VMware Cloud Foundation: Plan and Deploy [V4.0], Singapore

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This two-day course introduces the concepts and architecture of VMware Cloud Foundation™ to prepare students for a successful deployment. This course explains how to design and size your infrastructure for the management components and for workload domains in preparing for VMware Cloud Foundation deployment. This course provides instruction on planning and designing the physical network, a key preparatory step for VMware Cloud Foundation. This course describes how to plan for, and execute, the VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up process and explains how to image VMware ESXi™ hosts for use in VMware Cloud Foundation using the VMware Imaging Appliance. Live labs provide hands-on experience to help understand key course objectives.

This class requires system administration experience with VMware vSphere® and VMware NSX-T Data Center deployments or completion of one of the following courses:

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V7]
VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V7]
VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V3.0]

Experience with VMware NSX® Data Center for vSphere® or VMware NSX-T™ Data Center is also recommended.

Describe VMware Cloud Foundation architecture
Determine appropriate Management Domain and Workload Domain sizing
Describe design implications of VMware Cloud Foundation standard or consolidated architecture
List requirements for VMware Cloud Foundation deployment
Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation bring up process
Use the deployment parameter sheet to define infrastructure details
Perform VMware Cloud Foundation bring up
Describe physical and virtual networking considerations
Outline VMware Cloud Foundation storage options
Plan for solution integration with VMware Cloud Foundation
Use the VMware Imaging Appliance to image ESXi hosts
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation multi-instance federation

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2 VMware Cloud Foundation Overview

Describe how VMware Cloud Foundation solves Data Center challenges
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation architecture
Discuss VMware Cloud Foundation standard and consolidated design

3 Design & Size

Determine appropriate management domain sizing
Determine appropriate workload domain sizing
Consider shared vs dedicated NSX-T Manager design

4 Day Zero and Day One Tasks

Describe requirements for VMware Cloud Foundation deployment
Discuss the VMware Cloud Foundation bring up process
Review and complete the deployment parameter sheet
Perform the VMware Cloud Foundation bring up
Navigate the SDDC Manager user interface
List day one tasks

5 VMware Cloud Foundation Underlay

Describe a hierarchical network underlay design for VMware Cloud Foundation
Describe a spine and leaf network underlay design for VMware Cloud Foundation
Compare different NSX Edge placement options
Describe workload domain rack designs
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation principle storage options
Consider VMware Cloud Foundation design for enterprises and service providers
Discuss design considerations for solutions, including vSphere with Kubernetes and vRealize Suite

6 VMware Imaging Appliance Service

Describe host imaging methods
Discuss host imaging process with VMware Imaging Appliance service (VIA)
Configure VIA for host imaging
Image an ESXi host using VIA

7 VMware Cloud Foundation Multi-Instance Federation

Describe VMware Cloud Foundation multi-instance federation
List multi-instance federation configuration maximums
Discuss design considerations for multi-instance federation

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our Singapore facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

27 July 2024