Detailed Course Outline
1 Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 Software-Defined Data Center
- Describe the software-defined data center concepts
- Describe the evolution of the software-defined data center
- Discuss VMware vSphere® virtualization
- Describe network virtualization
3 vSphere Networking Fundamentals
- Describe vSphere virtual networking
- Describe vSphere distributed switches
4 Management and Control Planes
- Describe the role of VMware NSX Manager™ and VMware NSX Controller™
- Identify NSX Controller clustering best practices
- Deploy the NSX Manager instance and the NSX Controller cluster
5 Logical Switch Networks
- Describe VXLAN protocol
- Identify VTEP functions
- Describe how NSX logical switches process Broadcast, Unknown unicast, and Multicast traffic
- Describe ARP suppression
- Compare unicast, multicast, and hybrid controller replication modes
6 Nexus and UCS Architecture
- Describe a Cisco Nexus switching architecture
- Identify a Cisco UCS connectivity architecture
- Describe Cisco UCS profiles
7 Distributed Logical Router
- Describe the role of the NSX logical router and NSX Edge gateway
- Diagram East-West and North-South traffic flows
- Describe the distributed logical router
- Describe the distributed logical router control virtual machine
8 NSX Edge Routing and High Availability
- Describe the features of the NSX Edge services gateway
- Configure static and dynamic routing on NSX Edge
- Describe NSX Edge network address translation operation
- Describe NSX Edge one-arm and inline load balancing
- Compare NSX Edge high availability modes
- Scale and place NSX Edge appliances
9 Virtual Private Networks
- Identify NSX VPN use cases
- Configure site-to-site IPsec VPNs
- Configure SSL VPNs for remote access
- Configure Layer 2 VPN
10 Layer 2 Bridging
- Describe Layer 2 bridging between VXLAN and VLAN
- Describe the traffic flow between VXLAN and VLAN
11 NSX Security
- Describe microsegmentation
- Compare NSX Edge and NSX Distributed Firewalls to traditional firewalls
- Configure NSX firewall policies
- Extend the functionality of NSX with Service Composer
- Configure security groups and security policies with Service Composer
12 Operations
- Implement NSX role-based access control
- Analyze NSX flow monitoring data
- Create or modify firewall rules from NSX flow monitoring data
13 Automation
- Describe VMware vRealize™ Orchestrator™
- Describe the vRealize Automation capabilities
- Describe how vRealize Automation and NSX interact
14 Extensibility and Design
- Describe VMware NSX API™
- Identify the NSX and Cisco design options