VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage [v3.0]
This five-day intensive course provides comprehensive training on how to install, configure and manage a VMware NSX-T™ Data Center environment. The course covers the major NSX-T Data Center features and functionality offered in the NSX-T Data Center 3.0 release, including overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, network and security services, micro- segmentation and firewalls and more.
COD: NSXTICM3
CATEGORY: VMware
DESCRIPTION
COURSE OBJECTIVES
COURSE CONTENT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION
Teaching methodology
The course includes educational laboratories in which each student will be able to work in order to complete training exercises that will provide practical experience in using the instrument, for each of the topics covered during the course.
Who should participate
Experienced system administrators or network administrators
Prerequisites
- Good understanding of TCP/IP services and network security and experience working with firewalls.
- Enterprise switching and routing work experience
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Outgoing knowledge/skills
By the end of the course, you should be able to achieve the following objectives:
- Describe the VMware virtual cloud network and NSX-T data center architecture.
- Describe the main components and functions of the NSX-T Data Center
- Explain the key features and benefits of the NSX-T Data Center
- Deploy and configure NSX-T Data Center infrastructure
- Configure layer 2 logical switching and bridging
- Explain tiered routing architecture and configure gateways.
- Configuring 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 parsing, IDS, and partner service inclusion.
- Integrate VMware Identity Manager™ or LDAP with NSX-T Data Center and configure role-based access control.
- Describe the NSX-T Data Center Federation architecture and use cases for switching, routing, and security.
COURSE CONTENT
Educational program
1 Introduction to the course
- Introduction and logistics of the course
- Objectives of the course
2 Rete cloud virtuale VMware e Data Center NSX-T
- Introducing the vision of VMware Virtual Cloud Network
- Discuss NSX-T Data Center solutions, use cases, and benefits.
- Explain the NSX-T Data Center architecture and components
- Describe the product portfolio and capabilities of VMware NSX®.
- Explain how management, control, data and consumption plans work.
3 Deployment Prepare the NSX-T Data Center infrastructure
- Describe the NSX Management Cluster
- Deploy VMware NSX® Manager™ nodes on VMware ESXi and KVM hypervisors.
- Navigate the NSX Manager user interface
- Explain data-plane components such as N-VDS, transport nodes, transport zones, profiles, and more.
- Perform transport node preparation and build data center infrastructure.
- Check the status and connectivity of the transport node
4 NSX-T Data Center Logic Switching
- Introduce the key components and terminology of logic switching.
- Describe the function and types of L2 segments
- Explain GENEVE tunneling and encapsulation
- Configure logical segments and connect hosts using the NSX Manager user interface.
- Describe the function and types of segment profiles
- Create segment profiles and apply them to segments and doors
- Explain the function of the 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-level routing architecture, topologies and components.
- Explain the functions of Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways.
- Describe the logical router components: Service Router and Distributed Router
- Discuss the architecture and function of VMware NSX® Edge™ nodes.
- Discuss NSX Edge node deployment options
- Configurare i nodi NSX Edge e creare i cluster NSX Edge.
- Configuring Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways
- Examine the flow of single-tier and multi-tier packages
- Configure static routing and dynamic routing
- Enable ECMP on the Tier-0 gateway
- Describe NSX Edge HA, fault detection, and failback modes.
6 Bridging del centro dati NSX-T
- Describe the function of logical bridging
- Discuss use cases for logical bridging
- 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 model and approach
- Describe the benefits and use cases of micro-segmentation.
- Describe the distributed firewall architecture, components, and operation.
- Configure distributed firewall sections and rules
- Describe the gateway firewall architecture, components, and function
- Configure gateway firewall sections and rules
- Describe the importance and use cases of URL analysis and distributed intrusion system.
- Describe the functionality of inserting services 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
- Spiegare e configurare Network Address Translation (NAT) e NAT 64
- Explain and configure DNS and DHCP services
- Describe the load balancer, topologies, components, and use cases
- Configure L4-L7 load balancing
- Discuss the function and use cases of IPSec VPN and L2 VPN
- Configure IPSec VPN and L2 VPN using the NSX Manager user interface.
9 NSX-T Data Center Monitoring
- Explain the importance and capabilities of VMware NSX® Intelligence™.
- Navigate the NSX Topology user interface and identify the various key user interface elements.
- Discuss the importance and use cases of alarms and events.
10 NSX-T Data Center User and Role Management
- Describe the function and benefits of VMware Identity Manager in the NSX-T Data Center.
- Integrare VMware Identity Manager con NSX-T Data Center
- Integrare LDAP con 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 roles built into VMware Identity Manager and assigning roles to users.
11 Federation of NSX-T Data Centers
- Introduce the key concepts, terminology, and use cases of NSX-T Data Center Federation.
- Explain the NSX-T Data Center Federation onboarding process.
- Describe the switching and routing functions of NSX-T Data Center Federation.
- Describe the security concepts and routing functions of NSX-T Data Center Federation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Duration – 5 days
Delivery – in Classroom, On Site, Remote
PC and SW requirements:
- Internet connection
- Web browser, Google Chrome
- Zoom
Language
Trainer: Italiano
Labs: Inglese
Slides: Inglese
