VMware Cloud Director: Advanced Networking with NSX-T Data Center [10.2] Training in United States of America

Completion of the following courses and equivalent knowledge is required:

• VMware Cloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage
• VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage
• Strong knowledge on NSX Data Center for vSphere
• Strong understanding in NSX Advanced Load Balancer

The following experience is helpful:

• Working at the Linux command line
• Substantial knowledge of general networking concepts

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Understand NSX-T Data Center and the VMware Cloud Director fundamentals
• List the various NSX-T Data Center components
• List the use cases and topologies of VMware Cloud Director networks
• Discuss the VMware Cloud Director provider networking configuration
• Discuss the VMware Cloud Director tenant networking configuration
• Discuss the Data Center Group network
• Discuss VMware NSX® Advanced Load Balancer™ and its components
• Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer configuration and the integration with VMware Cloud Director
• Enable a layer 2 stretched network that spans across multiple VMware Cloud organization VDCs
• Showcase the importance of the VMware Cloud Director Migration Tool and its functionality
• Manage resources from the VMWare Cloud Director console and use VMware vRealize Operations Manager™ and vRealize Tenant App

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2 VMware Cloud Director and NSX-T Data Center Fundamentals

• Explain NSX-T Data Center and its architecture
• Discuss various NSX-T Data Center components
• Discuss cluster design for NSX-T Data Center
• Deployment methods for NSX-T Data Center Edge nodes
• Discuss VRF Lite feature
• Describe NSX-T Data Center objects and their creation methods
• Comparing the NSX-T Data Center and NSX Data Center for vSphere functionality
• List the various requirement and maximum configuration details
• Explain Cloud Director and its architecture
• Discuss Cloud Director pre-requisites and deployment
• Discuss the use cases and features of VMware Cloud Director
• Discuss the VMware Validated Designs for Cloud Providers

3 Provider Configuration

• Discuss the integration of vCenter Server with VMware Cloud Director
• Discuss the integration of NSX-T Data Center with VMware Cloud Director
• Explain the Geneve network pool
• Describe the types of provider network and their use cases
• Discuss the edge gateway and its services
• Discuss the external network with the Tier-0 gateway
• Understand the external network with VRF
• Compare the Tier-0 gateway and the VRF supported external gateway
• Discuss the dedicated external network
• Explain distributed routing
• Discuss the BGP configuration in NSX-T Data Center
• Discuss the shared and dedicated external network topologies

4 Tenant Configuration

• Discuss the various types of organization VDC networks and their use cases
• Explain vApp networks and their use cases
• Discuss the different organization VDC networks topology
• Understand the configuration requirements for each organization VDC network
• Differentiate between the imported and direct organization VDC networks
• Explain the imported organization VDC network topology
• Explain the edges services available for each type of organization VDC network
• Discuss SNAT, DNAT, NO SNAT, and NO DNAT
• Discuss IP Allocation Pools
• Discuss Security Groups
• Identify the Security Group objects in NSX-T Data Center

5 Cross VDC Networking Using NSX-T Data Center

• Explain Data Center Groups and their use cases
• Define compute provider scope and network provider scope
• Configure cross-VDC networking and L2 stretched networks
• Manage participating VDCs in a data center group
• Add a data center group edge gateway to a data center group
• Configure the distributed firewall for a data center group

6 NSX Advanced Load Balancer

• Describe the NSX Advanced Load Balancer components and its main functions
• Explain the NSX Advanced Load Balancer key features, benefits, and its use cases
• Discuss NSX-T Cloud and its configuration requirements
• Integrate NSX Advanced Load Balancer with NSX-T Data Center
• Explain Service Engine Groups and types
• Discuss Virtual Service and its configuration
• Integrate NSX Advanced Load Balancer with VMware Cloud Director
• Understand and apply a load balancing design framework
• Monitor NSX Advanced Load Balancer

7 VMware NSX Migration for VMware Cloud Director

• Understand the use cases and purpose of the NSX Migration for VMware Cloud Director
• Discuss the supported topology and compatibility matrix
• Understand the supported features
• Understand the environmental prerequisites
• Discuss how to prepare the edge cluster for bridging and use for migration
• Build the userInput.yml file by providing the environment details
• Perform a Precheck
• Discuss error handling after Precheck
• Perform the actual migration
• Discuss troubleshooting tips and solutions

8 Monitoring and Billing VMware Cloud Director Networking

• Discuss the methods to manage and monitor networking objects from the VMware Cloud Director portal
• Understand vRealize Operations Manager and the vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App overview
• Discuss how to monitor VMware Cloud Director networking objects using vRealize Operations Manager and vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App
• Create a policy and generate customer bills
• Enable the tenant application plug-in for VMware Cloud Director
• Describe the usage of Usage Meter with VMware Cloud Director