Course Description
This exciting, hands-on, lab intensive course covers necessary tools to monitor the performance of ESX/ESXi
hosts. There are many places to look for optimizing performance and we cover them all. Students will learn how
to monitor, adjust and enhance performance problems related to CPU, Memory, Network, Clusters and Storage
resources. Our “VMware vSphere Performance and Optimization” course is intended for students with who
need to understand packaging and controlling the end users application environment. It is our intention to take
your existing knowledge base and expand upon that.
Course Objectives:
Upon the completion of the VMware vSphere VMware vSphere 4.1 Performance and
Optimization class, students will master:
• VM Performance
• Memory Monitoring and Performance
• CPU Monitoring and Performance
• Network Monitoring and Performance
• Storage Monitoring and Performance
• Performance Best Practices
• Overall Resource Management
• Full Virtualization, Paravirtualization, Hardware Assist
• Clustering Resource Monitoring and Performance
Course Outline:
Performance in a Virtualized Environment
• vSphere troubleshooting
• resxtop utility
• vCenter Performance Charts
CPU Performance
• CPU scheduler and other features that have an impact on CPU performance
• CPU performance metrics
• CPU performance problems
Memory Performance
• Memory reclamation techniques and memory over commitment
• Key memory performance metrics
• Common memory performance problems
Recommendation for DRS and Resource Controls
• Discuss best practices guidelines for DRS clusters, resource pools, and resource allocation settings
Network Performance
• Performance features of modern network adapters
• Key network performance metrics
• Common network performance problems
Storage Performance
• Storage protocols, VMware vStorage VMFS configuration, load balancing, and queuing affect performance
• Key storage performance metrics
• Common storage performance problems
Virtual Machine Performance
• Guidelines for configuring a virtual machine for optimal performance
Application Performance
• Tools and guidelines for application performance