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Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced system administrators or network administrators and security professionals Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture Describe the NSX Advanced Load Balancer components and main functions Explain the NSX Advanced Load Balancer key features and benefits Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall architecture Describe the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall components and main functions Explain the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall key features and benefits Explain and configure Local Load Balancing constructors such as Virtual Services, Pools, Health Monitors and related components Understand and modify application behavior leveraging Profiles, Policies and DataScripts Configure and customize the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall Describe and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API interfaces and related automation capabilities Describe and configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall application and infrastructure monitoring Gather relevant information and perform basic troubleshooting of Web Application Firewall applications leveraging built-in NSX Advanced Load Balancer tooling This three-day course provides comprehensive training on how to configure, maintain and troubleshoot the Web Application Firewall component of the VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) solution as well as provide an understanding of additional security related functionality. This course covers key NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) Web Application Firewall features and functionality offered in the NSX Advanced Load Balancer 18.2 release, including the overall infrastructure, virtual services and application components as well as application troubleshooting and solution monitoring. Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to NSX Advanced Load Balancer Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer use cases and benefits Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and their respective functions Introduction to NSX ALB Web Application Firewall Introduce the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall use cases and benefits Virtual Services Configuration Concepts Explain Virtual Service components Explain Virtual Service types Explain and configure basic virtual services components such as Application Profiles, Network Profiles, Pools and Health Monitors Attacking and Defending Web Applications Introduce the processes and methodologies used when attacking and defending web applications Introduce the tools used to attack web applications Explain with examples terminology such as Reflected XSS and SQL injection Profiles and Policies Explain and deep dive on Advanced Virtual Service creation Explain and deep dive on Application Profiles and Types such as L4, DNS, Syslog and HTTP Explain and configure advanced application HTTP Profile options Deep dive on Network Profiles and Types Explain and configure SSL Profiles and Certificates Explain and Configure HTTP and DNS policies DDOS Protection Introduce the NSX Advanced Load Balancer rate limiting functionality Explain the NSX Advanced Load Balancer rate limiting functionality Hands on examples of rate limiting in action Customizing Application Delivery with Datascripts Introduce the concept of datascripts to manipulate data Explain the various components and inspection points IWAF Deep Dive Describe the building blocks of the iWAF implementation Explain the various iWAF components Introduce both Positive and Negative security models Explain the iWAF Policies, profiles and rule sets IWAF Core Rule Set Explain the history and rationale of the core rule set Describe the NSX ALB (Avi) Core Rule Set IWAF Custom Rules Describe the power and complexity available via custom rules Explain the rule language Implement various use cases Explain common errors and possible solutions IWAF Operations Describe the iWAF application onboarding process Tuning the iWAF policies Working with iWAF logs and analytics Explaining false positive mitigation tactics IWAF Best Practices Provide guidance on how to get the best results Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer: Web Application Firewall Security 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 Advanced Load Balancer: Web Application Firewall Security 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 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Storage and virtual infrastructure administrators who are responsible for production support and administration of VMware vSAN 7. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Define the tasks involved in vSAN node management Updating and upgrading vSAN using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager™ Explain vSAN resilience and data availability features Reconfigure vSAN storage policies and observe the cluster-wide impact Perform vSAN cluster scale-out and scale-up operations Describe common vSAN cluster maintenance operations Control vSAN resync operations Configure vSAN storage efficiency and reclamation features Use VMware Skyline™ Health to monitor cluster health, performance, and storage capacity Describe vSAN security operations Configure vSAN Direct for cloud native applications Configure remote vSAN datastore and vSAN native file services Manage two-node cluster and stretched cluster advance operations In this three-day course, you learn about managing and operating VMware vSAN? 7. This course focuses on building the required skills for common Day-2 vSAN administrator tasks such as, vSAN node management, cluster maintenance, security operations and advanced vSAN cluster operations. You also gain practical experience through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives vSAN Node Management 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 vSphere Lifecycle Manager to perform upgrades vSAN Resilience and Data Availability Operations Describe vSAN storage policies Recognize the impact of a vSAN storage policy change 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 Configure the vSAN fault domains 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 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 Cluster Performance Monitoring Describe how the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) enables VMware to improve products and services Use vSphere 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 IO Insight metrics for monitoring vSAN performance Analyse vsantop performance metrics Use a vSAN proactive test to detect and diagnose cluster issues 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 (KMS) vSAN Direct Discuss the use cases for vSAN Direct Understand the overall architecture of vSAN Direct Describe the workflow of vSAN Direct datastore creation Explore how vSAN Direct works with storage policy tagging Remote vSAN Discuss the use cases for remote vSAN Understand the high-level architecture Describe remote datastore operations Discuss the network requirement Interoperability between remote vSAN and VMware vSphere© High Availability vSAN Native File Service Discuss the use cases for vSAN file service Understand the high-level architecture of vSAN file service Discuss the authentication model Configure file shares Monitor file share health and capacity utilization Manage Advanced vSAN Cluster Operations Describe the architecture for stretched clusters and two-node clusters Understand the importance of witness node Describe how stretched cluster storage policies affect vSAN objects Create and apply a vSAN stretched cluster policy to meet specific needs Discuss stretched cluster failure scenarios and responses Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vSAN: Management and Operations [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 vSAN: Management and Operations [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 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Technical professionals with basic system administration skills and operators responsible for managing virtual machines using VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter Server Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe virtualization and virtual machines Describe vSphere components and the software-defined data center (SDDC) Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization Monitor network and datastore configurations in VMware vSphere Client™ Deploy, configure, and clone virtual machines Migrate, monitor, and manage virtual machines Monitor tasks and events in VMware vSphere Client™ Recognize how vSphere DRS and VMware vSphere High Availability improve performance and availability of a vSphere cluster This three-day, hands-on training course is an introduction to VMware vSphere©. In this course, you acquire the skills needed to perform Day 2 operational tasks that are typically assigned to the roles of operator or junior administrator in a vSphere environment. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Virtualization and vSphere Concepts Describe how virtual machines (VMs) work Recognize the purpose of a hypervisor Describe how VMs share resources in a virtualized environment Recognize the components of an SDDC Describe the relationship between vSphere, the SDDC, and cloud computing Recognize the functions of the components in a vSphere environment Access and view vSphere graphical user interfaces Identify VMware solutions that integrate with vSphere in the SDDC Navigating the vSphere Client View and organize the inventory objects managed by vCenter Server Add and assign vSphere licenses Change the log level of vCenter Server Edit the startup policy of ESXi services Describe how vCenter Server roles and permissions work Add permissions to virtual machines Lifecycle of Virtual Machines Add and remove VM virtual hardware components Identify the purpose of different VM files Configure VM settings Create and delete virtual machines Recognize the benefits of installing VMware Tools? Install VMware Tools into a guest operating system Upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware compatibility vSphere Networking Describe virtual networking Recognize ways that virtual switches connect VMs and ESXi hosts to the network View components and properties of a vSphere standard switch configuration View a vSphere distributed switch configuration in vSphere Client Recognize when and how to use the settings for the security networking policy Recognize when and how to use the settings for the traffic shaping networking policy Describe how the NIC teaming and failover policy helps maintain network connectivity Perform basic checks to diagnose VM connectivity issues vSphere Storage Describe the function of a datastore Recognize types of vSphere datastores View datastore information in vSphere Client Monitor datastore usage in vSphere Client Virtual Machine Management Recognize the benefits of using VM templates Create and update a VM template Deploy a VM from an existing template Clone a virtual machine Recognize how to use guest OS customization specifications Deploy VMs from a content library Deploy a virtual appliance from an OVF template Perform a hot and cold migrations of VMs Identify requirements for using VMware vSphere© Storage vMotion© Perform a vSphere Storage vMotion migration Identify use cases for VM snapshots Create and manage snapshots of a virtual machine Resource Monitoring Recognize the purpose of each type of VM resource control Configure the resource allocation settings of a VM Observe the behavior of virtual machines with different share values Manage and acknowledge vSphere alarms Use performance charts to monitor VM CPU and memory usage Monitor tasks and events in vSphere Client vSphere Clusters View information about the services that a vSphere cluster offers Recognize how vSphere HA responds to different types of failures Monitor vSphere HA during a host failure Describe how vSphere DRS works Interpret DRS scores given to VMs Recognize how to apply the appropriate vSphere DRS automation and migration threshold levels Describe how vSphere Fault Tolerance works Recognize how Enhanced vMotion Compatibility works Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills 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 Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills 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 security administrators or network administrators Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the architecture and main components of NSX-T Data Center Explain the features and benefits of NSX-T Data Center Deploy the NSX Management cluster and VMware NSX Edge™ nodes Prepare VMware ESXi™ and KVM hosts to participate in NSX-T Data Center networking Create and configure segments for layer 2 forwarding Create and configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways for logical routing Use distributed and gateway firewall policies to filter east-west and north-south traffic in NSX-T Data Center Configure Advanced Threat Prevention features Configure network services on NSX Edge nodes Use VMware Identity Manager and LDAP to manage users and access Explain the use cases, importance, and architecture of Federation This five-day, fast-paced course provides comprehensive training on how to install, configure, and manage a VMware NSX-T? Data Center environment. This course covers key NSX-T Data Center features and functionality offered in the NSX-T Data Center 3.2 release, including the overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, networking and security services, firewalls and advanced threat prevention, and more. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives VMware Virtual Cloud Network and NSX-T Data Center Introduce the VMware Virtual Cloud Network vision Discuss NSX-T Data Center solutions, use cases, and benefits Explain NSX-T Data Center architecture and components Describe the VMware NSXTM product portfolio and features Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and function Preparing the NSX-T Data Center Infrastructure Describe NSX Management Cluster Deploy VMware NSXTM ManagerTM nodes on VMware ESXi and KVM hypervisors Navigate through the NSX Manager UI Explain data-plane components such as N-VDS/VDS, transport nodes, transport zones, profiles, and more Perform transport node preparation and establish the data center infrastructure Verify transport node status and connectivity NSX-T Data Center Logical Switching Introduce key components and terminology in logical switching Describe the function and types of L2 segments Explain tunneling and the GENEVE encapsulation Configure logical segments and attach hosts using NSX Manager UI Describe the function and types of segment profiles Create segment profiles and apply them to segments and ports Explain the function of MAC, ARP, and TEP tables used in packet forwarding Demonstrate L2 unicast packet flow Explain ARP suppression and BUM traffic handling NSX-T Data Center Logical Routing Describe the logical routing function and use cases Introduce the two-tier routing architecture, topologies, and components Explain the Tier-0 and Tier-1 Gateway functions Describe the logical router components: Service Router and Distributed Router Discuss the architecture and function of NSX Edge nodes Discuss deployment options of NSX Edge nodes Configure NSX Edge nodes and create NSX Edge clusters Configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 Gateways Examine the single-tier and multitier packet flow Configure static routing and dynamic routing, including BGP and OSPF Enable ECMP on Tier-0 Gateway Describe NSX Edge HA, failure detection, and failback modes Configure VRF Lite NSX-T Data Center Bridging Describe the function of logical bridging Discuss the logical bridging use cases Compare routing and bridging solutions Explain the components of logical bridging Create bridge clusters and bridge profiles NSX-T Data Center Firewalls Describe NSX segmentation Identify the steps to enforce Zero-Trust with NSX segmentation Describe the Distributed Firewall architecture, components, and function Configure Distributed Firewall sections and rules Configure the Distributed Firewall on VDS Describe the Gateway Firewall architecture, components, and function Configure Gateway Firewall sections and rules NSX-T Data Center Advanced Threat Prevention Explain NSX IDS/IPS and its use cases Configure NSX IDS/IPS Deploy the NSX Application Platform Identify the components and architecture of NSX Malware Prevention Configure NSX Malware Prevention for east-west and north-south traffic Describe the use cases and architecture of NSX Intelligence Identify the components and architecture of VMware NSX© Network Detection and Response? Use NSX Network Detection and Response to analyze network traffic events. NSX-T Data Center Services Describe NSX-T Data Center services Explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) Explain and configure DNS and DHCP services Describe VMware NSX© Advanced Load Balancer? architecture, components, topologies, and use cases. Configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer Discuss the IPSec VPN and L2 VPN function and use cases Configure IPSec VPN and L2 VPN using the NSX Manager UI NSX-T Data Center User and Role Management Describe the function and benefits of VMware Identity Manager? in NSX-T Data Center Integrate VMware Identity Manager with NSX-T Data Center Integrate LDAP with NSX-T Data Center Identify the various types of users, authentication policies, and permissions Use role-based access control to restrict user access NSX-T Data Center Federation Introduce the NSX-T Data Center Federation key concepts, terminology, and use-cases. Explain the onboarding process of NSX-T Data Center Federation Describe the NSX-T Data Center Federation switching and routing functions. Describe the NSX-T Data Center Federation security concepts.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Service providers who are designing or using VMware SD-WAN solutions or managing SD-WAN networks for customers Service providers looking to deliver a managed hybrid WAN with MPLS service Service providers transforming their MPLS networks for direct access to cloud services and increased network agility Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe how VMware SASE™ solves security challenges for distributed enterprises Identify where VMware SD-WAN fits in the VMware SASE framework Describe the process for validating the installation of VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateway in a service provider environment Describe the features for monitoring and maintaining a VMware SD-WAN installation Evaluate the security features and certificate operations for managing a VMware SD-WAN installation Describe VMware SD-WAN Edge licensing and license types Describe the features of VMware Edge Network Intelligence™ Recognize VMware SD-WAN network monitoring tools for generating reports, events, and alerts Recognize the remote diagnostic actions available on VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateway common issues This three-day, hands-on training course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in operating and troubleshooting the VMware SD-WAN? environment for service providers.In this course, you focus on deploying and managing VMware SD-WAN for a service provider, including troubleshooting common issues. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives VMware SD-WAN Installation for Service Providers Describe security challenges for distributed enterprises Describe the VMware SASE solution for securing distributed enterprises Describe VMware deployment models for service providers Explain how VMware SD-WAN can help to transform MPLS networks to service-ready networks Identify resource requirements for installing VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateways Describe the procedure for installing VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Describe the process for provisioning VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Identify the external service dependencies for VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Recognize disaster recovery options for SD-WAN Orchestrator Describe the disaster recovery workflow for VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Identify the requirements for installing VMware SD-WAN Gateway instances Describe the procedure for installing VMware SD-WAN Gateway instances Describe the procedure for installing VMware SD-WAN Gateway instances on ESXi hosts identify Data Plane Development Kit support for gateway performance Describe the VMware SD-WAN Gateway deployment modes for service providers Configure a VMware SD-WAN Gateway for a service provider Assign a VMware SD-WAN Gateway for a service provider VMware SD-WAN Monitoring and Maintenance Describe VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator system health-monitoring features Describe VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator process-monitoring features Describe VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator storage-monitoring features Describe VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator database-monitoring features Describe the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator upgrade process Describe the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator backup and data archival processes Describe the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator process to expand database disks Describe the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator system metrics for monitoring Describe how systems metrics are collected for monitoring VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Describe VMware SD-WAN Gateway additions and removals Describe the VMware SD-WAN Gateway upgrade process Describe the VMware SD-WAN Gateway validation process VMware SD-WAN Security and Edge Licensing Describe the VMware SD-WAN PKI security infrastructure Recognize VMware SD-WAN PKI authentication modes Describe VMware SD-WAN certificate operations Describe the VMware SD-WAN PKI certificate authentication configuration Describe the VMware SD-WAN PKI configuration process Compare operator and partner logins Describe the VMware SD-WAN self-signed certificate authority process Describe VMware SD-WAN certificate authority renewal and revocation Describe the VMware SD-WAN intermediate certificate authority Describe the VMware SD-WAN certificate chain of trust Describe the VMware SD-WAN Edge licensing and license types Assign and view the VMware SD-WAN Edge licenses and reports VMware SD-WAN Reporting and Diagnostics Describe the VMware SD-WAN network monitoring tools Describe the VMware SD-WAN network visibility options and controls Identify the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator reporting features Describe and analyze VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator events View enterprise reports by operator, partner, and administrator View historical network insights and real-time reports on path visibility Describe common VMware SD-WAN alerts Describe the VMware SD-WAN heart mechanism for alerts Configure VMware SD-WAN alerts Analyze common VMware SD-WAN alerts Use standard networking tools for monitoring VMware SD-WAN Describe remote diagnostic actions available on VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Use the remote diagnostics tools on VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Generate remote diagnostics bundles and packet captures VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateway Troubleshooting Recognize the basic sanity checks to troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Create diagnostic bundles to enable support to troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Recognize the basic checks to troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator Troubleshoot common VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator performance issues Describe the tools available to troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Gateway Analyze sample outputs for debugging a VMware SD-WAN Gateway issue Use Data Plane Development Kit to improve VMware SD-WAN Gateway performance VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateway Commands Recognize when and how to use VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator database-monitoring commands Recognize when and how to use the VMware SD-WAN Gateway process-monitoring commands

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced system administrators or network administrators, software and DevOps engineers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture Describe VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer components and main functions Explain VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer key features and benefits Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer SDKs with extended focus on Python SDK Leverage REST API and SDK features and functions to provision application delivery components Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible and Terraform integrations Describe and leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Github, Docker (avinetworks/avitools), Ansible Galaxy and other open source resources to accelerate the automation planning and implementation Leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible and Terraform integrations to provision infrastructure components Leverage VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible and Terraform integrations to automate and streamline application delivery services provisioning This three-day, fast-paced course provides comprehensive training on how to automate infrastructure and application components of VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) solution. This course covers key application delivery features of NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) features and functionality offered in VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer 18.2 release and focuses on how to plan and implement automation of infrastructure and application components leveraging REST API, SDK or automation solutions such as Ansible, Terraform or similar. Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to NSX Advanced Load Balancer Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer use cases, and benefits Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and functions Virtual Services Configuration Concepts Explain Virtual Service components Explain Virtual Service types Explain and configure basic virtual services components such as Application Profiles, Network Profiles,Pools and Health Monitors Pools Configuration Concepts Explain and deep dive on Pool configuration options Describe multiple load balancing algorithms Explain multiple Health Monitor types Explain multiple Persistent profiles Explain and configure Pool Groups Leveraging NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer automation vision Explain and introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API methods and capabilities Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API session handling properties such authentication, API versioning and tenancy model Deep dive on NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API Object Model Explain and investigate NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API leveraging browser and command line utilities Explain and interact with NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API leveraging browser, Postman and Curl Explain Swagger-based API Documentation Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer Inventory API Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer methods such as GET, PUT, POST and PATCH and associated queries, filters and parameters Deep dive on NSX Advanced Load Balancer PATCH method Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer Analytics API Explain and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer MACRO API NSX Advanced Load Balancer Software-Defined Kits (SDKs) and ControlScripts Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer SDKs Describe, install and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer Python SDK Deep dive on NSX Advanced Load Balancer Python SDK Describe and leverage Golang SDK Leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer open source resources such as Github, etc to accelerate SDKs adoption Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer Events and Alerts framework Introduce ControlScripts foundations Leverage ControlScripts to automate configuration changes and alerts remediation Automating NSX Advanced Load Balancer Application Delivery Services with Ansible and Terraform Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer Configuration Orchestration and Management vision Introduce and explain Ansible foundations Describe Ansible and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible capabilities Deep dive and implement NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible Core configuration modules (avinetworks/avisdk) Deep dive and implement Ansible NSX Advanced Load Balancer Declarative configuration role (avinetworks/aviconfig) Leverage Swagger NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API models to develop and implement Ansible playbooks Explain application delivery configuration automation approach and models Apply configuration automation models with Ansible Introduce and explain Terraform foundations Describe Terraform and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Terraform capabilities Deep dive and implement NSX Advanced Load Balancer Terraform Provider Leverage Swagger NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API models to develop and implement Terraform plans Apply configuration automation models with Terraform Automating NSX Advanced Load Balancer Infrastructure with Ansible and Terraform Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer infrastructure Automation vision Describe infrastructure deployment approach and capabilities Describe Ansible and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Ansible Infrastructure deployment approach and capabilities Describe Terraform and NSX Advanced Load Balancer Terraform deployment approach and capabilities Leverage Terraform to deploy Controllers and perform system configuration, including control plane cluster setup Leverage Terraform to provision Cloud, Service Engine Groups and Service Engine components Describe and leverage Ansible roles to deploy Controllers and perform initial system configuration, including control plane cluster setup Leverage Ansible declarative and core roles to provision Cloud, Service Engine Groups and Service Engine components Describe and implement combined Terraform + Ansible model to streamline NSX Advanced Load Balancer solution deployment

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for vSphere administrators, architects, system engineers, and systems integrators who are responsible for the deployment or management of Site Recovery Manager Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Summarize the components of Site Recovery Manager architecture Deploy and configure the Site Recovery Manager appliance Describe the principal disaster recovery topologies that are used with Site Recovery Manager Configure inventory and resource mappings Describe the storage replication options that are used with Site Recovery Manager Configure Site Recovery Manager to leverage array-based replication Describe VMware vSphere Replication™ functionality Describe the vSphere Replication architecture Deploy and configure vSphere Replication for use with Site Recovery Manager Build Site Recovery Manager array-based protection groups, protection groups based on vSphere Replication, and Virtual Volumes protection groups. Build, edit, execute, test, and remove a recovery plan Perform a planned migration This two-day, hands-on training course gives experienced VMware vSphere© administrators the knowledge to install, configure, and manage VMware Site Recovery Manager? 8.6. This course also shows you how to write and test disaster recovery plans that use Site Recovery Manager. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Site Recovery Manager Architecture Describe Site Recovery Manager architecture Identify disaster recovery options with Site Recovery Manager Evaluate how Site Recovery Manager integrates with VMware products Describe Site Recovery Manager licensing options List the disaster recovery topologies supported by Site Recovery Manager Describe how VMware Site Recovery for VMware Cloud on AWS integrates with Site Recovery Manager Deploying and Configuring Site Recovery Manager Identify the vSphere and vCenter Server requirements for deploying Site Recovery Manager Define Site Recovery Manager virtual appliance system requirements Deploy the Site Recovery Manager appliance Navigate the Site Recovery Manager configuration UI Describe the process for registering Site Recovery Manager with vCenter Server Describe how to start and stop services in Site Recovery Manager Identify ways to perform updates to the Site Recovery Manager appliance Describe the options for accessing the Site Recovery Manager Describe the process for configuring site pairing Describe how to import and export Site Recovery Manager configuration Navigate the Site Recovery Manager configuration UI Describe the process for registering Site Recovery Manager with vCenter Server Describe how to start and stop services in Site Recovery Manager Identify ways to perform updates to the Site Recovery Manager appliance Describe the options for accessing the Site Recovery Manager Describe the process for configuring site pairing Describe how to import and export Site Recovery Manager configuration Configuring Inventory Mappings Explain the importance of inventory mappings Identify configuration options for inventory mappings Describe the importance of placeholder virtual machines and datastores Describe the importance of the vSphere inventory changes for Site Recovery Manager operation Using Array-Based Replication Describe array-based replication Describe Storage Replication Adapters and explain their role for the array-based replication Describe the concept and configuration of array pairs Describe datastore groups and the relationship between devices and datastore groups Describe the role of consistency groups Identify the advantages of array-based replication vSphere Replication Describe Site Recovery Manager with vSphere Replication Architecture Discuss the role of vSphere Replication components Discuss use cases for vSphere Replication Discuss system requirements and operational limits of vSphere Replication Determine how to calculate bandwidth requirements for vSphere Replication Identify the advantages of vSphere Replication Deploy a vSphere Replication appliance Configure a vSphere Replication appliance and register it with vCenter Server Pair vSphere Replication appliances Deploy an additional vSphere Replication server Register a vSphere Replication server with a vSphere Replication management server Replicating VMs Using vSphere Replication Describe the replication process used by vSphere Replication List vSphere Replication replica states Describe vSphere Replication of encrypted virtual machines Describe vSphere native key provider Describe how to configure vSphere Replication Discuss vSphere Replication RPO settings Describe MPIT instances Describe additional vSphere Replication settings Describe how to disable vSphere Replication Protection Groups Define protection group functionality Examine the differences between array-based protection groups, protection groups based on vSphere Replication, and Virtual Volumes protection groups Create a protection group View a placeholder virtual machine in the inventory Configure protection for virtual machines and edit protection groups Recovery Plans Discuss recovery plan concepts Discuss network planning Discuss the organization of storage for recovery plans Describe customization options in recovery planning Describe priority groups and VM dependencies Describe how to implement a recovery plan Configure VM recovery plan properties Describe the customization of recovery plans Configure additional steps in the recovery plan Delete a recovery plan Executing Recovery Plans Discuss use cases for Site Recovery Manager Describe planned migration Identify Site Recovery Manager workflows Examine Site Recovery Manager integration with various vSphere technologies Describe how to conduct a recovery plan test Perform a recovery plan test Identify the effect on the storage layer during the test recovery steps Review the recovery plan test steps Describe how to cancel a recovery plan test and clean up after recovery plan test cancelation Explain a recovery plan execution in planned migration or disaster recovery mode Identify the recovery steps for each execution type Describe a forced recovery Explain the importance of reprotection processes and states Examine failback steps Describe how to reprotect a data center Monitoring and Troubleshooting Identify Site Recovery Manager alarm options Generate Site Recovery Manager recovery plan history reports Configure Site Recovery Manager advanced settings Identify Site Recovery Manager logs Describe the vRealize Operations management pack for Site Recovery Manager

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 Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: List the operational challenges for rolling out and operating telco services including 5G. Identify the role of VMware Telco Cloud products in supporting telco services. Discuss the role of VMware technologies such as vSphere, NSX, and Tanzu etc. in implementing telco services. Outline the role of native tools and other VMware monitoring tools such as vRealize Operations and vRealize Log Insight in maintaining network services. Choose the VMware Telco Cloud products that meet your application requirements. Deploy a solution architecture that meet VMware best practices for delivering services using VMware Telco Cloud products. Implement and maintain VMware Telco Cloud products in a secure manner. Identify the tools and remediation pathways for maintaining the availability and performance of your applications and infrastructure using VMware Telco Cloud and vRealize Suite products. Follow specific steps to resolve application performance and availability problems Scale your VMware Telco Cloud products to meet operational requirements in line with VMware best practices. Optimize the operation of VMware Telco Cloud products to ensure SLAs are met. This five-day, hands-on training course provides the knowledge to operate and scale VMware Telco Cloud version 2.x products in a Telco cloud provider environment. In this course, you are exposed to the entire VMware Telco Cloud portfolio, and the tools and methodologies available to ensure they operate effectively. In addition, you are presented with various scenarios where you will be guided through the process of identifying, analyzing, and formulating solutions to performance and other problems. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Overview of Network Transformation Reviews the technologies that enable modern networks Lists the components of modern service provider networks Outlines characteristics of modern service provider networks in meeting customer application needs Service Delivery with VMware Telco Cloud Outlines the components of the VMware Telco Cloud portfolio Reviews the role each VMware Telco Cloud product plays in delivering telco services Specifies the dependencies each product has on underlying technologies Supporting VMware Telco Cloud Service Delivery Reviews the products that implements the virtualization, management, platform, and orchestration layers Outlines the role played by other VMware products such as NSX in delivering cloud services Outline opensource integration options with VMware Telco Cloud products Securing VMware Telco Cloud Reviews security threats that affect telco services Identifies the critical telco assets that are prone to attack Outlines best practice for securing VMware Telco Cloud products and underlying technology Provides overview of appropriate security controls for VMware Telco Cloud products Assessing Service Provision Reviews tools and methodologies used to gather requirements Outlines how to assess cloud-native capabilities Documenting findings Identifying security vulnerabilities with Helm. Reviews VMware?s Customer Engagement process Capturing infrastructure requirements from TCA Designing a VMware Telco Cloud Solution Selecting appropriate deployment topology Pros and cons of design choices How a design choice might be affected by other factors such as NSX and TKG deployment, or data center architecture Outlines typical scenarios where specific products align with identified requirements Documenting a design Designing for availability Ensuring a design aligns with best practice Specifying monitoring options Implementing VMware Telco Cloud Products Review deployment options for VMware products Integrating new products with existing ones Outline post-installation tasks Adding the new products as data sources in monitoring tools such as vRealize Operations and vRealize Operations Network Insight Ensuring products meet security requirements Configuring monitoring software Outlines the xNF onboarding process in TCA Maintaining Telco Services Outlines typical administrative tasks in ensuring services are maintained Use of native and other VMware performance monitoring tools Reviewing performance data Role of SLAs in service maintenance Reviews scenarios where known behaviors indicate problems Troubleshooting Deployed Telco Services Reviews the troubleshooting tools available Using tools to gather useful data Outlines how event correlation can be used to isolate problems Using a methodology to determine the root cause of a problem Steps to identify and resolve a problem Reviews scenarios where known problems are isolated and resolution steps identified Scaling VMware Telco Cloud Products Assessing if operations are impacted by lack of resources now or will be in the future Reviews performance optimization options Identifies implications for other products if you scale VMware Telco Cloud products Reviews VMware sizing guidelines Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Telco Cloud: Day 2 Operate and Scale [V2.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 Telco Cloud: Day 2 Operate and Scale [V2.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 This course is intended for Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for using the advanced features of vRealize Automation in enterprise deployments. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives Describe and configure the vRealize Automation in a clustered enterprise deployment using VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager™ Scale VMware Identity Manager™ to support High Availability. Configure security certificates in vRealize Automation from external Certificate Authorities. Describe the clustered deployment architecture, including Kubernetes pods and services. Create and configure advanced blueprints with complex YAML and cloudConfig. Use vRealize Automation advanced blueprints to deploy an actual 2-tier DB-Server using MySQL and phpMyAdmin. Practice troubleshooting techniques with advanced YAML blueprints in vRealize Automation. Use advanced VMware NSX-TTM Data Center networking features including NAT, routed networks, load balancers, security groups, and tags. Use VMware Code Stream™ to integrate vRealize Automation with Kubernetes. Create Code Stream pipelines. Create and use Ansible playbooks that integrate with vRealize Automation. Configure vRealize Automation to integrate with Puppet. Configure and use ABX actions to create day-2 actions and interface with PowerShell scripts. Use vracli commands, log files, and VMware vRealize Log Insight™ to troubleshoot vRealize Automation and vRealize Automation deployments. This five-day course is a follow-on to the VMware vRealize© Automation? Install, Configure, Manage course. In this course you go deeper into the advanced features of vRealize Automation to deploy user systems and interface vRealize Automation with other platforms and you learn how to deploy an enterprise-level cluster environment using LCM. This course relies heavily on hands-on labs. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives vRealize Automation Clustered Deployment Use LCM in a clustered deployment Configure External Certificates Configure NSX-T Data Center load balancer Install vRealize Automation using Clustered Deployment Scale VMware Identity Manager to support High Availability vRealize Automation Clustered Deployment Architecture List of Kubernetes Pods The vRealize Automation Kubernetes Architecture Relationship of Kubernetes Pods to Services Logs and their locations Blueprint deployment workflow with Kubernetes Service interaction Backup strategies and potential problems Advanced Blueprints Use advanced YAML and cloudConfig to deploy a functioning 2-tier application with a phpMyAdmin front-end server and a MySQL database server Use troubleshooting techniques to debug problems in advanced YAML blueprints List the log files that can aid in troubleshooting blueprint deployment Advanced Networking Use VMware NSX-T Data Center advanced features in blueprints Interfacing to IPAMs Use NSX-T Data Center NAT in blueprints Use NSX-T Data Center routed networks Use NSX-T Data Center load balancers Use NSX-T Data Center security groups Use tags with NSX-T Data Center network profiles Using vRealize Orchestrator Create Day-2 Actions with vRealize Orchestrator workflows Troubleshoot vRealize Orchestrator cluster issues Use vRealize Orchestrator to add computer objects to Active Directory when vRealize Automation deploys blueprints Use a tagging approach to vRealize Orchestrator workflows Use dynamic forms with vRealize Orchestrator Using ABX Actions Determine when to use ABX and when to use vRealize Orchestrator Use ABX to create day-2 Actions Call PowerShell from ABX Kubernetes Integration Create a Kubernetes namespace from vRealize Automation Connect to an existing Kubernetes cluster Automate the deployment of an application to a Kubernetes cluster with Code Stream Use Kubernetes in Extensibility Code Stream Create and use CI/CD pipelines Use the Code Stream user interface Add states and tasks to a Code Stream pipeline Integrate code from Code Stream with Git Using GitLab Integration Configure the GitLab Integration Use Gitlab with blueprints Configuration Management Describe the use case of Ansible and Ansible Tower Connect to Ansible Tower Use Ansible playbooks Use Puppet in configuration management Troubleshooting vracli commands and when to use them Check the status of Kubernetes pods and services Correct the state of pods and services Diagnose and solve vRealize Automation infrastructure problems Diagnose and solve vRealize Automation failures to deploy blueprints and services Use vRealize Log Insight for troubleshooting Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vRealize Automation: Advanced Features and Troubleshooting [v8.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 vRealize Automation: Advanced Features and Troubleshooting [v8.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.