Descrizione
Intended Audience
Experienced solution architects, system integrators, and consultants responsible for designing and deploying VMware Cloud Foundation
Prerequisites
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 [V7]
- VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V7]
- 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.
Objectives
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
Outline
1 Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
2 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
3 Design & Size
• Determine appropriate management domain sizing
• Determine appropriate workload domain sizing
• Consider shared vs dedicated NSX-T Manager design
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
