Configure vSAN on the Cluster

3. Confirm Information from the Command Line

Lab 5 Verifying vSAN Cluster Health

Objective and Tasks

Examine vSAN Skyline Health to review alerts generated during cluster configuration and confirm the
results using the command line:

1. Use Skyline Health to Examine Alerts

2. Confirm Cluster Health from the Command Line

Lab 6 Configuring vSAN Fault Domains

Objective and Tasks

Create fault domains and monitor vSAN behavior:

1. Deploy a VM with the Default vSAN Storage Policy

2. Configure Two Fault Domains

3. Examine VM Component Behavior

4. Reconfigure Fault Domains and Review VM Component Behavior

5. Remove the Fault Domain Configuration

Lab 7 Viewing Object Component Layouts

Objective and Tasks

Review the component layout for a virtual machine (VM) with the default vSAN storage policy applied:

1. Examine the Component Layout for the Default vSAN Storage Policy

2. Examine the Component Layout for a RAID 0 vSAN Storage Policy

3. Examine the Component Layout for a RAID 10 vSAN Storage Policy

4. Reset the Policy

5. Examine vSAN Objects from the Command Line

Lab 8 Creating Storage Policies and Reviewing Component Behavior

Objective and Tasks

Create a new storage policy and use it to observe behavior on VM components:

1. Verify Cluster Disk Group Configuration

2. Create a Storage Policy

3. Deploy a VM with the New Policy

4. Remediate the Cluster to Support the New Policy

5. Review Component Layout from the Command Line

Lab 9 Demonstrating vSphere HA Failover

Objective and Tasks

Demonstrate vSphere HA used in combination with vSAN:

1. Configure vSphere HA

2. Determine the Correct Host for Simulation

3. Simulate a Failover

4. Disable vSphere HA

Lab 10 Configuring Data-at-Rest Encryption

Objective and Tasks

Configure vSAN cluster encryption:

1. Register a KMS with vCenter Server

2. Configure vSAN Data-at-Rest Encryption

Lab 11 Configuring vSAN iSCSI Targets

Objective and Tasks

You configure an iSCSI LUN which you connect to from the student desktop:

1. Enable the iSCSI Service

2. Create an iSCSI Target and LUN

3. Connect to the ISCSI LUN

4. Remove the ISCSI LUN

Lab 12 Comparing Maintenance Mode Reports

Objective and Tasks

You examine migration options and their effect on components:

1. Examine the No Data Migration Option

2. Examine the Ensure Accessibility and Full Data Migration Options

Lab 13 (Optional) Deploying Stretched Clusters

Objective and Tasks

Use vSphere Client to reconfigure the single-site cluster into a stretched cluster with 2 hosts in each
site:

1. Add a Witness Host

2. Stretch the Cluster

3. Create Stretched Cluster Storage Policies

4. Review the Component Layout