This three-day course includes instruction on the capabilities, including customization and management, and explains the architecture of VMware Cloud Foundation . This course explains license management, certificate management, maintenance, and lifecycle management. The course covers workload domains, workload migration, availability, and troubleshooting and provides an overview of VMware vSAN and VMware NSX implementation in VMware Cloud Foundation.
This course provides live labs for hands-on experience of key course objectives and explains how to use and configure VMware Cloud Foundation 3.9.
Product Alignment
VMware Cloud Foundation 3.9.x
VMware vSphere 6.7 U3
VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.6
VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.5
Audience>
Intended Audience: Experienced system administrators, system integrators, and consultants responsible for implementing and managing VMware Cloud Foundation
Skills>
Objectives: By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation architecture
Use SDDC Manager to perform operational tasks
Describe user roles in VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vSphere
Manage users and passwords using VMware Cloud Foundation
Describe workload domains
Manage workload domains in VMware Cloud Foundation
Manage vSAN storage in a workload domain
Implement NSX networking for the management domain and VI workload domains
Describe the importance of business continuity measures in VMware Cloud Foundation
Plan appropriate backup-and-restore workflows for VMware Cloud Foundation components
Implement stretched clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation workload domains
Manage certificate rotation for VMware Cloud Foundation components
Plan workload migration from a legacy datacenter to your VMware Cloud Foundation instance
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation lifecycle management
Troubleshoot VMware Cloud Foundation with appropriate tools
Prerequisites>
Prerequisites: This class requires system administration experience with VMware vSphere deployments or completion of one of the following courses:
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale Experience with VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere or VMware NSX-T Data Center is highly recommended.
Outline>
Outline: 1 Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives 2 VMware Cloud Foundation Overview
Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation solution
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation architecture
Identify VMware Cloud Foundation components
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation topology
Define VMware Cloud Foundation terminology 3 Post-deployment Operations
Integrate VMware Cloud Foundation with VMware vCenter Single Sign-On
Manage user roles in VMware Cloud Foundation
Manage passwords in VMware Cloud Foundation 4 License Management
Use SDDC Manager to license managed components
Add, upgrade, and replace licenses in VMware Cloud Foundation
Use SoS commands to add licenses 5 Managing Workload Domains
Define workload domains
Create, scale, and delete workload domains
Describe use cases for multiple clusters in a workload domain
Manage storage options for workload domains
Plan and implement network pools for consumption by workload domains 6 vSAN Management
Identify vSAN architecture and components
Describe vSAN requirements for the management domain and VI workload domains
Discuss how to scale vSAN clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation
Explain deduplication and compression in a vSAN cluster
Describe vSAN data-at-rest encryption
Discuss the importance of driver/firmware compatibility
Use vSAN Health to monitor vSAN clusters 7 VMware Cloud Foundation Networking with NSX
Describe network virtualization with NSX
Describe NSX Data Center for vSphere logical switching and routing
Examine NSX Data Center for vSphere configuration in the management domain
Define Application Virtual Networks (AVNs)
Describe NSX-T Data Center deployment in VMware Cloud Foundation workload domains
Describe data-plane preparation for NSX-T Data Center edge nodes for workload domains
Recognize Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateway topologies 8 Availability and Business Continuity
Configure availability options for management domains
Backup and restore VMware Cloud Foundation components
Use vSAN storage policies to increase availability
Describe backup and restore for networking, VMware vCenter , and NSX components.
Define prerequisites for stretched clusters in VCF environments
Configure stretched clusters using SOS commands
Troubleshoot stretched cluster workflows
Describe cross-site VMware vSphere vMotion and cross-site NSX
Describe how to use VMware Site Recovery Manager to protect critical management components across regions 9 Certificate Management
Discuss general certificate concepts
Describe the initial deployment state of certificates
Manage SDDC certificate rotation
Describe certificate creation options
Describe certificate rotation using Active Directory
Use SDDC Manager to create CSRs 10 Workload Migration
Explain workload migration use cases
Describe workload migration methods
Describe VLAN bridging using NSX
Use VMware vSphere Replication for workload migration
Discuss VMware HCX for workload migration from legacy datacenters and between public and private clouds 11 Life Cycle Management
Describe the role of SDDC Manager in lifecycle management
Define upgrade bundle types
Discuss bundle download options
Describe the upgrade automation process and components
Outline the upgrade workflow
Describe the role of VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
Manage offline local depots 12 Troubleshooting
Use SOS commands to perform health checks and log bundle operations.
Create service requests using best practices
Troubleshoot failed workflows
Restart services using the correct procedures
Use VMware vRealize Log Insight capabilities
Our Clients
Our clients have included prestigious national organisations such as Oxford University Press, multi-national private corporations such as JP Morgan and HSBC, as well
as public sector institutions such as the Department of Defence and the Department of Health.
