Course Overview

Modern organisations require scalable, resilient, and high-performance storage solutions to support growing workloads and digital transformation initiatives. VMware vSAN has emerged as a leading software-defined storage platform, enabling organisations to simplify storage management, improve operational efficiency, and integrate storage seamlessly within virtualised environments.

The VMware vSAN Programme by Transformentors Academy provides participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to deploy, configure, manage, and optimise VMware vSAN environments. The programme explores vSAN architecture, cluster design, storage policies, performance optimisation, data resilience, and operational best practices.

Through a combination of technical demonstrations, hands-on labs, and real-world scenarios, participants will learn how to plan and implement vSAN clusters, manage storage resources effectively, ensure data availability, and troubleshoot common issues. The programme also covers advanced vSAN capabilities that enhance scalability, reliability, and performance within modern data centres.

By the end of the programme, participants will be equipped to confidently manage VMware vSAN infrastructures, improve storage efficiency, and support business-critical virtualisation environments with secure and resilient software-defined storage solutions.

Agenda

Day — 1 Introduction to vSAN and Planning

• Introduction to VMware vSAN and software-defined storage concepts.
• Understanding vSAN architecture, components, and operational principles.
• Exploring vSAN benefits, features, and common use cases.
• Reviewing hardware, software, and network requirements for vSAN deployments.
• Understanding cluster design and planning considerations.
• Evaluating capacity, performance, scalability, and availability requirements.
• Applying best practices for planning and preparing vSAN environments.

Day — 2 Deploying vSAN

• Validating hardware compatibility using VMware compatibility requirements and tools.
• Configuring host hardware settings for optimal vSAN performance and stability.
• Preparing hosts, networking, and storage resources for deployment.
• Deploying VMware vSAN clusters in a virtualised environment.
• Configuring vSAN services, disk groups, and cluster settings.
• Verifying deployment success and cluster health status.
• Applying best practices for secure and efficient vSAN implementation.

Day — 3 vSAN Storage Policies and Resilience

• Understanding vSAN object architecture and storage components.
• Creating and managing vSAN storage policies based on business requirements.
• Applying and modifying storage policies to optimise performance and availability.
• Configuring fault tolerance and data protection settings.
• Implementing resilience features to ensure data availability during failures.
• Understanding data recovery and redundancy mechanisms within vSAN.
• Applying best practices for storage efficiency, reliability, and business continuity.

Day — 4 Storage Efficiency, Security, and Advanced Features

• Understanding storage efficiency technologies, including deduplication, compression, and erasure coding.
• Configuring storage optimisation features to improve capacity utilisation.
• Implementing vSAN security controls and encryption capabilities.
• Protecting data at rest and supporting compliance requirements.
• Exploring advanced vSAN features such as HCI Mesh and vSAN File Services.
• Understanding use cases for storage sharing and file-based services.
• Applying best practices for performance, security, and operational efficiency in vSAN environments.

Day — 5 Cluster Maintenance, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting

• Managing routine vSAN cluster maintenance and lifecycle operations.
• Understanding stretched clusters and two-node cluster architectures.
• Performing upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities with minimal disruption.
• Monitoring vSAN health, performance, and capacity utilisation.
• Using vSAN monitoring and diagnostic tools to identify issues.
• Troubleshooting common configuration, connectivity, and performance problems.
• Applying best practices for maintaining stable, resilient, and high-performing vSAN environments.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:

• Understand VMware vSAN architecture, components, and key benefits.
• Plan, design, and deploy VMware vSAN clusters based on business and technical requirements.
• Create, manage, and optimise storage policies to support performance, availability, and data protection objectives.
• Configure data resilience and fault tolerance mechanisms to ensure high availability and business continuity.
• Implement and manage advanced vSAN features, including HCI Mesh, File Services, and stretched clusters.
• Monitor vSAN environments and apply troubleshooting techniques to resolve operational issues.
• Optimise vSAN performance, capacity, and resource utilisation.
• Implement data efficiency technologies such as deduplication and compression.
• Configure encryption and security controls to protect data and support compliance requirements.
• Manage VMware vSAN environments using industry best practices for reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.

Who Should Attend

This programme is designed for professionals responsible for virtualised infrastructure, storage management, and data centre operations, including:

• IT Professionals managing virtualised environments.
• System Administrators and Infrastructure Engineers.
• Network Engineers and Network Administrators.
• Data Centre Managers and Solution Architects.
• VMware Administrators and VMware Specialists.
• Storage and Virtualisation Professionals.
• Cloud and Infrastructure Operations Teams.
• Professionals seeking to enhance their expertise in VMware vSAN deployment, management, and optimisation.