Descrizione
Chi dovrebbe partecipare
Experienced solution architects, system integrators, and consultants responsible for designing and deploying VMware Cloud Foundation
Prerequisiti
This class requires system administration experience with VMware vSphere® and VMware NSX-T Data Center deployments or completion of one of the following courses:
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale
VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V3.0]
Experience with VMware NSX® Data Center for vSphere® or VMware NSX-T™ Data Center is also recommended.
Obiettivi del Corso
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation architecture
- Determine appropriate Management Domain and Workload Domain sizing
- Describe design implications of VMware Cloud Foundation standard or consolidated architecture
- List requirements for VMware Cloud Foundation deployment
- Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation bring up process
- Use the deployment parameter sheet to define infrastructure details
- Perform VMware Cloud Foundation bring up
- Describe physical and virtual networking considerations
- Outline VMware Cloud Foundation storage options
- Plan for solution integration with VMware Cloud Foundation
- Use the VMware Imaging Appliance to image ESXi hosts
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation multi-instance federation
Contenuti del Corso
Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
VMware Cloud Foundation Overview
- Describe how VMware Cloud Foundation solves Data Center challenges
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation architecture
- Discuss VMware Cloud Foundation standard and consolidated design
Design & Size
- Determine appropriate management domain sizing
- Determine appropriate workload domain sizing
- Consider shared vs dedicated NSX-T Manager design
Day Zero and Day One Tasks
- Describe requirements for VMware Cloud Foundation deployment
- Discuss the VMware Cloud Foundation bring up process
- Review and complete the deployment parameter sheet
- Perform the VMware Cloud Foundation bring up
- Navigate the SDDC Manager user interface
- List day one tasks
VMware Cloud Foundation Underlay
- Describe a hierarchical network underlay design for VMware Cloud Foundation
- Describe a spine and leaf network underlay design for VMware Cloud Foundation
- Compare different NSX Edge placement options
- Describe workload domain rack designs
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation principle storage options
- Consider VMware Cloud Foundation design for enterprises and service providers
- Discuss design considerations for solutions, including vSphere with Kubernetes and vRealize Suite
VMware Imaging Appliance Service
- Describe host imaging methods
- Discuss host imaging process with VMware Imaging Appliance service (VIA)
- Configure VIA for host imaging
- Image an ESXi host using VIA
VMware Cloud Foundation Multi-Instance Federation
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation multi-instance federation
- List multi-instance federation configuration maximums
- Discuss design considerations for multi-instance federation
