VMware vSphere troubleshooting : gain experience in troubleshooting most common issues in order to implement vSphere environments with ease by Muhammad Zeeshan Munir instant download

VMware vSphere troubleshooting : gain experience in troubleshooting most common issues in order to implement vSphere environments with ease by Muhammad Zeeshan Munir instant download

1 online resource (1 volume) :, Online resource; title from cover page (Safari, viewed November 17, 2015), Includes index, Cover ; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Methodology of Problem Solving; Troubleshooting techniques; Precise communication; Creating a knowledge base of identified problems and solutions; Obtaining the required knowledge of the problem space; Isolating the problem space; Documenting and keeping track of changes; Troubleshooting with power tools; Configuring the vSphere management agent; Installation; Installation steps; VMware vMA features; Powering-on vMA; AD integration; AD unattended access; vMA web UI, Vi-userConfiguring vMA as a syslog server; Creating a logrotate file; The vMA authentication mechanism; Accessing systems from vMA; vMA scripts samples; PowerCLI; Connecting to vCenter Server or an ESX/vSphere host with PowerCLI; Setting up a syslog server using PowerCLI; Setting up a sysLog server manually; A comprehensive reference of log files; vSphere log files -- vSphere host 5.1 and later; Logs from vCenter Server components on vSphere host 5.1, 5.5, and 6.0; vCenter log files; vCenter inventory service log files; vSphere Profile-Driven Storage log files, Configuring logs and collecting logsUsing vSphere Client; Using vSphere Web Client; Using the vm-support tool; Running vm-support in a console session on vSphere hosts; Generating logs on stdout; Using vm-support in vMA to collect logs ; Using PowerCLI to collect the log bundle; Collecting log bundles from vCenter Server; Collecting log bundles from a vSphere host; Collecting log bundles from the vSphere log browser; Exporting logs; Understanding the hardware health of vSphere hosts; Miscellaneous tools; Summary; Chapter 2: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Host and VM Performance, Tools for performance monitoringUsing esxtop/resxtop; Live resource monitoring -- the interactive mode; Offline performance