Detailed Course Outline
NSX-T Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Review course objectives
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
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
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
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
Logical Bridging Networking Services
- Explain the function and purpose of logical bridging
- Describe the scenarios for logical bridging
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
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
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
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