This NSX-T Zero to Hero Networking Expert Program provides in-depth training on how to install, configure, and manage a VMware NSX-T Data Center environment. This course covers key NSX-T Data Center features and functionality offered in the NSX-T Data Center 4.x release, including the overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, networking and security services, micro-segmentation and firewalls, and more.
Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through VMware hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course.
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
• Describe VMware Virtual Cloud Network and the NSX-T Data Center architecture
• Describe the NSX-T Data Center components and main functions
• Explain the NSX-T Data Center key features and benefits
• Deploy and configure NSX-T Data Center infrastructure
• Configure layer 2 logical switching and bridging
• Explain the tiered routing architecture and configure gateways
• Configure 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 analysis, IDS, and partner service insertion
• Integrate VMware Identity ManagerTM or LDAP with NSX-T Data Center and configure role-based access control
• Describe NSX-T Data Center Federation use-cases and architecture for switching, routing, and security.
Good understanding of TCP/IP services and network security and working experience with firewalls
Good understanding of VMware Datacenter Virtualization Fundamentals
By the end of the course, you should be able to learn:
• VMware Virtual Cloud Network and the NSX-T Data Center architecture
• NSX-T Data Center components and main functions
• NSX-T Data Center key features and benefits
• NSX-T Data Center infrastructure
• Layer 2 logical switching and bridging
• NSX Tiered routing architecture and configure gateways
• Advanced NSX services such as VPN and load balancing
• NSX-T Data Center security model with micro-segmentation
• Distributed Firewall and Gateway Firewall to protect east-west and north-south traffic
• Advanced security enforcement with URL analysis, IDS
• NSX-T Data Center role-based access control
• NSX-T Data Center Federation use-cases and architecture for switching, routing, and security.