VMware NSX-T Data Center: Troubleshooting and Operations V3.0

Course Introduction
– Introductions and course logistics
– Course objectivesNSX-T Data Center Operations and Tools
– Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools (dashboards, traceflow, port mirroring) for the NSX-T Data Center environment
– Configure syslog, IPFIX, and log collections for the NSX-T Data Center environment
– Integrate NSX-T Data Center with vRealize Log insight and vRealize Network Insight
– Validate and review the APIs methods available to configure the NSX-T Data Center environmentTroubleshooting the NSX Management Cluster
– Describe the NSX Management cluster architecture, components, and communication channels
– Identify the workflows involved in configuring the NSX Management cluster
– Validate and troubleshoot the NSX Management cluster formationTroubleshooting Infrastructure Preparation
– Describe the data plane architecture, components, and communication channels
– Explain and troubleshoot VMware ESXiTM transport node preparation issues
– Explain and troubleshoot KVM transport node preparation issues
– Explain and troubleshoot VMware NSX® Edge™ transport node preparation issuesTroubleshooting Logical Switching
– Understand the architecture of logical switching
– List the modules and processes involved in configuring logical switching
– Explain the importance of N-VDS and VDS in transport nodes
– Review the architecture and workflows involved in configuring OVS
– Identify and troubleshoot common logical switching issuesTroubleshooting Logical Routing
– Review the architecture of logical routing and NSX Edge nodes
– Explain the workflows involved in the configuration of Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways
– Explain the HA modes and logical router placements
– Identify and troubleshoot common logical routing issuesTroubleshooting Security
– Review the architecture of the distributed firewall
– Explain the workflows involved in configuring the distributed firewall
– Review the architecture of the Gateway firewall
– Explain the workflows involved in configuring the Gateway firewall
– Identify and troubleshoot common distributed firewall and Gateway firewall issues
– Describe the architecture and workflows of North-South and East-West Service Insertion
– Troubleshoot North-South and East-West service insertion
– Describe the architecture and workflows of endpoint protection
– Troubleshoot endpoint protectionTroubleshooting Load Balancing and VPN Services
– Review load balancer architecture and components
– Identify and troubleshoot common load balancing issues
– Review of IPsec and L2 VPN architecture and components
– Identify and troubleshoot common IPsec and L2 VPN issuesNSX-T Data Center Upgrade
– Review and perform the backup and restore of the NSX-T Data Center environment
– Identify the proper sequence of steps to upgrade NSX-T Data Center
– Describe the necessary pre-upgrade and post-upgrade checks
– Understand the upgrade coordinator architecture
– Review and troubleshoot the upgrade process for NSX-T Data Center environmentDatapath Walkthrough
– Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX-T datapath (East-West and North-South)
– Identify and perform packet captures at various points in the datapath
– Use nsxcli to retrieve several configurations involved in the NSX-T datapath