Chapter 8

Perform Basic Troubleshooting and Alarm Management

VCP (VCP-410) Exam Objectives Covered in This Chapter:

• 8.1 Perform basic troubleshooting for ESX/ESXi hosts
  • Understand general ESX server troubleshooting guidelines
  • Troubleshoot common installation issues
  • Monitor ESX server system health
  • Understand how to export diagnostic data
• 8.2 Perform basic troubleshooting for VMware FT and third-party clusters
  • Analyze and evaluate the VM population for Maintenance mode considerations
  • Understand manual third-party failover/failback processes
  • Troubleshoot Fault Tolerance partial or unexpected failovers
• 8.3 Perform basic troubleshooting for networking
  • Verify the VM is connected to the correct port group
  • Verify port group settings are correct
  • Verify that the network adapter is connected within the VM
  • Verify VM network adapter settings
  • Verify physical network adapter settings
  • Verify vSphere network management settings