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VMware vSAN Learning Resources

A look at some great VMware vSAN Learning Resources that are freely available to take advantage of for anyone looking to learn VMware vSAN

With the wealth of resources available on the Internet, we all have a ton of learning resources at our fingertips when taking a technology and pulling it apart to see how it works and learn how to administer and operationalize it.ย  There are a lot of great VMware vSAN resources available out there that can help give a great overview of the technology itself as well as administering, troubleshooting, and tuning it for performance.ย  In this post, I wanted to encapsulate some of the great resources that are available for any who want to learn more about VMware vSAN and the various aspects of how VMware’s foundation for storage in the SDDC actually works.ย  Let’s look at VMware vSAN Learning Resources.

VMware vSAN Learning Resources

All of the information below is freely available.ย  Learning vSAN involves both reading technical documentation to get a good overview of the architecture so one can understand operations and troubleshooting.ย  Also, ever important is the “hands on” experience that you can really only gain from using the product.ย  For that there are a couple of things we will cover that can be valuable resources for gaining hands on experience with VMware vSAN.

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VMware vSAN Learning Resources

vSAN Blogs and Documentation

There are SO many great resources in written form that cover many great VMware vSAN topics.ย  There just simply isn’t enough room on several blog posts to cover them all.ย  However, below, are what I feel are some of the best written resources to cover a wide range of VMware vSAN topics.ย  They contain links to premium resources such as vSAN Essentials that is now free.ย  Additionally, there are great detailed articles from both Cormac Hogan and Duncan that help to take “deep-dives” into the interworkings of vSAN.

What’s New in VMware vSAN 6.6 –ย https://www.vmware.com/products/vsan/whats-new.html

VMware vSAN 6.6 Datasheet – https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/products/vsan/vmware-vsan-datasheet.pdf

VMware vSAN Diagnostic and Troubleshooting and Reference Manual – https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/products/vsan/vsan-troubleshooting-reference-manual.pdf

vSAN Essentials – https://vsan-essentials.gitbooks.io/vsan-6-2/content/

Cormac Hogan vSAN articles – https://cormachogan.com/vsan/

Duncan Epping vSAN articles – http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?s=vsan

William Lam’s vSAN resources –ย https://www.virtuallyghetto.com/vsan

Virtualizationhowto Articles –ย https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/category/virtualization/vmware/vsan/

VMware vSAN Hands On Learning

There are a couple of ways that I would recommend getting the real world hands on experience with VMware vSAN.

The VMware Hands On Labs are a great way for anyone even without their own home lab equipment to get hands on time with VMware vSAN.ย  The hands on labs are great and VMware has done a great job of making the lab experience a good one and they are engineered such that you can even deviate from the lab curriculum and explore around the labs with freedom which I think is really great!ย  The Hands On Labs keep getting better and better and adding more curriculum and content for any given VMware discipline.

The other great way is by taking advantage of VMUG Advantage Eval Experience.ย  For a VERY small amount compared with production licensing ($200), you can get licensing for not just VMware vSAN but all the other major VMware products that define the SDDC today including:

  • VMware vCenter Server v6.x Standard
  • VMware vSphereยฎ ESXi Enterprise Plus with Operations Managementโ„ข (6 CPU licenses)
  • VMware vCloud Suiteยฎ Standard
  • VMware vRealize Operationsโ„ข
  • VMware vRealize Log Insightโ„ข
  • VMware vRealize Operations for Horizonยฎ
  • VMware Horizonยฎ Advanced Edition
  • VMware vSANโ„ข
  • VMware Workstation Pro 14
  • VMware Fusion Pro 10
  • VMware NSX Enterprise Edition (6 CPU licenses)
  • VMware vRealize Network Insight
  • VMware vRealize Automation 7.3 Enterprise

I have written about the great value provided by VMUG Advantage Eval Experience in these posts:

Thoughts

There are always new resources added that we can take advantage of to learn our disciplines better including VMware vSAN.ย  The above are just a few suggestions to get up to speed quickly with vSAN and learn the product better along with more advances troubleshooting.ย  Keep a check here for more resources as I will keep this list updated with the latest and greatest!

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Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.

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