213 Logistics courses in Esher delivered Live Online

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced security administrators Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Define the concepts related to information security Explain the different types of firewalls and their use cases Describe the operation of intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems Differentiate between Malware Prevention approaches Describe the VMware intrinsic security portfolio Use NSX segmentation to implement Zero-Trust Security Configure user and role management Configure and troubleshoot Distributed Firewall, Identity Firewall, and time-based policies Configure and troubleshoot Gateway Security Use VMware Aria Operations™ for Logs and VMware Aria Operations™ for Networks to operate NSX firewalls Explain the security best practices related to grouping, tagging, and rule configuration Describe north-south and east-west service insertion Describe endpoint protection Configure and troubleshoot IDS/IPS Deploy NSX Application Platform Configure and troubleshoot NSX Malware Prevention Describe the capabilities of NSX Intelligence and NSX NDR This five-day, hands-on training course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in configuring, operating, and troubleshooting VMware NSX© for intrinsic security. This course introduces all the security features in NSX, including Distributed Firewall and Gateway Firewall, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS), NSX Application Platform, NSX Malware Prevention, VMware NSX© Intelligence?, and VMware NSX© NDR?. In addition, this course presents common configuration issues and gives a methodology to resolve them. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course objectives Security Basics Define the concepts related to information security Explain the different types of firewalls and their use cases Describe the operation of IDS/IPS Differentiate between Malware Prevention approaches VMware Intrinsic Security Define the VMware intrinsic security strategy Describe the VMware intrinsic security portfolio Explain how NSX aligns with the intrinsic security strategy Implementing Zero-Trust Security Define Zero-Trust Security Describe the five pillars of a Zero-Trust architecture Define NSX segmentation and its use cases Describe the steps needed to enforce Zero-Trust with NSX segmentation User and Role Management Integrate NSX and VMware Identity Manager? Integrate NSX and LDAP Describe the native users and roles in NSX Create and assign custom user roles Explain object-based RBAC in a multitenancy environment Distributed Firewall Configure Distributed Firewall rules and policies Describe the NSX Distributed Firewall architecture Troubleshoot common problems related to NSX Distributed Firewall Configure time-based policies Configure Identity Firewall rules Configure the distributed firewall to block malicious IPs Gateway Security Configure Gateway Firewall rules and policies Describe the architecture of the Gateway Firewall Identify and troubleshoot common Gateway Firewall issues Configure TLS Inspection to decrypt traffic for both internal and external services Configure URL filtering and identify common configuration issues Operating Internal Firewalls Use VMware Aria Operations for Logs and VMware Aria Operations for Networks to operate NSX firewalls Explain security best practices related to grouping, tagging, and rule configuration Network Introspection Explain network introspection Describe the architecture and workflows of north-south and east-west service insertion Troubleshoot north-south and east-west service insertion Endpoint Protection Explain endpoint protection Describe the architecture and workflows of endpoint protection Troubleshoot endpoint protection Intrusion Detection and Prevention Describe the MITRE ATT&CK framework Explain the different phases of a cyber attack Describe how NSX security solutions can be used to protect against cyber attacks Configure and troubleshoot Distributed IDS/IPS Configure and troubleshoot North-South IDS/IPS NSX Application Platform Describe NSX Application Platform and its use cases Identify the topologies supported for the deployment of NSX Application Platform Deploy NSX Application Platform Explain the NSX Application Platform architecture and services Validate the NSX Application Platform deployment and troubleshoot common issues NSX Malware Prevention Identify use cases for NSX Malware Prevention Identify the components in the NSX Malware Prevention architecture Describe the NSX Malware Prevention packet flows for known and unknown files Configure NSX Malware Prevention for east-west and north-south traffic NSX Intelligence and NSX NDR Describe NSX Intelligence and its use cases Explain NSX Intelligence visualization, recommendation, and network traffic analysis capabilities Describe NSX NDR and its use cases Explain the architecture of NSX NDR in NSX Describe the visualization capabilities of NSX NDR Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware NSX for Intrinsic Security [V4.x] 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 NSX for Intrinsic Security [V4.x] 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

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Software Engineers Senior Software Engineers Java Developers DevOps Engineers Software Developers .NET Developers Systems Engineers Full Stack Developers Full Stack Java Developers Data Scientists Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the software-defined data center (SDDC) Explain the vSphere components and their function in the infrastructure Install and configure VMware ESXi™ hosts Deploy and configure VMware vCenter Server Appliance™ Use VMware vSphere Client™ to manage the vCenter Server inventory and the vCenter Server configuration Manage, monitor, back up, and protect vCenter Server Appliance Create virtual networks with vSphere standard switches Describe the storage technologies supported by vSphere Configure virtual storage using iSCSI and NFS storage Create and manage VMware vSphere VMFS datastores Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library Manage virtual machine resource use Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere vMotion and VMware vSphere Storage vMotion Create and manage a vSphere cluster that is enabled with VMware vSphere High Availability and VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler™ Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle Use VMware vSphere Update Manager™ to apply patches and perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and virtual machines This five-day course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere© 7, which includes VMware ESXi? 7 and VMware vCenter Server© 7. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size. This course is the foundation for most of the other VMware technologies in the software-defined data center Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to vSphere and the Software-Defined Data Center Explain basic virtualization concept Describe how vSphere fits into the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, and storage Recognize the user interfaces for accessing the vCenter Server system and ESXi hosts Use VMware Host Client? to access and manage ESXi host Virtual Machines Create and remove a virtual machine Provision a virtual machine with virtual devices Identify the files that make up a virtual machine Explain the importance of VMware Tools vCenter Server Describe the vCenter Server architecture Discuss how ESXi hosts communicate with vCenter Server Deploy and configure vCenter Server Appliance Use the vSphere Client to manage the vCenter Server inventory Add data center, organizational objects, and hosts to vCenter Server Use roles and permissions to enable users to access objects in the vCenter Server inventory Back up vCenter Server Appliance Monitor vCenter Server tasks, events, and appliance health Use vCenter Server High Availability to protect a vCenter Server Appliance Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks Create and manage standard switches Describe the virtual switch connection types Configure virtual switch security, traffic-shaping and load-balancing policies Compare vSphere distributed switches and standard switches Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage Identify storage protocols and storage device types Discuss ESXi hosts using iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage Create and manage VMFS and NFS datastores Explain how multipathing works with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage Deploy virtual machines on a VMware vSAN? datastore Virtual Machine Management Use templates and cloning to deploy new virtual machines Modify and manage virtual machines Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library Dynamically increase the size of a virtual disk Use customization specification files to customize a new virtual machine Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations Create and manage virtual machine snapshots Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere© Replication? Resource Management and Monitoring Discuss CPU and memory concepts in a virtualized environment Describe what overcommitment of a resource means Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage Use various tools to monitor resource use Create and use alarms to report certain conditions or events vSphere Clusters Describe options for making a vSphere environment highly available Explain the vSphere HA architecture Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere© Fault Tolerance Configure a vSphere cluster using ESXi Cluster Quickstart Describe the functions of a vSphere DRS cluster Create a vSphere DRS cluster vSphere Lifecycle Management Describe how VMware vSphere© Lifecycle Manager? works Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to update ESXi hosts in a cluster Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [v7.0] 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 vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [v7.0] 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 Cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators, and cloud administrators with experience in a service provider or managed services environment. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe how VMware Integrated OpenStack fits into the VMware SDDC and its use cases List the deployment options and how to install VMware Integrated OpenStack Describe the architecture of VMware Integrated OpenStack and its components Configure tenancy and manage user authentication Integrate the OpenStack Neutron Networking service with VMware NSX-T™ Data Center networking platform Deploy and manage virtual machine instances Monitor VMware Integrated OpenStack with OpenStack monitoring services Design an auto-scale, multitier application using built-in automation tools Manage a VMware Integrated OpenStack control plane using Kubernetes Use the HTML5 Web UI and CLI commands to view and edit the configuration, monitor log files, and view database tables used by VMware Integrated OpenStack components This five-day course provides you with the skills to build a private cloud using VMware© Integrated OpenStack on a proven VMware SDDC. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs, this course builds your skills in installing, configuring, and managing VMware Integrated OpenStack. You learn how to offer IaaS and PaaS with advanced networking and security features to end users using VMware Integrated OpenStack. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives References and resources Introduction to VMware Integrated OpenStack Describe what an OpenStack is Describe the services that make up VMware Integrated OpenStack Describe what VMware Integrated OpenStack is Describe what is NFV and how does VIO fit in Understand the licensing model of VIO Understand the use cases of VMware Integrated OpenStack VMware Integrated OpenStack Deployment Understand the role of Kubernetes in the VIO control plane List the VMware Integrated OpenStack deployment models How to perform VIO high-availability deployment How to perform VIO compact installation Pre-requisites for installing VMware Integrated OpenStack How to use the HTML5 web UI / VIOCLI to check the deployment configurations and deployment running status Explain steps involved in patching VIO high availability setup VMware Integrated OpenStack Architecture List the VMs deployed after a VMware Integrated OpenStack high-availability installation Describe the overall architecture of the VIO HA setup List the VIO services running within Kubernetes pods Describe the role of each service Understand ssl certificates in VIO Keystone Authentication Understand keystone use cases and services List the features offered by keystone in VIO How to integrate keystone with LDAP List the configuration, view logs, and database tables related to keystone Glance Images Understand Glance use case and its services List the features offered by Glance in VIO Explain how to create flavors and images Describe how to set up metadata, for example SPBM storage policy List the custom resources/logs and database tables related to Glance Networking with Neutron Understand the Neutron use case and its services Integrate Neutron with NSX-T Data Center List the custom resources, logs, and database tables related to Neutron Managing Instances with Nova Understand Nova use cases and services Understand regions, availability zones, and host aggregates Understand the concept of tenant VDC Nova support for multiple vCenter instances How to deploy an instance using Nova How to resize an instance and view the console logs Configuration and logs related to Nova service Cinder Block Storage Understand Cinder use cases and services List the features offered by Cinder Adding a persistent volume to an instance Explain the Snapshot of a Cinder volume and attach it to another instance List the custom resources, log files, and database tables related to Cinder Monitoring with Ceilometer List the Telemetry use cases and services How to enable Ceilometer in VIO How to monitor the VIO environment using Ceilometer Configuration and log files related to Ceilometer service Automating with Heat Define Heat use cases templates and services Describe use cases of Heat Troubleshooting Concepts List common issues in VMware Integrated OpenStack Use troubleshooting tools Describe simple troubleshooting procedures List and explain Day-2 operations Advanced Features Describe Load Balancer as a Service (Octavia) Explain Firewall as a Service Describe Designate (DNS as a Service) Demonstrate automating scaling Describe selective vCPU pinning Explain SRIOV network redundancy support Describe network trunk services support Describe Live resize Describe hardware passthrough (GPU pass through) Describe external REST API Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Integrated Openstack: Install, Configure, Manage [V7] 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 Integrated Openstack: Install, Configure, Manage [V7] 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 Experienced system administrators and system integrators Consultants responsible for designing, implementing, and customizing vRealize Operations Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: List the vRealize Operations use cases Identify features and benefits of vRealize Operations Determine the vRealize Operations cluster that meets your monitoring requirements Deploy and configure a vRealize Operations cluster Use interface features to assess and troubleshoot operational problems Describe vRealize Operations certificates Create policies to meet the operational needs of your environment Recognize effective ways to optimize performance, capacity, and cost in data centers Troubleshoot and manage problems using workbench, alerts, and predefined dashboards Manage configurations Configure application monitoring using VMware vRealize Operations Cloud Appliance™ Create custom symptoms and alert definitions, reports, and views Create various custom dashboards using the dashboard creation canvas Configure widgets and widget interactions for dashboards Create super metrics Set up users and user groups for controlled access to your environment Extend the capabilities of vRealize Operations by adding management packs and configuring solutions Monitor the health of the vRealize Operations cluster by using self-monitoring dashboards This course provides you with the knowledge and skills to deploy a VMware vRealize Operations cluster that meets the monitoring requirements of your environment.This course includes advanced capabilities such as customizing alerts, views, reports, and dashboards and explains the deployment and architecture in vRealize Operations. This course explains application monitoring, certificates, policies, capacity and cost concepts, and workload optimization with real-world use cases. This course covers troubleshooting using the workbench, alerts, and predefined dashboards, and how to manage compliance and configurations. This course also covers several management packs. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to vRealize Operations List the vRealize Operations use cases Access the vRealize Operations User Interface (UI) vRealize Operations Architecture Identify the functions of components in a vRealize Operations node Identify the types of nodes and their role in a vRealize Operations cluster Outline how high availability is achieved in vRealize Operations List the components required to enable Continuous Availability (CA) Deploying vRealize Operations Design and size a vRealize Operations cluster Deploy a vRealize Operations node Install a vRealize Operations instance Describe different vRealize Operations deployment scenarios vRealize Operations Concepts Identify product UI components Create and use tags to group objects Use a custom group to group objects vRealize Operations Policies and Certificate Management Describe vRealize Operations certificates Create policies for various types of workloads Explain how policy inheritance works Capacity Optimization Define capacity planning terms Explain capacity planning models Assess the overall capacity of a data center and identify optimization recommendations What-If Scenarios and Costing in vRealize Operations Run what-if scenarios for adding workloads to a data center Discuss the types of cost drivers in vRealize Operations Assess the cost of your data center inventory Performance Optimization Introduction to performance optimization Define the business and operational intentions for a data center Automate the process of optimizing and balancing workloads in data centers Report the results of optimization potential Troubleshooting and Managing Configurations Describe the troubleshooting workbench Recognize how to troubleshoot problems by monitoring alerts Use step-by-step workflows to troubleshoot different vSphere objects Assess your environment?s compliance to standards View the configurations of vSphere objects in your environment Operating System and Application Monitoring Describe native service discovery and application monitoring features Configure application monitoring Monitor operating systems and applications by using VMware vRealize© Operations Cloud Appliance? Custom Alerts Create symptom definitions Create recommendations, actions, and notifications Create alert definitions that monitor resource demand in hosts and VMs Build and use custom views in your environment Custom Views and Reports Build and use custom views in your environment Create custom reports for presenting data about your environment Custom Dashboards Create dashboards that use predefined and custom widgets Configure widgets to interact with other widgets and other dashboards Configure the Scoreboard widget to use a metric configuration file Manage dashboards by grouping dashboards and sharing dashboards with users Super Metrics Recognize different types of super metrics Create super metrics and associate them with objects Enable super metrics in policies User Access Control Recognize how users are authorized to access objects Determine privilege priorities when a user has multiple privileges Import users and user groups from an LDAP source Extending and managing a vRealize Operations Deployment Identify available management packs in the VMware Marketplace? Monitor the health of a vRealize Operations cluster Generate a support bundle View vRealize Operations logs and audit reports Perform vRealize Operations cluster management tasks Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vRealize Operations: Install, Configure, Manage [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 Operations: Install, Configure, Manage [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 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Storage and virtual infrastructure consultants, solution architects, and administrators who are responsible for production support and administration of VMware vSAN 8.0. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe vSAN concepts Detail the underlying vSAN architecture and components Explain the key features and use cases for vSAN Identify requirements and planning considerations for vSAN clusters Explain the importance vSAN node hardware compatibility Describe the different vSAN deployment options Explain how to configure vSAN fault domains Detail how to define and create a VM storage policy Discuss the impact of vSAN storage policy changes Detail vSAN resilience and data availability Describe vSAN storage space efficiency Explain how vSAN encryption works Detail VMware HCI Mesh™ technology and architecture Detail vSAN File Service architecture and configuration Describe how to setup a stretched and a two-node vSAN cluster Describe vSAN maintenance mode and data evacuation options Define the steps to shut down a vSAN cluster for maintenance Explain how to use proactive tests to check the integrity of a vSAN cluster Use VMware Skyline Health™ for monitoring vSAN health Use VMware Skyline Health to investigate and help determine failure conditions Discuss vSAN troubleshooting best practices Describe vSAN Express Storage Architecture™ concepts During this course, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to plan and deploy a VMware vSAN? cluster. You will learn about managing and operating vSAN. This course focuses on building the required skills for common Day-2 vSAN administrator tasks such as vSAN node management, cluster maintenance, security operations, troubleshooting and advanced vSAN cluster operations. You will learn these skills through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to vSAN Describe vSAN architecture Describe the vSAN software components: CLOM, DOM, LSOM, CMMDS, and RDT Identify vSAN objects and components Describe the advantages of object-based storage Describe the difference between All-Flash and Hybrid vSAN architecture Explain the key features and use cases for vSAN Discuss the vSAN integration and compatibility with other VMware technologies Planning a vSAN Cluster Identify requirements and planning considerations for vSAN clusters Apply vSAN cluster planning and deployment best practices Determine and plan for storage consumption by data growth and failure tolerance Design vSAN hosts for operational needs Identify vSAN networking features and requirements Describe ways of controlling traffic in a vSAN environment Recognize best practices for vSAN network configurations Deploying a vSAN Cluster Recognize the importance of hardware compatibility Ensure the compatibility of driver and firmware versioning Use tools to automate driver validation and installation Apply host hardware settings for optimum performance Use VMware vSphere© Lifecycle ManagerTM to perform upgrades Deploy and configure a vSAN Cluster using the Cluster QuickStart wizard Manually configure a vSAN Cluster using VMware vSphere© Client? Explain and configure vSAN fault domains Using VMware vSphere© High Availability with vSAN Understand vSAN Cluster maintenance capabilities Describe the difference between implicit and explicit fault domains Create explicit fault domains vSAN Storage Policies Describe a vSAN object Describe how objects are split into components Explain the purpose of witness components Explain how vSAN stores large objects View object and component placement on the vSAN datastore Explain how storage policies work with vSAN Define and create a virtual machine storage policy Apply and modify virtual machine storage policies Change virtual machine storage policies dynamically Identify virtual machine storage policy compliance status vSAN Resilience and Data Availability Describe and configure the Object Repair Timer advanced option Plan disk replacement in a vSAN cluster Plan maintenance tasks to avoid vSAN object failures Recognize the importance of managing snapshot utilization in a vSAN cluster Managing vSAN Storage Space Efficiency Discuss deduplication and compression techniques Understand deduplication and compression overhead Discuss compression only mode Configure erasure coding Configure swap object thin provisioning Discuss reclaiming storage space with SCSI UNMAP Configure TRIM/UNMAP vSAN Security Operations Identify differences between VM encryption and vSAN encryption Perform ongoing operations to maintain data security Describe the workflow of data-in transit encryption Identify the steps involved in replacing Key Management Server vSAN HCI Mesh Understand the purpose of vSAN HCI Mesh Detail vSAN HCI Mesh technology and architecture Perform mount and unmount of a remote datastore vSAN File Service and iSCSI Target Service Understand the purpose of vSAN File Services Detail vSAN File Services architecture Configure vSAN File Shares Describe vSAN iSCSI Target Service vSAN Stretched and Two Node Clusters Describe the architecture and uses case for stretched clusters Detail the deployment and replacement of a vSAN witness node Describe the architecture and uses case for two-node clusters Explain storage policies for vSAN stretched cluster vSAN Cluster Maintenance Perform typical vSAN maintenance operations Describe vSAN maintenance modes and data evacuation options Assess the impact on cluster objects of entering maintenance mode Determine the specific data actions required after exiting maintenance mode Define the steps to shut down and reboot hosts and vSAN clusters Use best practices for boot devices Replace vSAN nodes vSAN Cluster Monitoring Describe how the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) enables VMware to improve products and services Use VMware Skyline Health for monitoring vSAN cluster health Manage alerts, alarms, and notifications related to vSAN in VMware vSphere© Client? Create and configure custom alarms to trigger vSAN health issues Use IOInsight metrics for monitoring vSAN performance Use a vSAN proactive test to detect and diagnose cluster issues vSAN Troubleshooting Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems Apply troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and optimize troubleshooting efficiency Use VMware Skyline Health to investigate and help determine failure conditions Explain which log files are useful for vSAN troubleshooting vSAN Express Storage Architecture Understand the purpose of vSAN Express Storage Architecture Describe the vSAN Express Storage Architecture components Identify Storage Policy differences Understand compression and encryption operation differences

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Telco cloud system administrators and telco network operations engineers Professionals who work with telco or enterprise and data center networks Designers and operations engineers who manage telco workloads Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: List VMware Telco Cloud Automation deployment options and procedures Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure settings Configure Containers as a Service (CaaS) functionality Describe partner integration options and procedures Define zero-touch provisioning and describe infrastructure deployment Instantiate network services and network functions Describe the authorization model of VMware Telco Cloud Automation Define platform life cycle management (LCM) for VMware Telco Cloud Automation Enumerate troubleshooting concepts and day-two operations for VMware Telco Cloud Automation Describe the use of APIs within VMware Telco Cloud Automation List examples of how VMware Telco Cloud Automation can be used in a CICD environment This five-day, hands-on training course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in operating and troubleshooting the VMware Telco Cloud AutomationTM environment. In this course, you are introduced to VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure settings, deployment options, and procedures. You explore Containers as a Service and understand the workflow details of Partner Integration processes. You are introduced to zero-touch provisioning and its importance in VMware Telco Cloud Automation. You onboard and instantiate network functions and network services using hands-on lab exercises. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives VMware Telco Cloud Automation Installation Describe day-zero operations for VMware Telco Cloud Automation Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation architecture List the steps to perform VMware Telco Cloud Automation deployment List the steps to perform VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane integration Describe VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane scaling Describe the requirements on other applications such as VMware vRealize© Orchestrator? and Harbor Describe where, when, and how to use VMware Telco Cloud Automation tagging Day One Operations: Infrastructure Settings Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure options Describe VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure requirements Outline the role of virtual infrastructure and TCA Identify the benefits of public versus private infrastructure List the steps to integrate a VM-based virtual infrastructure List the steps to integrate a container-based virtual infrastructure Describe private infrastructure requirements Day One Operations: Containers as a Service Define Containers as a Service (CaaS) List the challenges of CNF deployment without automation Describe the Kubernetes and VMware Tanzu? Kubernetes Grid? architectures Describe supporting technologies like Cluster API List steps to create a Kubernetes cluster template Describe the process for deploying node pools and groups Describe cluster monitoring List CaaS scale options Day One Operations: Partner Integration Describe partner integration and the types of partners Describe Harbor and the various Harbor platforms List the steps to interface with a Harbor platform Compare and contrast specialized VNF managers (S-VNFMs) and generic VNF managers (G-VNFMs) Explain how to add an S-VNFM Define S-VNFM use cases Day One Operations: Zero Touch Provisioning and Infrastructure Deployment Describe zero-touch provisioning List the use cases of zero-touch provisioning List the benefits of zero-touch provisioning Describe the infrastructure requirements of zero-touch provisioning Describe the zero-touch provisioning domains List the steps to deploy an infrastructure using zero-touch provisioning Day One Operations: Network Functions ad Network Services Describe the roles of network services and network functions List the types of descriptors Describe the role of TOSCA Describe the role of onboarding List the steps to onboard network functions and network services Examine the results of the onboarding process List the steps to instantiate network functions and network services Examine the results of the instantiation process Day Two Operations: Authorization Model Explain the resources that can be accessed in vSphere Define the role of a VMware vCenter Server© system in credential management Describe the procedures to create, delete, and modify rules using vCenter Server Explain how to control and verify access to vSphere resources List roles in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Explain the tasks and list the levels of permissions needed in VMware Telco Cloud Automation List all the permissions and filters that can be implemented in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Summarize the role-based access control model of VMware Telco Cloud Automation Day Two Operations: Platform Life Cycle Management Explain the life cycle stages in VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane Explain the life cycle stages in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Define an upgrade schedule Apply an upgrade schedule to manage life cycle management of the VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane Apply an upgrade schedule to manage life cycle management of VMware Telco Cloud Automation Describe network function and network service life cycle management events Execute network function and network service healing Set up Network Function and Network Service monitoring Perform Network Function and Network Service termination Day Two Operations: Troubleshooting List the components of the VMware Telco Cloud Automation dashboard Explain the features of fault management in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Explain the features of performance management in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Describe the use of fault management of VMware Telco Cloud Automation for VNFs and CNFs Describe the use of performance management of VMware Telco Cloud Automation for VNFs and CNFs Troubleshoot using tcf_manager, app.log, and web.log Define the procedures to integrate VMware vRealize© Operations Manager? with VMware Telco Cloud Automation Usage of VMware vRealize© Operations? Day Two Operations: API Management Define the VMware Telco Cloud Automation API Explain the API architecture Describe VMware Telco Cloud Automation API use cases Explain how to configure an external REST API Describe how to request security tokens for implementation Explain how to implement commands through external systems using APIs Day Two Operations: Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Describe continuous integration and continuous delivery (CICD) List the benefits and challenges of CICD Describe how VMware Telco Cloud Automation can be used in a CICD environment Explore VMware Telco Cloud Automation CICD examples

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for System administrators System engineers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Install and configure ESXi hosts Deploy and configure vCenter Use the vSphere Client to create the vCenter inventory and assign roles to vCenter users Configure vCenter High Availability Create and configure virtual networks using vSphere standard switches and distributed switches Create and configure datastores using storage technologies supported by vSphere Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots Configure and manage a VMware Tools Repository Create content libraries for managing templates and deploying virtual machines Manage virtual machine resource use Migrate virtual machines with vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion Create and configure a vSphere cluster that is enabled with vSphere High Availability and vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler Manage the life cycle of vSphere to keep vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines up to date Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise Use host profiles to manage VMware ESXi host compliance Monitor the vCenter, ESXi, and VMs performance in the vSphere client This five-day, extended hour course takes you from introductory to advanced VMware vSphere© 8 management skills. Building on the installation and configuration content from our best-selling course, you will also develop advanced skills needed to manage and maintain a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you will install, configure, and manage vSphere 7. You will explore the features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure and discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size using vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi? 8 and VMware vCenter Server© 8. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives vSphere and Virtualization Overview Explain basic virtualization concepts Describe how vSphere fits in the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure Recognize the user interfaces for accessing vSphere Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, storage, and GPUs Install an ESXi host vCenter Management Recognize ESXi hosts communication with vCenter Deploy vCenter Server Appliance Configure vCenter settings Use the vSphere Client to add and manage license keys Create and organize vCenter inventory objects Recognize the rules for applying vCenter permissions View vSphere tasks and events Create a vCenter backup schedule Recognize the importance of vCenter High Availability Explain how vCenter High Availability works Deploying Virtual Machines Create and provision VMs Explain the importance of VMware Tools Identify the files that make up a VM Recognize the components of a VM Navigate the vSphere Client and examine VM settings and options Modify VMs by dynamically increasing resources Create VM templates and deploy VMs from them Clone VMs Create customization specifications for guest operating systems Create local, published, and subscribed content libraries Deploy VMs from content libraries Manage multiple versions of VM templates in content libraries Configure and Manage vSphere Networking Configure and view standard switch configurations Configure and view distributed switch configurations Recognize the difference between standard switches and distributed switches Explain how to set networking policies on standard and distributed switches Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Recognize vSphere storage technologies Identify types of vSphere datastores Describe Fibre Channel components and addressing Describe iSCSI components and addressing Configure iSCSI storage on ESXi Create and manage VMFS datastores Configure and manage NFS datastores Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies Managing Virtual Machines Recognize the types of VM migrations that you can perform within a vCenter instance and across vCenter instances Migrate VMs using vSphere vMotion Describe the role of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility in migrations Migrate VMs using vSphere Storage vMotion Take a snapshot of a VM Manage, consolidate, and delete snapshots Describe CPU and memory concepts in relation to a virtualized environment Describe how VMs compete for resources Define CPU and memory shares, reservations, and limits Recognize the role of a VMware Tools Repository Configure a VMware Tools Repository Recognize the backup and restore solution for VMs vSphere Monitoring Monitor the key factors that can affect a virtual machine's performance Describe the factors that influence vCenter performance Use vCenter tools to monitor resource use Create custom alarms in vCenter Describe the benefits and capabilities of VMware Skyline Recognize uses for Skyline Advisor Pro Deploying and Configuring vSphere Cluster Use Cluster Quickstart to enable vSphere cluster services and configure the cluster View information about a vSphere cluster Explain how vSphere DRS determines VM placement on hosts in the cluster Recognize use cases for vSphere DRS settings Monitor a vSphere DRS cluster Describe how vSphere HA responds to different types of failures Identify options for configuring network redundancy in a vSphere HA cluster Recognize the use cases for various vSphere HA settings Configure a cluster enabled for vSphere DRS and vSphere HA Recognize when to use vSphere Fault Tolerance Describe the function of the vCLS Recognize operations that might disrupt the healthy functioning of vCLS VMs ESXi Operations Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance Recognize the benefits of using configuration profiles Managing the vSphere Lifecycle Generate vCenter interoperability reports Recognize features of vSphere Lifecycle Manager Describe ESXi images and image depots Enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager in a vSphere cluster Validate ESXi host compliance against a cluster image and remediate ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager Describe vSphere Lifecycle Manager automatic recommendations Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware Network Operations Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches Describe how VMware vSphere Network I/O Control enhances performance Define vSphere Distributed Services Engine Describe the use cases and benefits of vSphere Distributed Services Engine Storage Operations Describe the architecture and requirements of vSAN configuration Describe storage policy-based management Recognize components in the vSphere Virtual Volumes architecture Configure Storage I/O Control

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Telco cloud system administrators and telco network operations engineers Professionals who work with telco or enterprise and data center networks Designers and operations engineers who manage telco workloads Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: List VMware Telco Cloud Automation deployment options and procedures Define Infrastructure Automation and describe infrastructure deployment Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure settings Configure containers as a service functionality Describe partner integration options and procedures Instantiate network services and network functions Describe the authorization model of VMware Telco Cloud Automation Define platform life cycle management (LCM) for VMware Telco Cloud Automation Enumerate troubleshooting concepts and day two operations for VMware Telco Cloud Automation Describe the use of APIs within VMware Telco Cloud Automation List examples of how VMware Telco Cloud Automation can be used in a CICD environment This five-day, hands-on training course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in operating and troubleshooting the VMware Telco Cloud Automation environment. In this course, you are introduced to VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure settings, deployment options and procedures. You will explore containers as a service and understand the workflow details of partner integration processes. You will learn about infrastructure automation and its importance in VMware Telco Cloud Automation. You will onboard and instantiate network functions and network services using hands-on lab exercises.In addition, this course teaches life cycle management workflows as well as several types of technical problems in VMware Telco Cloud Automation, which you will identify, analyze, and solve through a systematic process. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives VMware Telco Cloud Automation Installation Describe day zero operations for VMware Telco Cloud Automation Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation architecture List the steps to perform VMware Telco Cloud Automation deployment List the steps to perform VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane integration Describe VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane scaling Describe the requirements for other applications such as vRealize Orchestrator and Harbor Describe where, when, and how to use VMware Telco Cloud Automation tagging Day 1 Operations: Infrastructure Automation Describe infrastructure automation List the use cases of infrastructure automation List the benefits of infrastructure automation Describe the infrastructure requirements of infrastructure automation Describe the infrastructure automation domains List the steps to deploy an infrastructure using infrastructure automation Day 1 Operations: Infrastructure Settings Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure options Describe VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure requirements Outline the role of virtual infrastructure and VMware Telco Cloud Automation Identify the benefits of public and private infrastructures List the steps to integrate a VM-based virtual infrastructure List the steps to integrate a container-based virtual infrastructure Describe private infrastructure requirements Day 1 Operations: Containers as a Service Define containers as a service (CaaS) List the challenges of CNF deployment without automation Describe the Kubernetes and Tanzu Kubernetes Grid architectures List steps to create a Kubernetes cluster template Describe the process for deploying node pools and groups List the steps to support anti-affinity of workload cluster nodes Describe cluster monitoring List CaaS scale options Day 1 Operations: Partner Integration Describe partner integration and the types of partners Describe Harbor and the various Harbor platforms List the steps to interface with a Harbor platform Compare and contrast specialized VNF managers (S-VNFMs) and generic VNF managers (G-VNFMs) Explain how to add an S-VNFM Define S-VNFM use cases List the benefits and challenges of using Airgap Day 1 Operations: Network Functions ad Network Services Describe the roles of network services and network functions List the types of descriptors Describe the role of TOSCA Describe the role of onboarding List the steps to onboard network functions and network services Examine the results of the onboarding process List the steps to instantiate network functions and network services Examine the results of the instantiation process Day 2 Operations: Authorization Model Explain the resources that can be accessed in vSphere Define the role of a vCenter Server system in credential management Define the role of Keycloak in credential management Describe the procedures to create, delete, and modify rules using vCenter Server Explain how to control and verify access to vSphere resources List the roles in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Explain the tasks and list the levels of permissions needed in VMware Telco Cloud Automation List all the permissions and filters that can be implemented in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Day 2 Operations: Life Cycle Management Explain the life cycle stages in VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane Explain the life cycle stages in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Define an upgrade schedule Apply an upgrade schedule for life cycle management of the VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane Apply an upgrade schedule for life cycle management in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Describe network function and network service life cycle management events Execute network function and network service healing Perform network function and network service termination Day 2 Operations: Troubleshooting List the components of the VMware Telco Cloud Automation dashboard Explain the features of fault management in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Explain the features of performance management in VMware Telco Cloud Automation Describe the use of fault management of VMware Telco Cloud Automation for VNFs and CNFs Describe the use of performance management of VMware Telco Cloud Automation for VNFs and CNFs Describe the use of CCLI for troubleshooting Define the procedures to integrate vRealize Operations Manager with VMware Telco Cloud Automation Describe how to use vRealize Operations Day Two Operations: API Management Define the VMware Telco Cloud Automation API Explain the API architecture Describe VMware Telco Cloud Automation API use cases Describe how to request security tokens for implementation Explain how to implement commands through external systems using APIs Day Two Operations: Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Describe continuous integration and continuous delivery (CICD) List the benefits and challenges of CICD Describe how VMware Telco Cloud Automation can be used in a CICD environment Explore VMware Telco Cloud Automation CICD examples

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