Introduction & Course Goals
Orientation, expectations, and setup.
Architecture & Licensing
Component overview, licensing tiers, and infrastructure overview.
Day‑0 Planning & Design
Hardware validation, workbook design, SDDC auto-deployment.
Post-Deployment Setup
Onboarding wizard, credential configuration, password policies.
NSX Network Infrastructure
Logical networks, routing, virtual IPs, Edge designs, multi-NIC architecture.
Workload Domain Operations
Multi-cluster scenarios, SSO domains, network pools, domain expansion.
vSAN Storage Solutions
Storage sizing, deduplication, compression, scaling best practices.
Availability & Business Continuity
Native vSphere HA, backup/restore, stretched cluster deployment.
Security & Certificate Management
CA integrations, CSR generation, certificate issuance.
Lifecycle & Upgrade Management
vSphere Lifecycle Manager, bundle download, firmware patching.
VMware Aria Suite Integration
Installation, configuration, and operational workflows.
Private AI Foundation (NVIDIA)
Architecture and real-world ML/AI use cases in VCF environments.
Troubleshooting Techniques
SoS toolkit, token-based log tracking, service status analysis.