VCP65-DCV – Objective 7.1 – Troubleshoot vCenter Server and ESXi Hosts

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in covering the main information that is needed to know the topics in this objective:

  1. vSphere 6.5 VCSA appliance monitoring and management (brianjgraf.com)
  2. know the commands:
    • vimtop
    • service-control
  3. Manage Platform Service Controller from the vSphere Web Client
  4. Maintaining a vCenter Server Database
  5. Monitoring the vCenter Server Appliance
  6. Know the VAMI interface options for monitoring performance
  7. Monitoring Host Health Status
  8. Generating Diagnostic Bundles
  9. System Log files
  10. Viewing Log files with the Log Browser
  11. Collecting vCenter Server Log files
  12. ESXi log files Locations
  13. Troubleshooting Overview
  14. vSphere CLI command Overviews
  15. vSphere 6.5 Troubleshooting Guide
  16. Collecting Logs for Troubleshooting a vCener Server Installation or Upgrade
  17. Resources Allocation Shares
  18. VMware Tools Upgrade Fails if VMware Tools is not Installed
  19. Increase Network Latency Observed in FT Virtual Machines