VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage V3.0

Course Introduction
– Introductions and course logistics
– Course objectivesVMware Virtual Cloud Network and NSX-T Data Center
– Introduce VMware’s Virtual Cloud Network vision
– Discuss NSX-T Data Center solutions, use cases, and benefits
– Explain NSX-T Data Center architecture and components
– Describe VMware NSX® product portfolio and features
– Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and functionDeployment Preparing the NSX-T Data Center Infrastructure
– Describe NSX Management Cluster
– Deploy VMware NSX® Manager™ nodes on VMware ESXi and KVM hypervisors
– Navigate through the NSX Manager UI
– Explain data-plane components such as N-VDS, transport nodes, transport zones, profiles, and more
– Perform transport node preparation and establish the data center infrastructure
– Verify transport node status and connectivityNSX-T Data Center Logical Switching
– Introduce key components and terminology in logical switching
– Describe the function and types of L2 segments
– Explain tunneling and the GENEVE encapsulation
– Configure logical segments and attach hosts using NSX Manager UI
– Describe the function and types of segment profiles
– Create segment profiles and apply them to segments and ports
– Explain the function of MAC, ARP, and TEP tables used in packet forwarding
– Demonstrate L2 unicast packet flow
– Explain ARP suppression and BUM traffic handlingNSX-T Data Center Logical Routing
– Describe the logical routing function and use cases
– Introduce the two-tier routing architecture, topologies, and components
– Explain the Tier-0 and Tier-1 Gateway functions
– Describe the logical router components: Service Router and Distributed Router
– Discuss the architecture and function of VMware NSX® Edge™ nodes
– Discuss deployment options of NSX Edge nodes
– Configure NSX Edge nodes and create NSX Edge clusters
– Configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 Gateways
– Examine the single-tier and multitier packet flow
– Configure static routing and dynamic routing
– Enable ECMP on Tier-0 Gateway
– Describe NSX Edge HA, failure detection, and failback modesNSX-T Data Center Bridging
– Describe the function of logical bridging
– Discuss the logical bridging use cases
– Compare routing and bridging solutions
– Explain the components of logical bridging
– Create bridge clusters and bridge profilesNSX-T Data Center Security
– Introduce the NSX-T Data Center security approach and model
– Describe the micro-segmentation benefits and use cases
– Describe the Distributed Firewall architecture, components, and function
– Configure Distributed Firewall sections and rules
– Describe the Gateway Firewall architecture, components, and function
– Configure Gateway Firewall sections and rules
– Describe URL analysis and distributed intrusion system importance and use-cases.
– Describe the service insertion functionality for east-west and north-south security
– Discuss the integration and benefits of partner security solutions with NSX-T Data CenterNSX-T Data Center Services
– Describe NSX-T Data Center services
– Explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) and NAT 64
– Explain and configure DNS and DHCP services
– Describe the load-balancing function, topologies, components, and use cases
– Configure L4-L7 load balancing
– Discuss the IPSec VPN and L2 VPN function and use cases
– Configure IPSec VPN and L2 VPN using NSX Manager UINSX-T Data Center Monitoring
– Explain the importance and functionality of VMware NSX® Intelligence™
– Navigate through the NSX Topology UI and identify the various key elements in the UI
– Discuss the importance and use-cases of alarms and eventsNSX-T Data Center User and Role Management
– Describe the function and benefits of VMware Identity Manager in NSX-T Data Center
– Integrate VMware Identity Manager with NSX-T Data Center
– Integrate LDAP with NSX-T Data Center
– Identify the various types of users, authentication policies, and permissions
– Use role-based access control to restrict user access
– Explain the built-in roles in VMware Identity Manager and role assignment to usersNSX-T Data Center Federation
– Introduce the NSX-T Data Center Federation key concepts, terminology, and use-cases.
– Explain the onboarding process of NSX-T Data Center Federation
– Describe the NSX-T Data Center Federation switching and routing functions.
– Describe the NSX-T Data Center Federation security concepts and routing functions