Duration
5 days
Course Overview
This five-day course provides comprehensive training on how to administer a VMware NSX-T™ environment. This course covers key VMware NSX® features and functionality offered in the NSX-T 2.2 release operating across layer 2 through layer 7 of the OSI model.
Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course.
Product Alignment
NSX-T 2.2
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Understand NSX-T key features and functionality
- Understand NSX-T architecture and component subsystems
- Identify the differences between NSX-T and the NSX-V and VMware NSX® Multi-Hypervisor™ platforms
- Deploy and configure overlay layer 2 networks
- Understand logical routing implementation and architecture enhancements
- Understand distributed firewall implementation and policy rules
- Gather relevant information from the NSX platform during troubleshooting scenarios
Audience
Experienced system or network administrators
Prerequisites
Understanding of enterprise switching and routing
Knowledge of TCP/IP services
Experience with firewalls and firewall rule sets
Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals course
Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware Introduction to Network Virtualization with NSX course
Course Modules
1 NSX-T Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Review course objectives
2 Overview, Architecture, and Components of NSX-T Data Center
Describe NSX-T Data Center™ platform features and advantages
List the capabilities of NSX-T Data Center platform
Explain the value proposition of NSX-T Data Center
Describe NSX-T Data Center Architecture planes
Describe NSX-T Data Center and Kubernetes integration features
Describe NSX-T Data Center and Pivotal Cloud Foundry integration features
Describe NSX-T Data Center and OpenShift integration features
Describe NSX Cloud™ use cases
Explain NSX Cloud features and capabilities
Describe the NSX Cloud components and their roles and responsibilities
3 Deploying NSX-T Data Center
Define the NSX-T Data Center deployment preparation
Identify the system requirements to deploy NSX-T Data Center
Identify ports and protocols
Identify and describe the NSX-T Data Center installation checklist
Describe the OVF deployment of NSX-T Data Manager
Explain how to power on the NSX-T Manager using a Compute Manager (VMware vCenter Server®)
Describe the process to check the NSX-T Manager status
Explain the methods to reboot the NSX-T Manager
4 User and Role Management
Describe role-based Access Control and VMware Identity Manager™
Explain the integration of NSX-T with VMware Identity Manager
Explain authentication policies
Identify the four types of permissions
Describe the workflows of logical switching (MP, CCP, DP)
Describe the VMware Identity Manager built-in roles
Explain VMware Identity Manager Domains and User Attributes
5 Logical Switching Networking Services
Explain the need for NSX-T Data Center Logical Switching feature
Describe various logical switching terminology
List the various types of logical switches available
Explain N-VDS implementation in ESXi and KVM
Explain the encapsulation protocol GENEVE implementation
Explain the Switch Security feature of NSX-T Logical Switching
6 Logical Bridging Networking Services
Explain the function and purpose of logical bridging
Describe the scenarios for logical bridging
7 Logical Routing Networking Services
Explain the function of NSX-T Logical Routing
Describe NSX-T multitier routing architectures
Explain north-south and east-west routing
Differentiate between dynamic and static routing
Describe the architecture of NSX-T two-tier routing
Explain the benefits of NSX-T two-tier routing for single- and multi-tenancy
Describe the form factors of NSX-T Edge nodes
Explain the purpose of Equal Cost Multipath routing
8 Operational Services
Describe NSX-T Data Center services
Describe Source and Destination NAT
Describe NSX-T DNS and DHCP services
List the HA Modes available in NSX-T
Describe the load-balancing service of NSX-T
Explain Metadata Proxies
9 Security Services
Describe NSX-T microsegmentation
Explain microsegmentation use cases
Explain microsegmentation design objectives
Describe the architecture of NSX-T firewalls
Explain the purpose and creation of firewall sections
Explain the function of NSX-T SpoofGuard
10 NSX-T Data Center Operations
Describe the configuration, routine maintenance, and management of NSX-T
Describe the procedure of applying NSX-T authentication certificates
Explain the need and process to manage IP addresses
Describe the methods for NSX-T logging
Explain the types of backups available
Explain the various native troubleshooting tools available for NSX-T Data Center
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.