Duration
3 Hours (Self-paced)
Overview
The VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals eLearning course provides you with a fundamental understanding of virtual networking and the VMware NSX product, including the business challenges these products are intended to solve.
Objectives
There are three modules in this course.
At the end of module one you will be able to:
Define data center networking and discuss the challenges encountered without network virtualization.
At the end of module two you will be able to:
Describe the VMware NSX Virtualization Platform and how its features and components benefit the data center.
At the end of module three you will be able to:
Identify real life use cases where NSX can either solve or enhance current data center network operations and/or limitations.
Module 1 provides you with an introduction to the limitations of a current data center with server virtualization, but
without network virtualization.
At the end of module one you will be able to:
Identify the use and benefits of standard and distributed switches
Examine how a physical network is realized compared to a virtual network
Assess the current Software-Defined Data Center's network challenges
Module 2 provides an introduction to the benefits of the NSX Network Virtualization Platform.
At the end of module two you will be able to do the following:
Describe VMware NSX and its components at a high level
Outline the implications of network and security services
Describe on-demand usage deployment of VMware NSX
Describe various VMware NSX usage scenarios
Module 3 provides an introduction to NSX deployment, NSX architecture and network services.
At the end of module three you will be able to:
Identify the NSX architecture
Determine how to deploy VMware NSX
Examine the benefits VMware NSX brings to the modern data center
Describe NSX network services
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.