293 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner courses

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Solutions architects Developers Cost-optimization leads System administrators Overview In this course, you will learn to: Explain the cost of core AWS services Determine and predict costs associated with current and future cloud workloads Use strategies and best practices to reduce AWS costs Use AWS tools to manage, monitor, alert, and optimize your AWS spend Apply strategies to monitor service costs and usage Implement governance standards, including resource tagging, account structure, provisioning,permissions, and access This course is for individuals who seek an understanding of how to manage, optimize, and predict costs as you run workloads on AWS. You learn how to implement architectural best practices, explore cost optimization strategies, and design patterns to help you architect cost-efficient solutions on AWS. Module 0: Couse Overview Course introduction Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Financial Management Introduction to Cloud Financial Management Four pillars of Cloud Financial Management Module 2: Resource Tagging Tagging resources Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Control Resource Consumption Using Tagging and AWS Config Module 3: Pricing and Cost Fundamentals of pricing AWS Free Tier Volume discounts Savings plans and Reserved Instances Demonstration: AWS Pricing Calculator Module 4: AWS Billing, Reporting, and Monitoring Understanding AWS invoices Reporting and planning AWS Cost Explorer AWS Budgets Demonstration: AWS Billing Console Demonstration: AWS Cost Explorer Demonstration: Trusted Advisor Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Deploy Ephemeral Environments Using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Module 5: Architecting for Cost: Compute Evolution of compute efficiency Amazon EC2 right-sizing Purchasing options Architect for Amazon EC2 Spot Instance Impact of software licensing Demonstration: Compute Optimizer Demonstration: Spot Instance Advisor Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Right Size Amazon EC2 Instances Using Amazon CloudWatch Metrics Module 6: Architecting for Cost: Networking Data transfer costs Understand data costs for different services How to triage network costs Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Reduce Data Transfer Costs Using Amazon CloudFront and Endpoints Module 7: Architecting for Cost: Storage Amazon EBS cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon S3 cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon EFS cost, pricing, and best practices Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Reduce Storage Costs Using Amazon S3 Lifecycle Management Module 8: Architecting for Cost: Databases Amazon RDS cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon Aurora cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon DynamoDB cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon ElastiCache cost, pricing, and best practices Amazon Redshift cost, pricing, and best practices Module 9: Cost Governance Setting up AWS Organizations AWS Systems Manager Hands-On Lab: Cost optimization: Reduce Compute Costs Using AWS Instance Scheduler Module 10: Course Summary Course review

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Solutions Architects and Engineers who perform cloud migrations IT Project Managers who are involved in projects related to migrating existing workloads to the AWS Cloud Overview This course is designed to teach you how to: Explain the various cloud migration strategies Assess cloud migration readiness Discover your portfolio and plan for migration Plan and design your application migration strategy Perform and validate application migration to the cloud Optimize your applications and operations after migrating to the cloud Migrating to AWS focuses on planning and migrating existing workloads to the AWS Cloud. The course covers various cloud migration strategies with a detailed discussion on each phase of the migration process, including portfolio discovery, application migration planning and design, migration execution, and post-migration validation and application optimization. This course is designed for Solutions Architects and Engineers who perform cloud migrations, have an understanding of core AWS services and design patterns covered in Architecting on AWS. This course is also available to IT project managers involved in the planning of those migrations who have completed AWS Technical Essentials Module 1: Migrating to AWS ? Overview Migration process 'Mental Model' Cloud Migration Strategies Comparing Cloud Migration Strategies Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) Cloud Migration Readiness Assessment AWS Cloud Migration Process Group activity: Creating a high-level migration plan Module 2: Discovery and analysis Migration Process Roadmap AWS Migration Methodology AWS Application Discovery Service Portfolio Analysis Hands-on lab 1: Performing discovery Module 3: Migration planning and design (part I) AWS Migration Hub Pricing and Availability Process Group activity: Creating a detailed migration plan Module 3: Migration planning and design (continued) Application migration ordering Application prioritization criteria Defining success criteria Migration methodology Designing for migration Module 4: Migration, integration, and validation Migration considerations Data migration AWS Snow Services AWS Data Migration Service (DMS) Server migration Demonstration: Server migration service Hands-on lab 2 : Migrating databases to AWS EC2 Hands-on lab 3 : Migrating databases to Amazon Aurora Module 5: Operations and optimization On premises vs. cloud IT operations Optimizing in the AWS Cloud Case study: Optimizing an application

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Technical professionals involved in architecting, building, and operating AWS solutions. Overview In this course, you will learn to: Identify the Well-Architected Framework features, design principles, design pillars, and common uses Apply the design principles, key services, and best practices for each pillar of the WellArchitected Framework Use the Well-Architected Tool to conduct Well-Architected Reviews The Well-Architected Framework enables you to make informed decisions about your customers architectures in a cloud-native way and understand the impact of design decisions that are made. By using the Well-Architected Framework, you will understand the risks in your architecture and ways to mitigate them.This course is designed to provide a deep dive into the AWS Well-Architected Framework and its 5 pillars.This course also covers the Well-Architected Review process, and using the AWS Well-Architected Tool to complete reviews. Module 1: Well-Architected Introduction History of Well-Architected Goals of Well-Architected What is the AWS Well-Architected Framework? The AWS Well-Architected Tool Module 2: Design Principles Operational Excellence

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Cloud architects, systems engineers, datacenter administrators, and cloud administrators with experience in managed services or managing a service provider environment. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Understanding NSX-T Data Center and VMware Cloud Director fundamentals List the various NSX-T Data Center components List the use cases and topologies of VMware Cloud Director networks Discuss the VMware Cloud Director provider networking configurations Discuss the VMware Cloud Director tenant networking configurations Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer and its components Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer configuration and integration with VMware Cloud Director Enable a layer 2 stretched network that spans across multiple VMware Cloud organization VDCs Showcase the importance of the VMware Cloud Director migration tool and its functionality Manage resources from the VMWare Cloud Director console and use VMware vRealize Operations Manager™ In this five-day course, you focus on designing, integrating, configuring, and managing VMware Cloud Director? 10.x with VMware NSX-T© Data Center and VMware NSX© Advanced Load Balancer?. You learn about creating Network Pools and Edge Cluster management. You also learn about creating and managing an external network and creating and managing the organization of VDC, vApp, and data center group networks. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives VMware Cloud Director Data Center Fundamentals Explain NSX-T Data Center and its architecture Discuss various NSX-T Data Center components Describe NSX-T Data Center objects and their creation methods List the various requirement and maximum configuration details Explain NSX-T Data Center and its architecture Discuss various NSX-T Data Center components Describe NSX-T Data Center objects and their creation methods Explain VMware Cloud Director and its architecture List the various requirement and maximum configuration details Discuss VMware Cloud Director pre-requisites and deployment Discuss the use cases and features of VMware Cloud Director List the various requirement and maximum configuration details Discuss the design best practices Provider Configuration Discuss the integration of VMware vCenter Server© with VMware Cloud Director Discuss the integration of NSX-T Data Center with VMware Cloud Director Explain the provider side networking concepts and features Tenant Configuration Discuss the various types of organization VDC networks that can be created using NSX-T Data Center Explain the edge services available under each type of Organization VDC networks Explain what vApp network is Discuss various types of vApp networks Cross VDC networking with NSX-T Explain data center groups Configure cross-VDC networking and L2 stretched networks Configure a distributed firewall for a Data Center Group NSX Advanced Load Balancer Describe the NSX Advanced Load Balancer components and main functions Explain the NSX Advanced Load Balancer key features and benefits Understand and apply a Global Server Load Balancing design framework VMware NSX Migration for VMware Cloud Director Understand the main usage and purpose of the NSX migration for VMware Cloud Director List the supported topology and compatibility matrix List the supported features Understand the environmental prerequisites and how to prepare the edge cluster for bridging Know the logs and error handling exceptions Monitoring VMware Cloud Director Networking Discuss the methods to manage and monitor networking objects from VMware Cloud Director portals Understand the vRealize Operations Manager and vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App overview Discuss how to monitor VMware Cloud Director networking objects using vRealize Operations Manager and vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App Create views and reports Describe the use of vCloud Usage Meter with VMware Cloud Director

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced system administrators and cloud administrators who are already familiar with vRealize Automation Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Learn installation best practices and troubleshoot installation failures Verify the correct DNS configuration Examine main logs and collect log bundles Examine the Kubernetes pods in the vRealize Automation architecture Troubleshoot common errors that prevent successful deployments Troubleshoot YAML code errors in VMware cloud templates Troubleshoot cloudConfig code errors in VMware cloud templates Troubleshoot VMware Identity Manager™ configuration errors Troubleshoot common errors in VMware vRealize Orchestrator™ workflows Use the vRealize Orchestrator debugger Use log outputs from vRealize Orchestrator Troubleshoot problems in custom resources Troubleshoot problems in resource actions Troubleshoot action-based extensibility (ABX) actions Integrate vRealize Automation with VMware vRealize Log Insight™ Integrate vRealize Automation with VMware vRealize Operations Manager™ Use VMware vRealize Lifecycle Manager™ to troubleshoot vRealize Automation problems with licenses and certificates Configure and replace certificates This three-day, hands-on training course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in troubleshooting VMware vRealize Automation™. vRealize Automation can be used to automate the delivery of virtual machines, applications, and personalized IT services across different data centers and hybrid cloud environments. This course will enable you to troubleshoot common problems with hands-on lab problems. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Troubleshooting vRealize Automation Installation Issues vRealize Automation installation overview vRealize Automation installation best practices Troubleshooting installation failures vRealize Automation General Troubleshooting Verifying the DNS configuration settings in vRealize Automation and vSphere Examining the main logs in the user interface Collecting a log bundle Using vracli commands Examining the pods in the vRealize Automation Kubernetes architecture Dumping a log from a vRealize Automation Kubernetes pod Stopping and restarting a vRealize Automation Kubernetes pod vRealize Automation Cloud Templates and Deployment Troubleshooting Overview of provisioning and placement workflows Examining a deployment history Troubleshooting deployment issues Using deployment Dev mode Troubleshooting YAML code Troubleshooting problems with cloudConfig vRealize Automation Identity Manager Architecture and Cluster Architecture Authentication workflow in vRealize Automation Connector high availability for the authentication Architecture of a VMware Identity Manager cluster Key VMware Identity Manager commands and log files Troubleshooting a VMware Identity Manager problem Key vRealize Automation components Architecture of the vRealize Automation cluster vRealize Automation node failover scenario vRealize Automation cluster shutdown and startup process Virtual machine provisioning workflow Troubleshooting vRealize Orchestrator Workflows Overview of vRealize Orchestrator and vRealize Automation communications Using the vRealize Orchestrator debugger Using vRealize Orchestrator log output Troubleshooting vRealize Orchestrator binding errors Troubleshooting vRealize Orchestrator logic errors Troubleshooting vRealize Orchestrator payload errors Troubleshooting custom resource errors Troubleshooting resource action errors Troubleshooting Action Based Extensibility (ABX) Actions Overview of ABX actions Troubleshooting ABX actions vRealize Automation Integration with vRealize Tools Integrating vRealize Automation and vRealize Log Insight Integrating vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations Manager Using vRealize Operations Manager to monitor vRealize Automation vRealize Automation Certificate Management Managing vRealize Automation certificates Creating certificate requests with vRealize Lifecycle Manager Using Microsoft Certificate Services to create vRealize Automation certificates Replacing vRealize Automation certificates Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vRealize Automation: Troubleshooting [V8.6] training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the VMware vRealize Automation: Troubleshooting [V8.6] course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Anyone who plans to work with Kubernetes at any level or tier of involvement Any company or individual who wants to advance their knowledge of the cloud environment Application Developers Operations Developers IT Directors/Managers Overview All topics required by the CKAD exam, including: Deploy applications to a Kubernetes cluster Pods, ReplicaSets, Deployments, DaemonSets Self-healing and observable applications Multi-container Pod Design Application configuration via Configmaps, Secrets Administrate cluster use for your team A systematic understanding of Kubernetes architecture Troubleshooting and debugging tools Kubernetes networking and services Kubernetes is a Cloud Orchestration Platform providing reliability, replication, and stability while maximizing resource utilization for applications and services. By the conclusion of this hands-on training, you will go back to work with all necessary commands and practical skills to empower your team to succeed, as well as gain knowledge of important concepts like Kubernetes architecture and container orchestration. We prioritize covering all objectives and concepts necessary for passing the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam. You will command and configure a high availability Kubernetes environment (and later, build your own!) capable of demonstrating all ?K8s'' features discussed and demonstrated in this course. Your week of intensive, hands-on training will conclude with a mock CKAD exam that matches the real thing. Kubernetes Architecture Components Understand API deprecations Containers Define, build and modify container images Pods Master Services Node Services K8s Services YAML Essentials Creating a K8s Cluster kubectl Commands Kubernetes Resources Kubernetes Namespace Kubernetes Contexts Pods What is a Pod? Create, List, Delete Pods How to Access Running Pods Kubernetes Resources Managing Cloud Resource Consumption Multi-Container Pod Design Security Contexts Init Containers Understand multi-container Pod design patterns (e.g. sidecar, init and others) Pod Wellness Tracking Networking Packet Forwarding ClusterIP and NodePort Services Provide and troubleshoot access to applications via services Ingress Controllers Use Ingress rules to expose applications NetworkPolicy resource Demonstrate basic understanding of NetworkPolicies Network Plugins Defining the Service Mesh Service mesh configuration examples ReplicaSets Services ReplicaSet Function Deploying ReplicaSets Deployments Deployment Object Updating/Rolling Back Deployments Understand Deployments and how to perform rolling updates Deployment Strategies Use Kubernetes primitives to implement common deployment strategies (e.g. blue/green or canary) Scaling ReplicaSets Autoscaling Labels and Annotations Labels Annotations Node Taints and Tolerations Jobs The K8s Job and CronJob Understand Jobs and CronJobs Immediate vs. scheduled internal use Application Configuration Understanding and defining resource requirements, limits and quotas Config Maps Create & consume Secrets Patching Custom Resource Definition Discover and use resources that extend Kubernetes (CRD) Managing ConfigMaps and Secrets as Volumes Storage Static and dynamic persistent volumes via StorageClass K8s volume configuration Utilize persistent and ephemeral volumes Adding persistent storage to containers via persistent volume claims Introduction to Helm Helm Introduction Charts Use the Helm package manager to deploy existing packages Application Security Understand authentication, authorization and admission control Understand ServiceAccounts Understand SecurityContexts Application Observability and Maintenance Use provided tools to monitor Kubernetes applications How to Troubleshoot Kubernetes Basic and Advanced Logging Techniques Utilize container logs Accessing containers with Port-Forward Debugging in Kubernetes Hands on Labs: Define, build and modify container images Deploy Kubernetes using Ansible Isolating Resources with Kubernetes Namespaces Cluster Access with Kubernetes Context Listing Resources with kubectl get Examining Resources with kubectl describe Create and Configure Basic Pods Debugging via kubectl port-forward Imperative vs. Declarative Resource Creation Performing Commands inside a Pod Understanding Labels and Selectors Insert an Annotation Create and Configure a ReplicaSet Writing a Deployment Manifest Perform rolling updates and rollbacks with Deployments Horizontal Scaling with kubectl scale Implement probes and health checks Understanding and defining resource requirements, limits and quotas Understand Jobs and CronJobs Best Practices for Container Customization Persistent Configuration with ConfigMaps Create and Consume Secrets Understand the Init container multi-container Pod design pattern Using PersistentVolumeClaims for Storage Dynamically Provision PersistentVolumes with NFS Deploy a NetworkPolicy Provide and troubleshoot access to applications via services Use Ingress rules to expose applications Understand the Sidecar multi-container Pod design pattern Setting up a single tier service mesh Tainted Nodes and Tolerations Use the Helm package manager to deploy existing packages A Completed Project Install Jenkins Using Helm and Run a Demo Job Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) Patching Understanding Security Contexts for Cluster Access Control Utilize container logs Advanced Logging Techniques Troubleshooting Calicoctl Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster using Kubeadm Monitoring Applications in Kubernetes Resource-Based Autoscaling Create ServiceAccounts for use with the Kubernetes Dashboard Saving Your Progress With GitHub CKAD Practice Drill Alta Kubernetes Course Specific Updates Sourcing Secrets from HashiCorp Vault Example CKAD Test Questions

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Application developers who want to build cloud-native applications or redesign existing applications that will run on Google Cloud Platform Overview This course teaches participants the following skills: Use best practices for application development. Choose the appropriate data storage option for application data. Implement federated identity management. Develop loosely coupled application components or microservices. Integrate application components and data sources. Debug, trace, and monitor applications. Perform repeatable deployments with containers and deployment services. Choose the appropriate application runtime environment; use Google Container Engine as a runtime environment and later switch to a no-ops solution with Google App Engine flexible environment. Learn how to design, develop, and deploy applications that seamlessly integrate components from the Google Cloud ecosystem. This course uses lectures, demos, and hands-on labs to show you how to use Google Cloud services and pre-trained machine learning APIs to build secure, scalable, and intelligent cloud-native applications. Best Practices for Application Development Code and environment management. Design and development of secure, scalable, reliable, loosely coupled application components and microservices. Continuous integration and delivery. Re-architecting applications for the cloud. Google Cloud Client Libraries, Google Cloud SDK, and Google Firebase SDK How to set up and use Google Cloud Client Libraries, Google Cloud SDK, and Google Firebase SDK. Lab: Set up Google Client Libraries, Cloud SDK, and Firebase SDK on a Linux instance and set up application credentials. Overview of Data Storage Options Overview of options to store application data. Use cases for Google Cloud Storage, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Bigtable, Google Cloud SQL, and Cloud Spanner. Best Practices for Using Cloud Firestore Best practices related to using Cloud Firestore in Datastore mode for:Queries, Built-in and composite indexes, Inserting and deleting data (batch operations),Transactions,Error handling. Bulk-loading data into Cloud Firestore by using Google Cloud Dataflow. Lab: Store application data in Cloud Datastore. Performing Operations on Cloud Storage Operations that can be performed on buckets and objects. Consistency model. Error handling. Best Practices for Using Cloud Storage Naming buckets for static websites and other uses. Naming objects (from an access distribution perspective). Performance considerations. Setting up and debugging a CORS configuration on a bucket. Lab: Store files in Cloud Storage. Handling Authentication and Authorization Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles and service accounts. User authentication by using Firebase Authentication. User authentication and authorization by using Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy. Lab: Authenticate users by using Firebase Authentication. Using Pub/Sub to Integrate Components of Your Application Topics, publishers, and subscribers. Pull and push subscriptions. Use cases for Cloud Pub/Sub. Lab: Develop a backend service to process messages in a message queue. Adding Intelligence to Your Application Overview of pre-trained machine learning APIs such as Cloud Vision API and Cloud Natural Language Processing API. Using Cloud Functions for Event-Driven Processing Key concepts such as triggers, background functions, HTTP functions. Use cases. Developing and deploying functions. Logging, error reporting, and monitoring. Managing APIs with Cloud Endpoints Open API deployment configuration. Lab: Deploy an API for your application. Deploying Applications Creating and storing container images. Repeatable deployments with deployment configuration and templates. Lab: Use Deployment Manager to deploy a web application into Google App Engine flexible environment test and production environments. Execution Environments for Your Application Considerations for choosing an execution environment for your application or service:Google Compute Engine (GCE),Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), App Engine flexible environment, Cloud Functions, Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Run. Lab: Deploying your application on App Engine flexible environment. Debugging, Monitoring, and Tuning Performance Application Performance Management Tools. Stackdriver Debugger. Stackdriver Error Reporting. Lab: Debugging an application error by using Stackdriver Debugger and Error Reporting. Stackdriver Logging. Key concepts related to Stackdriver Trace and Stackdriver Monitoring. Lab: Use Stackdriver Monitoring and Stackdriver Trace to trace a request across services, observe, and optimize performance.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Tier 1 system administrators, and integrators responsible for managing and maintaining VMware Horizon Infrastructure. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the installation, architecture, and requirements of Horizon Connection Server Describe the authentication and certificate options for a VMware Horizon environment Recognize the integration process and benefits of Workspace ONE Access and VMware Horizon Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon Describe the 3D rendering options available in VMware Horizon Discuss the scalability options available in VMware Horizon Describe the different security options for VMware Horizon environments Discuss the advanced configurations of Horizon Connection Server List the troubleshooting techniques for common Horizon Connection Server issues Interpret the Horizon Connection Server logs Identify Unified Access Gateway configuration and certificate issues List the troubleshooting steps for common Unified Access Gateway common issues Describe Blast configuration verification using logs and settings Describe the Blast optimization recommendations for different use cases Describe VMware Horizon connections and how to troubleshoot related problems Describe VMware Horizon certificates List the troubleshooting steps for common VMware Horizon certificates issues Describe Cloud Pod Architecture troubleshooting scenarios Identify and fix problems in a VMware Horizon environment VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administrator and Troubleshooting is a five-day combination course of VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administration & VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Troubleshooting. This training collection gives you the skills to install and configure a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. This course builds your skills in installing and configuring VMware Horizon© through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to install and configure VMware Horizon© Connection Server?, VMware Unified Access Gateway?, how to configure a load balancer for use with Horizon, and how to establish Cloud Pod Architecture. Also, this course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities to troubleshoot VMware Horizon 8 infrastructure. This workshop teaches the required skill and competence for troubleshooting Horizon Connection Server, Unified Access Gateway, protocols, connections, and certificates. This course provides a challenge lab designed to present participants with infrastructure issues that may arise in actual Horizon environments. The lab objective is to put into practice the contents covered during the training to create a working environment. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Horizon Connection Server Recognize VMware Horizon reference architecture Identify the supported features of Horizon Connection Server Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server Configure the VMware Horizon event database Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server Discuss the AD Lightweight Directory Service (LDS) database as a critical component of Horizon Connection Server installation Authentication and Certificates Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports Describe the smart card authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports Outline the steps to create a VMware Horizon administrator and custom roles Describe the roles available in a VMware Horizon environment Explain the role that certificates play for Horizon Connection Server Install and configure certificates for Horizon Connection Server Install and configure True SSO in a VMware Horizon environment Workspace ONE Access and Virtual Application Management Recognize the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access Describe the features of the Workspace ONE Access console Explain identity management in Workspace ONE Access Explain access management in Workspace ONE Access Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration Deploy virtual applications with Workspace ONE services Horizon Protocols Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon Describe Blast Describe the Blast display protocol codecs Summarize the Blast codec options List the ideal applications for each Blast codec Describe Blast and PCoIP ADMX GPO common configurations Graphics Cards Describe the 3D rendering options available in Vmware Horizon Compare vSGA and vDGA List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a VMware Horizon environment Horizon Scalability Describe the purpose of a replica connection server Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a VMware Horizon environment Configure a load balancer for use in a VMware Horizon environment Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication and VIPA Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options Horizon Security Explain concepts relevant to secure VMware Horizon connections Describe how to restrict VMware Horizon connections Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway List the two-factor authentication options that are supported by Unified Access Gateway List the Unified Access Gateway firewall rules Describe the situations in which you might deploy Unified Access Gateway instances with one, two, or three network interfaces Troubleshooting Horizon Connection Server Identify the general troubleshooting techniques for Horizon Connection Server Explain how to use logs to identify common Horizon Connection Server problems Describe AD LDS replication Discuss common Horizon Connection Server replication issues Explain how to interpret Horizon Connection Server logs Compare successful and unsuccessful logs from common infrastructure administration tasks Troubleshooting Unified Access Gateway Identify common Unified Access Gateway deployment issues Explain how to monitor the health of a Unified Access Gateway deployment Identify and troubleshoot Unified Access Gateway certificate issues Explain how to monitor, test, and troubleshoot network errors using tcpdump and curl Detail the general Unified Access Gateway troubleshooting methods Blast Configuration Discuss Blast codecs and Encoder Switch settings Describe how to verify BLAST configuration using logs and settings Optimizing Blast List general Blast optimization recommendations Summarize Blast tuning recommendations that apply to WAN connections Summarize Blast tuning recommendations that apply to work-from-home and home-office-to-cloud use cases Describe the recommended tuning options to increase display protocol quality for all use cases and applications Troubleshooting VMware Horizon Connections Explain VMware Horizon connections Describe the role of primary and secondary protocols in VMware Horizon connections Describe HTML client access connections Describe Horizon Connections load balancing Describe timeout settings, supported health monitoring strings, and suitable load balancer persistence values Identify the troubleshooting steps for failing VMware Horizon load balancer connections List the steps for troubleshooting VMware Horizon connections Troubleshooting VMware Horizon Certificates List the functions of VMware Horizon certificates Describe VMware Horizon certificate scenarios Discuss potential challenges related to certificates in VMware Horizon Describe the troubleshooting approach to VMware Horizon certificates issues Cloud Pod Architecture Describe Cloud Pod Architecture troubleshooting scenarios Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administration and Troubleshooting training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administration and Troubleshooting course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Customers, cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators, and cloud administrators with experience in managed services or managing a service provider environment. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Deploy VMware Cloud Director Manage VMware Cloud Director to meet the service provider needs Create and manage VMware Cloud Director organizations and vApps to fulfill business needs Create and manage VMware Cloud Director catalogs Transfer virtual machine workloads from VMware vSphere into and out of VMware Cloud Director Configure networking for organizations and vApps with the help of VMware NSX-T Data Center Managing resources from the VMWare Cloud Director console and using VMware vRealize Operations Manager Enabling VM and Named Disk Encryption Creating VM sizing and placement policies Understand vApps and VM operations and actions In this five-day course, you focus on installing, configuring, and managing VMware Cloud Director 10.3. You learn about workload provisioning, the creation of organizations, virtual data centers (VDCs), catalog services that include predefined virtual machines, and on-demand VMware NSX-T Data Center networks.This course also covers interfacing VMware Cloud Director with other systems and the integration and use of VMware vRealize Orchestrator for VMware Cloud Director. You learn about different networks that a system administrator and an organization administrator can configure and use with virtual machines (VMs). This course also discusses how to monitor various VMware Cloud Director objects using VMware vRealize Operations. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Software-Defined Data Center and VMware Validated Design Define Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC) Discuss VMware offerings for Cloud-Based Services Discuss the deployment options for VMware Cloud Director Discuss VMware Validated Design Recognize the design considerations when creating a cloud environment on the SDDC using VMWare Cloud Foundation vCloud Director Deployment and Configuration Discuss the deployment options for VMware Cloud Director Explain the two-stage deployment of VMware Cloud Director cells Discuss failover mechanisms (automatic and manual) with VMware Cloud Director cells Define switchover, promote, and fencing options of the VMware Cloud Director appliance Understand the VMware Cloud Director appliance enhancements VMware Cloud Director Provider Configuration Describe how the compute resources are provided to VMware Cloud Director Describe how storage is provided to VMware Cloud Director Configure and manage storage for Virtual Datacenters (VDCs) Briefly discuss network pools, external networks, and Tier-0 Gateways Showcase VMware Cloud Director integration with vCenter Server and NSX-T Data Center Describe VMware Cloud Director organizations Understand organization policies Explain how to access an organization using various portals Understand organization VDC Discuss what is Linked Clone and Fast Provisioning Understand the use cases of Allocation Models VMware Cloud Director User, Roles and Quota Management Discuss user-bundle Describe role-based access Explain custom roles and rights Describe and configure LDAP integration with Active Directory Discuss OIDC authentication methods Describe SAML identity provider VMware Cloud Director Virtual Machines and vApps Understand standalone VMs Discuss the VM managing operations Explain VM properties Discuss deployment methods of vApps Discuss the vApp managing operations Discuss the vApp lease policies Understand the vApps and VM actions Explain vApp and VM badges VMware Cloud Director Content Libraries Explain the purpose of catalogs and how to create a catalog organization Define catalog management and sharing catalogs inside and between organizations Explain medias in VMware Cloud Director and its usage Discuss vApp templates Understand vApp template operations Describe the purpose and usage of Open Virtualization Format (OVF) Discuss organization VDC templates VMware Cloud Director Networking Discuss organization VDC networks List the types of organization VDC networks Describe the edge gateway services Explore the services offered by the edge gateway Discuss sub-allocation IP pool and its use cases Discuss DHCP, NAT, load balancer, and firewall services on the edge gateway Discuss SNAT, DNAT, NO SNAT, and NO DNAT use cases Discuss vApp networks List the various types of vApp networks Discuss routed, isolated, and direct vApp networks Managing billing and reports of vCloud Director objects using Tenant vApp VMware Cloud Director Storage and Compute Describe named disks and shared named disks Demonstrate how to attach and detach a named disk and a shared named disk Describe methods of sharing the named disk Discuss the implications of deleting VMs that have an attached named disk Discuss how VMware Cloud Director VMs and disks are encrypted Explain the storage policy capabilities Demonstrate how VM sizing and placement policies are published Discuss vCenter server and VMware Cloud Director IOPS storage policies usage Discuss how to enable and use the storage IOPS limitation in VMware Cloud Director Describe the storage policy supported entities Extensibility and UI Additional Features Explain custom advisories, global search, guided tours, data exporter, keyboard shortcuts, and quick search Understand vcd-cli supported commands Discuss various vcd-cli tools VMware Cloud Director Resource Monitoring Identify log locations for VMware Cloud Director Manage vSphere and cloud resources from VMware Cloud Director Understand monitoring of objects from VMware Cloud Director portals Briefly introduce vRealize Operations Manager Integrate VMware Cloud Director with vRealize Operations Manager Configure VMware Cloud Director Management Pack Understand dashboard, metrics, alerts, alert definition, and reports Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Cloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [v10.3] training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the VMware Cloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [v10.3] course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Deploy VMware Cloud Director Manage VMware Cloud Director to meet the service provider needs Create and manage VMware Cloud Director organizations and vApps to fulfill business needs Create and manage VMware Cloud Director catalogs Configure networking for organizations and vApps with the help of NSX-T Data Center Manage resources from the VMWare Cloud Director console Enable VM and Named Disk Create VM sizing and placement policies Create vApps and perform VM operations and actions Manage vGPU resources with VMware Cloud Director Discuss how VMware Cloud Director can be integrated with other solutions In this five-day course, you focus on installing, configuring, and managing on-premises VMware Cloud Director? 10.4. You will learn about workload provisioning, the creation of organizations, virtual data centers (VDCs), catalog services that include predefined virtual machines, and on-demand VMware NSX-T? Data Center networks. You will learn about different networks that a system administrator and an organization administrator can configure and use with virtual machines (VMs).This course also covers the UI enhancements of VMware Cloud Director, the new licensing model and UI enhancements with NSX Advanced Load Balancer?, and the L2 and L3 VPN enhancements in VMware Cloud Director. You will learn about defining segment profile templates to organization VDC networks and vApp networks and configuring DHCP, static routes, and no distributed routing in VMware Cloud Director. This course explains how to integrate and implement vGPU in VMware Cloud Director as well as how to use API access tokens and service accounts for programmatic access to VMware Cloud Director. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Software-Defined Data Center and VMware Validated Solution Define software-defined data center (SDDC) Discuss VMware offerings for cloud-based services Discuss the deployment options for VMware Cloud Director Discuss VMware Validated Solution Recognize the design considerations when creating a cloud environment on the SDDC using VMware Cloud Foundation? VMware Cloud Director Deployment and Configuration Discuss the deployment options for VMware Cloud Director Explain the two-stage deployment of VMware Cloud Director cells Discuss failover mechanisms (automatic and manual) with VMware Cloud Director cells Define the switchover, promote, and fencing options of the VMware Cloud Director appliance Understand the VMware Cloud Director appliance enhancements VMware Cloud Director Provider Configuration Describe how the compute resources are provided to VMware Cloud Director Describe how storage is provided to VMware Cloud Director Configure and manage storage for Virtual Data Centers (VDCs) Discuss network pools, external networks, and Tier-0 gateways Showcase VMware Cloud Director integration with VMware vCenter Server© and NSX-T Data Center Describe VMware Cloud Director organizations Understand organization policies Explain how to access an organization using various portals Understand organization VDC Discuss Linked Clone and Fast Provisioning Understand the use cases of Allocation Models VMware Cloud Director User, Roles, and Quota Management Discuss user bundle Describe role-based access Explain custom roles and rights Describe and configure LDAP integration with Active Directory Discuss OIDC authentication methods Describe SAML identity provider Discuss API Access Token and Service Accounts Explain Quota Management and its use cases VMware Cloud Director Virtual Machines and vApps Understand standalone VMs Discuss the VM managing operations Explain VM properties Discuss deployment methods of vApps Discuss the vApp managing operations Discuss the vApp lease policies Understand the vApps and VM actions Explain vApp and VM badges VMware Cloud Director Content Libraries Explain the purpose of catalogs and how to create a catalog organization Define catalog management and sharing catalogs inside and between organizations Explain media in VMware Cloud Director and its usage Discuss vApp templates Understand vApp template operations Describe the purpose and usage of Open Virtualization Format (OVF) Discuss organization VDC templates Discuss Fast Cross vCenter Server vApp Instantiation Utilizing Shared Storage VMware Cloud Director Networking Discuss organization VDC networks List the types of organization VDC networks Describe the edge gateway services Explore the services offered by the edge gateway Discuss the sub-allocation IP pool and its use cases Discuss DHCP, NAT, load balancer, and firewall services on the edge gateway Discuss SNAT, DNAT, NO SNAT, and NO DNAT use cases Explain routing and distributed firewall services Discuss vApp networks List the various types of vApp networks VMware Cloud Director Storage and Compute Describe named disks and shared named disks Demonstrate how to attach and detach a named disk and a shared named disk Describe methods of sharing the named disk Discuss the implications of deleting VMs that have an attached named disk Discuss how VMware Cloud Director VMs and disks are encrypted Explain the storage policy capabilities Demonstrate how VM sizing and placement policies are published Discuss vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Director IOPS storage policies usage Discuss how to enable and use the storage IOPS limitation in VMware Cloud Director Describe the storage policy-supported entities Discuss vGPU in VMware Cloud Director Additional UI Features and Integrated Solutions Explain custom advisories, global search, guided tours, keyboard shortcuts, and quick search Demonstrate the new branding and theming experience Briefly discuss how VMware Cloud Director can be integrated with other solutions