VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install Configure Manage

VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install Configure Manage

This five-day, fast-paced VMware NSX-T Data Center course provides comprehensive training on how to install, configure, and manage a VMware NSX-T™ Data Center environment. This course covers key NSX-T Data Center features and functionality offered in the NSX-T Data Center 3.0 release, including the overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, networking and security services, micro-segmentation and firewalls, and more. Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course.

Product Alignment:

NSX-T Data Center 3.0

Objetivos

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

Describe VMware Virtual Cloud Network and the NSX-T Data Center architecture
Describe the NSX-T Data Center components and main functions
Explain the NSX-T Data Center key features and benefits
Deploy and configure NSX-T Data Center infrastructure
Configure layer 2 logical switching and bridging
Explain the tiered routing architecture and configure gateways
Configure advanced services such as VPN and load balancing
Describe the NSX-T Data Center security model with micro-segmentation
Configure Distributed Firewall and Gateway Firewall to protect east-west and north-south traffic
Explain advanced security enforcement with URL analysis, partner service insertion
Integrate VMware Identity ManagerTM with NSX-T Data Center and configure role-based access control
Describe NSX-T Data Center Federation use-cases and architecture for switching, routing, and security.

Ciberseguridad

Disponible en formato e-learning

Disponible en formato presencial

Disponible en formato a distancia

Acceso al campus

Subvención disponible
A través de Fundae, cumpliendo requisitos.

Duración
25 horas

  • Dificultad 50% 50%
  • Nivel alcanzado 80% 80%

Dirigido a

Experienced system administrators
Network administrators

Conocimientos requeridos

Good understanding of TCP/IP services and network security and working experience with firewalls
Working experience of enterprise switching and routing
Solid understanding of concepts presented in the following courses:

VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals
VMware Introduction to Network Virtualization with NSX
Mware Network Virtualization Fundamentals

Temario

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2 VMware 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 function

3 Deployment 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 connectivity

4 NSX-T Data Center Logical Switching

• Introduce key components and terminology in logical switching
• Describe the types of L2 segments and function
• 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

5 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 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 modes

6 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

7 NSX-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 Center

8 NSX-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 UI

9 NSX-T Data Center Monitoring

• Explain the importance and functionality of NSX Intelligence
• Navigate through the NSX Topology UI and identify the various key elements in the UI
• Discuss the importance and use-cases of dashboards and alarms

10 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
• 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 users

11 NSX-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

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