VMware NSXT Data Center Install, Configure, Manage

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This thirty-days, fast-paced course provides comprehensive training on how to install, configure, and manage a VMware NSX-TTM Data Center environment. This course covers key NSX-T Data Center features and functionality offered in the NSX-T Data Center 3.2 release, including the overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, networking and security services, firewalls and advanced threat prevention, and more.

Describe the architecture and main components of NSX-T Data Center
Explain the features and benefits of NSX-T Data Center
Deploy the NSX Management cluster and VMware NSX® Edge™ nodes
Prepare VMware ESXi™ and KVM hosts to participate in NSX-T Data Center networking
Create and configure segments for layer 2 forwarding
Create and configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways for logical routing
Use distributed and gateway firewall policies to filter east-west and north-south traffic in NSX-T Data Center
Configure Advanced Threat Prevention features
Configure network services on NSX Edge nodes
Use VMware Identity Manager and LDAP to manage users and access
Explain the use cases, importance, and architecture of Federation

Course Content

Course Introduction

Course Introduction

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Course objectives

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VMware Virtual Cloud Network and NSX-T Data Center

Preparing the NSX-T Data Center Infrastructure

NSX-T Data Center Logical Switching

Introduce key components and terminology in logical switching

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Describe the function and types of L2 segments

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Explain tunneling and the GENEVE encapsulation

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Configure logical segments and attach hosts using NSX Manager UI

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Describe the function and types of segment profiles

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Create segment profiles and apply them to segments and ports

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Explain the function of MAC, ARP, and TEP tables used in packet forwarding

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Demonstrate L2 unicast packet flow

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Explain ARP suppression and BUM traffic handling

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NSX-T Data Center Logical Routing

Describe the logical routing function and use cases

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Introduce the two-tier routing architecture, topologies, and components

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Explain the Tier-0 and Tier-1 Gateway functions

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Describe the logical router components: Service Router and Distributed Router

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Discuss the architecture and function of NSX Edge nodes

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Discuss deployment options of NSX Edge nodes

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Configure NSX Edge nodes and create NSX Edge clusters

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Configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 Gateways

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Examine the single-tier and multitier packet flow

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Configure static routing and dynamic routing, including BGP and OSPF

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Enable ECMP on Tier-0 Gateway

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Describe NSX Edge HA, failure detection, and failback modes

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Configure VRF Lite

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NSX-T Data Center Bridging

NSX-T Data Center Firewalls

NSX-T Data Center Advanced Threat Prevention

Explain NSX IDS/IPS and its use cases

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Configure NSX IDS/IPS

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Deploy the NSX Application Platform

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Identify the components and architecture of NSX Malware Prevention

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Configure NSX Malware Prevention for east-west and north-south traffic

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Describe the use cases and architecture of NSX Intelligence

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Identify the components and architecture of VMware NSX® Network Detection and Response

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Use NSX Network Detection and Response to analyze network traffic events

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NSX-T Data Center Services

NSX-T Data Center User and Role Management

NSX-T Data Center Federation

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Course Content

Course Introduction

Course Introduction

Course objectives

VMware Virtual Cloud Network and NSX-T Data Center

Introduce the VMware Virtual Cloud Network vision

Discuss NSX-T Data Center solutions, use cases, and benefits

Explain NSX-T Data Center architecture and components

Describe the VMware NSXTM product portfolio and features

Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and function

Preparing the NSX-T Data Center Infrastructure

Preparing the NSX-T Data Center Infrastructure

Deploy VMware NSXTM ManagerTM nodes on VMware ESXi and KVM hypervisors

Navigate through the NSX Manager UI

Explain data-plane components such as N-VDS/VDS, transport nodes, transport zones, profiles, and more

Perform transport node preparation and establish the data center infrastructure

Verify transport node status and connectivity

NSX-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 handling

NSX-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 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, including BGP and OSPF

Enable ECMP on Tier-0 Gateway

Describe NSX Edge HA, failure detection, and failback modes

Configure VRF Lite

NSX-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 profiles

NSX-T Data Center Firewalls

Describe NSX segmentation

Identify the steps to enforce Zero-Trust with NSX segmentation

Describe the Distributed Firewall architecture, components, and function

Configure Distributed Firewall sections and rules

Configure the Distributed Firewall on VDS

Describe the Gateway Firewall architecture, components, and function

Configure Gateway Firewall sections and rules

NSX-T Data Center Advanced Threat Prevention

Explain NSX IDS/IPS and its use cases

Configure NSX IDS/IPS

Deploy the NSX Application Platform

Identify the components and architecture of NSX Malware Prevention

Configure NSX Malware Prevention for east-west and north-south traffic

Describe the use cases and architecture of NSX Intelligence

Identify the components and architecture of VMware NSX® Network Detection and Response

Use NSX Network Detection and Response to analyze network traffic events

NSX-T Data Center Services

Describe NSX-T Data Center services

Explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT)

Explain and configure DNS and DHCP services

Describe VMware NSX® Advanced Load Balancer™ architecture, components, topologies, and use cases.

Configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer

Discuss the IPSec VPN and L2 VPN function and use cases

Configure IPSec VPN and L2 VPN using the NSX Manager UI

NSX-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