Description
Duration: 5 Days
During this five-day boot camp, students learn how to install, configure, and manage VMware NSX-T Data Center environment. Feathers such as NSX-T Data Center features and functionality offered in the NSX-T Data Center 2.4 release. This includes infrastructure, logic, switching, Logical routing, networking and security services, micro-segmentation and firewalls, and so on.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe VMware Virtual cloud Network and the NSX-T Data Center architecture
- Describe the NSX-T Data Center components and main functions
- Explain the NSX-T Data Center key features and benefits
- Deploy and configure NSX-T Data Center infrastructure
- Configure layer 2 logical switchings and bridging
- Explain the tiered routing architecture and configure gateways
- Configure Distributed Firewall and Gateway Firewall to protect east-west and north-south traffic
- Explain advanced security enforcement with partner service insertion
- Integrate VMware Identity Manager with NSX-T Center and configure Role-based Access Control
- Gather relevant information and perform basic troubleshooting with various tools
This Boot Camp is intended for:
- Experienced System Administrators
- Experienced Network Administrators
Prerequisites
Is recommend that students interested in this boot camp have:
- Good understanding of TCP|IP services and network security and working experience with firewalls.
- Working experience of enterprise switching and routing
- Or have previous training or understanding of the concepts found in:
- VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals
- VMware Introduction to Network Virtualization with NSX
- VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals
What’s included?
- Authorized Courseware
- Intensive Hands on Skills Development with an Experienced Subject Matter Expert
- Hands-on practice on real Servers and extended lab support 1.800.482.3172
- Examination Vouchers & Onsite Certification Testing- (excluding Adobe and PMP Boot Camps)
- Academy Code of Honor: Test Pass Guarantee
- Optional: Package for Hotel Accommodations, Lunch and Transportation
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Methods
- Instructor-Led (the best training format we offer)
- Live Online Classroom – Online Instructor-Led
- Self-Paced Video
| Start | Finish | Public Price | Public Enroll | Private Price | Private Enroll |
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| 12/25/2023 | 12/29/2023 | ||||
| 1/15/2024 | 1/19/2024 | ||||
| 2/5/2024 | 2/9/2024 | ||||
| 2/26/2024 | 3/1/2024 | ||||
| 3/18/2024 | 3/22/2024 | ||||
| 4/8/2024 | 4/12/2024 | ||||
| 4/29/2024 | 5/3/2024 | ||||
| 5/20/2024 | 5/24/2024 | ||||
| 6/10/2024 | 6/14/2024 | ||||
| 7/1/2024 | 7/5/2024 | ||||
| 7/22/2024 | 7/26/2024 | ||||
| 8/12/2024 | 8/16/2024 | ||||
| 9/2/2024 | 9/6/2024 | ||||
| 9/23/2024 | 9/27/2024 | ||||
| 10/14/2024 | 10/18/2024 | ||||
| 11/4/2024 | 11/8/2024 | ||||
| 11/25/2024 | 11/29/2024 | ||||
| 12/16/2024 | 12/20/2024 | ||||
| 1/6/2025 | 1/10/2025 |
Curriculum
Module 1: VMware Virtual Cloud Network and NSX-T Data Center
- Introduce VMware’s Virtual Cloud Network vision
- Discuss NXX-T Data Center Solutions, use cases, and benefits
- Explain NSX-T Data Center architecture and components
- Describe VMware NSX product portfolio and features
- Explain the management, control, data and consumption planes, and function
Module 2: NSX-T Data Center Infrastructure deployment
- Describe the NSX Management Cluster
- Deploy VMware NSX Manager nodes on VMware ESXi and KVM hypervisors
- Navigate through the NSX Manager UI
- Explain data plane components such as N-VDS, Transport nodes, transport zones, profiles, and more
- Perform transport node preparation and establish the data center infrastructure
- Verify transport node status and connectivity
Module 3: NSX-T Data Center Logical Switching
- Introduce key components and terminology in logical switching
- Describe the types of L2 segments and function
- Explain tunneling and the GENEVE encapsulation
- Configure logical segments and attach hosts using NSX Manager UI
- Describe the function and types of segment profiles
- Create segment profiles and apply them to segments and ports
- Explain the function of MAC, ARP, and TEP tables used in packet forwarding
- Demonstrate L2 unicast packet flow
- Explain ARP suppression and BIM traffic handling
Module 4: NSX-T Data Center Logical Routing
- Describe the logical routing function and use cases
- Introduce the two-tier routing architecture, topologies, and components
- Explain the Tier-0 and Tier 1 Gateway functions
- Describe the logical router components: Service Router and Distributed Router
- Discuss the architecture and function of VMware NSX Edge nodes
- Discuss deployment options of NSX Edge nodes
- Configure NSX Edge nodes and create NSX Edge Clusters
- Configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 Gateways
- Examine the single-tier and multitier packet flow
- Configure static routing and dynamic routing
- Enable ECNP on Tier-0 Gateway
- Describe NSX Edge HA, Failure detection, and failback modes
Module 5: NSX-T Data Center Logical Bridging
- Describe the function of logical bridging
- Discuss the logical bridging use cases
- Compare routing and bridging solutions
- Explain the components of logical bridging
- Create bridge clusters and bridge profiles
Module 6: NSX-T Data Center Services
- Describe NSX-T Data Center services
- Explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Explain and configure DNS and DHCP services
- Describe the load-balancing function, topologies, components, and use cases
- Configure L4-L7 load balancing
- Discuss the IPSec VPN and L2 VPN using NSX Manager UI
Module 7: NSX-T Data Center Security
- Introduce the NSX-T Data Center security approach and model
- Describe the micro-segmentation benefits and use cases
- Describe the Distributed Firewall architecture, components, and function
- Configure Distributed Firewall sections and rules
- Describe the Gateway Firewall architecture, components, and function
- Configure Gateway Firewall sections and rules
- Describe Network Introspection service insertion for east-west and north-south security
- Describe Endpoint Protection and use cases
- Discuss the integration and benefits of partner security solutions with NSX-T Data Center
Module 8: User and Role Management
- Describe the function and benefits of VMware Identity Manager in NSX-T Data Center
- Integrate VMware Identity Manager with NSX-T Datacenter
- Identify the various types of users, authentication policies, and permissions
- Use Role-Based Access Control to restrict user access
- Explain the built-in roles in VMware Identity Manager and role assignment to users
Module 9: NSX-T Data Center Basic Troubleshooting
- Introduce the troubleshooting methodology and process
- Use various methods to collect local and remote log files
- Describe troubleshooting tools, such as IPFIX, Traceflow, Packet Capture, SPAN, and so on
- Solve basic problems related to installation, switching, routing, and firewalls
- Use CLI commands to verify the component configuration and status in NSX-T Data Center
