VMware Cloud Director: Advanced Networking with NSX-T Data Center V10.2

Course Introduction
– Introductions and course logistics
– Course objectivesVMware 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 prerequisites and deployment
– Discuss the use cases and features of VMware Cloud Director
– Discuss the VMware Validated Designs for Cloud ProvidersProvider 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 topologiesTenant 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 CenterCross 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 groupNSX 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 BalancerVMware 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 solutionsMonitoring 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